The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04
STOKES AT
RECEPTION
TO FORT
Governor Reviews the Work
Of the Republicans in
the Last II Years.
NOMINEE MAKES SPEECH
Mas a Plan fer the Improve
meft of the New Jersey Coast.
Prominent Citizens Partici-
pate in Henoring the
Candidate.
IRON a stan Correspondents

a gathering of the clans last night
at the summer home of J.. Franklin
Fort, the Republican Gubernatorial
candidate, and all the towns in
this vicinity Joined hands in doing
their utmost to persuade the
choice of their party that he would
be the choice of the State. AS far away
as Asbury Park and Long Branch the
political clubs got together and made
a big showing for the last time before
the real campaign opens.
Spring Lakes season is over, all of
the hotels and most of the cottages
having been closed up for some daysj
but the town came to life again for a
few hours last night. Special arrange
ments had beer made with the trolley
company for transportation to the
candidates town, and the delegations
from up the4coast arrived IN brilliantly
lighted and decorated cars. Mr.. Fort
had put IN most of the day at the
Trenton Interstate Fair, and did not
return here until shortly before o
o'clock. None of the crowd of political
men that had surrounded him at the
fair came with him excepting Senator
oliver H. Brown, who had charge OF
this evenings arrangements.
The grounds around Mr.. Forts resi-
dence had also been decorated for the
occasion. Flags and bunting were fes-
TONED across the front Of the porch
while over the lawn and sidewalk hung
a double row Of electric lights.
Mr.. Fort was the first speaker and
was introduced by Senator Brown, who
| acted as master OF ceremonies, and re-
minded his listeners that this would be
| the last opportunity of seeing the can
| didate before he was elected Gov
~ernor" or at least before he began his
to,r Of the State. Mr.. Fort spoke as
follows:
For seven years my summer nome mas
been on this coast. FIVE months III Sacn
wear we spend here. Here is the pace
where / get the great pleasure out OF Ire.
Much Of my interests are here, temporal ~
we'll as personal and social. Wnatever VIII
nromote the best interests of the seacoost
Of New Jersey has my warm approyal:
The growth and prosperity OF the NgM
Jersey shore line has been semarns9,e orast
he taken in several matters of importance;
You who live and earn your nvelnoou
here are naturally anxious 70 40 of the
thing that promotes tne Comfort !" nv
We have good roads, good lights and TAR
police projection 10 .n but ,n 1mpso lakes IS a II mat
fer which is probably too expensive, Tor
local taxation, and yet these snouiu pe
;imnroyed 10 add to the pleasure and pas
tiraa ~ the summer sojourners from Sandy
Hook TO Cape May Point. There, are 10y
miles of ocean. 1t is sandy from enc 70 EN-
deIirhtful for residence and safe. Tor patn-
ing at ali points. Twenty-slx miles OF TINS
beach is in this county: Besides tnis; III
this county are seven 1resn wafer LAKE,
adjacent to the ocean covering ABOUT 'O
acres. !, arms on
the Navesink, Shrewsbury, Shark anu
All kAnCA loEnG nn0
Manasauan rivers: o AL 1ve tneSf is entered
along he coast and nre delightful for SAIL
ing, rowing and 1shing. THESE arms or
the sen need attention. that the opening
from the ocean and the beds OF the streams
and inlets shall be properly kept, ana tnat
pleasure fishing may be promoted. Inc
lakes should be literally stocked with bass
and other fish; that would make them "e-
tractive to sportsmen.
What l am about to say, as to these
lakes and sea arms is applicable 10 an
similar bodies of water lying along ths
whole 1870 miles OF Atlantic coast. WHAT
ever will build up this coast will add great
ly to the taxable values Of the State and
to the prosperity, not only of the counties
on the ocean, but all the counties of the
State. 1t would not be expensive for the
State to look after these matters. and
whatever the State might do in this dircc.
ton would bring returns from increased
improvements and valuations in an In
creased tax venue Just what can be
done in this direction it is difficult to say,
but with my interest In the coast and my
anxiety for your prosperity 1t will be a
within reasonable expense in this direction,
l will do everything l can, il by your
suffrages am elected Governor, to bring
overlooking treasury, like ours, there are
50 many demands for money that 1t is
hard to know where to begin. hin II
were used in this way 1t would be a great
benefit to the State; What We want TO
S,t Is to make this nj the the best best state s1 Elm In the
billions should be in that direction. I will
do all In my power to promote the interests
of the State, and l will conduct this cam
paign so that, whether elected or defeated,
when ! come back to Spring Lake l can
shake your hands and greet you without
reproach and without shame.
Governor Stokes made quite a lengthy
address, and one that was listened to
with interest. He said, in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is always a
pleasure and a comfort to greet and
mingle with the inhabitants Of old Mon
mouth County. L am unusually fortu-
nate tonight in being here, for It is seldom
greet the new dawn. One of the happy
features in the closing of a Republican
Governors term of office is that he nearly
Away. knows who his successor will be.
My Democratic friends probably have a
vision as to who viii fill that office next
term, but l think It is a vision for cam
paign use only, But Spring Lake seems
to have formed a trust 80 that no matter
which is elected II will have a Governor.
There is a poetic justice in Judge Forts
nomination. for. twelve years ago. he was
chairman OF the convention that nominal.
ed John w. Griggs. and of the four mer
who toured the State with Governor
Griggs, all but one have been elected to
the highest Office in this State you car
give him. Our opponents tell us that We
must not bring national Issues into this
campaign. ] can understand why they
say that, for they have in their party NJ
Roosevelt to lift the nation TO better
things. They have only Mr.. Bryan, WHOM
/ think they wish in their hearts they
could get rid of; but we must not forget
that the campaign of this year will have
its effect a year from row. II we are de
feated we will be rebuked at the poll:
next year. For Iwnlve years the Repuo
lican party has managed the affairs OF
this Commonwealth. m helped
turn the tide when, in 1893, the two parties
Joined hands to elect Bradley to the Sen
a-e. In the last twelve years the STATE
revenues nave doubled Every year th'
party has put advanced and reformatory
laws on the statute books, and good ma
j~orities have been returned until last year
when a Democratic House of Assembly
was elected. If l interpret the meaning
Of the Essex County convention arigh'
the people have decided that friends car
make agreements better than nemie
Our opponents charge us with dereiic
Y ton of duty while in control. It Womb
J be strange II, In twelve years, Their