Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-27
REGULARS NOT IN
FULL ACCORD At
REPUBLICAN FEAST


VINO is a candidate for reelection, n
David Baird, of Camden, who is also
a candidate for the senatorial toga,
We're unable to attend. Governor John
Franklin Fort had been invited, but
he declined the invitation, as he did
that of the Progressives.
Following a fervid defense of the
Payne Aldrich tariff law by Congress
man Richard Wayne Parker, of the
Seventh New Jersey District, Mr..
Colby asked Chairman Edward S.
Perry of the City Central Committee
to try to arrang matters so that Mr..
~Poindexter might reply to Mr.. Parker.
Mr.. Perry said he would try to work
It." but MIR. Colby, on second thought,
after talking with Mr.. Poindexter, de-
cided that it would be discourtesy, and
abandoned the plan. He and his
friends left the arinory, where the dim
ner was held, at a little before IL
o'clock.
Murphy COmmends Parker.
In presenting Congressman Parker,
Mr.. Murphy recalled that they had been
schoolmates, and placed the stamp of
his personal approval on the Seventh
District Congressman's long public
career.
Il don't want to speak of myself"
Mr.. Parker said, except to say
that it is a good thing to keep a nan
in Congress as long as he remains a
a When a man gets too much of
a sense of his individual Importance,
when he fails to meet the responsible
ties of his great office properly, keep
him home n send a live man to Con-
gress in his place. If you believe that
| am serving you and that / am doing
my duty, send me back to Congress,
but If | am not, then l don't want to
60"
Following Mr.. Parker's address, the
POSTMASTER introduced Commissioners
Lewis, paying him a high compliment
in so doing.
w have with us Passaic County's
favorite son." sale Mr.. Murphy. you
may have seen his name in the news
papers now and then in connection
with a certain office. I just want to
say that whatever good fortune may
come to him the State will not suffer
at his hands,
Lewis Defends Party.
There We're cheers for Governor
Lewis" who was called upon to re-
spond to The Republican Party He
defended the party's administration of
national affairs, dealing with the tariff
the money m,estions a~rticn1a rIx,
and went deeply into State issues. He
evoked particular applause when he
that the Republican party had
kept its pledges in the enactment OF
equal taxation and other reform laws
and in the passag this year of a pub
lie utilities law. If these laws were
strong enough, as their critics
maintained, Republican Legislatures
would see that they were strengthened,
he asserted.
The POSTMASTER next presented Mr..
Stokes. saying:
And now we are going to hear from
that silyer-tongued orator from Cum
berland County, whom We are fortunate
enough to have among us. Governor
Stokes Is always welcome in any town,
city or public hall in the State. He
has IGNORED this State and the State
IGNORED him. He served the State
for eleven years in the Legislature and
Tor three years as Governor. If higher
honors should come to him, New Jer-
sey's affairs will be in safe hands,
+ iSHoStSiip VI Tie
organization was complimented
by Mr.. Murphy.
Nccra, Got. oy,tto,
T,or,as n t.c...
County tha satha. W. az VI
nassed this year - oonsor.o = 20"
snrface n.atars % a. So ~ SUI
,ihi+ sora~,or So 1ys. a'u : ~
ct.+as :. ana,amao 80 o'ner
Tho ar,,orv "a ~
oIa,so ~, s.etTu ap-
~ naG WI. Lewis.
,nasan 80 as tne heXt
80 oo'u nios. ,iienoly auu'-
neasn"s ~, ma - reputation
~ ~ ue'o'eo the
80 az ~ y 'siheu 70 q uelense
~ q - ee,sioi oi tue legislature,
~ pi'a.ty eohipiiliehseu Soieman
" Cianse ESSEX assembly
man ne saiu klhoiy tnlngs. TOO, ABOUT
man ouahe u. Mihard and
tne o'her iieiioers OF the Essex delega-
tioh.
Congressman Farker sat at Mr.. Mur-
phys rlgnt at the speakers table,
whlie former Governor Stokes was at
ms leit' inc others at the table were
MT, Lewis, Chlet Wlnton {. Garrison,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Nissan. Mccran and