The Morris County chronicle., 1910-06-28
POLITICIANS
ASSEMBLE
State Treasurer Voorhees, Gives
Dinner to Big Politicians
Of Both Parties.
IS HELD AT LAKE HOPATC0NG

The dliunergiven by State Treasurer
Voorhees, to the legislature at the
hotel, New Breslin, last Friday night
was a success in every respect. The
day was fine, the lake at its best, and
the hotel management left nothing
undone to make the occasion a not
able one in the annals of the hotel
There were about one hundred and
fifty guests present, comprising most
of the senators and aSsemblymcn,
while the state and county Officials
were much in evidence.
Governor Fort, Senators Kean and
Briggs, Chancellor Pltney, President
FrelinEhuysen, David Blair and few
others sent word that they were un-
avoidably prevented from being pres
ent.
Two candidates for United States
senator, were present, fermeE Govern
ors Murphy and Stokes. Senator
Kean, who wants to go back to the
senate, was represented by his brother,
Ham, !" Of Elizabeth. David Baird,
fourth candidate, was absent, but a
party of his Camden friends was on
hand to watch for developments, al
though none of positive natured oc-
Cured.
State Banking Commissioner Vivian
M. Lewis and Senator Edmund W.
Wakelee, of Bergen, were the only
ones of the men mentioned so far as
possible nominees for governor, who
were on hand.
Following the dinner, which was an
elaborate affair, came the speeches, all
informal DR.. Britton D. Evans, of
the state asylum at Morris Plains, was
the toastmaster. The speakers were
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Railroad Commissioner
Thomas j.. Hillery, Speaker Harry p.
Ward, Senator James f. Fielder, of
Hudson county; Mr.. Murphy, Mr.
Lewis, Senator Wakelee, Mr.. Stokes,
DR.. William e. Ramsay, assemblyman
from Middlesex; Assemblyman Thorn
as McCran, of Paterson; State Editor
Thomas B. Holmes, of Trenton, and
Colonel Charles W. Fuller, Of Bayonne.
Particular attention was paid to the
remarks of Mr.. Murphy and Mr..
Stokes. They and all the other talk
ers paid tribute TO the host.
Mr.. Murphy was presented as a
8 regular - republican. On answering,
the former governor said he would
have preferredtohave the qualification
left off the introduction, because he
was "a Republican without any quail
fication. Hereferred complementary
to the presence of Mr.. Stokes, and of
Mr.. Baird he said there was not a
nicer man in the state"
Considerable comment in view of
Mr.. Murphy's own candidacy was
created over the compliment he paid
to Senator John Kean. OF that off,
cial he said-
The people of the state do not
know what good work Senator Kean
has done for New Jersey, and especi-
ally during the last two years.
Whether Senator Kean be renomin-
ated or not, the people will have the
satisfaction OF knowing that in him
they had man who served the state
with ability and fidelity"
Mr.. Murphy took up the necessity of
government by party and of party re-
sponsibility. Referring to internal
troubles in parties as the result of agi-
tation for reforms, he said he had
found that these troubles we're not
confined to the republican party.
Many reformers, he said, if not inter-
ested in g reform through selfishness,
were reformers for the sake of being
in the limelight.
sYet the reformers have their uses,
Mr.. Murphy added. Sometimes
party becomes arrogant and forgetS
that it represents the people. The re-
formers then make us think whether
what the party is doing is absolutely
correct and whether further considera-
tion should not be given to the course
to be pursued on some certain subject.
Sometimes it does us good and we
should profit by the agitation, but we
should all stand by our party
In his talk, Mr. Stokes declared that
he believed as did Mr.. Murphy regard
ing government by party. Incident
ally, during his talk, he was inter
rupted by reference to Assemblyman
Nichols, who is an antagonist Of Mr..
Stokes in Cumberland county.
WE'LL" retorted Mr.. Stokes in a
semi-humorous tone I'm willing to
transfer him to North Jersey
Further along, Mr.. Stokes declared
there was vast difference between
publicity and reform, adding
'.It doesn't take much courage to be
brave when crowd is around and ap-
plapding."
Mr.. Lewis talk was brief and de-
voted entirely to compliments for the
host Of the evening. He diplomatic
ally refrained from political refer
ences.
The diners did not leave the tables
until toward one o'clock in the morn
ing. Then In launches they were
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