The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
COLBY HITS BACK AT DRYDEN.
REPEATS STORY ABOTT FALSE
REPORTS OF HILLERY DEBATE.
Refuses 10 Retract and Declares That Ger
tain Adhrrents OF Dryden Are Trying
TO "~RchabInIate Themselves Under
shadow Of His RespectabIlIty."

shadow OF His RespectabIIty."
State senator Everett Colby Of New
Jersey sent a reply yesterday from the
headquarters Of the Republican New Idea
movement at Newark to United States
Senator John F. Dryden in answer to the
open letter to him by Mr.. Dryden several
days ago. MIR. Colby writes:
received your letter Wednesday night
and note that YOU resent the publication OF
my letter in the press before you had had an
opportunity to answer. This breach Of
etiquette | admit, and for II ! willingly apollo
gi2e. Nothing in my letters. however. re-
uuires an apology, and ] do not retrsct any
statements therein made. but. on the con-
trAry. reanirm them. | did not charge you
with any act OF dishOnor, but asked that you
inform me whether you or your friends were
responsible for the circulation OF false and
unfair accounts Of my debate with Senator
Hillery.
Let me call certain facts 10 your attention
During the greater part Of last winter. and
especially during the weeks when the aues-
ton Of an investigation Of insurance com
panias was before the Legislature, certain
npwspapers of the State were furnished, free
OF charge, carefully prepared editorials anu
articles rejecting seriously upon my acts
and motives az a legislator, aud which In their
nature were arguments against such an In
Investigation.
The circulation OF these stories was en-
welcomed in mystery. They were signed by
one r.. Bowen. but no one seemed to know
for whom he worked or who paid for
his services. and boldly assumed that he
did not work for nothing or for love ana
affection alone. This marks the beginning OF
a campaign Of misrepresentation. for which
YOU perhaps were not personally responsible
hut with reference TO matters IN winch you
were personally Interested.
After INV debate with Senator Hillerv. at
which a conversation was overheard among
Your friends, proving a deliberate and pre-
arranged plan to embarTass me IN my arRu-
mput. a hiassed. unfair and false story OF the
debate was anonymously sent 10 certain
newspapers, a copy Of which was received
by Mr.. Samuel L.. Garrison OF the BoOnton
W,.ky Rahsfin. This Copy | enclose. On
September =, before | addressed my note TO
YOU. MIR. Knight. who took the stenographic
notes Of the debate, telephoned my secretary
that he would sell me Il complete copy Of the
minutes, and added mot the copy given to
the press" When ] asked MIR. knight for
whom he worked he told ne he considered
il a confidential matter and would not say.
On September 7 / received the following
letter from Mr.. d. F.. Ellsworth. vice-preSident
OF the Potter Printing Press Company of
Plainneld:
PLAINFIELD. ". j., Sept. q, 1908.
Hon. ErereH colby. HeUsIvH PdTk. n. i.
DEAR SENATOR COLBY: have to day been shown
what purpOrts TO be a copy OF the stenogTaphic
notes Of your debate with Senator Hllery In which
when questioned about Senator Alderman by
Senator Hllery you are said to have replied:
NO. he Is neither straight nor independent"
MY sympathies are very largely with the new
idea, but l have been a lifelong friend OF Senator
A~ckerman's, and believing implicitly. as | do. in
- -. I an 0KpnaIlaa N aaL ~ ~ AN malta
this statement, and II so upon what groundSf
will appreciate the favor Of an early reply.
with assurances OF my regard. I am yours very
truly. u. +. TITswoRrH.
| called upon Mr.. Ellsworth and was in
formed that the gentleman who brought to
him what purportad to he a ;rue copy OF the
minutes had notified him that he was mis-
taken and that il was not a true copy Mr..
Ellsworth tried to get the manuscript, but
could not, and the gentleman not onlN refused
to allow Mr.. Ellsworth TO mention his name.
but refused TO give the name OF the person
from whom he received the notes. Mr..
~Titsworth's second letter il as follows.
PLANYIELD. n. j.. Sept. II, 1909.
The Hon. Ereren Colby, NstOark. v. j.
DEAR SENATOR CoLBT: j am IN receipt OF your
esteemed favor OF the 10th inst .. and replying. beg
to say that the gentleman who showed ne the
paper purpOrting TO he a copy. OF the stenographer's
notes OF your debate with Senator Hillery told
me last evening that when he showed II TO ms
he certainly thought II was what he represented
II 10 be. as he had asked a gentleman 20 send him
a copy Of these notes. and this paper was received