The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

MCGOWAN, of South Orange. and
Francis J. Gless. of Newark. Organi-
cation, former Alderman John F. Mon
ahan, Philip Rosenbaum and julius
Alexander, jr., of this city. Resolu-
tions, Frank j. McTague. Charles p.
Taylor and August Lind, of this city.
While the committees were confer
ring Mr.. Keller delivered his speech.
MIR. Mccoy said that if the national
committee would always SEND as good
speakers as Mr.. Keller there would be
no doubt about the result in this State.
Mr.. Osborne was next presented. and
when introducing him Mr., Mccoy took
occasion to denounce deliberate at
tempts to -mlsrepresent the Democratic
party and its candidates" He urged
that the convention delegates get all
the people they could to the party
meetings.
Denies Newspaper Statement.
Mr.. Osborne said he had not expect
ed to speak, and had prepared no
speech, but would AXE the occasion to
resent being made the victim Of an un-
justifiable attack,
s0Thi gives me the opportunity to re-
luIt, not Ol lAt pcbB GA
im~putation which appeared in a Newark
paper tonight. A man who is a candi-
date for sotfice must expect to be ma
ligned, but h cannot be expected to sit
still and take all that is aimed at him
without reply. At any rate, l Will not.
At have this to say about an article
that appeared in a local paper claiming
to be good and pure and holy. In that
Il ..vIfat N,A rod fnnlOhf thA
paper is descending to mud-slinging and
/ Misrepresentation. 1t is the first time
that l have seen such a thing. The
article was apparently -wiiful ana de-
liberate misrepresentation.
in the speech which I made in
Bloomfield and on which the paper com
ments editorially, 1 said nothing more
than have been saying during my
campaign to secure the nomination LOT
/ Senator. l made seventy-five speeches
in that campaign and | stand py
everything | said then and everything
1 said last night.
SAT the last minute Senator Colby
has come out for home rule. He voted
for the excise law, but he sees that
it is not the solution of the excise
problem. The paper | have referred to
saws he's for the excise law and for
home rule. He cannot be for the
present excise law and for home rule
at the same time. If lie is he's the
greatest ~straddler In politics.
EITHER senator Colby must be TOT
the present excise law or for some new
law. He cannot be for both. l believe
there should be a change in h law
and the people given a chance to decide
what they want. Whether it elects or
defeats me, that is where | stand
The platform was a simple reaffirma-
ton OF that adopted the night before by
the Seventh district convention.
When the nominations were called for
Mr.. Pratt's name was at once put for
ward. When South Grange was called
MIR. Mccoy was n~omi9ased. Later the
chairman asked that his name 90 with
drawn. and it was. The secretary cast
the ballot for Mr.. Pratt.
Mr.. Pratt when escorted before the
! convention WAS greeted with applause,
ana IA accepting the ~no,aiantion said
that tie only recommendation he had
two years ago when nominated was his
business ability. lie had taken care
of the work OF his Office In a business
way and personally. Although 1t was
against his personnel interests to again
accept the nomination, he said that, as
n human man, he appreciated the honor
and was willing to sgaiR w o-talSe the
duties and responsibilities ot the office
l'I stand by the entire ticket" he said,
from the top 10 the bottom, and With
out n reservation. / believe II - good
In every division"