The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
GRUBB ATTACKS
| GARDNER AS A
CANNON TOOL
Second District Congress AS
pirant's S%corching Speech
Cheered by Veterans.
WARRIOR PUTS A PUNCH IN
SOUTH JERSEY CAMPAIGN
Starts Dash Through Counties
to Win Votes Away from
His Opponent.

BURLINGTOr- oct. 16.--General f.
Burd Grub, Congress candidate of
Democrats and 4Republi-
cans, against Representative John J..
Gardner, will in the next three weeks
storm the South Jersey forts of his
opponent, closing his whirlwind tour in
Gardeners home county.
Never in the history of South Jersey
since the fight between David Baird
and independent Republicans has this
section witnessed such a battle as is
ON between Grub and Gardner.
Party ines are becoming obliterated
in this big fight, II in all four counties
of the district ars men who nave allied
themselves with the candidate because
os his Independent leanings.
Thomas Fl. Birch is in charge of the
Grubb campaign tour.
In the City Hall az Holly Beach last
night General Grubb attacked Repre-
sentative Gardner as "a servant of
Speaker Cannon in his blocking of
Measures in the public interest.
II have Joined this fight" said Cen
eral Grub, because / believe that
the time has come when the people of
the Second district wish to be really
represented in Washington"
Aged veterans led the cheering.
Calls Gardner trust servant.
In General Grubb's party were o. G..
Manner, of Alabama, n Captain
''Jack" Graham, of Jersey City, who
has Joined the political staff of General
Grub. The ovation to General Grub
started at the station and cheering
along the streets leading to the hall
was led by old soldiers from this sec
ton, many of whom fought with him
in the Civil War.
General Grubb scored the Republican
Congressman as a Coward" for his
vote against revenge for blowing up
of the Maine, and declared that Gard
mrs "s~ubserviency to the railroads and
corporations made him an enemy
rather than a representative of tie
people who elected him."
gFormer State senator Manner, son of
a Confederate officer opposed to Grub
In the Rebellion, declared his belief in
impossibility of obtaining relief from
present conditions in this country I'M
der Republican rule and lauded Bryan
and his principles of freedom from boss
rule, while his audience cheered. He
paid glowing tributes to Grubb, whom
he asserted could be elected in Alabama
ON his record for dashing bravery by
Reclamation.
.tFrom wildwood the Grubb party
went today to Cape May City, where,
after a fast tou q nong the voters of
that part of the county, q big parade
and meeting will be held tonight. To-
morrow afternoon a meeting will be
held in Cape May Court House..
1.-THE biggest meeting of the whirl Is
planned for Burlington on Monday
night, when General Grub, former
Mayor Frank S. Katzenbach, jr., of
Trenton, and Congressman Adamson,
of Georgia, will speak after a torch
light procession under the auspices of
the Bryan and Kern Cl"b. Tuesday
hight there will be a big meeting In
The Mount Holly Opera House, and
Wednesday another in Bordentown.
fsrom next Thursday to Saturday the
campaigners will be in Cumberland
county, with meetings in Bridgeton.
Aiillville and Vineland, where the Gard
ner revol is reported to be strong.