The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-01
FORT IS KISSED
IN MASS MEETING
At ATLANTIC CITY
=
Movement for Concerted Fight
for Local Option Is
Launched.
1000 PERSONS HAVE A
PART IN DEMONSTRATION
Grand Jury Foreman Says That
the Governor Has Uttered
''Damnable Lie"
POLITICAL LEADERS TO
CONFER ON SATURDAY
Speakers Declare Proclamation
Has IrreparabIy Libeled
\ the Resort.
POLITICAL LEADERS TO
CONFER ON SATURDAY
Especial to the Evening star.1


ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1.-At mass
meeting attended by 1000 persons last
night there was launched what prom-
ses to be the strongest campaign the
State has ever known for d revision Of
tie liquor laws.
Political leaders of all parties
throughout the State will meet here next
Saturday afternoon and evening, lot
in convention. but in conference. and,
backed by the many millions of capital
invested here, they are expected to map
out campaign which will result in
the abrogatfcn of the excise law and
give each local community the right 10
detc.mire what it shall do on Sunday.
Atlattic City was made the firing line
OF the new campaign by Governor Fort
ii the proclamation of last Week, in
which lie threatened to call out the
militia to close up the saloons. The mass
meeting last night Missed every men
ton OF Forts name, and committee
OF business men was appointed TO draw
up resolutions which will denounce the
Governor. These resolutions will be re-
lorted aext Saturday.
Involves Local Differences.
incidentally, the meeting developed
the fact thai Atlantic City, while unit
edly leading the fight for a revision of
the state liquor laws. will have a not
fight for political revolution in ITS own
affairs.
one faction desires to get RID Oh
Mayor Sloy and the present adhlliils-
= iraN
tration. which they blame for angerlns
Tic state government and bringing III
reuute on the city. This faction mead
cd by Joseph w. Salus, foreman OF tiie
Grand jury which refused TO lnalct
liGuor sellers. informally nominated
Walter T.. Edge for Mayor. Inc other
faction, which represents the persons
now in power, are eontented with theil
0obt AGAINST Fort and the obnoxious
liquor law. ,,,a
When Mr.. Sdlus nominated Mr.. Edge
,.st pieht he bitterly denounced Gov
ornor Fort. saving that "the statement
,,,a1o Inv the Governor. that Atlantic
CITY is a 'saturnalia of vice. Is tne
49, dounabIe lie ever uttered by an
officials
EXPECT Newark Support
II &c now practically certain that AT
laptic, CITY will not only lead in thel
fight for local option law but VIII
practically finance it. The leaders ileI
cxnect much more support from cltes
like Newark and Jersey City, Camaei,
patterson. Elizabeth and Hoboken, ail
of which are believed to be overWhelin-
ing,v in favor of an open, If restricted
Sunday. -. a.,
The argument to be used during tne
o,rnaign. which will continue untll
the tight is made on the floor OF the
LEGISLATURE, is that If the small to"hs
desire a closed Sunday they may nave
II hut tha. If the cities desire an open
sunday they should have IT.
The gathering was called by leadlhs
business men of the city as town
n,eetine for discussion of some methou
of heading off the State crusade loi
closing. Sunday saloons ana prahdils
or the resort as place unfit lot tne
decent people of the country
Ropk cashier Presides.
III; II chandler lawyer and inde-
,,a,,dert in politics, was made the
,,ohicle of calling the town meeting. |
proeident Charles Evans of the tlrst
nratiora1 Rank. and one of the big men
of tho resort, was to have been chtIt-
,,ar but failed to arrive, ana Joseph
NcNamee. cashier of the Marine
Tr,et company, was forced into the
chair by the cheers of the political o.is'n con
tino.ent Following a speech by Chand- /
,er . in which he received wild applause
bv a direct attack on the Governor lop
his condemnation of Atiantlc Ciey, .ne
motion was passed calling Tot coni-
,,,it,ee to draw resolutions condemning
Covernor Fort because of the threat TO
send send troops here to enforce the laws: avs
CITY solicitor Harry Wooton Chan
d,er John r. Hall, strong Democrat;
q 7 Adams, a big real estate operator
and Magistrate ]. S. Jagmetty were
named on the committee VINO are eN-
pected to present scathihs reso.ie'J a,.s III
calling on the Governor to explain MS
nos,tion toward the. city at another
meeting to be held next week
N,yt,t school Opening. wednesday