Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-12
Says He Cannotb
Candidate For
Governor.
FORT IN LEAD.
Situation in Essex and Hudson
Full of Interesi.-Plot to Defeat
Fagan--Make Peace With COLI /
byites in Essex--S South ]
sey for FOrt-katzenbad
for Democrats.
TRENTON. Sent. IA,

to the information received
state house last night, formd
preme Court Justice Gilbert CO
of Jersey City, has positively decll
to consent to the use of his namd
connection with the republican no
! ination for governor. He Is said
have stated that he could not be til
candidate of his party and to have
requested his friends to eliminate
him from further consideration in
connection with the nomination.
Following the receipt of this infor-
nation. which came in the form of
personal letter from Mr.. Collins, an
/ effort was made to have him recon-
slider his decision, but without sue
! cess His only answer was that It
would be useless for his friends to
make any effort to secure his nomi-
| nation.
Fort Far in the Lead.
The gubernatorial question is the one
| topic of conversation these days at the
state house with the big and EttA poli-
| ticians, and it is conceded on all sides
that the campaign this year will be
particularly strenuous.
Justice ]. Franklin Fort seems to
have the call for the republican n0nEfE(e'
alton. According to the Statements ~
some of the republican leaders, Wh0
.
not a case of can. Fort be nominated.
but rather a case of can his boom be
stopped.
He has the situation right in the hol-
low of his hand. it is claimed. and
would be nominated on the first ballot
We're the convention held today, accord
ing to the opinions of several of the big
state leaders Between now and next
Tuesday, however, there will be some
tall manipulating. and it would not be
surprising if Major Carl Lentzs candi-
date. Justice Mahlon Pitney. or the Pas
sale favorite son, Vivian NJ. Lewis,
landed the plum
Major Lentz declared at the state
house yesterday that Justice Pitney
IS his choice, and the major averred
'lat Pitney would have more than two
core delegates from Essex. He voiced
the opinion that the Colby delegation,
!. numbering about 100 delegates. would
5 ing to the Pitney camp. The re-
maih4ng Essex votes are credited to
Fort A.d Chandler w. Riker.
Clerk an Chancery Vivian M. Lewis
has the Rssaic and Bergen and Sussex
delegationsA solidly for him. Fort is
strong in SohSh Jersey and has Middle
sex practicallyNpat with a grand chance
of landing the Fagan delegates from
Hudson. The supporters of Lewis
claim that there are 6SS votes through
out the state that are not pledged for
cation of 6s is included in the free and
unpledged list
Peace Offering to CoIbyites.
Essex county's republican organiza-
tion will probably extend to the Colby
lite wing of the party a peace offering
when the county convention meets to-
night. There is to be a meeting of the
executive committee of the Essex Coun-
ty Republican Committee this afterr
: noon, at which the planks of the platA \
= form for the county convention will be
| discussed, and at the same time pro-
- lposition will be made to place at least
, three of the New Idea assembly candi-
5 dates on the ticket that will b put in
: the field tonight. More generous or 4
e ganization men would make the NJ
D Der of New Idea candidates five ani
: regulars six. the total numhQf ~
sembly nominees being el4Ses,' s. -
1t is understood THAT tAes fncf "A
former Assemblyfnan Ahsten ColGn1es
lColbyite. of Orange, elected twenty-ofx
of the thirty three delegates in his Inn
| aginary district, and that but seven
delegates pledged to Excise Commis-
sioner Emil Schulz. regular candidate
for assembly, were elected, WIFI be CITED
as a good reason for placing the name
of Mr.. Colgate on the ticket, despite
the fact that the regulars are in don-
troll of the convention.
! Former Assemblyman Charles Under
wood. of Bloomfield, is another Colby
candidate who carried his imaginary
district, and is said to be slated 4br
! regular consideration. Harry Hf4es
may be another of the Colby candidates
who will be offered place on the tia-
ket.
| Much depends on the county platA
form. If the planks can be hammered
together quickly this afternoon and so y
| arranged that the Colby men will con-
sent to run on them it is more than
probable that the surprises in the way
| of nominations will be sprung and
mixed ticket placed in the field.
New Idea still Hopeful.
After going over the returns" said
| Sheriff Sommer, the New Idea candidate
for governor, Il am convinced we will
take to the state convention from Es-
| sex more delegates than will go for
| any other man whose name may be
mentioned in the convention. While
we have confined our efforts to Essex.
! it is a fact that delegates elected in
| other sections of the state have volun-
| tarily made to me personal pledges OF
| their support"
Completed returns show 103 of the
delegates elected in the county, out of
a total of 255, are pledged for Sommer.
MANY of the unpledged delegates are
I&nown to have leanings toward the