The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER rs. 1908.
A NEW RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.

IN. thoughts of State politicians have been turned to the XXI governorship
and h nex United States senatorship by the events oft the political primaries
last Tuesday. Among the Democrat. there are at present n o prospective can
didates for thesep party honms n he other hand. there's are severl RepuDhcan
.spdrsnts for both. Ii the matter IF the United States snatorshp. Senator
xan Hooks for a reelection. Governor Fort is not ineligible. a his term Is Gov
unor will sxuirs before the senatorial election takes place: former Governor
Stokes u a candidate In John ". Grsgs is not without hopes Moreover, the
friends Of former Senator Dryden will press his candidacy. But a new sena
tonai Richmond Ia entered the field in the person OF Senator Everett Colby.
II It las been practicable Tor Mr.. Colby to command a majority of the party
voten W primary elections for State senator in Essex county it is easily pos
sble for him to organize the State in the sam way and wilma State nomination
either Tor United States senator or Governor. If he should be contmtw h he
once a combination between Colby and Governor Fort, with Colby for
Governor and Fort for United States senator would be a formidable one for thu
State leaders to confront. 1t la long been known that Senator coibys wishes
psusd % prefer the United States senatorship If this cannot be attained
uinsIehandsd, while the governorship car b. secured by combination. the lesser
prise would be seized. Much las been said and done by Senator Colby to dis
credit tho party leaders in the State, and thu. triumph OF last Tuesday was
achieved It their expense. And IT Is the irony of fate that they and the pro-
upscive candidates for United States senator in 1911 must now turn in M ue
thar best efforts to reflect Senator Colby and pace in MS willing and the
weapons for their " discontinue.
MoRs COMPROMISING CORRESPONDENCE.
:" The broadening scandal of the Hearst letter, exposures involves individuals
Of both political parties The additional correspondence read by Hearst at the
Independence party convention in New York last night mainly relates to POLITICAL
contributions n was Understood that Hearst had morec compromising letters in
hi, tssrauG. but II is evident that he fired his biggest gun in the first letters
produced n has been n secret that the Standard OIL and other create corpora
tsons have contributed. whether voluntarily or involuntariy. to political cam
paim funds The literature of national politics is full OF the subject, and laws
ave recently been enacted forbiddng such contributions nj compelling pub
would be highly sensational. In the Armstrong committee insurance invest-
CATION in New York the big contributions Of insurance corporations to the Re-
publican campaign fund IN 1895 and 1900 were revealed. Is latea Is 1904 an
enormous fund was raised from similar sources. Individual appeals % corpora
ton cashiers for FUNDS naturally followed party organization appeals As the
object Of Hearst In securing the correspondence is to discredt the W old party
organizations and promote the interests of the Independence party. he las read
only suh lettersa as may fulfil tina object ant an protect his w friends who
may be compromised. But the letters lend a singular interest o the national
ampak and, incidentally unfortunately, In their smashing II regulations
have pr.cptated a controversy in which the President of the United States la
been dragged.