Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-07
COLBY FAILS TO
EXPLAIN FAITH
AT Progressive Meeting He's
Told His Chance Had
Come.
FORMER SENATOR SMILES
SWEETLY, BUT IS SILENT
Resolution Disappearing Chan
cery-Sheriff- Grand Jury Bill
Laid on the Table.

Former Senator Everett Colby had
his chance to tell the members of the
Progressive County Committee just
what his position was in reference
to amalgamation of the Progressives
and Republicans last night when the
monthly meeting of that body was
held, but failed to take it.
Mr.. Colby called the meeting to
order and in explanation of his taking
the chair saidk Il don't know by
what authority preside. but as l am
She next in line will preside if no
one objects" Irving K. Taylor, Will
lam Fellowes Morgan and Mr.. Heller
were absent from the meeting
Mr.. Colby raped for order and
then noticing that Walter f. Simp-
son. secretary, was not in his chair
went TO the door leading to the rear
room and called. Walter. come on
Mr.. Colby returned and reassum-
ed the chair and when Mr. Simp-
son did not appear in a moment Or
two, the former went to door lead
sing into a side room and called, "Oh,
shut that off. Come on in" Mr.
Simpson appeared and the meeting
then progressed.
It was noticed that on several
points Mr. Colby and Mr. Osborne
did not agree. both on parliamentary
sruling and viewpoint of matters be-
fore the house.
The chance which Mr. Colby had
10. tell of his never broken faithful
ness to the Progressives not amalga-
mating came when the committee on
resolutions was considering one pre-
sented by Judge Sweeney.
81 W. Ketcham, in a laughing way,
said, Now you have a chance TO tell
us about your faith"
Everybody Strengthened up but Mr..
Colby simply smiled and one man
somewhere in the room called out,
HE don't need to-" That closed the
Incident.
When Judge Algernon : T. Sweeney
presented a resolution Mr.. Colby inn
emediately put it and then he was in
formed that there was a resolution
passed al the last meeting which or
dered all resolutions sent to the reso-
Button committee before they were
discussed by the entire committee.
Mr.. Osborne arose and explained the
resolution had been passed at the
last meeting and that the records
would show that.
DO you state that as a fact?"
asked Mr.. Colby
"The secretary will verify that
fact" was the reply. But Mr.. Colby
politely refused to appeal beyond Mr..
Osborne's statement
A heated discussion arose in refer
ence to the referring resolutions to
committees. and during it Judge
Sweeney did not hesitate. to refer to
ksuch procedure as gag law.
Later in the meeting it was decided
10 incorporate the resolution in the
constitution and bylaws, much to
the disgust of Judge Sweeney and
several others.
The resolution which Judge
Sweeney had presented was:
Whereas, We pretend to believe
in social and industrial Justice;
and.
Whereas. Every. golf field in
Essex County is open now to
members with the price, on Sun
days, and every park road is
open to automobiles, the higher
the power the more of the park,
and the park lakes are open to
the owners of motor and other
boats; and,
Whereas, Tt Is common know-
edge that the Essex County Park
Commission refuses to open the
great fields of the parks for rec
reafion IN SUNDAYS heca11sa of
an ancient, obsolete, fossilized