Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-22
TALKS
ALSO COLGATE
Candidates State Views at
Big Republican Rally.
BOTH GIT NOTABLE 0VATlONS

Former 9oVernorI VINO Is a Sanuioate
FOR United States Senator, Compares
Hughes and Wilson-Former Senator,
Who Aspires TO Be Governor, Wants
20 Develop New Jerseys Great OPP
portunfties.
Newark, Sept. 1S.-Former Governor
Franklin Murphy, candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator, and former State Sen
ator Austen Colgate, candidate for the
nomination for governor on the Re-
publican ticket, received notable ova-
lions tonight at a mass meeting held
In the Palace ballroom, this city, under
the auspices of the Republican county
committee at the formal opening of
the primary campaign In Essex county.
When the two candidates arose In their
turn to speak the audience leaped to
There was a large audience In spite OF
the heavy rain.
Other candidates spoke, among them
Mayor Thomas L. Raymond of New
ark, Congressman Parker, Gray and
Lehlbach, all of whom are seeking re-
nominations, and Assemblyman w.
Give Crosby. who aspires to the state
senatorship to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent resignation of Mr.. Col
gate. National issues were discussed
by Arthur n. Sager of Missouri. Judge
Charles G. Pilgrim. speaker Of the
house of assembly, presided.
THE First Citizen Of New Jersey"
MI. Murphy was introduced as 'the
first citizen of New Jersey" His serv-
Ices TO the city Of Newark as chairman
of the committee Of one hundred in
charge of Its two hundred and fftieth
anniversary celebration were also re-
ferred to by Judge Pilgrim. Other
speakers lauded the former governor
highly, but he himself made modest
reference to his candidacy.
at doesn't make a great deal Of diff
ference to the citizens of New Jersey"
said the former governor, "whether
Joe Frelinghuysen or l happen to be
nominated for United States senator a
week from tomorrow, but 1t makes all
lilb OlnCl CnN6 III IA0 WOll0 WuCLltl
Charles e. Hughes is elected presi-
dent"
He added that, In his opinion, the re-
suit In the nation would be determin-
ed largely by the character and record
OF the candidates. He declared that
both Hughes and Wilson were able
men, but that Wilson carried the
schoolmaster into politics, always In
sisting that he was right and making
beautiful speeches now IN one side of
a question and now On the other.
whereas Hughes was a real statesman,
q man of broad training In both the
executive and judicial branches of
government
Sincerity lie Wanted.
There Is lodged In the minds of the
American people," the speaker added,
.the idea that Wilson Is insincere and
Hughes sincere. In the trying times
ahead Of US we want, above all things,
sincerity"
He dwelt upon the disastrous effects
Of the Underwood tariff before the
war as q foreshadowing OF what will
happen If the same tariff remains In
effect after the war. The nations
safeguards, he said, are q Republican
president, q Republican congress and
q protective tariff.
Colonel Colgate was introduced as
'the man with the same ability to lead
the Republicans to victory In the state
as Hughes has to lead the Republicans
to victory In the nation"
~As a candidate for the nomination
for governor" said the colonel, 81
pride myself not 30 much upon the
numerous laws which ] have been In
strumental in passing during my eight
wears as assemblyman and senator as
upon preventing the enactment of
measures that would be detrimental
TO the interests of the state and It's
citizens.
Wants to SEQ Jersey Developed.
New Jerseys possibilities for In
dustrial and commercial development
are greater than those Of any other
state In the Union, because 1t Is sit
uated as no other state is situated. ]
have Travelled It from end to end and
have been filed with the desire to see
its development measure mp TO its op'
portunihes. If elected governor, ]
Shall try to arouse public sentiment
to such an extent that the Legislature
Will be compelled to enact laws which
VIII make such development possible
Colonel Colgate declared that as ar
aspirant for the high Office Of governor
be was not actuated by a desire f.
glory, but by a sincere ambition
Of real service to the state and