The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-04
Fort Will Keep Speech
making Up, Until The
Last Moment.
5000, SAYS KATzENBACH
Resting at Trenton Home Today.
Local Candidates Keeping
Busy .- Cutting Expected
Tomorrow on Assem-
bly, Ticket.

oa tho eve OF battle, leaders of each
big political party are processing to be
confident OF carrying the county for
their respective gubernatorial candi-
dates. Democrats bank on getting an
Essex majority of 5000, while the Re-
publicans vary in their estimates from
1000 to 10000.
Resting at his home in Trenton after
y an exacting tour of the State, Frank S.
Katzenbach jr.. is awaiting tomorrow
night for the election results which he
expects to give him something like
5000 or 1000 plurality. His campaign
ing is ovur
J. Franklin Fort, the Republican
nominee, despite the fact that he has
appeared in Essex several times dur
ing the last week. win again speak to
voters In these parts tonight, conclud-
ing his campaign.
He will speak in Commonwealth Hall,
in East Orange and at the Roseville
Riding Academy, In Roseville avenue,
tonight Senator Everett Colby will
aid him in the last campaigning for
Essex votes In the contest of 1907.
At Republican State headquarters all
was duiet not State leader was to be
seen there up to noon.
Alfred n Dalrymple. chairman Of the
rlssex County Republican Committee,
when seen today. was sanguine of sue
cess lie said that he had conferred with
leaders throughout the county, and, TAX
ing everything into conslderaton. he ex-
pected TO sec Republican majority OF
10OCo In Essex for Mr. Fort
s'With last years figures in mind, think
1 viii not be disappointed as to the size
of the majority.
City Counsel James r. Nugent. Essex
member of the State committee conduct
Ing the local campaign, naturally does
not agree with the Republican chairman.
For the fret time this campaign. he gave
out figures. predicting 1900 majority for
Katzsnbach In the city and a $500 Repub-
hcan aiority in the outlying municpali-
tics leaving the Democratic ticket ma
iority IN the neishborhood of 1900 in the
county.
He was so certain of this that he pre-
dicted a landslide for Mr. Katzenbach.
"It's landslide" he said in conclusion.
TYLER Parmley, chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Committee, agreed that the
Democratic majorities would be wide.
''.BSwill not say what they will be. The
case is now with the jury--tbe people. |
think the case wili7be decided in our favor
by a surprising decision"
Democratic workers were at committee
besdouarters today enthusiastic and ready
for any task
Al EanubIican County Committee rooms
some of the workers sat around trying to
dope out how much aid the suburban
municipalities will give the city Republi-
cans /, their efforts to give Justice Fort
an Essex majority.
s.Sv confidence in Republican victory
s.id irdvard w GRAY. SIS based principally
-. az heller that there Is no funda-
,,o.,4oI s,oagon why Renublicans. to any
iassauatIa .,..asSl o,tant should thiss year vote
~ Is.,,,.o4. tin,ret And n must not be
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\ pteuic'ions put perhaps nave pssn ~ !"
oeteeI pos'.ion lnan solee o.hefs ~ nsseN
oa.ils ~ loInl weii-r..uiiueo opinivn rs
lne prooapie result Essex euhtS y 'ne
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adn,it tbat the local Situation ,s a ,,,,-1I,r,,
one and tbat no nolitician PannhI,ca,, cT
Democrat, has any good grounds for nei-
suading himself that the result In Essex
County is a foregone conclusion either
way
For my own part, believe that very
large percentage of the Germans at New
ark, who are typical of the splendid Ger
man citizenship to be found IN every State
y the Union, are in favor of the enforce
nent of law and Will vote the straight
But even if the vote in Essex County
should upset my calculations and the
vInced that the South Jersey counties and