The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-24
CHEERED
IN BERGEN
COUNTY
Big Crowd GreetS Him at
Convention Sc Senator
Wakelee Endorsed.
Especial to tho Evening star.l

HACKENSACK. Sept. 24.-The Bergen
County Republican convention was held at
Hackensack this afternoon and a ire
rnendous crowd gathered in the armory to
greet Judge Fort as 9TH next Governor
OF New Jersey
Chairman Joseph A. Brohel, of the coun-
~ committee. made the opening address,
In which he said: II charge you to con-
tinue the good work so ably and well be-
gun that has given to us such honored
names as William Walter Phelps, David
A. Pell. William NJ. Johnson and Edmund
W Wakelee. We have had acting Gov
ernors. leaders in the Senate and House
and q first Assistants Postmaster-General
Il mme to your careful study the
address of the Hon. job w. Griggs,
chairman Of the State convention. at which
vras nominated as your standard bearer
III the coming campaign the Hon. John
franklin Fort. a man Of stout heart and
dauntless courage in the cause of the
right, one whom you will never nave to
ask or wonder on which side of the dues-
ton he Is. Wherever the right is there
he will be found, hewing close to the line,
and If you and I put forth our best en-
deavUrs we will find him in the Governors
chair on the third Tuesday in January,
1909
Among the planks in the platform
aOoptCu were INT oliOWluk.
The record OF the Republican party.
ever since 1t was placed in power in this
State has been as stated by Ex-Governor
Griggs, one of progressive conservation.
Planks ave not been inserted In our plat
form for the purpose of winning elections
and then forgotten as soon as the sam
paign was over, but every promise has
been kept, every pledge redeemed.
I'VE take pride in the continued achieve
RaaAtr ~ 1.- ~--nN DA~,,kltao, Dra-sAApf
Theodore Roosevelt.
I'VE appreciate the continuance of good
government on our state under the leader
ship of our Republican Governor, Edward
c. Stokes.
1--WE congratulate the people of the State
upon the many reforms brought about by
our Republican Legislature.
I'VE indorse and heartily approve the
action of our Bergen County representa-
tives, Senator Edmund w. Wakelee and
: Assemblymen Guy Fake and James De-
vine and appreciate their faithfulness and
integrity in representing this county In
such a conspicuously intelligent manner.
I'VE again call attention to the actions
of the Democratic Board of Freeholders in
thrustins on the county expensive litigation
brouehtfabout by their greed for office and
the desire to gain partisan advantage.
1--WE heartily lndorse the platform adopt
GU W n ANBhpAiNol oti
held in Trenton on September 10. and we
hereby make that platform a part OF these
resolutions and recommend its careful con-
sideration.
we call especial attention to our State
convention, which was made up of nearly
thirteen hundred delegates. Everything
was done in the open. Every resolution
was fully discussed. The qualifications of
each candidate was brought out. The
people of the State are to be congratulated
that the outcome was the unanimous nomi-
nation for Governor of one OF our greatest
judges, who, with a united party, pro-
claimed his principles and pledged his best
efforts IN the interests of the people.
"we hereby announce our satisfaction In
the nomination. and pledge our earnest sup
port for the election Of J. Franklin Fort
for Governor. We pledge the nominee of
this convention for the Senate m As
sembly to a continuance Of their efforts to
obtain legislation providing for the
proper regulation of railroads and public
service corporations, a law to provide for
the adjustment of grade crossings and
generally to obtain the passage of every
righteous measure desired by our people"