Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-04
CANDIDATES REST
AFTER CAMPAIGN
Return to Their Homes to Vote
and Then Await
Returns.

All three Of the gubernatorial can
didates after a strenuous last-minute
campaign yesterday are now resting
on their oars awaiting the silent voice
OF the people. each confident of vic
tory when the final count is an
nounced.
Former Acting Governor James f.
Fielder stayed in Philadelphia last
night, and left there early today, ar
irving in jersey City at II o'clock. lie
dropped in at the Democratic state
ieadquarters, in tho Lincoln Trust
Company building, and then motored
to Communfpaw avenue and Bergen
street the polling place OF the
twentieth district of the Eighth ward.
He was given ballot No. 1873, ana at
1880 deposited it in the box
Joseph r. srumulty, secretary TO
President Wihon, arrived In Jersey
city from Washington at O'CLOCK
this afternoon He hurried to his
polling station at Bright and Varick
street. in the Fourth ward, ana I'M
nediately after casting his ballot lett
for Princeton, where he joined the
President.
Edward c. Stoltes cast his vote in
MiIIville early today. Then he went
to Trenton to receive returns.
Mr. Colby voted in old St Marks
School in the Second district of the
Second ward, Vest Orange, at lo'4o
O'Clock, his ballot number being 81.
The former senator made the TRIP. TO
the polling place in an automopiIe,
accompanied by his chaufeur. NO
demonstration marked bis appear
ance, there being but few others than
the election officers present. The can
didate looked the picture OF health
and said he never felt better IN dis
life"
Candidates All Busy.
All three OF the Gubernatorial cam
didates Notwithstanding their feel
ing certain OF the outcome, Kept
busy up to the last nl'nute yesterday.
Mr. Fielder and Mr.. Stokes both
spent the day in Salem County and
the latter ended the day with an ad-
dress in his home town. Millville. in
Cumberland County. Mr.. Colby and
his flying squadron" did not turn
into quarters until a late hour after
several meetings in West hudson
towns one ut the Soldiers Home In
Kearny and q MONDAY meeting at tho
Singer works In Elizabeth.
In winding up their campaigns, the
candidates made one more forceful
appeal and incidentally fired q few
parting shots at each other.
That the claims of the Republicans |
about the detrimental effect OF tho |
tariff are not borne out by facts was |
asserted by Mr.. Fielder yesterday. |
He stated in his address that the con-
Germs named by the Republicans as /
having laid off employees had done
no such a thing. On the contrary, in
one case. the Camden shipyards were /
working at present with double /
shift whereas they had been working Il
with but a day shift up to a short
time ago. II
Mr. Fielder further stated that he
estimated the literature campaign of
MFR. Stokes having cost at least $4,000
and asked his hearers II they could
tell where all that money came from.
He said these funds might have sone-
thing to do with the lack pot" din
ner at the Railroad Club in New
York.
Colby on "ProEressiyeness.'
Mr.. Colby told his hearers that IL
was q wonderful spectacle to see how
both &c his opponents had suddenly,
-r4r7-na The campaign, discovered that
they were progressive" and the eff
forts they made to prove their asser-
ton. Mr.. Stokes. Mr.. Colby said. WIS
trying to impress his hearers with his
progressiveism by avoiding to discuss
the issues which como under JnAI
head and by holding on to tho "same
old gang" while Mr.. Fielder Is going
around asking for the support Of re-
dictionary Democrats and candidates
controlled by BOSSES
Talking TO the employees of the
Singer works, Mr.. Colby said that he
had no fear of the outcome of the
campaign If the workingmen realized
the daring of the Progressive party
in making the strike Of employees
who are undcrpaid an issue of the
campaign. He told them at the same
time that it was not to be inferred |
that the party was preaching class /
hatred. but merely that it favored /
n justiflable strike OF workingmen and !
women for better wages.
Mr.. Stokes criticised William Jen-
nings Bryan for coming into the !
state. He said Mr.. Bryan was really |
too busy to conduct two elections. |
one in Mexico and one In New Jersey. |
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