Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-23
CANDIDATES MAKE
FINAL STATEMENTS
Confidence Keynote of All As
pirants, but None Predicts
Overwhelming Majority.

In their final statements today the
candidates of the various parties,
while expressing confidence in the re-
suit of the election, were markedly
conservative.
None of them predicted a landslide
for themselves. and for the most part
they spoke analytically of the plat
form on which they stood and its
about their personal chances of VIC
tory.
Governor James F. Fielder. who is
Democratic candidate, said:
IT don't think there is any doubt
about the election of the Democratic
candidate, provided the candidate
follows the progressive policy started
under Governor Woodrow Wilson, be-
cause that's the kind of an admin
istration the people of New Jersey
want If the Democratic party
through it's candidate can be depend
ed upon to follow this line of policy
there can be no question of success"
The final statement of Edmund B.
Osborne, candidate for the Progress
sive nomination, was:
From the assurances I have re-
L
ers of New Jersey as whole are well
posted on the issue, and I believe
their vote will be cast in favor of a
home rule law permitting every mu-
nicipality, by majority vote, to take
over and operate its public utilities
at cost for its people, and to abolish
taxes on buildings and improvements;
but I have also found a large num-
Der of the so-called conservative ele-
= -,
York, who believe in these things. In
fact. I think that we would get a
large majority of the commuters IL
they really understood the issue.
1.-THE trouble with the commuter is
that he is so often "a man without
a country He reads the New York
papers, but he doesn't know what is
going on in New Jersey. When pri-
mary day comes he has a vague
recollection that he has heard of a
man named Colby and a man named
Osborne, and wishes he knew which
one to vote for If we could have had
our campaign reported in all the New
York papers we would reach these
men. AS 1t is | regret to say that on
the eve of the primary there are
thousands of them who are really
with us but don't know it.
IT trust sincerely, however, that I
shall have the support of all who UNI
derstand that l want to pass a law
giving every municipality the home
rule power, whenever the ma jority
want 1t, to reduce the cost of living
by adopting municipal ownership and
abolishing taxes on buildings and per-
sonal property. The polls will be open
till 9 o'clock this evening, so / guess
every commuter can get home IN time
to VOTE
Attracts independent Voters.
Carlton B. Pierce, one of the Re-
publican candidates, said:
II believe we shall win. / believe
my platform will attract the indie
pendent vote of the State because the
proposition is inately right"
Former State Senator Everett Colby
declared he was confident of his sue
cess at the polls and had no further
statement to make. He is running
for the Progressive nomination for
governor.
Don't you think the Progressive
primary vote will be light in view
of the decision of the County Board
of Elections yesterday" he was
asked.
Very light" responded Mr.. Colby,
DO you think that will affect your
chances in any way?" he was then
asked.
mo, l do not think So was his
only reply.
The last word of former Governor
Stokes was:
II consented to submit my name at
the primaries at the urgent request of
a large number of citizens of the
State with great reluctance, but with
willingness to serve the people IL
they SO desire. l have made no fight
for the nomination except to write
few letters and keep in touch with
the situation generally. Notwith-
standing my merely receptive atti-
tude, | am naturally anxious to have
a good vote in Millville among my
neighbors and friends. You, / am
sure, will appreciate this feeling.
was educated in Melville and have
lived here all my life except in early
youth, and whatever honors / have
received | have received as a citizen
of Millville, and I want my home
town to have the credit and honor"
Congressman Fowler remarked that
if he is defeated for the nomination it
will be only because Stokes is given
an overwhelming vote in this end of
the State.