The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-21
HARMONY CRY VAIN
EAST A REPUBLICANS
IN SCRAPPY MEETING.
Feeling Between Third Ward Regulars
and New idea Men Still in Evidence.
Motion to Indorse Fort Not Acted On.

The harmony plan got a chilly reception
Tor a time In an exciting Republican
meeting held last night in the Third Ward
of East Orange at Barradale's Hall. since
the last councilmanic contest in the Elm
wood section there has been a wide split in
the ranks of the Republicans there, but last
night there was a large attendance of both
sides. 1t had been given out that harmony
was being sought among the warning clans,
but the old feeling between the Regulars
and the New Idea men broke out several
times during the session. Amid some dis
order, Michael Loprete offered a motion
that the meeting indorse the candidacy Of
Justice ]. Franklin Fort, but the chairman
had been piled with all sorts of motions
and he finally declared the meeting adj
journed after the Fort motion had been
seconded. The meeting did not indorse the
candidacy of Frank Bancroft for member
of the City Council, desiring to nave it Law
over until a future mass meeting.
INT nrst fight of the evening came when
John ID. Anderson presented the report of
a caucus held at his home last Saturday
night in which there participated about
sixteen voters from the third district. The
delegates chosen for the State conven-
ton were Louis Prince and Charles I.
Stasse. The latter is a prominent Colby
worker In the section. Percy Simpson was
chairman, and he defined what Republicans
should be. He didn't want any back
sliders, he said, or straddle-the-fence
mugwumps, but dyed-in-the-wool Repub-
licans.
rs Mr.. Stasse a straddler or is he
helping the regular Republican party?'
came a shout from a corner of the hail.
Ferdinand Coyne, another prominent
Colby worker then took the floor. II
want to say that Mr.. Stasse is as good a
Republican as ever walked" he remarked.
'He has a right to change his mind;
everybody has that right. l came here
for harmony, and l want to get 1t. Every
one of you know Mr.. Stasse and you have
known him since he was a boy. 1 don't
know where he stands this year."
THE whole thing over here" said Will
lam johnson, lis that one man Is striving
for himself, and If he gets the delegates
the Republican party can go to the devil"
He then placed William Simpsons name in
nomination. A secret ballot was taken.
to be the Third Ward representative In the
Council, jumped up and shouted; my
friend Major Domo is all right here
that only the men from this district vote.'
A number of the men made verbal passes
at each other with a vim. When the votes
Simpson had won by a vote of % to 8. He
is a Regular and received considerable
applause. Mr.. Prince was unanimously
elected and both accepted the honor. 1t is
SuAu lhdt = Ivy ouNSS wi W wv
ernor.
Mr.. Coyne then offered the following
resolution indorsing Mr.. Bancroft for Coun-
Gilman:
Whereas. Frank Bancroft. of the Sec
ond District of this ward, has been prom
inently mentioned as the candidate Of the
Republican party for the office of city
'Mr. Bancroft has been a resident of
East Orange for a number of years. and
is a real estate owner. He is a young
tnnp Of hItGinoGC ability He. had ia hon
no part in any fractional party conflicts:
Is not an office seeker in the ordinary use
Of the term and has refused and declined
to ask for the support at the primaries
of his most intimate friends.
"Mr. Bancroft formerly lived in this
dlstrictI7on Epplrt street and Is well and
here. He is a gentleman of most excel
lent reputati2n and would ably. honestly
and fearlessly represent the ward and
therefore be it resolved. That this
caucus indorse the name OF MIR. Ban
croft for this office, and that those. pres
ent use their efforts for his selection at
After this had been read Thomas John
son moved that it be laid over until the
ward meeting. His amendment won
by a vote of 20 to IA,
Mr.. Anderson then offered a resolution
pledging the support Of the meeting to
clerk. William johnson moved to have
this aid over. but Mr.. Anderson insisted
Mr.. Woolston had made a good public
officer and should be Endorsed. Thomas
Johnson also spoke in his favor. He said
that when a citizen now goes down to the
county clerks office it is all he can do to
get a civil answer. The resolution finally
passed unanimously.
Toward the end Of the meeting, especial
ly after the Bancroft Endorsement was
tabled. friends of Mr.. Wheatcroft intended
to trot out his name for Endorsement, but
the plan went amiss for some reason. IL
1t had come out there would have been
a protracted debate. Mr.. Loprete also tried
for the Endorsement of Judge Fort, but y
motion to adjourn had come first, and
there were a few moments of excitement,
though no voice of opposition was raised
Judge Fort.
The list of delegates elected follows:
State convention. Louis Prince and will
lam H.. Simpson; county convention. Rob
ert Harrison. Frederick Weeks. William
O'Brien and Frank Conrad; city conven-
ton, George Riley, Harry Philpot, William
Prince and William Ghee; city executive
committee, Thomas Mcclure; constable.
Prince. Cornelius v. B. Norwood
was elected a member of the county com
mittee. winning over Thomas johnson by
one vote. George W. Sill was Endorsed
for another term in the Board Of Educa-
ton.