The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
Democratic GubernatOrlaI
Candidate Welcomed
in Monmouth.
VISITS HUDSON TONIGHT
Given Tremendous 0vatiOns in
Elizabeth, Railway and Other
Union County Towns-.0ver-
flow Meetings Held.-Big
Parades.
[From a star correspondent.l


ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, Oct. 81
up his gubernatorial campaign in Tor
mouth County today.
The candidate arrived at Matawan
on the Pennsylvania Dad from Newark
this morning after spending the night
in Newark with his uncle. Frank Bart
lett. He was met at the station by
David Crater, County Surrogate, and
several other leaders.
In Monmouth the nominee made a
short speech, and was then escorted
by auto to Bedford. The latter is a
little village, but practically every
male inhabitant turned out to welcome
the Trentonian. He also spoke there,
his topic being Good Government"
The candidate reached this city at
1870, where he was Joined by several
more prominent party workers, headed
by Melvin Rice. He dined here and
then went to the local Lyceum, where
he made an address somewhat longer
than the others. but along the same
lines.
Seaside, Red Bank, Middletown and
Seabright were the stopping places this
afternoon. He expects to leave here at
$50 for Jersey City. where no will at
tend q mass meeting. He will speak in
various cities of Hudson tonight. At
the conclusion of his Hudson tour, Mr..
Katzenbaoh will return to his home in
Trenton, and remain until tomorrow
noon, when he will go to Passalc city.
He Will meet the factory employees
there, and in the evening will speak
at a big Democratic rally.
On Saturday and Monday the candi-
date, according TO present plans, win
rest at his Trenton home.
Just as the Katzenbaeh party was leav-
ing the home of Melvin Rice, near here,
shortly after l o'clock this afternoon, q
horse standing near q crowd Of spectators,
who were awaiting the arrival of the can
didate, became frightened and, dashing
among them, knocked down John M. john
son, an aged business man., breaking IDS
leg.
johnson was removed to the hospital.
The mishap occurred near a ~tirehouse,
where the nominee later spoke.
At Lyceum Hall. Atlantic Highlands, Mr..
Katzenbach dwelt at length on the voting
machine and taxation issues, the most net
tlesome problems In Monmouth County.
He also spoke on Republican mlsrule at
Trenton. After the meeting the party
went for dinner to the palatial residence
OF Melvil e. Wright, the linen importer
of New York. The dinner provided by Mr..
Wright was n sumptuous affair. During
the courses much political discussion de-
veloped.
One of the guests suggested to Mi.
Katzenbach that the forecast of Major
Carl Lentz, former Essex County Repub-
lican chairman, appeared to be nearly COR
rect. Mr.. Katzenbach, however, seemed
to think the majors calculations a little
high. The county lenders thought that the
2 ZOO majority for Katzenbach which the
Major reckoned Monmouth would give tho
Democratic candidate was too high. They
expressed themselves as feeling that a
1000 Democratic majority would be nearer
correct.
After going through the handsome home
of Mr.. Wright the campaigning party went
to Seaside.
ELIZABETH. Oct. 31.-Candidate
Katzenbach received the biggest
series of ovations during his tour of
Union County yesterday that has been
accorded any Democratic candidate in
recent years. At every town he visited
large crowds turned out to greet him.
1t was reserved for the county's
Democratic stronghold, Elizabeth, to
give the candidate for the Governor
ship one of the warmest welcomes he
has received. The crowds in the
Lyceum Theatre, where the rally was
held, and ip the street about the en-
trance. were as large as those which
the campaigners got together either in
Trenton or Paterson, M the street
parade preceding the meeting out
classed the parades of either city.
Mr. Kafzanhorh lIJ not So, ,,.~4ls,,r
that will add new material to his
record of campaign speeches, but he
talked on all the old issues which he
has been pounding upon ever since he
took the stump, almost with ferocious-
ness SO determined was he In his bear
Ing and manner of delivery. Yet at
off times he was ~light-hearted enough
and very much himself, so apparently
that many who met him remarked that
he was standing the labors of the cam
Ipaign exceedingly well.
At Railway, whittier the candidate
was whislSed in a big automobile,
after addressing the Elizabeth
outpouring. former Judge Thomas S.
Henry. of Newark, as a speaker at a
rally in the Auditorium, made COM
ments about Mr.. Fort that caused his
audience to sit up inc listen. He
said.
Tho Democratic nominee, as a man, is
immensely superior to the Republican nom
inee. and l say this having known the
Republican nominee a great deal longer
than / have him who heads the Demo-
cratic ticket. Serious charges have been
brought ag9ins. Mr., Fort. ! dislike 10
say anything against any man. but a
public mans record Is public property, and
no candidate for any Office should seek to
cover IL up.
Many charges have been made against
Mr.. Fort, yet until last night he has not
attempted to answer any. His answer
then was IN relation to charges about the
South Amboy bridge bill, the purpose Of
which was TO unearth graft IN the build
ing OF that bridge. MIR. Fort did not meet
the issue. lie did not answer charges
preferred by Charles A. Bloomfield. He
does not answer any OF these charges
made against him. He said in reference
10 this matter that he did not see The bill,
That answer. | say, begs the question and
is no answer at all.
Why Doesn't Mr.. Fort answer the charge
that an attempt was once made to indict
HIM Some say that he was indicted. He
shonld not. perhaps. be censured for the
mere charge. It has been my experience 4
as a criminal practitioner that 50 per
cent. Of men indicted have been freed by
jpries, and that is good evidence that the
indictments were family. so the mere fact
of an indictment. II there were one, is not
g ~damaging Tho damaging fact is that