The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
REPUBLICANS AIM
THEIR BIG GUNS
At ESSEX COUNTY
Formally Open Real Forensic
Campaign Tonight at New
Auditorium.
COLBY TO ATTEND MEETING
CALLED BY DALRYMPLE.
Long List of Men of Both Par
ties Billed to Make Addresses
in This City.

Republicans will return tonight from
the New Auditorium in Orange street
the volley that was fired last evening
by the Democrats in the Kruger Club
at the formal opening of the campaign
in the county. T~onight's meeting will
mark the formal start of the Repubn-
can campaign in Essex.
Although the meeting is held by the
Regular Republicans under the direc-
ton of County Chairman Alfred N.
Dalrymple, Senator Everett Colby,
candidate for reelection; William Fell
loves Morgan, candidate for sheriff,
and the four Republican League candi-
dates for Assembly, William P. Mar
tin, Henry C Hines, Austen Colgate
and Eliot E. Ford, will be on hand to
greet the audience. The other candi-
dates, all Regulars, will also be on
hand. Thomas L.. Raymond will pre-
side.
Next week the onslaught will be
made by both sides with their heavy
artillery.
Murphy mt the Helm.
Under the direction of General Frank
lin Murphy, the Republican forces will
charge at the calls of Vice-President
Charles w. Fairbanks and James 5.
Sherman, candidate for that office
with former senator John L. Thurston,
of Nebraska, and former Congress-
man Joseph L.. Barbour, of Connecti-
cut, as their ~lieutenants.
General James r.. Nugent's biggest
gun will be John w. Kern, the Demo-
cratic candidate for vice-president.
Following his attack will be others by
Theodore S. Bell, of California, who
was temporary chairman of he Dem
yer conventions; former Congressman
Frank. Herring, of Indiana; Governor
Robert E. Glenn, of North Carolina;
Senator Joseph Forney Johnston, of
Alabama, and w. E.. Ryan, Of New
York.
Support will be given to the Demo-
cratic attack during the week follow
ing by the appearance of the Demo-
cratic commander-in-chief, William j.
Bryan and a staff that will include
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
former leader of the minority in he
House of Representatives; former low
ernor Thomas e. Waller, of Connecti-
cut, the little Giant" John w. Keller,
Of New York; Bourke Cochran and
former Congressman o. C. Haner, of
Alabama.
Taft Coming, Too.
To reinforce the Republican situation
the commander in-chief of that party's
forces, William H. Taft, will also come
to the state battle-ground, but the date
Of his appearance has not yet been
definitely settled upon.
1t is intended, however, to have him
in the State at what General Murphy
considers the strategic moment, so
that the effect will not be lost by the
time election day comes around.
Mr.. Sherman and Vice-President
Fairbanks will talk in this city at the
Krueger Auditorium and in the
Women's Club, East Orange next Nom
day night. Mr.. Barbour and Mr..
Thurston will speak in Jersey CITY
and Hoboken the same night.
The big men will be kept in Republi-
can territory so as to strengthen the
party soldiers, and, therefore, have
not been assigned to Hudson county,
which is in u~ndisputed possession of
"the enemy"
The next night Mr.. Fairbanks will go
to Trenton, another Republican for
tress, and Mr.. Thurston to Atlantic
City.
On Wednesday night of next week,
big meetings are planned for Dover
and Fort lee. Mr.. Barbour will speak
In one or both places.
Governor J. Franklin Fort will speak
In. Montclair OF October Is and Mr..
Barbour at Kurz's Colosseum, and on
the following evening Mr.. Barbour will
bold out at Kramer's Hall, in this city
and in Harrison.
Harry Kaletrain, a .........., of 155
Green street, reported to the police of
the Third Precinct today that some
one had robbed his quarter gas meter
of $3.50.