Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
Mr.. COLBY HAD
OTHER DATES"
Former Senator Preferred West
Orange, His Home, to a
Fusion Talk in Newark.

Rev. John Mcdowell. pastor of the
Park Presbyterian Church, was the
only speaker at the meeting last
night of the Progressive City Com
mittee in the Progressive headquar-
tiers, 211 Halsey street
Former State Senator Everett Colby.
last years gubernatorial candidate on
the Progressive ticket, had been
urged to make an address on the pro-
posed fusion movement in Newark.
After much persuasion he said he
would try to be present.
He had to make several addresses
at political meetings in West Orange,
his home city, however, and was I'M
able to attend He sent word to this
effect to the members of the city COM
mittee during last nights meeting.
When this announcement was made,
a large delegation left the hall and
hurried to the meetings in West
Orange, where. Mr. Colby was sched-
uled to appear. There was much
favorable comment heard on every
side following the announcement that
the former senator would not speak
here.
The fusion agitation has caused
considerable i'll feeling among the
members of the city committee. This
was aggravated by the announcement
that Senator Colby was to be asked
to force the fusion movement on those
members who opposed it.
The opposition did not like the
tactics the fusion promoters were
using and they did not like the idea
of an outsider telling the city mem
bers what they should do. All the
city committee members have the
greatest respect for Mr.. Colby, but
hi fn1 20 har
nonresident of Newark, saying what
should be done in this city.
There was a large number of the
committee members who expressed
surprise that Colby should consent
to butt in" as they called 1t, on the
city committees affairs. These MEM
bers came to the meeting last night
full of curiosity to hear what the
former senator would say.
Then. too, there was plenty of muir
muring at last nights meeting. Moth
ing was said in the open session, but
the committee members and other
stanch Progressives were seen in
groups discussing some question in
an animated manner.
Primary Privileges Curtailed.
On investigation it was learned
that the City Progressives are ag-
bed of their primary vote by tho
fusion promoters. There was much
excited discussion on this topic last
night and several of the city men
threatened to have their names writ
ten in on the ballots as candidates
for mayor or Board of Works.
The only things the city Progress
sives now have to vote for at the
primaries are aldermanic candidates
and county committee members. The
majority wanted TO have q voice in
the selection of candidates for the
mayoralty and Board of Works NOM
nations. The fusion agitators, how
ever, robbeS them of this chance.
They say they will have their revenge
one way or another.
Some of them declare that Alger-
non T. Sweeney will not be elected
chairman OF the city committee
again. He was one of the prime
movers of the fusion movement.
Others went so far as to say there
would not be any city committee at
all after this falls election, They
asked the question:
What good is the city committee
anyway? Has II ever done anything
besides this fusion stuff?'' And there
were no satisfactory replies.
Rev. Mcdowell chose as his topic
the Needs of Newark" He divided
the subject into three heads; 1.-The
right conception of Newark as city,
the right conception of citizenship,
and the right conception of the pres
ent city campaign" He aimed to
keep the address along non-partisan
lines.
Too Much selashness.
Dealing with the right conception
of Newark as city, Rev. Mr.. Nc
Dowell pointed out that too many
take q purely selfish and superficial
view of what a city is and what IL
is for. Many, he said, will assert
that city is place in which to
make money; others, that it Is place
to drain the cup of riotous living to
the very dregs, and still others that
it is a place where one can climb
into political office.
THANK God there is a fourth con-
ception that is at last gaining a foot
hold in our American cities, namely,
that a city is a place to make men,"
he said. 1--WE are breeding a new
type of saints and that is the civic
saint the man who believes that the
purpose of a city is to make real
men. Now, there is in my estima-
ton, no city in this country with
greater possibilities all aroUad than
Newark and it behooves us to instill
in all our citizens that right concep-
ton Of the purposes Of city,"