The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-08
FORT TALKS
ON ROOF OF
HIS PORCH
Thousands Serenade Gov
ernOr- Elect at His East
Orange Home.
EXPRESSES HIS THANKS
Frelinghuysen Lancers and Other
Clubs in Parade Near the
HOuse..Crowd Was in 10.
vial Mood Colby and
Others Speak, Too.
EXPRESSES HIS THANKS

A big throng of people from this city
and the Oranges, numbering close to 5000,
it is estimated, stood in front and near the
HON of Governor-elect John Franklin
Fort. at 81 North Arlington avenue, East
Orange, for two or three hours last night
and gave him the biggest serenade of Its
kin ever seen in that suburban munich
pality. 8,The people were fairly bubbling
over. with enthusiasm, and to satisfy them
in making an address Mr.. Fort was COM
PEELED to climb through a window on the
second floor and speak from the balcony.
The climax was reached when the crowd
called for Mrs. Fort, and she, too, went
out on the top of the porch and bowed to
the ~assemblage.
Previous to this ovation Zone of the
speakers called 1t the largest lawn party
ever held in Essex County, a parade, IN
which a delegation from the Freling-
huysen Lancers, the old Republican march
ing club, and all the other nearby Repub-
lican clubs that could be. mustered to-
gether took part, marched past the house
and around the block, headed by members
of the Republican County Committee, each
decked out with a huge yellow chrysan-
themum and with Foss's Band In front.
Banners and transparencies were carried
reading Victory! We hold the Fort, +"
Governor Fort will make good and
"Katzenbach, the small-term Governor
Jus aACAA6 taO AAAC Vi
march were lighted up from top to bottom.
With it all there was a humorous side.
A club composed of men from sunny Italy
mistook the house next door for that Of
Mr.. Forts, after breaking out of line, and
the police were pleaded with to take
them Off" Then the Italians were told of
their mistake and they made 4 rush for
the right place. The police had all they
could do to keep them from crowding into
the house with lighted torches, and 1t
looked as If trouble would follow.
When the parade started toward the
Fort home a gun crew from Battery A,
Field Artillery, under the command of
Lieutenant Frederick A. Reimer, took up
a position on the parkway in the valley
below, and the guns doomed forth an I'M
official salute. Sky rockets, bombs and
red fire also added their part.
When the speaking began there were
Alfred N. Dalrymple, George A. Halsey
and COMMISSIONS Augustus f. Eggers, of
the Board Of Works. Sheriff Sommer was
not present.
Mr.. Fort said:
u feel doubly honored because you are
my 4ome people. That Is what touches me
sob much on this occasion. Everything to
q mar who has character and ambition, If
he be a true man, lies in his hope and be-
lief 'aat he has the confidence and esteem
Of his. %neighbors All that l am. all that I
have been, all that I ever hope to be, 1
,~-0We-to-the people Of Essex County. Here
have lived, here | have worked and been
in and out Among you, and had my home
lot tneEer thirty years.
"4as boy.I came to Newark; ma / am
now, along past the meridian Of life, and
1 Nant to. say, to you tonight that IL there
lsgone thing L want more than another, lit
Is the affection of all the people of Essex
County.
'1-have lived in this county for thirty
odd years he. went on. Il know the peo-
pie in 1t. Many times have / had occasion
to be thankful for greetings that have
been expressed to me by individuals and
sometimes by an audience in a hall, but
never before has it been my good fortune
10 stand before my fellow-citizens either
as h candidate for Office or as a successful
candidate elected to office.
by the suffrages Of the people of this
STATE, expressed by their free act, I'M
bought and undirected, | have been elect
ed to the office of Governor. You honor
me signally by coming here tonight to
testify your appreciation of the fact of
that election. and l can only say again
that l am unable to thank you for 1t. l
realize that this is neither the time nor
the place to do. more than express my
thanks; it is not the proper occasion for
me 10 discuss my policies and course of
actfonaas Governor of New Jersey. | re-
allZe the great responsibility that the peo-
pie of this State have placed upon me by
their action on Tuesday last. 1t shall be
my purpose to so conduct the affairs OF
my office that the people shan approve of
me when.I am done. Great problems are
to be solved within the mex three years,
During that time it shall beN my duty to