The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-10
ASSEMBLY FIGHTS
Warm Battles Will Be the
Order in More Than
One District.

Especial to 'tThe Jersey City News."l
NEWARK, Aug. TO- 19G0-A temperature
lowering around the ninety marks is not
/ the only factor that is imparting warmth
to the canvass being made these days by
aspirants for the honor of representing
Essex County in the House of Assembly.
The conditions this year are regarded by
i Republicans as being most favorable, and
i nomination will be looked upon as equiv
alent to election This belief coupled with
the fact that but one of last years MEM
bers is conceded denomination, is maxi
ing the race an open and interesting one
Though the assemblymen legally repre-
sent the whole county, the method of Sc
lecting the candidates will not be changed
from the imaginary district plan, and it
is in the respective districts that the OPP
posing battalions are lining up for ex-
pected battles Contests are expected in
several of the districts, and from present
indications there may be decidedly inter-
esting fights in the district comprising the
First and Second wards of this city and
in the city of Orange.
Interest is centering in the so-called
First District Asembiyman Jacob Clark,
who has completed his second term, lives
in the First Ward and party usage holds
that the nomination belongs to the Sec
ond ward Two aspirantS are out for the
office. They are A. Wildrick Swain and
I Alderman William B. Garrabrants,
neither of whom is novice at the politi-
cal game. Both have following in the
ward, and as neither shows an inclination
to give way to the other, a clash is deemed
inevitable.
AS Major Lentz, chairman of the
|. County Committee lives in the Second
/. Ward, he was naturally appealed to by
the supporters of both men, and no little
surprise was occasioned when the Swain
faction gave it out that the Major was
not with them. The Garrabrants people
are using as an argument against
SWANS selection the fact that he is
clerk in the office of the State Treasurer,
which position is held by his father,
George B. Swain. For Swain to seek As
sembly honors in addition to his present
position would be carrying things step
stoo far, the Garrabrants wing of the
party says:-
Mr.. Swain, however. has let it be known
to his friends that he proposes to make a
fight, and he has supporters enough to
fought ont in this convention.
Assemblyman ]. Henry Bachelor who
was chosen from the district comprising
the Third and Ninth wards, will be re
nominated. Mr. Bachelor, who is the Re-
publican leader of the Common Council.
was the only first-termer last year, with
the exception of George S. Campbell. of
NIilburn, who was elected to fill a va
cancy caused by death.
Mr.. Campbell is at present in a some
what embarrassing position. He would
like to go back for another term in the
Assembly. but when his name was placed
on the ticket last fall it was with the dis
tinet understanding that the nomination
this year should go to West Orange The
imaginary district includes the Cald-
wells, West Orange, Livingston and Mill
burn, and in 1883, when Dr. Oliver B.
Dawson, of Caldwell, was turned down,
West Orange gave way in favor Of Mill
burn under an agreement that the ac-
ceding township should name the candi-
date in 1900. Millburn put forward John.
L. Bullard, who died in 1899, and Campbell
was elected for the session this year.
West Orange demands the right to exer-
else its prerogative under the compact
OF 1923 ana fred cummings OF that town
ship is already in the field for the nom
nation. Mr. Campbell would not be
averse to filing another term, it is said,
If he could see his way clear to secure
nomination without breaking faith with
West Orange and his friends would give
him their support if the West Orange
voters would consent wait another
year That West Orange will surrender
what IS practically within its grasp, how