Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-03
OSBORNE ADMITS
HIS ELECTION IS
NOW DOUBTFUL
Attributes impending Defeat to
Investigation of Bank
ruptcy Practises.
SAYS OTHER DEMOCRATIC
MEN IN ESSEX WILL WIN
He's Also Ready to Quit ADJUST
menf Bureau-ls Rather
Peeyed.

In an interview yesterday afternoon
Senator Harry V. Osborne practically
admitted to a reporter for the STAB
that he will be defeated at the cleo
lions next Tuesday because of his con
nection with the recent bankruptcy dis
closures. He declared that the re-
mainder of the Democratic ticke
would wiz. He attacked the STAR ano
the other for being "un-
fair" He said that Albert c. Courier
first chairman of the committee on the
bureau of adjustment, of the Credit
Mems Association, had said that Os-
borne had "been tried and found want
ing" because Courter's health is TAIL
ins."
Speaking of a statement made
by a former officer of the Newark
Association of Credit Men, to the CT
feet hat Osborne would be discharged
from his position as head of the adj
justment bureau, MI. Osborne said tnai
he had no respect for such statements
Mr.. Osborne was asked by a reporter
to give his opinion on the political
situation and to make a statement con-
corning his chances for reelection. "A
stenograp hic report of the interview
follows:
II feel confident that the Democratic
ticket generally will win. Its prospects
are looking brighter every day. AS TO
my own candidacy, / am unable to pre-
dict the result with any degree of GER
fainty, owing to the fact that there are
so many uncertain elements entering
into it; for instance, 1t is impossible to
tell to what extent the Progressives
will support their former colleague, MT.
Colgate, or TO what extent they will
vote for me upon the theory that we
are practically standing for the same
thing.
1.-THE next element of uncertainty is
the attitude of the STAR toward me-
I'm reference to what?' asked the re-
porter.
Generally speaking, and in reference
to bankruptcy matters
Have not the other papers taken
up the bankruptcy matter o. which
you speak, :.
'They have mentioned the matters
in their news columns as matters of
news, but not with the same vicious
ness as the STAR. which has appar-
emily gone out of its way to attack
me"
Have you found anything in the
STAR hat is ,uot based upo fact, any
particular instance
Eyes, sir. Not only can ] answer
that in the affirmative, but | have
found such a number Of absolute false
hoods in your paper that it has been
practically impossible for me to an
swer them. and | can point them out
to anyone who will AXE the trouble q
go over the files with me-
Can you find these same misstate-
ments in the other papers,
ITO some degree, yes, 1t is evil
lent that the reports of these matters
have been based either Upon insult
fcient Investigations of facts or wilful,
deliberate misstatements. / can show
you that. | can prove 1t to anyone
and / am ready TO do 1t at any time
What have you to say to this?
A former officer of the Credit Mems
Association, who Is a personal friend
of mine, and who asked me not TO use
his name, told me that as soon as the
election is over you will be discharged
as attorney and manager of the bureau
of adjustment of the Newark Assocla-
ton of Credit Men"
ut is perfectly satisfactory to mt
to quit my connection with them. Alb.
$ 'utely 30. l have neve made enough
out of 1t to ')otter with it, and the only
reason why | did bother with 1t was
that it was a new organization
what did you say to their charge
that you were tried and found want
ing?"
Whose charge"
MIR. A. c. courter's."
II do not know whether | should
say this or not. 1t is a well-knowI
fact that MIR. Courter's health is fail
ing. and that he is not entirely respon.
sible for what ne says Mr.. Courte
was the first chairman of the bureal
Of adjustment and was in entire ACCORD
with everything that was done by it,
He admits that he was In accort
with it then
There have been no changes since
ia not the statement made by Z