The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-30

working overtime for Colgate, and who
devoted eight articles out of twelve in
political jottings" either to booming
his favorite or denouncing the man for
whom he has conceived such sudden
and undying hatred, says there ''were
$50 Colgate men, Edge men and nsu-
trails in the audience" Whether the in
ference is that there were $50 Colgate
men," the balance being divided be-
tween the other two clssses-is not clear,
but the statement may go for what it is
worth. If there we're $50 Colgate men
there they certainly gave the glad hand
to Senator Edge.
Senator Wells started off in that hap
py strain that only Skip can COM
mand. He introduced former Assem-
blyman Goldingay, of Essex. The
which Alfred Dalrymple lost his life and
Mr.. Goldingay said there were many
things to which he would have referred
that must necessarily be omitted. He
had the greatest respect for Mr.. Dali
rymple and had many personal relations
with the latter. AS man, a neighbor
and friend he had the greatest respect
for the deceased. Politically they some
times differed. While he had criticised
the methods of the deceased leader he
would be very careful in this talk not to
say one word that might be said to re-
feet upon his character. Mr.. Goldingay
spoke of the necessity for organization
in all matters and especially in politics,
but said that organization did not neces-
sarily mean dictation or bossism. He
told of the feeling in Essex county in
the present campaign. 1t had been told
that Senator Colgate, in his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, had received the unanimous en-
dorsement of the Essex county Republi-
can committee, but Mr. Goldingay said
if he and 81 other members had been
present the endorsement would not have
been so unanimous. With the highest
regard for Senator Colgate the speaker
said there was movement in Essex
different from the condition of former
days. Voters are thinking for them
selves and are putting aside the
idea that because a man halls from a
certain district he must be supported
solely on that basis. The qualifications
of candidates are being scanned. While
it was certain that Senator Colgate would
get good vote in his home county, the
speaker thought it equally certain that
Senator Edge would not be far behind
b i'm, and there was strong probability
that he would come out Of Essex with
majority.
The next speaker introduced was the
candidate-Senator Walter E. Edge. He
was greeted with applause so loud and
so long that the speaker had to raise his
hand in request for quietness. He said
he intended to depart slightly from his
usual custom in addressing a meeting
and wanted to say word personally.
He understood there had been an at
tempt to work up feeling against him in
this county Not content with sounding
the praises of his competitor, the princi-
pal objector to his candidacy had de-
scended to personalities and abuse which
were not warranted. Senator Edge said
he would not go into details for q reason
for this attitude, as he thought possibly
the motive was perfectly understood by
those who had taken the trouble to look
into the matter. He was not ashamed
or afraid to have his character-personal
and political-thoroughly scanned, and
welcomed criticism that did not
have for it's basis personal feelings based
upon mercenary Disappointment. The
Senator then discussed the issues on
which he seeks the nomination for Gov
ernor. He referred to the state of New
Jersey as huge corporation. The Gov
ernor is its president, the legislature is
the board of directors, and the people
are the stockholders. He claimed the
latter had the right to demand business
methods in transactions involving the
expenditure of millions OF dollars He
had tried while member OF the legisla-
ture to introduce these methods into the
work of the state, and he felt he could
say, not for self-praise, that he had sue
ceeded to certain extent, but he felt
that there is much to be yet accom-
plished, and il nominated and elected
Governor he would proceed further along
those lines.
Another reason for his not being Sc
lected as the nominee was that he halls
from South Jersey. If that is to be the
slogan, if North Jersey is the only sec
ton that can furnish a candidate, then
it would be well for the rest of the state
to meekly submit and never try to get
the nomination. Referring to the point
of objection to him on the ground of his
activity in causing the adjustment of
certain offices Senator Edge said he &C
ospted any opposition that is based on
his record for economy and efficiency.
He is opposed to any extravaganza that
has no better object than putting here
and there lot Of lucrative positions for
those who want offices solely for the
money there is in them, and if the Re
publican party does not have any higher
ambition than to create Office, it had
better go out Of busin ess.
The speaker said he was especially
pleased at the sight of the representative
men from Burlington county who had
come to Mount Holly ON this disagree
able night to greet him. He felt that
the efforts to traduce him had not taken
yery deep root He was perfectly will
ing to rest his cause with the people of
the state of New Jersey. Senator Edge
spoke for nearlys an hour, and if there
were $50 Colgate men in the room they
ertai My were very generous in their
way of showing appreciation OF the
Senator's remarks.
Senator Thomas F. McCran, of Pas
sale county, was next introduced. Sena-
toT WeItS SAID senator McCfan was
man who could talk one to tears one
minute and the next minute have you
saying your prayers. Senator McCran
said that soon after getting to Mount
Holly he heard the bell on the court
house ringing. He supposed it was to
bring men together for some court pro-
ceeding, but he discovered that the |
signal was that for the meeting he was
to address. He said he had never spoken
at political meeting in court house,
and he thought the idea of having one
in the temple of justice was certainly
grand. He brought good tidings from
Passaic and he referred to the meeting
recently held in Paterson at which were
rom IL OF the p coun-
ties, even Essex sending man. and at
which the candidacy of Senator Edge
was enthusiastically endorsed. In !