The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
VAILSBURG VOTERS
GREETING TO FORT.
Candidate for Governor Tells of His
Travels Through s~tate-Colby
and Democracy.

anu OCAAOOAdVJs
over 300 people from the Vailsburg
section gathered at Electric Park last
night to hear the Republican candi-
cate for Governor, John Franklin Fort,
and other Republican aspirants for
political prestige at a meeting held
under the auspices of the executive
committee of the Thirteenth Ward.
Krimke's band discoursed popular
melodies, the music attracting many
to the park, and at $40 not a vacant
81 at vas to be found, and when Judge
Fort entered the hall tremendous
cheering greeted him.
George j., Jaegers, $40 Sanford
street, was chairman, and in a few
words ne introduced Mr.. Fort.
The presence Of several women was
gaIantly acknowledged by Judge Fort
in opening his remarks, He said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen am back home
again, and | am glad of, 1t. 1 nave been
going around the state, and into every
the best place on earth. The best words
In the world are love and home, as you
all know. Everything In Essex County
speaks of home to me.
pretty green lad, too. 1 sometimes think !
have been here ever since and have learned
to know and love the people whom ] met
In political work and In my practise. Some
of you before me now have been my
clients
we have gathered here tonight to dicuss
whatever interests the party that has nom
mated me for Governor. You have heard
me talk before as a young man, and / am
still the young man that you used to know.
This is a wonderful little State. l have
been travelling through IL in the last three
weeks, and | am prouder OF New Jersey
than ever before. Everywhere it is grow
ing and everywhere is increasing pros
perity.
Now. what is it we want I'm New Jersey?
Only one t~hing-good government. We
want every dollar of taxes you pay 10
purchase the best fire and police depart
ments, the best streets and the best water
say tonight that II by your suffrage ! am
elected next Tuesday l will give You the
best government II Is possible for me 70
give. You men of Essex know what is
wanted Stand for everything right and
nothing that Is not right.
You know how this nomination came to
me; you know what / gave up to accept
it. II ] am elected, no matter who APP
proves or disapproves, l Will do all in my
power to help you.
Il cannot discuss the issues here tonight,
l have not the time. j will say, though,
that never has there been such unity,
all over the State and seen 1t on eveBy
side. Never mind what people say about
apathy. Things were never In better on
dltion The ouly thing now Is for every
one to vote. Some people say that Essex
will not roll up q big majority this year.
I do not believe that. j think that It will
remain true this year, as It has always
been.
'Why should not the Republican party
continue in Officer When The Democrats
went out they left n deficit In the Treasury
of $i00. 600; now there is a surplus OF 3 $780,
600. No wonder they want to get into Of
tlce again.
eBut much ag ! want to be elected Cover
nor, ] do not want a single man OF you 10
vote for me unless you think that 1t viii
be the best thing for the State. ! will talk
lsut ! will say that ] am going TO stand for
whatever l believe to be right. ! have
made my position on every issue plain. and
! will stand by it. HIVE you any use for
4 mar whether he Is with you or not, who
mas no opinion on 9nything2 | am willing
10 tell yor either publicly or privately how
l stand on any question:
Immediately after concluding his re-
marks Judge Fort and his party left the
park for Harburser's Hal.
Colonel G. f. Sutherland, of Jersey City,
was introduced as the second speaker He
then touched upon the excise question
and said that the Republicans promise
every voter in Newark all the beer he
wants at any time, providing the Legisla-
ture will enact such laws as Will permit
municipalities to say whether they want
al bptli EdiDDU VI NOT Aitit IL NDiiAfitIu
New Jersey does not want this open sa-
loon and northern Jersey does, send Re-
publicans to the Legislature, and II 1T Is
the will OF the people laws will be enacted
to satisfy the demand of tho people.
-Four Of the Assembly candidates briefly
addressed the meeting. They were Henry
Young. jr.. John +. Clark, Austen Colgate
and Henry c. Hines.
Senator Colby entered the hall at 1880
aud apologized for being so late, but said
that while going from one point to an
other the automobile carrying Judge Fort
and his party broke down, and they
'pinched" his machine aud he was COM
PEELED to hire a cab. lie spoke briefly. his
being an appeal to those present
think for themselves. to study over
the political situation, and then vote as
their conscience dictates, irrespective OF
party, II am q Republican. not n rabid
Republican, but for all that. If
it could be proven that the State would
benefit. and greater prosperity accrue from
a Democratic form Of government, I'd vote
the straight Democratic ticket" said the
"But they can't prove it. u so
III vote the straight Republican ticket,
he said in conclusion. Joseph X. Fox. |
Aidermanic candidate from the Thirteenth I
Ward. Charles a. Gehrie, q prominent
Thirteenth Warder. and former Freebooter /
CHRISTIAN Ahner also delivered addresses.