The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
FORT IS IN
COUNTRY OF
ENEMY NOW
InvadeS HnnterdOn County
and Talks to People of
All Glasses.
AT HAMPTON JUNCTION
Makes Speech There in Large
Hall, Which Is Crowded. Demo.
cratic Mayor Amsng His
AuditOrs.-F His Ssmerville
Address Last Night.
AT HAMPTON JUNCTION
Especial to the Evening start

i CifX , COuitlyy eS ICpIC StiitS0 w ANA
terdon County, today. He has already
visited several towns and is to attend
two large meetings at Lambertville
n F~lemington tonight. The list of
I places already seen, or to be visited,
Includes Pompton Junction, Glen
Gardner, High Bridge, where the party
dined at noon, and Clinton. besides
those already mentioned.
Mr.. Fort, who spent the night at the
home of Senator Joseph F~relinghuysen,
left Somerville at S:49 this morning and
was met on the train by Z. p. Baylor.
county committeeman; Percival Chrys-
tie, State committeeman, n Frank
Barkley, county chairman. h trip
down was occupied in talking to most
of the passengers in the candidates
car, the majority of whom the leaders
who accompanied him knew.
The morning was devoted to a tour
of the factories in different towns.
The party drove from Hampton juno
ton to Glen Gardner, where automobiles
carried it over the rest of the journey.
J, Henry Rose, candidate for Assembly,
Joined the party on the train on the
way to Hampton Junction at High
Bridge.
The crowd that had gathered TO
W NIL. III AA9AiiPAOAh
Junction filled the large hall. The
steep streets we're nearly deserted while
the meeting was in progress. A third
of the audience consisted of women.
Henry Krauss, the Democratic
Mayor. and the first of that party in
twelve years, was passed by Mr.. Fort
and his escort on the way up to the
hall. His honor bowed and later APP
peared OH the stage with the others.
The town expects to elect a Repub-
lican Mayor this year. Ezra Nason is
the candidate. He was elected twelve
years since, when the borough was
first incorporated. and retained the
office until two years ago. He was
seated opposite his opponent.
Assemblyman Alfred M. Barber was
the first speaker. He said that while
the State was extravagantly run, some
OF the Increased expenses were legiti-
n}&te, as actually more business had
TO be transacted than ever before.
Mr.. Fort was the second speaker.
He was attentively listened to and
loudly ~applauded when he stated that
he intended to be Governor, not of the
party only, but of the whole people.
Mr.. Fort said in connection with the
excise question: II have taken my posi-
HON. anu Will tOntlnuG Ill liitb DbSltlOi
with the good people Of the State, stand or
fall. I had rather be defeated standing
for the right than be elected Governor
cringing to debaslng influences. l hope
others will define their positions as
clearly
SOMERvILLE. Oct. 15.-The trip of
J. Franklin Fort yesterday was through
q truly rural county. Most of the way
was past telegraph poles that had
vines growing upon them almost to the
wires. and nearly all of the horses
passed had to be led to the side of the
road while the autos went by. Business
was scarcely begun when ySenator
Frelinghuysen's car, which had been
sent to East Orange for the candidate,
pulled up in front of the North Plain
field fire house. 1t was quickly sur
rounded by children. not yet ready to
so to school, who stopped to lay In q
supply of campaign buttons. Mr.,
Forts car was joined there by the
other two which were to help carry
the party accompanying him through
out the day.
Nearly the whole county ticket made
the Journey, and every member of II
was called on for a few words at al
most every stop. Mr.. Fort himself
spoke no more than five minutes II
any one place, until he arrived here
tonight. In most cases he confined
himself to a statement of the politica
situation. He only once referred to thu
Bishops bill, that time at Millstone
when he said that his audience knew
how he stood on that question, as III
had declared himself without reserve
At Gladstone. where he arrived in thu
middle of the afternoon, he again re
ferred to the stand lie had taken II
various matters. He stated that III
did not wish to keep any of his beliefs
S from the voters.
II win tell you anything you carr
to know about how 1 stand on am
question, either in public or in pri
vate,y he declared.
The trip was one of the most sue
cessful since the tour began. Only il
Middlesex County have there been sucl
large gatherings. The arrangement
for the day were carefully planned
and carefully carried out. twenty min
utes being allowed to each town. Whel
the twenty minutes were up speech
making was stopped and the caravan
got under way again. The Count,
Committee was in charge of the itin
efaTy anu htTouuCSu the SPSaANi9.
The stage was crowded with tn
county candidates and men OF proml
nence in the district who had followe'
the candidate in his trip through tn
county Of Somerset. They wer
former Senator Charles B. Reed. AS
semblymar w. w. Smalley. up for re
election; James A. Melz, candidate TO
Surrogate; Congressman Ira Wood
Charles Fleischman, who has beeI
with the campaigners for four trips
Assemblyman Alfred N. Barber, an
Robert Kay, nominee for Sheriff. 4
G.. Anderson acted as chairman. Nj
Fort. who had dined at the home Q
Senator Joseph S. Fr~elinghuysen, en-
tered half an hour after the meetin
opened, with former Governor Frank