Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-24

Welt as a protest against Republican
management. without any intention
of permanently leaving the party,
and who believe that under a new
and reorganized Republicanism. re-
sponsive to the public needs, the
problems of the day can be more
quickly and efficiently solved than by
a third party that has no hope of
success. Their confidence imposes
upon the Republican party a respon-
sibility and duty which it cannot
avoid. and which will appeal to its
best impulses. 1t must show itself
ready to repudiate every selfish in
terest. and to give the State the
best possible service for the good of
all the people,
Frank S. Katzenbach, jr., this morn
ing gave out the following statement:
"I have sent the following telegram
to Acting Governor Fielder eongratu-,
lating him upon the result of the pri-
mary contest:
Accept my congratulations upon
the result Of the primary contest and
my best wishes.
81 deeply appreciate the cordial sup
port which my friends throughout the
State of New Jersey gave me in this
! contest (Signed),
FRANK S. KATZENBACH. JR."
Governor Fielder was not at his
Jersey City home, and it was said
that he and Mrs. Fielder had gone
away for a few days rest, leaving no
word as to their destination.
Mr. Colby said:
Naturally, l am very much pleased
over the result" beaming one of his
famous campaign smiles. 81 appre-
ciate the responsibility that is now
placed upon me, and I propose to
start right in and conduct one of the
most progressive campaigns ever
waged for the governors chair in this
State
I'VE are facing a fight between the
! forces of action and the forces of re-
i action. Last year it was a battle be-
tween two progressives and one con-
sentative, while this year it is a fight
between two conservatives and one
progressive.
This State is overwhelmingly Pro-
gressive, and the people will never be
willing to lose the high position in
progressiveism which they have won
among the States of the Union We
are in the fight to the finish and we
are going to win"
| Mr.. Osborne said today:
II made the best fight I knew how
municipal ownership and land value
| taxation are now political issues in
| New Jersey and will continue to be is
sues until they are settled and settled
right I believe that the Progressive
| platform to be framed next week will
contain practically every important
State issue that l have contended for.
"Of course, I will support Mr.. Colby
in the November election"
/ The losing candidates message to
Mr. Colby reads as follows:
II congratu late you on your victory.
Best wishes for your success in the
November election.
(Signed)
EDMUND B. OSBORNE"
Senator Pierce, defeated candidate
| for the Republican nomination, sent
the following telegram to former
Governor Stokes today:
Cordial congratulations May you
! win as overwhelmingly in Novem-
ber.'
Anent his defeat. Senator Pierce
J said. At regret that 1 did not get a
better vote. But believing the five
planks in my platform to be right,
will continue pushing this legislation
| to the best of my ability"
| After hearing the Democratic pri-
mary results, it is expected that State
Chairman Edward C. Grosscup will at
4 once announce his candidacy for re-
election to that office. Up to the pres
ent time Grosscup has been keeping
! very close mouth on this subject.
| His silence has been understood to be
entirely due to his apprehension of
what might happen in the primaries.
Grosscup was reelected as a men,
Der of the State committee from Glou-
| cester county 1t is entirely possible,
! however, that he may find Governor
Fielder intends to dominate that body
and name its chairman himself, as his
predecessor did. In such event, there
! is belief in some quarters that Fielder
will not want Grosscup to manage his
campaign.
Stories have been current for some
gresham Eugene F. Kinkead for the
State craftsmanship, in return for the
| part Kinkead has taken in Fielder
| campaign for nomination.
Kinkead will be a member of the
new committee, having had no OPP
position in the Hudson primaries yes
terday. Congressman Thomas ].
| Scully. of MiddleseX county, was also
elected without opposition, and is eX-
pected to have much to do with the
| financial end of the Fielder campaign.
/
f. Collins, of Union, who had hard
fight yesterday to keep his place,
| gives the acting Governor vote from
| that county for whoever he may de-
sire as State chairman.
The platform of the Republican,
Democratic and Progressive parties
will be adopt I'd at conventions to be
held in Tp-. ton next Tuesday. These
convention. are provided for by the
| Geran act, and the members of the
conventions will be the candidates
| for Governor and legislative posi-
tons, the holdoyer members of the
| Senate and the members of the State
| committees.
| As Osborne Assembly candidates
were nominated in Hudson, Passaic
| and probably Bergen, Monmouth and
| IIunterdon counties, it is certain that
! the fight between the Colby and Os-
| borne factions will be continued in
next weeks platform convention.
| The nomination of Charles M. Egan
and. a majority of the Wittpenn AS
| sembly candidates in Hudson in a
close and bitterly-fought contest gave
added joy to the Wittpennites today.
! Until the last returns We're in, the
senatorial fight between Egan and
| Assemblyman Thomas Martin was so
close it was believed that the latter
| was the winner.
| AS part of the Republican party's
| Coming back former State Asses
| sor "Davy' Bald was elected State
committeeman from Camden county
without opposition.
| Members of the Osborne wing of
the Progressives found some consola-
| ton in the defeat of Edward A..
Knapp, the Colby leader, by William
| K English, the Osborne leader, for