Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-26
OSBORNE WANTS TO s.
DEBATE IN NEWARK.
Writes to Colby Asking Him to
Cancel MontcIair En-
gagement.

Edmund B. Osborne is not satisfied
with Everett Colbys acceptance of
his challenge to debate the issues of
the campaign, inaSmuch as Mr.. Colby
has chosen Montclair. Mr. Osborne
wants to debate In Newark, and &C
cordingly has secured an option on
the Kruger Auditorium.
Mr.. Osborne today sent letter to
his rival for the Progressive nomina-
ton for Governor, asking that Mr..
Colby consider the auditorium. Mr..
Colby left for Toms River early to-
day, and it could not be ascertained
whether or not he would accept.
Mr.. Colby recently declined Mr..
Osborne's challenge to tour the State
In Joint debate, saying it would only
inject personalities into the campaign.
He did cher, however. to meet Mr..
Osborne once, in Montclair, the lat
ter's home town. Mr.. osborne says
Montclair is too small and Is not con-
veniently located, so he suggests that
the contest be held in Newark on the
same night, September IL.
His letter in null follows:
Hon. Everett Colby:
MY Dear Mr.. Colby-Some weeks
ago I challenged you to meet me in
joint debate in each of the counties
of this State. You declined this chal-
lenge. Later you announced in the
newspapers that you would accept my
challenge, for one debate only, in
Montclair on September IL. | have
been waiting ever since for q letter
from you to that effect, but have re-
ceived none. In Saturday nights
papers you are quoted as stating that
you were writing me a letter agreeing
to debate with me to the extent of one
meeting in Montclair on September IL
/ am glad that you have at last
consented to accept my challenge,
even to this limited extent. But If this
debate is to be held 1t is plain that 1t
should take place before the largest
possible number of people. The largest
hall in Montclair is small one, and
Montclair itself is in a corner of the
county, and hard to reach for 95 per
cent. of the voters of Essex county.
Besides, this is not county contest;
1t is a State contest, to be decided by
all the voters of the entire State, and,
If there is to be only one debate, 1t
should be in the largest hall in the
largest city of the State l have,
therefore obtained an option for Sep
TENDER IL on the Kruger Auditorium,
IN Newark, the largest and most &C.
eessible hall in the State. l, therefore,
ask that you agree to meet me in
Krueger's Auditorium on the night of
September IL, instead of in Montclair.
| ask you to give me an answer by
Thursday in order that / may close
my option on Krueger's Auditorium.
l suggest that the debate be con-
Quoted according to one or the other
of two plans: First Plan-Each
speaker to have three-quarters of an
hour for opening and one-half for
closing. Second Plan-Each speaker
to have an hour and a quarter total
time. each to devote as much time as
he chooses to his opening, and to have
the remainder for a reply or replies; |
the second speaker to have the right |
to submit to his opponent not exceed |
ing ten questions, limited to fifty |
words each. to be read by the chair |
man at the opening of the debate.
Either plan will suit me; you may
choose whichever you prefer. I pro-
pose that we draw lots for first and
second place and for the privilege OF
naming the chairman.
If you decline this proposition, I
will. of course, meet you in Mont
clair; I win debate with you at any
time or place that you may mention.
But IL you do decline to meet me In
krueger's Auditorium on the night
you have selected for this debate, l
request that you give the public your
reasons for insisting on holding this
debate in q small hall In small
town. where we are sure to have a
small audience, compared with the
audience we are sure to have In the
largest hall of the largest city in the
State. Very truly yours.
(Signed) EDMUND b. OSBORNE.