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Gov, !, STOKES
What the { yCBhiprence Was
About Nobody sWho Was
Present Will Say
KUSER TALKS OF ESSEX.
EVERYTHING GROWS BRIGHTER
FOR SENATOR DRYDEN, HE DE-
CLAREs Is DICKINSON SPEAKS
OF HUDSON. ~.
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TRENTON, June II, 19O6.-Colonei
Anthony Kuser refused yesterday to say
what had been discussed at the confer
ence between Senator Dryden and Gov
ernor Stokes in the latter's office in the
Mechanics National Bank, of which the
| Governor is president, on Monday. The
information had it that the three were
closeted together some time, and when
the conference was over the Senator pro-
ceeded direct to the railroad station,
where he took the first train to Wash
ington.
AS soon as Colonel Kuser was accessi-
! BILE he was asked if it was true that he
and Senator Dryden had a conference
with Governor Stokes Monday, and he
| said that the Senator saw the Governor.
The colonel was with him and together
| they went to the bank, found the Chief
Executive in his banking office and they
spent some time conversing with him.
'fWas the Senatorship and the re-elec-
ton of Mr. Dryden discussed?' Colonel
Kuser was asked
| Now, can't tell you anything about
that conversation" replied the Colonel,
| laughingly, and all further questions
| along that line were parried good natur-
edly by Mr.. Kuser. The Colonel did say,
| however, that the supporters of Mr..
| Dryden saw nothing in the present con-
dition of the Senatorial condition to give
| them any re son to feel discouraged.
They were not giving up the fight, but
were foing to win, too.
| The situation in Essex, he said, was
| getting brighter every day for the Sena-
tors cause, and he safdfhe knew ofyeigh-
teen men. in one district who voted for
| Senator Colby who are going to vote for
men for the Assembly nomination who
will vote for Mr.. Dryden for United
States Senator.
Colonel Kuser turned from politics to
| talk of the recent experience which he
and Senator Dryden had on Sunday re-
Gently in Bound Brook, where they were
held up for speeding their auto in an
effort to catch a train for Washington.
Mr.. Kuser insisted that they did not ex-
eeed the speed limit once while in Bound
Brook. nor at any other time for that
matter, during the entire trop from Ber-
nardsville. He did not purpose to let
the matter remain where it was, the col
one continued, and he had instructed his
counsel to insist that the charge of ex-
ceeding the speed limit be tried. It
would appear that there is tendency on
the part of the authorities who made the
arrest to drop the matter but Colonel
Kuser says he will not allow them to do
so. but will insist upon having a trial
and an opportunity to show that the
charge is unwarranted.
Colonel Kuser was much sought after
by those at the State house and the short
conferences he had in cony enient corners
with politicians of more or less influences
were many. Among the first he met was
former Sheriff David Baird, of Camden,
with whom he conferred in the Speaker 8
private room in the rear of the Assembly
chamber, which is being used as a meet
ing-room by the State Board of Assess
ors, while the repairs to the State house
are being made The colonel also held
earnest conversations with Senator
Shinn, of Ocean, and with Boss Theo-
dore Strong, of Middlesex, but not to-
gether.
He was equally reticent as to the ma
ture of his conversation with these
statesmen as he was in regard to the con-
ference he and Senator Dryden held
with The Governor.
It was said that while Senator Dryden
was in Trenton Monday he and the Col
onel endeavored to see State Chairman
Frank O. Briggs, but that the Senator
was obliged to leave, the city before he
could get into communication with Mr..
Briggs.
When Colonel Samuel Dickinson, who
it is limited. has a strong leaning toward
Governor Stokes as Senatorial candi-
date, was asked yesterday who was the
man. Prosecutor William H. Speer, Of
Hudson, referred to his fremont celebra-
ton speech, when he said that Hudson
had its own candidate for United States
Senators Colonel Dickinson replied. "No
one.''
Mr. speer had been ina measure mis-
understood. he continued. he did not. in
tend to mean that Hudson hadsany par