The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-14

Demonstration Planned
for Candidate at
Harburger's Hall.
WILL BE GUEST OF
FORMER SENATOR SMITH
Vice=presidential Nominee to
Be Welcomed by United
Democratic Clubs.
MAY MAKE A SPEECH
TO OVERFLOW MEETING
To Have Automobile Escort on
Dash Across Meadows to
Jersey City.

Unless William Jennings Bryan comes
to Jersey again, this promises to be the
big day. for the Democrats of the
State. John Worth Kern, nominee for
Vice-President, is Sin our midst
This will be the first time Mr.. Kern
has ever paid visit to New Jersey.
1t required the presence of Vice.
President Fairbanks, Nominee Sherman
and Nominee Debs to make even a rip
pie in the even tenor of Jerseys way
on Monday. But today. with the pres
ence alone of Mr.. Kern in the State,
there was apparent enthusiasm every
where.
The big meeting in Newark will be
tonight, in Harburgers Hall. Hamburg
place, under the auspices of the execu-
tive committees of the Fifth, Tenth and
Twelfth wards. working Jointly. 1t is
possible that while on the way to the
hall Mr.. Kern, who will officiate at a
banner-raising, may be prevailed upon
TO make a short speech. there.
State Chairman James R. Nugent
went to New York about noon
and met Mr.. Kern at the Hoffman
House. After luncheon they were
Joined by General Dennis F. Collins,
State committee treasurer, and con-
: Quoted to Elizabeth.
In Elizabeth great preparations had
been made for the reception of the NOM
inee. Brass bands had been stationed
at the railroad depot and prominent
politicians in carriages were prepared
to usher Mr.. Kern through the streets
to the Lyceum Theatre, where 1t had
been planned that he was to speak at
o'clock.
Elizabeth Enthusiastic.
ONLY the seats on the stage had been
reserved for prominent citizens and
ladies' The rest Of the bouse being at
the disnoaal of .'the first Gomez the
doors were besiesed carly nv great
crowds NV thousands more than conld
hone to gain admission
IT was early exneoted that Mr. Kern
would also make n short address to
the overfov neeting as tba Stata corn.
mittee had nrovided other snaakers n
eynloit the Democrattc ticket to those
who could NOT pet into the theatre
FolIowinp The neating IN 1Iiyobetb
which il was expected would he CON
cluded about O'clock. Chairman MI
gent had planned to bring Mr.. Kern to
Newark in an automobile. The nomi-
nee Will be taken at once to the resi-
dence of former United States Senator
James Smith, Jr., In Washington place,
where he will meet prominent State
leaders in the Democratic party.
Following the dinner at Senator
Smiths home the big demonstration
will begin. Marching clubs. bands and
torch bearers will meet at Broad street
and Lackawanna avenue at Z o'clock
and march down Broad street to
Washington place, where, at the resi-
dence of Senator Smith. they are to
pick UP Mr.. Kern In an automobile
he will be escorted by the paraders
down Broad street to Market, and then
east TO the function of Ferry and
Market streets
AS the nominee passes beneath the
railroad bridge monster banner will
he dropped across the street, it being
a, banner contributed to the campaign
by the Fifth. Tenth and Twelfth Ward
Democratic Clubs It is probable that
the parade will be halted there for a
few minutes while Mr.. Kern makes a
short address.
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