Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-19


peded by the men who pressed clos,
to him as though in an effort To cal,
the erect OF his magic presence.
Hon. George j. Corey Speaks.
PRESIDENT Moore, of the Fordyc,
club, then introduced George ]. Cor
ey, presidentEof the Independent Re.
publican Lehg4e of Middlesex Coun.
ty. Mr.. Corey twas given a great
ovation He said he was to sneal
while Colby and Fordyce were speed.
ing to this city. from New B~runswick
by auto.
Senators la Toilette will ass
them on the foad,' said Mr.. Corey.
but they'H be going as fast as the
law allows, and won't even stop to
speak as they pass by"
Mr.. Cotey ATTACKED the system of
bossism which has had Middlesex
county ip grip for so long. His
denunciatiop OF Dory Strong and the
republican machine which he directs
in this be0antS, Twas received with
hearty afpIause and appreciation.
Every mention of Col. Fordyce's
name was as a spark to powder, so
loud and unanimous was the APP
plause and cheering. Mr.. Corey was
interrupted once or twice by a young
socialist who sat near the front, but
the speaker was equal to the occa-
sion and answered the questions in a
manner that made the youthful en-
thusiast's head swim.
Twenty minutes to ten arrived, and
Colby and Fordyce had not yet APP
peared, but, despite the heat, not
more than twenty-five of that vast
audience left the hall, truly a re-
markable index of the trend of popu-
lar feeling.
Cheers for Colby and FOrdycc.
At a quarter to ten they came in
and those few who had left the hall
came back. The passage of the re-
formers down the aisle was a tri-
umphal one, cheer succeeding cheer.
President Moore introduced Col.
Fordyce and the Independent candi-
date got a great ovation. He put
forth the issues in this county and
plainly told what he stands for and
will do If elected. He told how the
present Senator Jackson had not ac-
knowledge his challenge to a joint
debate and was afraid to tell his plat
form and what he would do if eject
ed.
Urged Attendance at Primaries.
Col. FOrdyce urged the voters to
attend the primaries, and said:
"If you're n democrat, vote for the
democratic delegates; if you're a ma
chine man, and can give any reason
for favoring Senator Jackson, do so;
but if you believe in me, vote for the
delegates who T. pledged to me-"
This was followed by one of the
greatest Outbursts of cheers ever
heard in this city, and was full of
significance.
Col. Fordyce said it had been a
hard campaign, night and day, but
that they have their delegates to be
voted for next Tuesday. Z Col. For
dyce told how to vote for his dele
gates by crossing out with a black
pencil the names of the unpledged
republican delegates, who would nat
urally be for Jackson. There will be
a bracket opposite the names of the
delegates who, if elected, will vote
for Fordyce at the republican coun-
ty convention.
Three rousing cheers followed this
speech and Senator Everett Colby,
the young millionaire who overthrow
the machines opposition in Essex
county and won his seat in the state
senate, was introduced, amid APP
plause.
He told of the lobbying which he
learned of at Trenton, and how he
and a few other independents were
fighting the bosses and the corpora
lions, the masters of the political
bosses.
IF you asked Senator Jackson his
record said Senator Colby, "he'd
have to ask Dory Strong"
He aroused laughter again when
he said that he sat next to Mr.. Jack
son in the state senate last winter,
but that it looks as if he would have
a new neighbor at the next session.
The crowd looked at Col. Fordyce
and applauded.
Frequent applause marked Colby's
speech to the end, when prolonged
applause broke out and three cheers
more were given with a will while
and hands were waved in the
lir and the greatest gathering which
came together in a political
in this city, slowly dispersed,
While score of men pressed about
and Fordyce to grasp them by
he hands and assure them of success.