The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-09
PRIMARY FIGHT ON
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS ARE
HOPEFUL.
Assembly Candidates and County Com
mittee at Stake in Polls
Tomorrow.

For eight hours tomorrow n battle Will
wage In New Jersey, when, at / o'clock In
the afternoon, the army of voters will line
up for the fray, to fight until 9 o'clock at
night. The battle will be in the Republican
party, though both parties nominate at the
same time in this State.
Democrats are spurred on in their efforts
by the thought that they win win the bat
tie after being out in the cold for many
years, hence their anxiety to select a
strong candidate for Governor.
Republicans believe they can win, but
are treading on ground of which they are
not sure.
New Jersey went partially Democratic
last year. The lower house of Assembly
elected was Democratic by a bare majority.
The reason assigned for this was the revolt
of the Republican independents In Essex
County, which cost the Republican party
eleven Assemblymen.
Both parties are picking their candidates
from the strongest men they can find. This
is not a year for experiments, because II
comes before a presidential election, and
the effect OF a victory or defeat to either
party cannot be estimated at this time.
| fOr I0e OeulOCEdAS " Will WOuN phh's -
them next year many weakened men who
always want to be on the winning side.
In his county the principal fight is be-
tween the Regulars and the Colbyites, who
are contesting at all points. They are
fighting for delegates to the State con-
yention which will elect the candidate fol-
Governor and are continuing the struggle
down to the county committeeman
The Regulars have not done any ante
primary campaigning, but the New Idea
men have put their promises before the
public in a persistent way. Their Guber'
material candidate, Frank II. Sommer, hal
old the people that he will cause the en-
forcement of all laws on the statute books
and thai he would be favorable to any ex'
else legislation that a New Idea assembly
delegation might enact.
The Regulars have been doing their wori
quietly, feeling sure, they say. that th'
party will repudiate the New Idea men
as they did last year.
III Democratic primary promises to de
velop no fight of any Importance. There
is no other Essex candidate for Governor
than Former Judge Francis Child, although
Frank S. Katzenbach. of Trenton, Is looked
on elsewhere as the probable candidate
and to many Essex men seems also, th'
man for the place.
With a solid Essex delegation for tbs
former Judge, his prospects would be good
If there is any division, however. any
thing may happen at the State convention
next week, and Katzenbach is looked oil
most strongly. Other counties will hav'
f~avorite sons. There is no dearth of goo'
candidates to pick from.
In case neither Judge Child nor Mayo
katzenbach can win, there are Senate
George S. Silzer, James +, MARITIME. for
mer Senator Samuel S. Childs, of Som
erset, and others. to creep in.
Outside of the Gubernatorial situation tn
Republicans have other fights on thei
hands. The New Idea men have candi
, dates for most offices to be filled at tn
November election. They have a set 0
candidates for the Assembly, and are ais
DESTROYS Of capturing the county commit
tee.