The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
FORT TALK
TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN
Makes Tour of MiddIesex,
Meeting Scores of Work
ingmen-. Ballot Sacred.
From a star correspondent.

]. Franklin Fort, Republican candidate
for Governor, through Middlesex
County today. Wherever he went fac
tory and locomotive whistles were
blown and children came forth from
the schools and greeted the candidate
and sang Hold the Fort"
Leaving Metuchen the party o the
main road to Perth Amboy, going past
Bloomfield Manor, the home of Charles
A. Bloomfield, who several months ago
bitterly denounced the candidate for
his action in the Perth Amboy bridge
matter. Mr.. Bloomfield was passed
along the road, but gave no look OF
recognition to the candidate, pulling his
horse to one side of the road to permit
the auto to pass.
A stop was made at Ford's Corners.
where the school children came out and
greeted the candidate, singing the Fort
hymn. The candidate spoke briefly to the
children and then continued to Wood
bridge. where he was accorded a hearty
| reception. Here the audience was COM
posed Of men, women and children. The
candidate spoke mainly to the children.
He told them of the railroad tax laws that
had been enacted by a Republican Legs
lature in order to raise money for the
schools. and concluded his address by
quoting from Longfellow's "Salutamis.
The reception committee here composed
M. Irving Demarest. clerk of the Middle
sex County Board of Freeholders; Edward
Dru.nmond and Justice ]. F. Wiley.
Continuing, the candidate went to Port
Readig. a coal station on the Arthur Kill.
Here he stopped at the crossroads, and a
number of locomotives we're standing IN
the freightyards nearby. The engineers
sounded the whistles. He spoke to the
men, assuring them of the equality OF
every one and talked about the ballot and
its s~acredness, saying:
ut is said of the ballot that it falls
softly as the snowflake on the sod, and
executes a free mans will as lightning
does the will of God"
The committee here consisted of George
B. Bennings and Anthony McNulty.
AS the candidate was leaving this place
for Chrome. he found a banner OF the ltal-'
ian Republican Clug of Port Reading
stretched across his path. Another stop
was made and the candidate was presented
with a bouquet of flowers.
At Chrome morew histles greeted the
candidate and a crowd listened to his adj
dress with interest, frequently ~interrupting
with applause.
Continuing toward Perth Amboy another
stop was made at Roosevelt, where the
candidate stopped at the Wheeler Con-
densing and Engineering Company's plant.
Here Dr.. Frank Crowther spoke on the
excise question, saying that 1t had been
enacted by a Republican Legislature for
the protection of the daughters of the
State.
Another stop was made at Maurer where
the workmen in several terra cotto plants
were addressed by both the candidate and
DIR. Crowther, who Is well known and
popular with the workmen.
This city was reached about one o'clock
and a stop was made ut the Packer House,
where lunch was served. After lunch a
large crown gathered in front of the hotel
and Mr.. Fort delivered another brief
speech. He also spoke at several factories
on his way through the city to the new
Perth Amboy bridge, which was the sub
iect of Mr.. Bloomfield's attack. Crossing
this bridge, the candidate will speak at
Mechanicsville and at South Amboy and
again at Sayreville. after which he will
continue to Old Bridge, reaching there
late this afternoon.
PLAINFIELD, Oct. 1O.-Robert
Pierce tool charge of Judge Fort here
today. taking him around to the prin-
cipal points of interest. He was assist
ed by F. M. Brakely and Henry Garri-
! son.
South Plain1eld, the next stop, was
reached ten minutes ahead of time.
The small town turned out quite a
crowd, with a good s%prinkling of
women, the first Mr.. Fort had met
during the day. William Hamilton, r..
B. Manning, William e Smith and
William B. Slawson received the party.
1t is said that the town will give a
Republican majority of 70 this year.
food time was made to Metuchen,
where elaborate preparation had been
made to receive the candidate at the
party headquarters. On the road from
there to Woodbridge the party passed
the house of G. A. Bloomfield. True
man Pearson and Richard H. Wilson
received Mr.. Fort and his party.
Word was received here from William
Voorhees,, the candidate for the AS
sembly. that he would not be able to
join the trip on accoun of death in
the family. Except the fey words at
New Market. Mr.. Fort made his first
speech of the day here. He recalled
the time when he charged iuries in this
county, n thanked the audience,
which was the largest, so far today. for
attending.
The party got under way from New
Brunswick promptly, making a quick
run of the stone, roads to New Market,
where the candidate made a short adj
dress. A good crowd turned out to
meet him. Senator, Colby and Wilbur
A. Mott will not join the party until
tonight.