Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-21
FORT TO MEET
EVERY CHARGE
Will Stump the State and Face
the Issues Frankly Before
the People.
COLBY TO BE WITH HIM
Republican Candidate Gives an
Interview on the Outlook fees
Confident Of Victory.

EAST ORANGE, Sept. 21.-J.
Franklin Fort, republican nominee
for governor of New Jersey, yester-
day broke the silence on political mat
ters that he maintained while on the
bench by giving out an interview at
his home in North Arlington avenue
Il intend to enter into this CAM
paign, said the jurist, with all the
earnestness there is in me, and to
make as strong a fight for right and
my party as ! possibly can. / shall go
through the State and meet the peo-
pie fairly face to face. l shall be
frank on each and every one of the
issues and will meet all propositions
as they are brought before me. shah
have no secrets TO hide from any one.
and every citizen of the state will
know just where / stand and how
stand on each issue. | fear absolutely
no question or issue. / have made no
alliance with any one, and if the
people of this state elect me, as
know they will, they will have as
fearless and independent an adminis-
tration as they wish
Explaining what he meant In his
convention speech by home ~
Justice Fort said: "Just exactly " Il
l said; | am heartily in favor of no.
rule
las it refers to the excise questioV
or Sunday selling?" Mr.. Fort wa4(
asked.
Il mean just exactly what I said. -
repeated the nominee. II thoroughly
believe in each municipality right to
regulate its own affairs as it sees 1T.
1t is not new doctrine to me, for I
have long advocated it. / never
loubted and never supposed any one
could question the principle that
every municipality should have the
right to regulate its own self-govern-
ment as It wishes. | may have some
thing further to say on that subject
when l go on the platform.
Switches From Excise.
And L want to say" continued the
justice, switching from the excise Ques-
tion, that ! am immensly pleased with
the attitude of the convention that
nominated me. 1t was a particuiuxlx
harmonious convention and the Daaf-
form adopted is a grand one. Any ea0-s
didate would feel proud to run on IT.
shall heartily advocate every prfncf-
pie laid down in it's various pianks I
also greatly appreciate the attitude of
party after the nomination. Senator
Colby, Sheriff Sommer and many other
of their associates crowded about me
and told me they were for me to man
and would fight and work hard for my
election. Senator Colby declared he
would do his utmost Tor me and said
he would stump the state with me. I
tHld him that I was going to ask him
q do it and was particularly pleased
18th his Willingness to do so. Sheriff
Sommer said he would speak for me
also, wherever and whenever / wished.
and I will most gladly accept of his
proffer, too.
Il can tell nothing about my plans
for the campaign. 1 have had no con-
ferences with any one on the subject
and won't until Saturday or Monday.
when l will see the state committoex /
can't give you the least idea who will
be made chairman of the committee,
and l do not care to express any per-
sonal choice on that matter until have
first had an opportunity to confer with
my friends and see who will be most,
acceptable to all elements in the party.
And l want to say something right
here that 1 appreciate greatly" said
Mr.. Fort, changing the subject once
more. 4 was busy with the court of
errors Thursday afternoon when the
convention was on. Justice Pitney
stayed with me in the conference room
at the state house.
First to Congratulate.
HE said he did this so in case was
nominated l wouldn't be left alone and
because he wanted to be the first to
congratulate men when the word came
of my nomination. When l got this
word he directed me to go before the
convention and say that he had been
the first to congratulate me, and that
he did it heartily. In the excitement
! I forget to make this statement, but
want everybody to know 1t now.'
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