Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-15
COLGATE MAKES
HOT REPLY TO
OSBORNE ATTACK
Declares Progressive Leaders,
Only Desire Is to Open New
Controversy.
SAYS HE FURNISHED MONEY
TO PAY DEBTS OF LEAGUE
Announcement of Candidacy
Was Made Without Asking
Any Support, He Says.

Colonel Austen Colgate, the candi-
date of the Regular Republicans for
the State senatorial nomination in
Essex county, replied today to the
statement issued yesterday by Mr.. Ed
mund B. Osborne, chairman of the
Progressive Republican League, in
which Colonel Colgate was sharply at
tackled.
Colonel Colgate denies the insinua-
ton of Mr.. Osborne that he was dom
tributor last year to the Regular Re-
publican fund for carrying the pri-
maries. He admits that he gave $100
to the county committee for election
expenses after the primaries were over,
but adds that he likewise gave $500 to
the Progressives after the primaries to
help pay their expenses.
After saying that he had read Mt
Osborne's statement of yesterday
Colonel Colgate says:
II had no idea l was such a bad
man; and the tone of Mr.. Osborne's
letter would indicate he was more dis
dppOlDltu D6tduS6 L nOL Slkn Ine
Progressive platform and become their
candidate than l am.
His purpose is to draw me into
controversy so as to advertise his
views and antagonize my Progressive
friends, but he says rightly 1 have no
stomach for a fight when it Is family
one, and Everett Colby will corroborate
me when 1 state that if / told Colby
once | told him fifty times I was with
him as long as he stayed within the
party, but as soon as the movement
sought the overthrow of the Republi-
can party, and not it's upbuilding, |
was through with it, This change of
front came when Mr.. Osborne became
the leader and insisted ! should run
for chairman of the county committee,
saying | would go back on my friends
if did not. / replied l would run If
he felt that way about it, but could not
continue in the organization, as l felt
our ideas were different as to the end
we had in view. He is right in saying
was glad to get back to the party
again-I was the only one who had
been candidate of the New Idea that
year at the primaries who took the
stump and tried to elect. Republicans
to office
Did Not Furnish Money.
He says in this article, If Colonel
anv he contributed 20 49, 81 -
ployed by the county machine to de-
the votars oan ,,,ora saa.,,,v- 80 le
wbather tha pro.,.ass;,,aa 49, .s.'.
ohla eor rot ,,,,It;, -. 49, - 1,
dato ans ,,,t,a.h.. 70 ,. .i,-
- Ho - W os eonS,u
ia an insInuatine u,estiop and no
knew the answer before he asked IT
Not one cent, is the answer. A fter the
nominations were made and primaries
over | rave 800 to the co,Intv com
mittee treasurer for election expenses
and Ave times that amount to William
Fellowes Morgan. treasurer of the Pro-
s7essives. to help nav their debts. to
show that I had no hard feelings
toward them. never went to the
Progressives for Endorsement; they
came to me and said that If 1 would
sign the platform they would indorse
me, and urged me to do SO. What Os-
borne says about waiting to hear from
Dalrymple is also absolutely falss. I
told them Dalrymple was coming to
see me, and he did come, and said he
could make me no promises or assur-
ances of any kind that would be ac-
ceptable to the Republican party that
he hoped they would give me an in
dorsement, but he could not and would
not dictate to them They-the county
committee-did indorse me, and l am
proud of it. 1 think the Progressives
would have done the same, if properly
led.
Says wrong Inference Drawn.
"Mr. osborne draws wrong infer
ence from what / am reported to have
said at Sea. Girt. namely. NV game is
to keen ouiet want IN win don,t 70,