Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25
fielder UNMASKS
STOKES'S ATTACK
Declares Republican Candidate
Is Using Manager to Cast
Untruths.

CAMDEN, oct. 25.-Acting Gov
ernor Fielder is in Camden county
today. At noon he addressed work
ingmen at the New York shipyard
and proceeded Immediately at Laurel
Springs. where he is a guest at a
barbecue Late this afternoon he will
be the guest at dinner of Prosecutor
William j. Kraft. He will speak in
Camden City tonight.
BURLINGTON. Oct. 25.-Declaring
that his Republican rival, former
Governor Stokes, while decrying mis-
representation in the present cam
paign on one hand, was using his
State manager to cast base insinu-
ations and untruths upon the Demo-
cratic party in New Jersey and its
gubernatorial candidate, the governor
in an address at Burlington last
night launched into a heated reply
to the statement issued by Repub-
lican State Chairman Bugbee
This attack upon the methods OF
the Republican candidate came at the
close of a day in which a dozen
crowds had cheered when speakers
referred to former Governor Stokes
as that sly red fox of New Jersey
notifies. who for years was able to
cover his trail until We began with
the torches of truth in this campaign
to smoke him out"
1.-THE trouble with Mr.. Stokes is
that he is living In political age
that is past and gone" said the gov
ernor. Hes still campaigning in the
political days when the bosses in
each county handed over the vote
and it was only thought necessary
for the candidate to speak in one or
two large communities. Mr.. Stokes
says he is progressive, but he isn't
even alive to the fact that under the
direct primaries the people and not
the bosses pick the candidates. He
doesn't think it necessary to see and
talk to the individual voters.
But that's another point where l
differ with him. l know the power
of government today is preserved in
the people and to them l shall make
my appeal, whether Mr.. stokes likes
it or not, and the people can decide
whether or not they think # is dig
nified. My Republican rival can't
understand this mode of campaign
ing and he is still clinging to 'DaVy'
Baird, Dory' Strong and the rest
of the Old board of governors to
pull him through"
The good feeling between the
Democrats and Progressives was
demonstrated at Columbus, where the
Flying Squadron" of former Sena-
tor Everett Colby, Progressive guber-
Material candidate, en- route to Tren-
ton, arrived during the Democratic |
Senator Colby was apprised |
of the absence of Governor Fielder |
who had been delayed by a late train |
and the disappointment of the crowd, |
and State Committeeman Hughes |
offered to turn the |
over to him. Colby, express
ing his appreciation of the courtesy, |
declined the offer, explaining that he |
was running his campaign under the |
motto of Theodore Roosevelt, Don |
finch: don't foul; but hit the line
hard" and he could not take adj
vantage of the misfortune of his |
Democratic rival,
Sharing in the ovation rendered the |
governor were Congressman Baker !
and former Senator Silzer, of Mid |
dlesex county. who were the CHER |
speakers at the afternoon meeting.
Enthusiastic crowds greeted the |
governor at Medford, Marion, /
Palmyra and Riverside.
Vt the last place fully 1000 workmen
,heered Fielder as he aimed shaft /
lfter shaft at the political record of
lis Republican rival and after each
ttack asked the crowd If they wished
O go back to the conditions that ex-
sted under Stokes's administration.