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1uR LOCAL. CAMPAIGN
Wanser Would Like to be surroGafe-The
Fight in the Fifth.

| lis it true," one of the TArrLERs asked
OF Police Justice Wanser, the other day,
"that you are in the race for the Republi,
can nomination for Surrogate?"
Il on't.quite know" was the reply. 81
have been thinking about it. IF conclude
that l can make winning fight, shall 90
Some OF Wanser's friends are making an
active contest for him. There is, in other
quarters, the warmest opposition to him
among Republicans. 1t is not personal. in
any sense of the term, for personally JUS
tee Wanser is well liked; but it is because
OF his political affiliations-the crowd that
he trains with. Then his strength IL
strongly doubted. Everybody but Police
Captain Farrier seems to think that he is
the weakest candidate the party can nomi-
nate.
Sand then, asked a Republican politi-
clan, yesterday, .sdoes Farm want eyery-
thing3 The party has been taking care of
him right along. He stepped from the
Custom House into the Police Justiceship.
and I'm not quite sure that he doesn't hold
both places"
The larger sentiment among Republicans
is In favor of the nomination of ex-County
Clerk Van Horn, to whom the party has
already given its word.
In the Democratic camp the situation re-
mans unchanged. There is little to be
said about 1t, because the denomination of
Surrogate William McAyoy is foregone
conclusion. There are intimations that
perhaps Director at Large GOVERN may
make showing in the Convention against
him but the Director seeks q re-nomina-
tI0n tn tho f,ffS no ho hoI1 L
not very conveniently have both nominal
TONS Nts Sc siiU8n M .aa8N38{8 N
The Republican potts boiling madly in
the fifth DISTRICT Gator apd Cole, are both
striving for the nomination. Republican
leaders there "pooh pooh +" the possibil-
ity of Gators nomination, but are indirectly
somewhat afraid of Cole. -fs.
But if Cole carries the primary" said
appointment Republican worker yesterday
morning, |" he will be everlastingly laid
out. This is so certain that for the life of
me, I can't see why he should seek 1t"
whom would you like to see nomin-
ated :" asked the reporter. 1911
"Oh I'm not particular anybody but
Cole. There is no sentiment among Re
pubicans for Romaines denomination. He
didn't turn hia hand oser last winter for
any of his friends. DIR. Bird, yes or
druggist lowering Even Romano if 1t is
necessary to lay Cole out" by aa
The men who are opposed to Cole are
looking around for suitable candidate.
They have sought ex-Freeholder Shrcpe
and asked him to accept, but he doesn't
seem disposed to assume the labor of a
canvas, and they are still hunting. s
As will be seen by an advertisement in
another column, there is to be a conference
of Democrats of the third district at Bud
sails Humboldt Hall on Newark avenue
tomorrow evening. All Democrats are in
vited to be present. The meeting is for
the purpose of organizing for the campaign.
1t is said that the Citizens Association
have been trying to persuade Mayor Coli
Inns to accept the namipstiep for the Sur
rogacy, but he is said to have set his heart
on going to Congress, and that he will not
listen to the Surrogacy proposition. A
prominent member of the Citizens Associa-
ton told the TArTLER yesterday that the
Association will probably nominate Fuss
and-Feathers Wolbsrt for Surrogate, and
thereupon expressed his disgust thereat.