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[MAiOR LENTZ HAS WHACK AT COLBY : Major Also Pays His Compli | merits to Other Leaders, In cluding President Wilson. I Major Carl Lentz jumped into the political oratorical ring last night. [He likewise jumped into Everett polby. Progressive candidate for ;<overnor. and what he didn't say vibout the young Essex millionaire ytould consume very little time in phe telling. 1 It was before the members of the Ninth Ward Republican Club, in fhelr handsome headquarters. "7 Elizabeth avenue, that the doughty major delivered himself of his feel lings, and he explained that he had reserve supply of compliments which he expected to deliver on some ;fiber occasion. Like One Famllr. I "We are gathered here as one fani jlv.” said the major, "and can talk more freely than we otherwise might. We can talk as brother to brother and as neighbor to neighbor. ».ml anyway that is how 1 am going to talk." ; In the course of his remarks the itnajor paid his respects to President Wilson and "a few of his handy men,” and severely criticised them for dictating New Jersey politics and "butting in.” to "home rule affairs.” ;He then called attention to the j ‘•light regard paid to 1'nited States Senators and other high officials by ! She President, because they had | opinions of their own that did not ) ■jibe with the views of the chief mag istrate of the nation. » Maiilne I'xpecleil. I "I except from thin list United states Senator James Martin?." went fin the major, “for, sick or sober (only I Be didn't exactly «ay 'sick'), Jim Mar- ] Eine Is always a Wilson man and hows i 0 Wilson's every beck.’’ Speaking of Everett Colby’s early I areer in politics, the major declared | he would not do this and he would tot do that and finally quit the Re. iublican party after threatening to urn ‘reformer.’" Mr. Lentz admitted that Colby had eld him he (Colby) would not take irders from anyone, and went on to lav that if Colby was not in the race idward Casper Stokes, the Republi :an candidate for Governor, would lave a walk-over. Colby’s Motives. "In order to give the voters here to ight a clear inkling of Mr. Colby's rue character and the reason why he ecame a so-called ‘reformer,’ I will ell why he is in the race, why he Is Progressive anil why he is a raitor.’’ declared the major. "I ukc the responsibility fur every hing 1 say and I have never yet told falsehood willingly or knowingly. "Mr. Colby came to Essex County bout fifteen years ago. He was In roduced to me by Governor Murphy fyile I was chairman of the Repub chn County Committee. Mr. Murphy •Nonally asked the committee to put [r. Colby in line for political promo on. As the committee was always 1 th't lookout for bright men, he as gi ven a tryout. 1 was impressed Ith MV. Colby at first, not because was rfPortod that he was wealthy, lit because l>e appeared to be genial oil ambitious;. “Mr. Coffey was placed in charge of T. Vincent. He made his first speech l public in the Twelfth Ward, and lie report to the committee was that Jf^-Cfflllrv waji not a good speaker nd did not impress his listeners, iut owing to the repeated requests f Mr. Murphy Mr. Colby was still ushed by the committee. "Hearing of a vacancy iu the State rhool Board, caused by the resigna on of Mr. Owen. Mr. Colby desired ip office, and at Mr. Murphy’s re Best. hacked by the county commlt ie. the* Governor appointed him to lat position- Laber complaints were scelved that Mr. Colby was not at •ntling the board’s meetings or iking fciteriwt In the affairs as he 8; supposed Co do when placed in lat offic. by the people, so t myself ent down to Trenton and talked to (jn about the responsibility of his Bee, His reply was that there were o bright prospects for him In that osition and that he saw no reason ’hy he should attend meetings and je business. The result was that he ssigned the office. "When Mr. Colby became Assembly ian lie appeared to me to be ’a :hoofboy on a fVolio.’ His work in ie Legislature that term was so un itr 'hat them; wae much protest from II parts of the State. Mr. Colby bowed himself to he working for iilroad and corporate interests. The nly real work he ever did was last ill, when ho received $1,000 for lob ying for a watei hill at Trenton. Mr. iilby did nothing at all of any ac ount at Trenton tjhn first year. His ecr.nd year was marked with the lacking of young Rockefeller. As >ader of the House Mr. Colby showed bat he was working in the interests 1 the Standard Oil Company when j c backed the so-culkcl ‘twenty per ent. bill.’ In addition to this Mr. | Jolby kept other bills in committees nd so kept them from being report ri He showed himself to be working n the interests of the railroads. Sev rai Assemblymen personally told me hut Mr. Colby was ro unfair that it vau a disgrio o in the State for him e be hi office. I lui.il a conference lilth Mr. Colby and the result was hat he told me that he was not given c- taking orders from any one. Carfrr III the lesemMT. I "Mr. Colby's career in the Assembly Svas disgraceful. When it was pro moted that Mr. Colby be renominated >j was firmly opposed to It, but when jY!r. Murphy iufked m to campaign tfor Mr. Colby I did it as a personal {furor and found much difficulty fn {prevailing upon the people o£ Mr. IColby's own district to renominate (him. The result was that he wae elected for his third term. "Several weeks before the session opened I vras railed to the late United States Senator John F. Ifry dnn's oilier In Newark by the Sena tor himself. T went to the office and there I found Mr. Colby. He had demanded of the Senator that Mr. Dryden campaign throughout the southern part of the. State so that h> could be elected speaker of the House. I was astounded at Mr. Colby's action. I told him right to his face that it was wrong. Senator Dryden finally asked: " ‘Mr. Colby, don’t you think It would lie w rong for me to campaign for you. bring my office as United States Senator to bear on the people |n your behalf?” ■ “Mr. Colby sand 'No,' emphatically. "Then Senator Dryden said ho would have to refuse to do it "With that Mr. Colby jumped from bis seat to his feet in a rage and re plied : I ‘“Very we.lt, then, gentlemen: from this time on I am a reformer.’ ” Major centz told of other incidents in Mr.- Colby's political record, and ■Iso took a skip at former Governor ’ort, who, he claimed, assists Mr. feulby iu duping the people. ; Without mentioning his name, Major |*ntz spoke of President Wilson as ne of Fielder's backers. He said iat he would give to the President ‘t is rightfully due him, but when mines to the President of the ■ S'ates dictating to the people r Jersey what men they shall jr State offices the voters of 5 should prove traitor in the f repudiating President Wll c. and also Mr. Colby. Insr was presided over by sblvmsn Oold’r.gsy Sc spoils. -- V . The Best Music Rolls Buy on produced are always to be found in our player-piano salon on the ,, Cluh second floor. 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