The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-13
MARTIN OUT AGAIN
FOR ASSEMBLY AND
GIVES HIS REASON
Ii Is Because He Believes Reg
ular Republicans Do Not
Want Him.
DOESN'T WANT MAYOR,
SHERIFF OR CONGRESS
Colby Also Appears and Speaks
at New Idea Meeting in
the Tenth Ward.

Although there has ben serious talk
in the New Idea League of running
Assemblyman William p. Martin for
the Republican nomination for sheriff,
Mr.. Martin himself announced last
night at a meeting in the Tenth Ward
III the only nomination he wanted IN
the present campaign was for Assem-
blyman. -
His reason was haracteristically
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Regular Re
publioans do not want him in the Leg
islature. Senator Colby was another
speaker.
The meeting was in 81. Georges Hall,
New York avenue, called by the Tenth
Ward branch of the New idea League,
and presided over by John N. Hudson
Less than $50 persons attended, Mr..
Hudson introduced Mr.. Martin in a
short speech and the Assemblyman at
once pitched into a justification of him
self in standing for reelection for a
third term and then into an attack on
the Regulars who were opposing Sena-
tor Colby and the other New Idea can
didates.
1.-THE trouble with both the regular
parties said Mr.. Martin, lis the boss
ism In them, bossism that never sleeps
and is always at work" He said the
fight against Governor Hughes's re-
nomination In New York was an ex-
ample of it. Taking up his own candi-
dacy, he said; ~ s.taai4 tTl
newspapers have had me nominated
for Congress, for mayor and for sheriff,
but 1 know that the Regular Repub-
licans do not want me at Trenton, and
because l do know his l am going to
stand. tl
II now publicly announce here my
candidacy for the denomination for
Assemblyman." a
Speaks for Colby.
Mr.. Martin took up the cudgels for
Senator Colby and attacked the candi-
dacy of Assistant Prosecutor Thomas
l.. Raymond, who is seeking the nomi-
nation for Senator against Mr.. Colby.
Mr.. Martin added a couple more ques-
tions to the list previously fired at him
by New Idea people.
One of them was will you vote in
a Republican caucus if it refuses to
let you carry out your public pledges?P
Another was: "Will you vote for the
Robbins bill or the Colby-Martin bill?'
Senator Colby, when he was intro
duced, said the fight by the New Idea
is ito preserve the freedom and liberty
of the country" He went on to say
that mo power in Gods world can pre-
vent our victory"
The Senator rehearsed the story Of
his fight against the lobby in the cap
ital, for equalization of taxes and for
limitation of franchises. This last has
not been accomplished to the salts
faction of the Senator and he desires
to go back to the Senate, and to have
New Idea associates in the Assembly
so as to complete his labors,
Doesn't Likc Term Gutter.
Nov, friends, my term is almost up,
1t is hard and tedious work, but I do
not want to be called a gutter. The
machine says l must be defeated, They
don't criticize what | have done, but
they call me a .boltcr. They say Colby
is not regula". My opponent, In a
speech last night, quotes the late Sena-
tor o. and says that the Senator
from Massachusetts firmly believed in
party organization. Yet, in 1885, Sena-
tor Hoar, who firmly believed in o
Philippine republic, openly bolted the
Republican caucus, policies n the Re
publican President because of his be-
lief. E
Judge Raymond says that he will
be q party man as long as the party
abides by its pledges and Is honest. SO
will l."
Senator Colby stated that. in reply
to many Inquiries, he wanted to
declare that he saw nothing in the
civil service bill which could be con-
strued as a repeal of the veteran act.
John s.. Gibson, Herman B. Walker,
Assemblyman Henry C. Hines, Philip
G. Walsh, jr., and Charles l.. Williams
were the other speakers.