Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-18
HISTORY,
SAYS COLGATE
Candidate For Governor Re-
plies to His Opponents.
TRUSTS ISSUE TO VOTERS.

Gives Further Reasons Why He Be-
iieves Colgate to Be the Strongest
candidate-PopuIar With the Inde-
pendent Voters.
Newark Aug. 17.-"People are apt to
lose their heads In political campaigns,
particularly If worried, and that Is
what my opponents are doing" declar-
ed Senator Austen Colgate, candidate
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor, when recent statements some
what ~viciously attacking the claims Of
his managers that be would be the
party's strongest candidate were
brought to his attention. The state
ments emanated from leaders In the
campaign of Senator Walter E. Edge
Of Atlantic county, the Essex senator's
principal rival for the nomination.
"And when people do get ratified in
political campaigns" added Colonel
Colgate, "they say things which do
more harm to themseles than to any
body else. The desperate and frantic
efforts to discredit my candidacy by
such means as my opponents have
adopted are evidence of a perturbed
state of mind.
81 have submitted my candidacy
solely upon its merits, believing the
people Of New Jersey are more inter-
ested In what 1 am and what I have
done for them than they would be in
any exaggerated claims l might make
or any personalities I might indulge
In. l may say that I am very well
satisfied with the result of my CAM
paign so far. The people of the state
know me, my record is an open book,
and they are aware of what / have &C.
comp1ished In their interest in spite
of the rather pathetic efforts that are
being made 30 befog legislative his
tory for campaign purposes. / am
content to stand on a platform of eco
nomic, constructive government and
trust the issue to the intelligence of
the voters Of the state.e
Mr.. Books Statement.
Former Postmaster Frank J. Book
of Newark, Senator Colgate's cam
paign manager, takes more direct is
sue with the opposition, declaring it
has resorted to methods that are not
within the legitimate scope of a pri-
mary campaign and are utterly incon-
siderate Of the party harmony which
should prevail after the primaries.
MI. Book also r~eiterates his assertion
that Senator Colgate would make the
strongest candidate before the people
and gives further explanation of the
reasons for this.
MY statement that the senator
would poll a larger number of indie
pendent votes than any other candi-
date has been so distorted as to ap-
pear to refer only to the ~Progressives.
As a matter of fact / mean the great
number Of business men not definitely
affiliated with any party who make
up the bulk of the commuter vote and
in all too many instances don't bother
with the lesser elections and come out
With such voters as these Senator
Colgate would have especial strength,
by reason of his experience and recog-
nized ability in handling the large af-
fairs of business, his fair mindedness
and independence as a legislator and
his high character as a man. AS the
head of the great manufacturing plant
of Colgate & Co., with its worldwide
reputation, he Is known and respected
by business men everywhere.
"The situation as regards the COM
muter vote will be Of especial signif-
canoe In such counties as Hudson, Es-
sex, Union, Morris, Passaic and Ber-
gen, in north Jersey, and Camden, in
south Jersey. 1t is also worthy of
note that this commuter vote has been
constantly and rapidly increasing In
volume"
Refuses to Gumshoe Politics.
Mr.. Book also stated that it has been
brought to his attention, through relia-
BILE channels, that agents of the oppo-
sition have been gumshoeing about
Senator Colgate's home county of Es-
sex and quietly passing the "tip" that
the county organization there is really
against Colgate, although 1t has indors-
ed him unanimously.
This Is" he said, "only one of the
campaign lies that are constantly be-
Ing presented with the idea that there
are S o many ignorant and credulous
voters that Justification will carry the
day. We are not conducting our cam
paign upon the assumption that the
average voter is credulous and igno-
rant. We know that he appreciates
the difference between truth and false
hood.
I'VE are not conducting our cam
paign upon the basis Of extravagant
claims. The candidacy of Senator Col
gate is meeting with an enthusiastic
response in every section of the state,
and we are confident of the results.
We regard him al the ideal candidate
for governor, and especially we urge
his nomination because we are con
WINGED he would poll more votes than
any other man the party could name"