The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-10-29
Great OutpOuring in the
Silk City to Hear Repub-
Iican Candidate.
OPERA HOUSE JAHMED
Wild Enthusiasm Over His Pres
entatiOn of the Issues of
the Campaign as He Per-
ceives them--Accompanied
by Wife and Daughter.

PATERSON. Oct 29.-When former
Judge Fort left the Opera House here
last night, shortly after 10 o'clock, ac-
companied by his wife and daughter,
after having addressed one of the
largest and most enthusiastic au-
diences that ever greeted a political
candidate in this county, he was. a
happy man.
After the meeting it can no longer
be said that there is not a great deal
of interest in the campaign, for every
scat in the Opera House was occupied,
while many stood in the rear Of the
main floor and hundreds were turned
away, owing to the fact that they
could not find even standing room. And
what was even more remarkable was
the fact that the audience remained
until the last speaker had left the hall
and the meeting was declared ad-
! jcurned.
Judge Fort, together with his wife
and daughter, arrived in this city late
in the afternoon and were driven to
the home of Mrs. Garret A. Hobart,
on Carroll street, where they were en-
tertained at dinner by the widow of
the former ce-President of the Uni
ted States. Besides Judge Fort and his
family there were present only Mrs.
Hobart's son and his wife and Sidney
Barkalow. At the conclusion of the
dinner the party were driven to the
| Opera House, where Mrs. Hobart, Mrs.
Fcrt and Miss Fort occupied one of
the boxes to the right of the stage
The meeting was opened by George
w. Pollitt, chairman of the Repub-
lican county committee, who intro
duced Chancery Clerk Vivian M. Lewis
as chairman, of the meeting. In pre-
senting Judge Fort to the audience Mr..
Lewis called attention to the enthus-
iasm manifested at the present meet
irg and compared it with the chill
which had greeted candidates at a
meeting held in the Opera House
year ago. and said that this was a
true indication of the temper of the
people in the present election.
| AS Judge Fort arose in response to
this Introduction the audience went into
wild outburst of enthusiasm which
lasted several minutes When the Judge
could make himself heard he thanked
the people of Paterson for the greeting
that had been extended to him. He
said that he had been in this city a
number of times before. and it had
always been a pleasure for him to come
here
@This time" continued the speaker,
81 appear before you in a new role.
For the first time in my life l am
candidate for office myself, and l ap-
peal to you in my own behalf. and hope
that it will be as successful as the ap-
peals have made for two of your own
citizens This being a political can
;s 70 h,tt
l must say that 1 like 1t.
1.-THE times have somewhat changed
since the days of my former campaigns
for Griggs and Hobart. Nowadays a
candidate runs in an automobile in
order to get around rapidly. This new
method of travel gives one an idea of
how great a State New Jersey really
is. We all know that New Jersey has
experienced aigreat growth in the past
! ten years, and we can appreciate how
the large cities, such as Paterson, New
ark, Jersey City, Hoboken, Trenton and
Camden have grown on account of their
large increase in manufactures and pop
ulation. What astounded me- however,
was the tremendous growth of the sub
urban and farming districts.
"Our State has experienced mar
yelous growth in the past ten years,
and this is undoubtedly due to its posi-
ton geographically, which makes it
necessary for every transcontinental
railroad to carry the products of the
great West and South across our COM
monwealth. 1t lies between the great
States of New York and Pennsylvania,
and hundreds of thousands of the peo-
pie whose business interests lie in New
York or Philadelphia live within the
borders of our State.
''Roth the parties unite in demanding a
public utilities bill You know the pur-
pose of such measure. 1t provides that
there shall be a commission which will see
that the railroads, trolley roads. gas,
electric light and water companies are run
for the benefit of the people that the
railroads provide sufficient accommoda-
tlons for it's passengers and look after
their safety and comfort; that the light
ing, water and other corporations do not
charge exorbitant prices, etc. Such bill
was before the last Legislature but was
not passed A similar bill will come up
next year and j assure you that my every
effort will be aimed toward its enactment
into law.
1.-THE present corporation act needs
amendment in number of important par
ticuars one of which is to prevent the
watering of stock to many times its actual
value What I propose is a commissioner
on corporations. He shall have the powel'
to say how much stock is to be issued and
what II shall be worth. We want the cor
porations who do business in this State to
issue certificates of stock which stand for
something besides water.
Il favor another thing. What is doing
this State and its people the most harm is
the corrupt lobby which has been working
in Trenton for years. There are men there
representing the corporations who come to
Trenton with no honest purpose. They
were sent there to bribe and corrupt the
legislators. II l am elected Governor l
promise you that they will be driven out
of the State
Judge Fort had evidently struck a popu-
lar note with this promise.
Separate municipal elections is another
thing that l favor" the candidate said.
1T is much better that local affairs be
settled by themselves instead of being
mixed up with the election of Presidents or
Governors, The politics of a candidate
for Mayor or Alderman now have little to
do with his election, as the people look to
his fitness for the office rather than ques-
tion what his politics are. 1t is not right
that Republican candidate for constable
should be elected In a Democratic ward