Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-11

Declares Colonel Colgate VIII SHOW
Surprising Strength In Hudson and
Essex.
Camden, N. j., Aug. 10.-Harry r
Humphreys, so~n-in-law of David Baird,
is out with a vigorous response to q
statement of Senator Walter E. Edge,
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for governor, to the effect that
there was only one man in Camden
county against him and that this mar
had lost a state job by the passage OF
the economy and efficiency bills. AL
though Senator Edge mentioned no one
specifically by name. it is pretty well
understood that he referred to Mr.
Humphreys.
"If Senator Edge did mean me-" says
Mr.. Humphreys in a formal statement
"he is circulating a misstatement when
he says he put me out of Office with
his economy and efficiency bills. My
term of office with the water supply
commission expired on June %, 1915,
and Governor Fielder then appointed
Henry S. Scovell of Camden In my
place. The commission was not .merg.
ed with the conservation commission
until July 4. 1916"
Mr.. Humphreys states that several
hundred of the best people of the city
of Camden have signed my petitions
for Colgate"
at would seem strange" he goes on
to say, that Senator Edge should at
tack me simply because l am advocat-
Ing the candidacy of Colonel Colgate.
| believe, for various reasons, that Col
gate can be elected He is from that
section of the state In which the great
bulk of the population lies. He Is from
Essex county, where he will get a big
plurality. 1 believe he can hold down
the Democratic plurality In Hudson
county, where his factory Is located
and where most of his employees re-
side. They are working for him. There
Is a reason for this. AS the head of
the great plant of Colgate & Co.. man
ufacturers Of soaps and perfumes. he
has been a successful business man in
the best sense. as he has been able to
make money for himself at the same
time giving his employees good wages.
under the very best of working condi-
lions. / have been through his fac
tory and came away impressed with
the happy, healthy lot of employees
there.
"As 1 grasp the spirit of the primary
law, any man is free to express him
self as in favor of any candidate for
office, and am surprised that Senator
Edge seems to be denouncing every
one who, In this Republican gubenato-
rial campaign, is for any other candi-
date thar himself. By adopting such
tactics l do not know how he expects,
should he get the nomination, to ob-
tain their support on election day.
For the reasons I have given and
because of his clean personal and po-
litical record, Senator Colgate is to me
the strongest candidate the Republi-
cans al present. / also believe that,
If nominated, he will greatly strength
en- the candidacy of the Republican
nominee for president. It seems TO me
that, with the Democratic presidential
candidate coming from New Jersey,
We Republicans should place in nomi-
nation a man whom we shall not have
to defend on election day and whom
we can enthuse over. The Democrats
don't want Colgate because he is the
hardest man to beat.
II have always been loyal to the Re-
publican party and for that reason l
want to see It nominate a winner
The statement of Mr.. Humphreys
follows a similar statement by Editor
Charles H Folwell of the Mount Holly
Mirror, In Burlington county. Senator
Edge has declared that In Burlington.
as in Camden, there is only one man
against him and that that man was
put out of Office because of the econo-
my and efficiency bills. It was clear
that he was hitting at Mr.. Folwell,
who formerly was secretary of the
state water supply commission.
Mr.. Folwell said In his statement
that he rendered his resignation as
secretary in May, 1915, because he was
not in a position to give the office the
time required. He says that his resig-
nation was entirely voluntary and that
after he resigned Nathan Pendergast,
q Democratic lawyer of Jersey City,
held the position for thirteen months.
Senator Edge and his so called econ
Omy legislation" declared Mr.. Folwell,
had nothing to do with my retirement
from Office"
Mr.. Folwell further declared that
"the Edge managers, the chief of
whom is Mr.. Edge himself. appeared to
be badly ratified at the rapid growth
of public sentiment for Colonel Col
gate"
What has convinced the Colgate
managers that Senator Edge In his
statement refers to Humphreys and
Folwell is hat in a similar statement
one of the Edge managers mentions
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