Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-13
KATzENBACH NOT
ABLE TO HIDE FAR
IN BACKGROUND
Friends Insist Phenomenal Run
Three Years Ago De-
serves Reward.
WAS MUCH STRONGER
THAN REST OF TICKET
Former Candidate Silent About
Position Regarding Gov
ernorship Race.

Try as he will to keep in the back
tcsi, finds 1t impossible to convince his
friends that he is not over anxious to
acquire the honor of being the Demo-
cratic gubernatoriai nominee twice III
succession.
The former mayor OF Trenton opines
that he only did his duty and acquitted
himself well when he made the race
three years ago as leader of what was
little more than a forlorn hope.
His friends assert, however. that be-
cause the phenomenal run Mr.. Kat
zenbach made in 1907 under adverse
circumstances he should be given an
opportunity to reap the reward now
when victory seems almost assured.
What sentiment is strong in Mon
mouth county, perhaps than in any
other section OF the State not even ex-
cepting Mr.. Katzenbach's home county
of Mercer.
His undoubted popularity at home
was shown by the fact that he succeed
ed in transforming the average Repub-
vailed in Mercer since 1894 into Demo-
cratic plurality OF 767.
Even Better in Monmouth.
Monmouth did even better than that,
giving to Katzenbach a plurality Of
1878 over Fort, while electing Repub-
1ican assembly delegation and giving
a Republican plurality Of $500 one year
later.
Even here in Essex, classed at the
time as the Republican Gibraltar Of
New Jersey, Katzenbach succeeded In
rolling UP a plurality of POI over Fort
right in his home county.
The result in the State, based on a
comparison of the gubernatorial and
Assembly vote, showed Katzenbach to
be about $4,000 votes stronger than his
party, as Governor Fort had plu-
rality of sob only, while the aggregate
Republican Assembly plurality ex-
ceeded 41,000.
All that and more was related at
length by the admirers of Katzenbach
at dinner rendered him at Highland
Beach on June 7. Mr.. Katzenbach was
there as the guest of honor, and Joined
with the other speakers IN predicting
sweeping Democratic victory this year.
He studiously avoided, however CIV
ing the slightest intimation as to
whether or not ,he was willing or anx-
ious to be the standard bearer of his
party again.
stnte Chairman Reticent.
State Chairman James r. Nugent was
equally as careful in refraining from
personal expression as to who might
be the most available candidate, be-
cause he did not consider it compatible
with his position, in view of the fact
that there happen to be numerous as
pirants for the honor.
1t was not SO, however, with the
majority of the other speakers Mayor
George Viehman, of New Brunswick,
regarded as a gubernatorial possibility
himself, declared positively with his
fellow-townsman, Senator George S.
Silzer, as one of his auditors, that
Frank s. Katzenbach was the man of
the hour and the next Governor of
New Jersey.
Mayor Viehman added that the cleo
torate of New Jersey realized their
blunder In defeating Katzenbach about
noon on the third Tuesday in January.
1908, and have been anxiously awaiting
ia opportunity to make amends ever
Since. That sentiment was echoed by
all the speakers, but it's effect on Mr..
<atzenbach up to date is known only
to himself.
Tomorrow night another section OF
Monmouth county will repeat the affair
Of June Z. The Pavilion Hotel at Key
port will be the objective point, and
the principal speakers scheduled are
Chairman Nugent and Mr.. Katzenbach.
It is considered possible that the latter
may, on this occasion, take his friends
into his confidence so far as the guber-
Material situation is concerned.