The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
SALUTE FORT
AS NEXT VICE
PRESIDENT
Enthusiastic Reception at
Dinner by St. Paul'S
Mems Club.

Sentiment tina became general
yesterday. when President Roosevelt's
quotation in his special message from
Governor Joh Franklin Forts in
augural was construed as an UNI
usually strong Endorsement of thu
New Jersey man as the Roose-
yeltian candidate for the vice
presidential nomination, was evinccd
last night at the dinner given
in st. Paul's M. e. Church p%arlors by
the Mems Club in honor OF the Govern
or, who was formerly a member of
the church, though now he is attached
to the Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church in East Orange. When the
Governor was presented by the toast
master he was received with roars of
applause and shouts, Our next Vice
President"
The Governor, during his discourse.
gave unstinted praise to President
Roosevelt and his policies. Waters b.
Day presided at the dinner. He was
going to make an elaborate introduce
ton. but didn't. He said words failed,
and remarked, 81 want to introduce
Brother Fort" when he was inter-
rupted by the plaudits of the hundred
diners present, who jumped to their
feet and responded to Mr.. Days re-
quest:
Drink this toast with me. Here's
to Governor Fort, formerly a member
of st. Pauls Church and now the
Christian Governor of New Jersey:
may God bless him and give him
health, give him strength, and may he
be ruled by his conscience"
AS the Governor stood to respond he
was greeted with another outburst.
When it subsidized he proceeded.
u came to this church in 1874" said the
Governor in the course of his address. TT
was in October, 1 think. DR.. Sims was
pastor of the church. In this church and
this city then began my church life.
I was % years old then. 1 found here,
as Tamblyn has, a large number of hand
some young girls. l profited by it; he
hasn't"
The Governor referred to the fact that
it was in the church he first met his wife.
daughter of the late William Stainsby. Mr..
Tamblyn is the well-known lawyer and
happens to be a bachelor. The Governor
went on to say that there was nothing
more potential in forming his character
than the classes which he attended under
the late Theodore kunyon, the Chancellor
and Later has sodor 10 Germanv
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20 home' salu inc GOVERNOR lninklhe .hat
they have done all that Is required OF
them. If citizens fail to do their duty you
Will find, as we did last year, that there
is a spasmodic movement, and then many
become possessed of the idea that there is
nothing more to be done" He told how
he had received %''letters after letters since
election, stating that the victory had been
won, it was all over. and taking the view
49, - =.
SAID there was sun work TO DO and that the
man who sat by and took only spasmodic
interest in public affairs or no interest at
all. had .political naresis.'
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Anything II YOU go 70 sieep anu stanu
Hack. III you DO not hold up the hands
of your Governor and tight on and on you
Will accomplish nothing.
tIf you expect to keen the State where
ANYTHING IN the wav of leeislation- Won
mist keen IN the work and not sion be-
ra,Iso ,oi, No laet fail
You have heard men criticise the pres
emf President of the limited States he
cause thew do not agree with him in some
Of tbe things he does. never have
criticised him I am nleased 70 sav T do
not always agree with him. hut I think
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