Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-05
SEVEN CANDIDATES
FOR Governor TALK
FROM SAME STAGE
Four Political Creeds Repre-
sented at Unique Gath
ering Here.
HONEYED WORDS THEY USE
INSTEAD OF OBJURGATIONS
Yelled Thrusts. Noted, How
ever, as They Comment on
Their Platforms.

representing four political creeds.
seven aspirants for the governorship of
New Jersey gathered on the platform
of the Cleveland Public School. at
Seventeenth avenue and Bergen
street. last night The presence of
the political luminaries, however. was
not much of a drawing card, for ~
more than 300 persons were on hand
to listen to their doctrinal explana-
tions.
There was big supply of harmony
in evidence. however the candidates
fraternizing as though they were all
of one belief regarding the outcome
of the gubernatorial race.
Those present We're Acting Gov
ernor James F. Fielder, Democrat;
former State Senator Everett Colby
and Edmund b. Osborne, Progress
ives: former Congressman Charles
N. Fowler, State Senator Carlton B.
Pierce and Judge Robert c. Carey.
Republicans, and DR.. James Gilbert
Mason, Prohibition candidate.
Theodore S. Fettinger. of the Clin-
ton Hill Improvement Association,
which arranged the meeting, attrib-
uted the small audience to the fact
that tickets of admission had been
given to the members of the asso-
citation to insure them of seats. 1t is
believed that hundreds of persons did
not attend owing to the misunder-
standing that only ticket-holders
would be admitted.
1.-THE popular idea that it would be
bad policy to assemble so many can
didates. with widely different views
70. ha 1trfx ~f Aa
dissipated by this meeting" said Mr..
Fettinger, who acted as chairman.
Some people believed that we would
need separate cages for each candi-
date. but you see they are perfectly
harmless. You will find that they
are all very fine men, these candi-
dates, and the better you know them
personally the more you will like
them"
During their speeches the candi-
dates were somewhat handicapped by
the time limits imposed by the chair
man. One after another of the
speakers emphasized the fact that
it was difficult to present all his
views in the given time. They tried
to present as much of their side of
the controversy as was possible
however, with the result that the
aspirants talked rapidly and gave
their hearers much to assimilate
within a short time.
Compliment One Another.
The candidates evidenced only a
desire to pay pretty compliments to
each other. Once In while a
speaker would make a yelled thrust
at his opponents. but these were so
heavily coated with sugar in the way
of humor that they merely furnished
a laugh to the audience.
Frank s. Katzenbach, jr., another
Democratic candidate. was prevented
from attending as the result of a
prearranged intinerary. Former Gov
ernor Edward C. Stokes, Republican,
was the only one to decline an invi-
tation, explaining that he Is ere
ceptive candidate" at least until af-
ter the primaries, and does not sane
ton the idea of drumming for votes
before party candidates are elected.
Governor Fielder was the first
speaker. He was roundly applauded.
He remarked that all of the candi-
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