Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-03

These few Zines sent out by former
Senator Everett Colby from his Of
flee in the Essex building today set
at rest the question that has been
uppermost in the minds of every
Progressive voter in the State since
MIR. Colby was first suggested as a
candidate.
His platform he will announce at a
public meeting in this city, prob
ably sometime next week. He has not
say nothing more about it today than
that it would be distinctly per-
sonal one.s
The announcement came after Mr..
Coiby's conference at his home in
Llewellyn Park. West Orange. last
night, with sixteen of the States
leading Progressives. and their
declaration that sentiment all over
the state was in his favor He
waited until today, however, to make
the announcement, following one of
his maxims on the eve of any i'm
portant decision not to let his en-
thusiasm or that of his friends cause
him to plunge headlong into a mat
ter
After spending a few minutes at
his office Mr. and Mrs. Colby left
on motor trip over the holiday.
They were bound for Bay Head. Mr..
Colby may return Saturday and he
may remain until Monday.
Among the sixteen guests whom
Mr. Colby entertained last night was
Assemblyman Frank B. Jess of Cam
den County. who some time ago was
spoken OF as one of the possible
gubernatorial candidates of the Pro-
gressive party. Others who were
present We're Andrew Knox, Of Hud-
son County; Progressive County
Chairman J. A H. Hopkins, of Nor
ristown: Mayor w. v. Moy of Plain
field; Judge Adrian Lyon, of Middle
sex County: William A. Lord, of Or
: ange: former Sheriff William Bright,
of Cape May; Algernon T. Sweeney,
chairman of the newly formed Colby
League. of Newark, and Irving K.
Taylor, chairman of the Progressive
County Committee.
Speaking of the reports of his
friends, Mr.. Colby stated that there
was one concerning the statement
made by prominent Republican of
the northern part of the State, ac-
cordng to which the sentiment among
Republicans was strongly in favor of
Mr.. Colby.
Mr.. Bright, who is veteran, came
expressly from Gettysburg in order
to be present at the conference, and
on the way had breakdown with
his machine, so that he had to come
by train.
In Politics Ten Years.
Mr.. Colby has been actively engaged
In State politics since 1908, when he
was elected to the Assembly. He
served through 1865. In 1906 be was
elected State senatorrand three years
later. after defeating Thomas L. Ray
mond for renominaEon, was beaten
by Harry B. Osborne, now a Common
Pleas Judge
In 1911 he made a fight for William
Fellowes Morgan for the Republican
senatorial nomination against Austen
Colgate, his personal friend Mr.. Col
by interrupted tour of Europe at
that time and at the request of his
party leaders, including Edmund b.
Osborne, his present adversary, to
take up Mr.. Morgan's cause, but Mr.
Colgate won.
This year he was urged to accept
the Progressive nomination for gov
ernor, but declined It because he did
not believe he was the popular choice.
His fellow Progressives insisted,
however, and upon Mr.. Colby's re-
turn from Canada five days ago, pro-
ceeded to show him that sentiment
was IN his favor This was forcibly
brought out last hight when Progress
sive leaders from different parts of
the State went to West Orange as
Mr. Colby's guests and assured him
that not only Progressives, but Re-
publicans and Democrats are de-
manding him as candidate.
Mr. Colby is by birth Wisconson-
lite. He was born in Milwaukee on
December 10. 1875. and is a son of
the late Charles L. Colby, and
nephew of the late Gardner r. Colby.
OF East Orange, who was prominent
in the Republican party in Essex
unity. and it's candidate for the
f-ubernatorial nomination in 1886.
He moved to New York whey a
!, boy and prepared for college at
Browning's school. In 1897, he was
graduated from Brown University
After taking a tour around the
world, Mr.. Colby began the study of
law and graduated from the New
York Law School in 1899, was admit
ted to the bar and practised in the
firm of Hatch. Debevois & Colby until
1904. when he entered the banking
firm of Herrick, Hicks G. Colby.
He was appointed member of the
State Board of Education by Gov
ernor Voorhees, in the spring of 1901;
was an aide on Governor Murphys
personal staff as adjutant of the First
battalion, Fifth regiment. and was
president of the State League of Re-
publican Clubs.
MIR. Colby was reelected to the As
sctii,ly for a third term by a plural
::y ri e4,2s9 votes over Waller, the
highest candidate On the Democratic
ticket. For the mas. few years he has
been greatly Interested In woman
suffrage.