The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-09
TO RUN AGAIN
WILL SEEK REELECTION AS
SENATOR NEXT YEAR.
IN Against a Hot Primary Fight in
His Home Town for State Conven-
= ton Delegate.

Senator Everett Colby made a personal
plea for support so as to be elected a der
esate TO the State convention at a meeting
Of fellow townsmen in West orange, al
Hedges Hall, Saturday evening. He an,
nannced that he was seeking office, and
that next year he was going to try foi
reelection to the Senate. Sheriff FRANK
Fl. Sommer also spoke. telling what action
he would take on the Hahn Investigation
committees report II elected Governor.
While Senator Colby was speaking on tne
liouor question he was interrupted by a
man asking II the Senator got his COCK
tails at the Country Club on sundays.
mo. / do not answered the Senator,
and I didn't at Atlantic City. l dld moi
violate the law
while Austen Colgate was speaking he
was asked what he had got out OF the
office Of Assemblyman.
Great Scott. ! spent three times more
than | got" he exclaimed. "As for Sem
ator Colbv he spent $4,000 In the first cam
paign.'' -.
Mr.. Colby said he was anxious to get
elected a delegate from the Second Ward
so that he could cast his vote for a man
he believed would make an ideal Governor.
He wanted the election, ne Sala, SO Lnat q
10 rise In the convention and say he OF all
men is not only the best candidate, but
that he will be the best Governor.
Mr.. Colby said hat IL be was defeated
Tuesday In his own ward the Regulars
would get together In a back room anu
have one OF the best drinks they ever had
10 celebrate the licking. He added ma ne
did not propose to get licked and told OF
his plans to see every Republican voter IN
the ward yesterday to enlist their support.
Among other things Sheriff Sommer
Certain Investigations have been going
IN In this State, and 1t is alleged certain
disclosures were maize when renecl on me
management of several institutions. 1 pc
lieve the Republican party owes IL to II
self and the State to share the reSponslpill
ties for these conditions, IL they do exist,
and as It seems to be going on many years
the Democratic party owes 1t to itself anq
tho state to share the responsibility. If l
am elected Governor / will examine the rec
ords of these Investigations. not prompted
by a political motive, and with one ctehl
In mind. the people of New Jersey. Ana
II find the allegations made in the public
press are ~substantiated by the RECORDS, 1
will drive out the men In charge of these
institutions, where boys and girls were
kept criminals and not reformed, just as
1 drove out the divekeeper of Newark ana
out of the police department the corrupt
police officials"
ing a strong central power to keep the IN
situations under surveillance and to prevent
a reoccurreEce OF the published conditions.
Mr.. Sommer told OF the power OF a GOV
ernor in compelling a sheriff to enforce the
laws. and il elected Governor he said he
would compel every sheriff in the State
TO enforce them. The argument being used
in East Orange, he said. was that It would
be wrong to take the Essex sheriff away
from the good work accomplished. but the
answer was that the laws would be en-
forced as he had done If he was elected.
In conclusion the Sheriff said he stood
for every plank in the ~so-called Colby plat
form, 'and IL you want them enacted into
laws and enforced then / will welcome
your votes at the primaries. but II not,
then vote for some mar who is opposed to
them"
Herman B. Walker also spoke, and
Charles u. Cleveland presided.