Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-10
OSBORNE IS STILL
AFTER COLBY FOR
DEBATE CAMPAIGN
Hopes to Convince ex-senator
1t Would Be Good for
Moose.
MR.. COLBY SAYS JERSEY
FOLK KNOW HIS ATTITUDE
Everett Colby Nominating
League Committee Meets To-
day to Plan Campaign.

Edmund B. Osborne has not given
up hope of campaigning the state
with former Senator Everett Colby in
joint debate for the Progressive nomi.
nation for governor. He announced
today that he will in a few days lay
before Mr.. Colby some very good
reasons why they should publicly de-
bate the issues, and he hopes Mr..
Colby will then reconsider his re-
fusal.
The proposition for a joint debate
throughout the State seemed to me so
fair and so obviously in the interests
of the party that | had hoped Mr..
Colby would unhesitatingly accept"
said Mr.. Osborne. within few
days ! shall lay before him some very
strong reasons why we ought to hold
these discussions in the interest OF
both candidates ms we'll as of the
party"
Mr.. Osborne could not say at this
time just what reasons he would ad-
vance. Mr.. Colby's objection to tour
ing the State with Mr.. Osborne in a
companion campaign was based on
the fact that he has been campaign
ing New Jersey for the past seven
years, and does not think 1t necessary
to do it again before the primaries,
He said that Jerseymen are well
enough acquainted with his qualifica-
tions and shortcomings from his pre-
vious campaigns to pass upon his fit
ness for party leadership, and he pre-
fers to leave the choice to them after
his platform. In his re-
ply to Mr. Osborne, however, he Of
fered to meet him in a debate toward
the close of the primary campaign, If
It then appeared that Mr.. Osborne
had been denied a right to which he
was entitled.
Mr. Osborne left this afternoon for
Stanhope to campaign for Herbert M.
Bailey, Progressive candidate in the
Sixth Congressional district to fill the
term of the late Congress-
man Lewis Martin. AT the Summit
avenue tube station he will meet Con-
gressmen Kelly. of Pennsylvania; ;
Victor Murdoch, of Kansas and ]. w.
Bryan, of Washington. and together
they will conduct three day cam
paign in Warren, Bergen and Sussex
counties for Mr.. Bailey.
When Mr.. Osborne returns he will
lay his reasons for joint debates be-
fore Mr.. Colby and then begin an
active pre-primary campaign for the
nomination,
Mr. Colby has announced that his
preprimary campaign will be con-
fined to the announcement of his plat
form at public meeting on July "a.
This meeting will be under the aus
pices of the recently formed, Everett
Colby Nominating League and will
be- held in the New Auditorium, in
Orange street
Although Mr.. Colby will be passive
from now until September %. his
followers will not. The Everett Col
by Nominating Leagues executive
and organization committees will
meet at o'clock this afternoon In
Mr.. Colby's office in the Essex build
ing. to get his campaign actively
under way in this city and to dis
cuss an organization for a State cam
paign.
Algernon T. Sweeney is chairman
of the new league and president OF
the executive committee. His aides
are George w. Benny vice-president;
William II. Smith. secretary, and DR..
Charles r. Rosenwasser, treasurer
These four men, with the organization
committee of five, headed by Colonel
James w. Howard, will meet at Mr.
Colby's office this afternoon.
1t could not be learned today II
Mr. Colby's letter of yesterday to
Mr.. Osborne was final or subject to
change. Mr.. Colby left early this
morning with Mrs. Colby for motor
trip to Massachusetts and will not
return until next Wednesday.