Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
COLDYS ANSWER
TO Be DEMANDED
Progressives Believe He Can
Command Republican Vote.
Fort Second Choice.

when former Senator Everett
Colby returns from his hunting tr'p
in Canada, Saturday he will be
asked by a committee Of ProgressiNes
whether or not he intends to accept
the nomination for governor In the
event that he refuses, his supporters
with a few exceptions, will turn TO
former Governor !. Franklin Fort as
the gubernat orial possibility.
This is all according to eut-and-
dried plan Of the Progressive lead
ers. who realize that the time IS get
ting late and believe that the former
senator should keep the matter III
allegiance no longer. They pelleNe
that Colby is the best man to com
mand the Republican vote, without
which they realize the party cannot
be successful at the November cleo
ton.
The next best choice is former
Governor Fort. who led the Repunl-
cans to victory six years ago. Ihey
believe that many Republicans OF
the old school who admired his ad-
ninistration from 1907 to 1910 VIII
swing their votes for him again
whereas they will turn to the slralent
Republican candidate If OSBORNE
Record. Jess. Blauvelt or anyone else
gets the Progressive nomination
There is a certain element IN the
Colby following, however. that VIII
not indorse Fort as a candidate. MS
Is composed of the former New luea
men who cannot forget that fort
entered into a deal with George l.
Record and James Mccarthy, OF HUI
son. in the 1906 State convention
They abandoned the support
Of ex- Sheriff Frank Sommer, OF Es-
sex for the gubernatorial nomlna-
ton and went over to Fort, in return
for which Fort made Record a rlpa-
rian commissioner and gave McCar-
thv another Job These men abso-
Intelv oppose former Governor Fort
as candidate for governor. despite
the fact that he has since come INTO
the Progressive ranks and is now one
Of the party's most able workers.
The majority of the Colby follow
ing however. point oTt that Fort is
> good mixer" and will gain great
sunport in the southern part of the
state The likelihood of former AS
sennbiyman Frank 3. Jess, of Cam
den becoming a harmony candidate
they declare is out of the question, !
because Jess is not we'll known |
enough in Essex, Hudson and the
other upper New jersey counties to |
command very great vote. Osborne |
as a harmony candidate is also out
of the question, they say. because the !
Colby forces will never recognize him |
in that way.
The Colby supporters say that the |
saloon question will not disturb the |
vote for their candidate. Colby is
head of the Progressive Service
League, whose principal object is to |
close the saloons or Sunday, so,
naturally. this question will auto
matically assert itself in his cam
paign. But, they declare, his per-
sonal interest in this matter will be
more or less passive.
Colby. as stated, will return
from Canada on Saturday. He has
an engagement that will keep him
away for three or four days. and
after that the Progressive leaders will
ask him to make a definite announce
ment. There are Colby leagues
sprnging up all over the State. but
they can do very little until thrir
candidate expresses his willingness TO
run.
\ subcommittee OF the orgs MIA
,fion that was formed here Tuesdcy
night will meet at Progressive head