The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-01
Enthusiastic Republican
Meeting.

a VcTh OD 'DliCeb1 l1lSCt-
ing was held at the Court House Free
hold on Saturday evening.
Mrs. John H Stokes, of @'ree Id,
very gracefully presided.
The Speakers were Mrs. Lewis S.
Thompson, of Red Bank, who very
forcibly and logically presented the
issues of the campaign.
MAYO Thomas l.. Smith of Key
port. the Republican candidate for
Sheriff, seemed to capture all by his
good humor and prac lea business talk
Mr.. Borden Of Red Bank, candidate
for Freebooter, also gave an address
Assembl, man Sexsmith, candidate
for reelection, made an able speech.
SENATOR STEVENS SPEECH
Senator William A. Stevens OF Long
Branch, made an Ell 'quent and
intere ting reply to Governor Silzer
which is printed in part below .
Senator Stevens has the splendid
record he mac at Trenton to help
his re- g eciion. His speech was
frequently interrupted wi IL APP lause.
Declaring that New Jersey W uld
not have had non partisan highway
commit sion if Governor Silzer had his
way and taking fling at Ju ge Ward
Kremer, Democrat candidate for
state senator, Senat William A .
Stevens. kepnbliran candidate for
reelection, addresse a g. 0. 2. rally
in the Court House here Saturday
evening.
Senator stevens d. clared that he
felt assured of election, Il hAv-
not INDUCED in mud-slinging. sal
Senator Stevens. Honest criticism
of my record is oarted; misleading
criticism / shall publicly expose and
challenge.
IN, oppone t, Mr.. Kremer in an
a idress a few nights ago, commenting
on the !. We nor's visit here said:
The governor came to Monmo tn
count to do away with the Impression
that Senator Stevens had aided him in
the highway fight. Doe the governor
to claim the credit for the settlement
Of the highwat fight of the 1923 session?
We uld J ave had no non
partisan highway commission had
the governor had his way. In his
inaugural address, in his conference
with he insisted on having a
three-ln highway board, and that
he should d member ex-officlo IN
a dition, with the power of
seminary removal if he saw fit to
exercise it.
THE Republican legislature said
mol nor to this. We had enough of
such. We said let us take his inn
portant department of the state gov
eminent our of politics. Let US di
vorce it ar far from partisan influence,
with $50 100000, to be spent in the next
five years We had reached a crisis
in the states, history. The paving
trusts aided by lot OF small-fry
D litieians were around, snarling
at our heals in their endeavors to
block us from doing a real service
in the in erests of the people. A
Republican Legislature passed the
non partisan highway commission
law. | had the honor to draft and
intr duce it and led the fight for its
passage.
Under its provis ons the governor
as is usual was given the power OF
naming the appoin ees subject. never
theless to confirmation by the senate.
The fight over confirmation of his
nominees followed, and the news
papers of the state are standing be
hind me today in proclaiming that
LuTu IL I'LL CANOA noNFANN IL -~s.A
ing the battle for confirmation of the
I overnor's nominees. No, it was not
the governors fight. He said that in
his addresses here. 1t was the peoples
fight, and am proud to have aided
in bringing it to sncce sful
Inclusion"
With it. said Senator Stevens, there
came another measure that had been
promised in the Republican platform.
He referred to the open spec fications
bill. "This bill, said Senator s evens,
became a law the vernor's veto
Notwithstanding The Democratic party
in its platform had likewise pledged
its represen atives in the legislature to
pass law that would insure open
competitive bidding yet let me say
right here, that no Democratic
member Of thele Il lature voted TO this
law.
my opponent is nightly at acking
me for having voted for its passage j
say to any who understands the Eng
lisal language. it is fraud charges