The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
FORT IN HOME CITY
LAST APPEAL
TO NEIGHBoRS.
Governor Stokes, Senator Colby and
Others Present-No Answer to
Bloomfield or Freeman.

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didate for Governor. went to his home
in East Orange yesterday after his
whirlwind tour of the State to meet
on the last night of his hard fight for
the Governorship his neighbors and
immediate friends, and to tell them his
story. East Orange turned out in large
numbers and filed Commonwealth Hall
to the doors with a crowd that waxed
enthusiastic over the candidate, and
had another opportunity to enthuse
over their Governor. Governor Stokes
happened along at the las minute to
aid In the fight being made to elect
the East Orange man, and in addition
Charles A. Bloomfield, of Middlesex
County, who has been attacking the
Republican nominee, was seated in the
balcony of the hall with Alden Free
man, prepared to ask the privilege OF
speaking should either Governor Stokes
or Mr.. Fort essay a statement concern
ing the letters in the Amboy bridge
case. Mr.. Bloomfield was the guest
of Mr.. Freeman at dinner n was adj
vised of the coming of Governor Stokes,
and was present both in East Orange
and in Roseville, where Mr.. Fort spoke,
to make defense of his attitude in the
campaign, but no opportunity was af-
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lence both IN the matter of the Amboy
bridge and on the Freeman charges,
although he referred twice to the city
of Perth Amboy. and the audience ex-
pected some further statement about
the bridge matter.
Mr.. Fort went over the ground that
was generally covered during his cam
paign. He ampliied his talk on the ex-
else question by saying he favored the
Bishops law, although he thought the
owner of a building where a saloon
was closed for violation of the liquor
laws should not be punished so severe
ly for the first offense of his tenant as
to be deprived of the use of the prop
erty for saloon purpose, but on the
second offense being committed he
should get the limit.
1T is a righteous and just law" he
said, referring to the Bishops law, land
If the men against me defeat the Re-
publican party let them look out for a
worse law in consequence"
A statement regarding this silence
was Issued at the meeting by Mr..
Bloomfield, In which he said:
IT came here to Newark at the close
of the campaign to give Mr.. Fort an
opportunity to meet me face to face and
challenge n of the statements I have
made regarding him. Mr.. Fort and his
political friends had denied what 1 had
said. 1 came out in the open to give
them a chance to speak to me man to
man last night. I was present at both
meetings. There was Governor Stokes
and there was Mr.. Fort. I had hoped
that they would have courage enough
to challenge me-, but they did not dare.
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tain. When I went to the East Orange
meeting I shook hands with Senator
Colby and talked with him for some
time, until he was called away. AL
though I emf no formal message to Mr..
Fort or to Governor Stokes through
Senator Colby, both knew that I was at
the meeting, from the Senator as well
as from other sources. I did not take
the initiative and speak. It was their
meeting and 1t would not have been
gentlemanly or dignihed on my part
to have said anything unless Mr.. Fort
spoke first"
Mr.. Fort, when asked after the meet
ing why he had ignored the presence of
Mr.. Bloomfield, said:
II have nothing to say about MI.
Bloomfield and do not care what he
says"
1t was after the East Orange meet
ing when Mr.. Fort was surrounded by
his personal as well as political friends
that he made the above statement con-
corning the outcome of the election.
His home town had given him one of
the most enthusiastic welcomes that
he had received anywhere. Three min
utes' cheering had followed his intro
duction by John B. Woolston, chairman
of the meeting. and there were con-
slant pauses during the speech, made
necessary by the applause.
New Idea men and Regulars were
intermingIed ON the stage. Gardner
Colby sat text to City Clerk Lincoln e.
Rowley, while two other chairs were
occupied by Senator Everett Colby and
DR.. Joseph S. Vinson.
AS Mr.. Fort waited for the cheering
to come to an end he looked over The
audience, noting the familiar faces. His
opening words varied from the regular
form, for after the set '1adies and
gentlemen he added friends and
neighbors." and cheering broke cut
afresh.
The speech itself differed little from
the others delivered in Newark and
the neighboring towns. Their was but
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character, and came in the shape of a
lone cheer for Katzenbach from the
real of the hail. Mr.. Fort stopped.
There has been a Democrat follow
ing me tonight. He was dow at Rose
Vile. 1 know who he is, and can give
his name If he cares to ave me-"
There was no response.
Mr.. Fort spoke again of the forces
being brought to bear against him.
Every influence for evil in the State
is against me- he declared. Every
influence to overcome the right is
against me-; every influence that stands
for open saloons on Sunday is against
me: every criminal in New Jersey,
every gambler. every crook is against
me, and I praise God that they are,
for 1 do not want to be elected by their
kind
In speaking OF the excise question,
Mr.. Fort said that the Democrats had
claimed at the beginning of the cam
paign tina it was not an issue. but that
a statement printed in a local paper
|. Sunday by George Grimme, president
of the German-American Central ALI
} ance, contradicted this. He read the
first sentence of a circular. which had
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