Palisadian., 1925-06-26
'Dorenus Supports
Whitney at Trenton
In Splendid Speech

Trenton, N. j., June 23.-Hearty sup
port for Republican gubernatorial can
didate Arthur Whitney was pledged
today by former Judge Cornelius Do
remus, bone dry candidate for the
Governor nomination in the recent
Republican primary campaign. Dore-
mus made the pledge in Trenton,
today's Republican State Convention,
where candidate Whitney, Republican
State Chairman Stokes, Thomas F.
McCran and u. s. Senator Edge were
among the speakers.
Judge Doremus said More than
once during the primary campaign
just closed | pledged in advance my
earnest support to the winner of the
contest for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination. | now renew that
pledge and assure Senator Whitney
and the party that my services are at
their disposal from the beginning to
the end of the campaign upon which
we are now entering. The open pri-
mary system cannot be counted the
success that we claim for it if bitter
ness engendered in the combat for
the nomination is allowed to extend to
the general election campaign. What
ever may have been our differences
week ago, the ranks must now be
closed and We must present united
front to the common enemy on No
vember 3. The next Governor of New
Jersey must be a Republican.
"At time when the Hague machine
is arrogantly challenging our party
to the fight and boasting Of its power
in the so-called Hudson Gibraltar. it is
especially desirable that we accept the
challenge and help to rouse the state
to a realization of the perils that are
involved in the continued combination
of the state government by Hague
hand-picked governors. We have had
two such governors, and may well
wish that the state be saved from a
third
81 am in Trenton today in response
to the courteous invitation of our
chairman, Mr. Stokes. | am not a
delegate to the State Convention but II
| may venture a suggestion 1t would
be this: | want to endorse heartily the
proposition of our candidate, Senator
Whitney. who has suggested that Cool
idgeism be made the slogan of our
state campaign. President Coolidge is
platform in himself. With him as
our inspiration we cannot fail to win.
Coolidgeism means real economy.
Coolidgeism means sound budget
system. Coolidgeism means RESPONSE
BILE men in state positions. Coolidge
ism means real Prohibition enforce
ment.
IF there is anything that is firmly
established by the primary returns OF
last week it is the oft repeated claim
that the Republican party Of New
Jersey is dry. The people of New
Jersey will respond enthusiastically to
our plea for support in November if
we courageously stand behind the
President.
"Who will say that President Cool
| idge has lost one ounce of popularity
by his fearless action in scattering the
Rum Fleet that has so long been ar
rayed along the coast of New Jersey
in defiance of the Eighteenth Amend
ment. Where Coolidge leads the Re-
publican party of New Jersey may
confidently follow.
ION behalf of the more than sixty
thousand Republicans who followed
me in my bone dry campaign, sec
ond the motion of Senator Whitney
that President Coolidge's policies be
made the motto for the gubernatorial
campaign for 1925. 1 renew my hearty
candidate and confidently look for a
clean sweep this coming fall"