New-York tribune., 1901-10-29
RINGING WORDS IN NEWARK.
DEPEH, GRiGGS AND MURPHY WELCOMED BY EN7HU.SI.
ASTYC, CHEERING THOUSANDS.


b NJ space in this vast hall, which has seat
,g capacity OF something more than three
.bnsand. was occupied. The great galleries.
,hsre about eighteen hundred persons can sit at
,oss were filled with women and their escorts.
IN. demand for tickets by clergymen has been
,orgsr than has ever been known in Newark on
,hs OCCASION OF a political meeting, and il was
,o,s that almost every pastor in the city was
there.
The. town, il seemed, belonged TO Franklin
uurphy when he entered the hall Men and
,romen arose. the men flung their hats in the air
ana strained their lungs and the women waved
,ber handkerchiefs in welcome. Mr.. Murphy
U.as Mainly embarrassed. Such a greeting il has
been the privilege Of few of his fellow citizens
10 receive The great audience made il clear
that the people of Newark know the man whom
they honored and if the sentiment exhibited al
this meeting reflected the voice Of the people
NJ Essex County Mr.. Murphy's majority
Election Day VIII be an Endorsement Of the ten
thousand majority recently predicted by Major
Lentz.
IF Mayor Seymour" said a prominent New
ark manufacturer, has not the heart Of a stole
snd the blood OF frog he must realize that
while Newark has been content TO elect him as
Mayor Essex County has use for him as
Governor Of New-Jersey."
Previous TO the meeting the Frelinghuysen
LaIcers in uniform and one hundred strong.
the crack political organization Of the State.
paraded through the principal streets OF the city
After the meeting the lancers escorted the
speakers TO the home Of Franklin Murphy, in
South Broad-st, where the lancers disbanded
and a little later Mr.. Depew and Mr. Griggs
returned TO New-York. It was a record making
night In the political history OF Newark, and the
people OF that city added another evidence of
the time honored political axiom. LAS Newark
goes. so goes the State"
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS.
Ex-United States Attorney General Griggs
and United States Senator Depew, who were
the principal speakers OF the evening, We're met
at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Mar
ket-st by the following reception committee:
Dr. Joseph Vinson, Oscar 6 Lieb. Charles B.
Duncan. Frederick f. Lehlbach. DR.. Charles D.
Ripley. Richard J. Malta, Everett Colby and
William p. Martin. Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Griggs
were driven in carriages 10 the home of Frank
lin Murphy, where they took dinner Mr.. Muir
ply left his house early TO attend the meeting
at oTauge, and Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Griggs went
little later to the meeting in the Auditorium
The han was thrown open at o'clock and
the great. surging. pressing. good natured crowd.
Whic,i had been gathering for than an
hour. rushed inside. Hundreds, some said
thousands. were left standing outside. The
crowd there was a repetition on a larger scale
Of the Republican assemblages which have
many times gathered in other parts Of the
State. where the halls were too small 10 hold
them
There is no political frost in Newark for
Franklin Murphy" said q broad shouldered six
footer as he looked over the crowd outside the
hall. This is the winter Of Mayor Seymour's
discomfort" he continued "and there is no
sign that IL will be made glorious sum-
mer for him as Governor OF this State. I am
a Republican and would like 10 get into the
hall. but I content TO stand out here and
whoop il up for Franklin Murphy. Three cheers
for the next Governor he concluded, and the
cheers that followed rang again and again, with
three times three and tiger from hundred
tongues
Meanwhile In the hall Vosss full orchestra
was giving a concert, which was a rare musical
treat in itself.
John F. Dryden president OF the Prudential
Insurance Company, presided at the meeting.
On the stage with Mr.. Griggs and Mr.. Depew
We're many representative Republicans includ-
ing George L. Smith, Collector OF the Port Of
Newark d. T. Benedict ex-Chief OF the Fire
Department; Thomas Cressy, r. c. Jenkinson.
Frank II, Clark Frank Scott. George e. Rus
sell, J. Ward Woodruff, Albert T. Guenther,
City Treasurer; William o. kuebler, County
Clerk; Benjamin Van Ness, George Forman. w
y. Baninger. Supervisor OF Public Schools;
ex-Jndge August F. Egging William b. Tomp-
kns, ex-Sheriff Henry NJ Doremus, eX-Assem-
nyman Charles Duncan, ex-City Controller r
T. Quinn, Leslie S. Wood, ex-senator ketchan,
ex-Assenblyrnan J. Martin Roll and Louis ID.
Gsllison The Essex County Freeholders and
The Board OF Street and Water Commissioners.
Elisha b Gaddis and family and George E.
Aalsey and family had seats in the boxes.
Just before the speaking began crowd OF
Two hundred or three hundred people who had
oongregated near the main entrance broke
through the guard and filed the main aisle thus
crowdng the centre OF the auditorium and
making IL a sea OF heads and taking up the last
The entrance upon the stage OF Mr; Griggs,
Ferker and Congressman Parker, led by
saior LentZ. was the signal for an outburst or
applause, which ceased only long enough 10 per-
All the major 20 name Mr. Dryden as chairman
before II broke out again and continued for
soont three minutes.
MR. DRYDEN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Dryden said II was most appropriate that
'he great meeting that signalized the opening
oi the last week Of the campaign should be held
IN Newark. Here are witnessed the best fruits
aho greatest results OF that great party policy
mat had made our nation respected and honored
al home and abroad and brought to Newark
uegree OF prosperity hitherto unheard OF. The
industries Of Newark are more deeply affected
y phe national policy than any other city or
H'ate. Multifarious manufactures go TO every
part OF the civilized world. and the returns
brought 10 the city bring prosperity to the man
uiaetnrer and the toiler. Everywhere one
.OoAea ne saw comfort and content. In New
Jersey the Republican party had rescued the
s'ale from Democratic misrule and placed IL
~ al position where its moral influence abroad
=, We are told" said the speaker that State
asses must be discussed and national issues set
-1e our government is intricate and so
.-tected that IL is impossible TO elect Gov
ooF ,.IoF In State without affecting national
sssuons - The Governor now 10 be elected will
ts ~, ~ once when another Presidential election
M, ueie' ana with the influence and power he
a. weld The Office can be an important factor
ouits ~ results IL is subterfuge to assert that State