The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-19
C0NGD0N NAMES LEWIS,
PASSAGES FAvORlTE SON.
Nominate Him and Count on 5000
Majority in Passaic and His Sure
Election" Says the General.


TRENTON. Sept. 19.-General Joseph W.
Congdon placed the name of Passaic
County's choice, Chancery Clerk Vivian
M. Lewis, before the convention. The
Passa.c delegates. helped by some others,
made a noise for their favorite. General
Congdon said:
my first thought today is OF, that dear
man. the masterful leader and sagacious
statesman, Garrett A. Hobart. And why?
Because twelve years ago ne came as
chairman with a delegation of Passaic
County Republicans to nominate him who
Is now known as the distinguished forme
Governor. the brilliant ex-Attorney-Gen-
eral. John A. Griggs. Twelve years ago
of presenting on this spot the name Of
M. Griggs, and In casting the vote of
the Passaic delegation he promised a big
Passaic County majority, because he said
ne believed every man, woman and child
In the county would like to see Mr..
Griggs Governor.
Il think l may make a like assurance
and premise today for another son of Pas
sale County. Today ! have the honor to
speak for the Republicans of that county
who with pardonable and particular pleas
ure invite you to name as the next Gov,
ernor of the State one of the brightest and
best of the sons of New Jersey. the Hon.
Vivian M. Lewis.
who doesn't know Wv Lewis? Is he
not known, and favofably known, from
one end of this State to the other? And
have you ever heard absolutely anything
but praise for him? For what one single
thing has any one ever heard him con-
demned or blamed? Do you all know his
record? His services in the Assembly,
his skilful leadership of the House in The
year 1900, and all his actions there clean
and clear and infinitely to his credit. c,t,
Counsel of Paterson, a position formerly
honored by Governor Griggs, he proved tC
be an able, sound and wise legal adviser
As clerk of the Court of Chancery he ii
praised by the legal profession all over the
State for the ability, assiduity and cour'
teous attention which distinguish his ad'
ministration of that important office: l:
not that the kim of timber from which
good Governors are made? Is he young
Oh, l don know-not so young. TIL
pages of history are replete with records
Of great deeds done by great men younger
in years than he. Mr.. Griggs wasn't muci
older when in his brilliant contest h
brought about the Republican renaissance
in New Jersey after thirty years of Demo
"And another of fabout the same ag'
when elected is the little giant, he VIII
will retire from office next winter to b
known In our political history as one o
the ablest, most successful and respecte,
Governors New Jersey has ever had.
I'm Lewis we recognize a matured ma
of years, and we find in him the true in
stincts, observation-disclosures, devotion to duty
conscientious methods and loyalty to hi
friends, which are the stamp and sign o
true manhood. Such signs are unmis
taxable in a man whether he comes vi
from a gilded crib of satin and down o.
the husks of a homemade cradle. SOM
men in public affairs are like a noisy
bubbling, babbling brook, attractive bu
evanescent. Others are like a valley lake
peaceful, seif-possessed and placid, max
ing no movement in its limited environ
ments.
Some politicians full of wise views an
| theories, sometimes perhaps revolutionary
are like a wild mountain stream born o
the storm that pitches and plunges an
rushes over the rugged rocks and through
the gullies until its cratic course is los
over a precipice. Some statesmen impress
us as does Niagara, with might and mag
nitude and power. Such men were Wash
ington and Jackson and Lincoln. A few
| others are like a noble river moving quiet
ly and majestically on with steady uhap
parent but irresistible force In its tru
| curse to its destination. Such a type o
man is Vivian M. Lewis. Nominate hin
and count on 5000 majority in Pascal
| County and his sure election"