The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-15
Governor and Many Well
Known Men Parade
In Autos.
RECORD-BREAkfNG CROWD
ON OLYMPIC PARK GROUND
Executive Leaves Hurriedly in
Afternoon to Address East
Orange Women.
MISTAKE CAUSED THE
COMMITTEE TO MISS HIM
lie Had Been Expected by Way
of the Pennsy, but Came
on Lackawanna.


panied by his uniformed staff, arrived
in Newark today to attend the ESSEX
County Fair, this being Governors day
A mistake as to which railroad he
would come over caused a delay OF
an hour or more. His son and secre-
tary had notified the fair officials thai
he would arrive on the Pennsylvania
and while the committee was waiting
for the Governors party at the Market
street station ii arrived at the Broad
street station of the Lackawanna.
When the local committee heard OF
this they hurried in their automobile
TO the Lackawanna and there greeted
the waiting executive and his staff.
Take Autos to Park.
In proceeding at oncec to Olympic
Park, where the county fair is being
held, the party took automobiles, as
follows:
Car No. 1-Governor ], Franklin Fort,
Asaennblyman Austen Colgate, Gov
elnors staff, and A. C. Nellis, secretary
Of Fair Association.
Car No. 2-Congressmen William H.
Wiley and r. Wayne Parker
Car No. 3--Rear seat, Mayor Isaac
Shoenthal, Orange; Mayor William H.
Cardwel. East Orange; Mayor Jacob
Haussling, Newark. Middle seat, A. S..
Marten, foreman Essex county grand
jury; Charles Berg, Orange. Front
seat, city Councilman Joseph Lee, East
Orange.
Car No. 4-State Excise Commissioner
John r. Howe, DR.. Herman c.. H.
Herold, president of the Newark Board
of Health; Major Wilbur f. Sadler,
Governors staff.
Car No. 5-Edward Gnichtel, presi-
dent Newark Fire Commission; Leslie
r. Fort, secretary to the Governor, and
City Auditor George Forman.
Car No. 6-Captain o. H. Condict,
East Orange, Governors staff; DR.. Ad-
olson b. Poland, city superintendent of
Newark schools.
Car No. William Harrigan, presi-
dent Newark. Police Commissions Fire
Commissioner 7. Edward Burke and H.
S. Praetorius
Car No. S--County Counsel Elvin w.
Crane, Chief of Police Michael Corbitt
and Philip Krimke.
Car No. 9--Captain G. Albert Gasser
of the Fair Association, and newspaper
men.
During the afternoon it was expected
that former Governor e. G. Stokes
United States Senator Briggs and State
Senator Colby would meet the Governor
at the fair.
BEFORE time for luncheon, which was
served in the Park Auditorium, on the
grounds. the Governor and party in
spected the agricultural exhibits at the
fair.
Goes TO Eust Orange.
It had been the intention OF Governor
Fort to remain at the fair all afternoon
and perhaps make an address, but his
secretary appraised him of an engage
ment he had made some time ago to
make an address this afternoon to the
Ladies of Honor in East Orange his
home Therefore, he announced that
he would interrupt his visit to the fair
long enough to hurry to East Orange
to discharge that obligation, but would
return, and finish the day at the fair.
In anticipation of the official visit of
the Governor there was record break
ing crowd at the fair this afternoon.
1t was believed that it would be by far
the greatest day of the fair.
The Governor apparently had fine
time. After inspecting many of the