Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25
GOV. FIELDER IS
SCORED BY STOKES
G. o. p. Gubernatorial Candi-
date Declares His Diet Is Be-
ing Made an Issue.

Asserting that the Democrats were
actually trying to make his diet a
matter of campaign Importance" and
replying to the attack made on him
recently by a local paper, which told
of a little railroad luncheon" given
to him by capitalists in New York
Edward C. Stokes took a stab at his
Democratic opponent, James F.
Fielder, by asking whether or not a
luncheon to newspaper editors Civ
en- by the acting governor recently
could not have some political signi-
ficance''
Il would not want to win the gov
ernorship on such a demagogic cry"
Mr. Stokes said in his address before
the Republican Indian League last
night, and yet l would be more jus
titled in placing an improper con-
struction upon such a dinner than
was Governor Fielder in trying to
make campaign issue out of a So
cial lunch"
The crowd that greeted the guber-
material candidate last night at the
club-rooms in East Park street was
not what could be termed a large
gathering but the committee in
charge of the reception said they had
not made arrangements for a large
gathering, and, considering the
weather, they thought the meeting
a big success. Refreshments were
served "a la buffet"
Before coming to the Indian League
Mr.. Stokes, who is being escorted by
Senator Austen Colgate, had spok-
en- at Montclair at the Hillside Au-
ditorium, and in the city at Berkeley
Hall, and to the negro voters in the
New Auditorium. At the Indian
League most of the candidates spoke
and former Congressman r. Wayne
Parker as well as Mr.. Colgate.
The Democrats are driven to des-
peration in this campaign. I said
that with me it was a campaign of
issues. not Of personalities They ap-
parently have no issues on which they
are willing to stand, and, like drown
ing. men, are grasping at straws.
Why, they are actually trying to
make my diet a matter of campaign
Importance. They did the same
thing nine years ago.
THE Democrats and their organs
then charged me with the heinous
crime of eating my meals at a cheap
lunch counter. Now, in this cam
paign, when after repeated invita-
tons, extending over a year, ! eat
lunch with James H. McGraw, of
Madison, one OF the Progressive men
Of the State, a Jerseyman identified
with jerseys welfare, and with a
half dozen of his friends. all of
them Jerseymen and Jersey voters.
and all of them reputable, upright,
citizens, two of them at
least from your own county, my
Democrat opponent and even the sec
rotary of State of the nation, who is
sacrificing $3.50 a night to tell Jer-
seymen how to manage their affairs,
are thrown into Mysteries"
Mr., Stokes then took up the matter !
Of Governor Fielder having had quite
A number of newspaper editors of the
State to a dinner some weeks ago,
which he had right to do" though
the corrupt practises act forbids any
kind of entertainment, either of meat
Or drink, to influence voters in a cam
paign. l would consider it beneath
my dignity to intimate that Cover
nor Fielder gave that dinner to in
1uence those gentlemen and get their
United States Senator William e. |
Borah and Rev. DR.. William Carter,
pastor of the Madison Avenue Re-
formed Church, New York, will be
The speakers tonight at a Republi-
IAN mass meeting to be held in the |
Roseville Auditorium.