The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
Machine Crashed Into Wall,
and Candidate Had to
Jump for His Life.
he STRAINED HIS BACK
Senator Cornish Also Hurt
When Car Upset So Mishap
Near Belvidere Not Men.
toned by Nominee..B Bad
Roads Responsible.
tFrom a star correspoudent,l

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BELVIDERE, Oct. 23.-Frank S.
Katzenbach, the Democratic Guber-
material candidate, was close to death
yesterday afternoon when the Pullman
automobile, in which he was touring
Warren County, ran into a stone wall,
on the Hope road, a mile and a half
from here, and completely upset.
Mr.. Katzenbach and Senator John
ston Cornish, who was in the machine
with him, jumped out, and in doing SO
both were bruised and badly shocked,
the candidate severely straining his
back.
1t was not until this morning that
the details of the accident became
known.
When the candidate spoke at Belvi-
dere last night he did not appear well,
and was pale and haggard. He gave
no inkling of his narrow escape, how
ever. Inc his audience did not know
how near his end he was.
The machine was running in the rear
of eight others. but some distance from
them. 1t is believed hat it ran into
a rut, as the roads here are rough and
difficult for autos. 1t was running at
a moderate rate of speed at the time,
otherwise the accident would undoubt-
edly have been fatal.
After recovering sufficiently from the
shock. Mr.. Katzenbach, Mr.. Cornish
and the chauffeur, who was also hurt
managed to turn the machine, and re-
sumed their journey here, where the
machine was left.
The party was returning from Hope,
where the nominee had spoken at the
time.
Mr.. Katzenbach is now convalescine
from a heavy cold, and yesterdays ac-
cident will, 1t is believed, retard his
complete recovery.
Senator Cornish was not as we'll able
Ito bear the shock as Mr.. Katzenbach
and found it necessary to return to his
home in Washington.
PHILLIPSBURG, Oct. 23.-Newark-
ers may not get Democratic Guberna.
torial Candidate Frank s. Katzenbach's
ideas on the excise question when he
speaks there tomorrow, notwithstand-
ing reports to the contrary. At any
rate he stated before leaving here to.
day that he nae not decided to dis.
cuss it in Newark tomorrow. He evel
refused to state his position on thi'
issue or to say whether he
would talk upon it at all, and h
also denied the authenticity of a report
circulated in the papers credit
ing him with a statement which in
effect advocated a solution of the liquor
controversy through local option.
THE story" he said, lis made up out
of whole cloth. The nearest 1 came to
saying what am quoted as saying was
my voicing a belief in the separation
of municipal and State and national
elections, as espoused in the Demo-
cratic platform"
While he is still fighting very shy of
the issue, it is known that he has re-
Gently had much pressure brought to
bear upon him from the State Commit
tee insisting that the issue be met by
some candid statement, and that with
out much further delay. His support
ers, therefore, look for a declaration of
his attitude in Newark Thursday, for
in Salem County last week he prom
ised that if he discussed liquor or Sun
day closing he would do so in the New
Jersey metropolis. 1t is believed by the
Democratic leaders in touch with the
candidate that he will have something
to say of a compromise nature. There
are few who doubt that from a personal
viewpoint he would hesitate in taking
a firm stand for the Bishops bill, but
what he will do under the pressure
being brought to bear they find 1t diff
cult to predict. He was asked today
if he had decided to speak on the ex-
else topic Thursday.
mo-" said he, It have not. What
time have 1 had to write new speeches?
And certainly 1 am not going to take
up such a matter as this without due
elaboration. The State Committee
keeps insisting that l continue on the
road, in spite of my irfsistence that /
must have some time to myself to pre-
pare addresses on topics that demand
consideration. They gave me a little
time Monday and 1 got out a
new speech on public utilities. /
am going to try to get Thursday
morning off, and If l do 1 may have
something to say interesting to New
arkers, but / cannot tell now"
After having put in one of the hardest
days work since he accepted the nomi-
nation for the ~Governorship, Mr.. Katz-
enbach wound up here last night with a
massmeeting at Ortegia Hall, where
more than 1000 persons gathered and
cheered him until their Threats were
hoarse. The itinerary laid out for the
day called for seventeen meetings, but
because the roads were poor the auto
mobiles, of which there were eight,
could not make time, and the party got
pretty well behind its schedule.
Advertised to get into Washington in
time for dinner and a meeting at 3, it
was after that hour before the town
could be reached, and the speakers did
not get to the massmeeting there until
nearly 9 o'clock. A Special trolley. car
that had been engaged to convey the
campaigners to Phillipsburg at 8 O'Clock
had to be given up, and they came in
by automobiles. arriving mere not much
before 10.
Splendid support was given by the
Democrats of Warren County at all of
the days meetings, and Mr.. Katzen-
bach was decidedly pleased with
the showing made. Most of the
stops were at places of from 400 to 800
inhabitants, and even at such places
the crowds averaged from forty to a
hundred. At Blairstown, where a stop
was made for lunch, in honor of the
candidates coming, Blair Hall, a large
academic school for boys and girls. was
closed for the afternoon, and the stu
dents appeared to the number OF sew
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