Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-01-04
NEWSPAPER STORY
OF DINNER PLANS
ST|R5 GOV. FORT
Malicious He Says of Report
Coupling Lakewood Visit
with Prevent0rium.
MESSAGE WILL BE In
PRINTERS HANDS TONIGHT
Dory Strong Calls at Executive
Chambers for First Time
Since Last Winter.
[From a stan Correspondents

TRENTON, Jan. 4.--Governor Fort
today instructed j. b. r. Smith. as
sistant secretary of state. to call the
sS4th session of the Legislature for
1910 at IL noon Tuesday next, instead
of at in the afternoon, as heretofore
has been the custom. The earlier hour
is more convenient for everyone.
The Governor was incensed beyond
measure today by a story which ap-
peared in several New York and New
Jersey newspapers as an alleged tele-
gram from Lakewood with relation to
the Governors luncheon to the Legis-
lature. coupling the Governors visit
to Lakewood with the preventoriuni
matter and alleging that the Governor
was to be guest of the Laurel House
and that the luncheon to the members
of the Legislature was given by the
Laurel House and the Governor was to
be the chief guest.
''Every line in the publication was
false and malicious" the Governor
said. He added that. so far as he knew,
not a soul at Lakewood, nor anywhere
else, had suggested entertaining him
III ally way -llldl LIle iunttltOIl flt was
giving was in accordance with his
usual custom. and that neither the
Laurel House nor anyone else had any
thing to do with 1t excepting himself.
The Governor ended his statement by
saying how low and how contemplate
some people can be. He Is endeavoring
to learn from whom the story came
His information satisfies him it was
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mated elsewhere
Dory Strong; Of the State Board OF
Assessors, walked into the executive
chamber just before noon today, The
Governor was busily engaged putting
the finishing touches to his message,
which will be in the hands of the
printer tonight.
II was the first time that the Middle
sex politician has crossed the Gov
ernor's doorstep since last winter
when his Middlesex office-seelsers were
so ruthlessly turned down by the Gov
ernor and anti-Strong men appointed
Notably was this true In the case OF
the judge of the Court of Common
Pleas. as well as that of prosecutor
of the pleas of Middlcsex county.
Tor heavens sake, what's going tc
h6PltAs tJdCu ILtSlIG OIL, I1t
Governors son and secretary.
"Sam,p the venerable bewhiskereo
negro page, who keeps pretty well post
ed. winked one eye, then the ether, as
only the dignified Samuel can.
Dory Strong did not announce his ar
rival OF desire. as was customary. He
just walked through the secretaIys
room, then through the big receptions
a .1. ta1 Lit 4.J1
door leading to the Governors private
office. There he halted, as If waiting to
be invited in. But he was not The
Governor. without so much as inouir-
ing the natura of Mr.. Strongs call, sent
out word that he was very busy work.
Ing ON his message. and was not re-
ceiving today.
Dory Strong was snubbed, pure and
simple. His face flushed and he
wheeled around and walked out and
down the corridor. Strong is too old a
politician to permit himself to forget
that he is gentleman, and he refused
to comment on the incident.
The snub, however, was the liveliest
piece of gossip II. the corridors. There
is some talk here that the Governor
proposes to change Governors Day
from Tuesdays to Fridays during the
1910 session. The announcement of the
change will probably come next week,
when "all things will happen" There
is nothing 70 indicate as yet that Gov
ernor's Day will be eliminated from
the calendar of events here.
The painters, varnishers and clean
ers are still working in the upper and
lower houses and in the corridors get
ting things into tip-top shape for next
Tuesdays opening The Essex Assem-
blymen will meet tomorrow night TO
decide who shall be elected to fill the
position Of assistant journal clerk, six
pages and two doerkeepers Because
OF the division in the Sixteenth ward
last night that ward may lose the fight
for assistant Journal clerk. Charles
Troxler was it's candidate. The Four
teenth ward candidate is former Free
holder Louis J. Boyer, who held the
position last year. He feels more con
fident than ever of reelection
The Governor viii leave tonight for
Lakewood. where he will spend tomor-
row and Thursday The Governoy's g
banquet to the new legislators will be
held at the Laurel House ~, T'l,ref5,.,