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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
PETITION MIXUP
DEMOCRATS IN IRvlNGT0N
WILL USE PASTERS.
Through Negligence and Errors Petit
lions Not Filed Except in
First Ward.

A general mix-up In filing the Demo-
cratic petitions in Irvington Saturday
night promises to result in the injection
of a Citizens party in the campaign of
that town. Only the First Ward petition
is filed n that is minus provision for
a town convention. so tt at there can be
no candidates for town clerk, tax collec-
tor or assessor.
The trouble began early last week, when
the Democratic County Committee over
looked Irvington in distributing petition
blanks. Alfred I. Sorgenfree, president
of the I~rvington Democratic Club, was
first to discover the omission. and he has
tened to headquarters for the blanks. A
search for the town blanks failed TO
bring any to light. All had been dis
tributed, SO Sorgenfree did the next best
thing and took with him borough blanks
changed, as it was supposed, to SUIT the
town requirements.
Last Thursday night the petitions were
filled out, in part, at a caucus of The three
wards. A reporter called the attention OF
those present that they were maklng no
provisions for a town convention but Tue
Democrats present declared that a town
convention was rot required. so TIE mat
ter rested. The county committeemen
filled out the list of candidates in the time
Intervening between last Thursday ana
Saturday night.
Sorgenfree was in charge of the First
Ward petition. John Elwell Of the Second
Ward and Henry Delhi of the Third Ward.
On Saturday night it was supposed that
the petitions were all right. They were
presented to Town Clerk Mahlor s. Stock
man. who. in looking over them, discov-
cred errors in all three.
In the First Ward, town convention,
William Schultz. a signer. signed in the
wrong place. throwing out that part Of the
petition. IN the Second Ward. Ellwell
signed the mdavit Illegally. as he is a
member of the County Committee and a
delegate to the State convention, thus
throwing out the entire petition. The
failure of Henry Delhi to sign the ffidavit
of the Third Ward petition after making
an affidavit before Recorder James G.;
May1eld. rendered the affidavit null and
the whole petition so much waste paper.
1t was then too late to correct the errors
and only a part of the First Ward petition
could be filed. practically throwing the
Democratic party out of the primaries.
When seen this morning Mr.. Sorgenfree.
who is regarded as the Democratic leader
in Irvington, said that as his party can
not place a ticket In the field, 1t will be
necessary to use pastors If the candidates
are to be voted for this year. The Demo-
Gratis, he stated, now favor establishing
a citizens party. using pastors. They be-
lieve. he said. that such a step will add
strength to the regular vote, as 1t did last
year.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
|SHERIFF'S BIRTHDAY
SOMMER Is 35 YEARS OLD
TODAY.
Occasion Is Remembered and He Is
Presented with American
Beauty Rose.

AS Sheriff Frank H. Sommer is 80
years old today, that event was cele-
brated in his office in the Court House
by two presentations from the con-
stabulary force of his employ. One was
a bouquet of thirty-five American
beauty roses, and the other a hand
some set of cut glass, including a water
pitcher, several glasses, a cigar or to-
bacco bowl and three dishes, all on a
heavy silver tray.
The speech of presentation vas made
by Under Sheriff Charles M. Mason.
who said that the gifts were express
sions of respect and esteem for the
chief.
In thanking the men most heartily
the sheriff took occasion to say that
it had been a thai some of his men
had been approached for contributions
for party purposes. He toll them that
they should hold aloof as sher,ff's Off
GERS from such things and confine
themselves to the work of the office.
Your sole duty here,'' he said. lis
to attend to the work that you have
sworn to do. Some of you, l know,
are Democrats and some Republicans,
but first of all. you are sheriff's officers,
and as such your duty is here. 1 do
not wish to restrain you in h ex-
preston of your political predictions.
but you certainly should not be in
huenced by outsiders in the matter Of
party contributions. whether they be
Democrats. Republicans4or representa-
tives of factions of any party. Such
conduct would be extremely discour-
teous and displeasing TO me. Your po-
sitions are not dependent upon contri-
buttons in any way. Understand that"
In conclusion, the sheriff told the men
that it vas only by strict attention to
duty hat they could expect to retain
the respect of their chief. His words
were heartily applauded.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
%SULLIYAN'S Def
COMMITTEEMAN
STRIKES BACK.
Democrat Resents Criticism, Denies
Charge and Says He Will
Not Withdraw.

John H, Sullivan, Democratic Coun-
ty Committeeman from the third dis
trict of the Second Ward, who filed a
petition from that district nominating
him as a candidate for delegate to the
state convention, when the leaders
Thought that County Counsel Elvin w.
Crane would be named, denies the
charges that have been made against
him, and asserts that he will not get
out of the race.
IT am County Committeeman from
hat district, and 1 considered 1t my
right to name h delegate" said Coun-
ty Committeeman Sullivan today. Il
named myself, and will appeal to the
popular vote of the Democrats OF the
ward"
According to Democratic leaders MT.
Sullivan as county committeeman from
the third district was supposed to get
IN the petition for Mr.. Crane, as ne
had been agreed upon, it is said, by
Second Ward leaders some time ago.
sullivan filed his petition, sworn TO
nv lanes Corners, of 96 Bank street,
In the City Clerks office at lO;4o
o'clock Saturday morning. Then the
eaders made a discovery. The Crane
men got busy at once, and at 8 O'Clock
Saturday night their petition, sworn
to by Julius Lindeman, OF SO4 Piane
street. in a p~igeon-hole in a desk IN
the City Clerks office.
The names of the petitioners on the
respective petitions are as follows;
For Elvin w. Crane-Edward G. Eaton
16 Plum street; August A. slipper, 70 Ma.
ket street; August F. Sippel, SO Market
street; Benjamin ]. Simpson, "a flane
street: William Minchini, pa Plane street
Frank Mockler. 2S6 Plane street; john H.
Dodwell, Is Plum street; A.. b. Skillman'
23S plane street; II. Du Bory, ll Washing
ton street; Hugh J. Campbell, 1l Wash
ington street.
For John II. Sullivan-David G. Kinkead'
oe rank street; John w. Carey, So Bank
street; Herman NJ. Roberts, 2S Plane
street.; ]. v. johnson, 29S Plane street
IJohn %. Sumner, 2SS Plane street; George
Johnson 29S Plane street; Henry Squares
100 Bank street; Charles M; Doremns, Sg
Plane street; James Dolan, I'll Washington
street; Joseph Pickering, Z Plum street.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
COLBY IN TO END
DEFEAT WILL NOT STILL
NEW IDEA LEADER.
eff You Lick Me This Year, I'll Be
Back Next Year." Tells Street
Audience.

The first New Idea MONDAY meeting
of this campaign vas held today al
Division and Spring streets. A large
crowd of employees of nearby factories
especially those of J. M Quimby &
Co., the carriage and wagon manu-
facturers, and Hughes & Phillips fac
tory, were in the audience.
Senator Colby and Herman B.
Walker were the only speakers
This is the third year I've come
here" said the Senator, in beginning.
1.-THE first year you elected me; last
year You gave it to me in the neck.
But this veal I'm back on the job,
and if you lick me again this year I'll
be back on the job next year"
He went on to talk of last years
campaign, and attributed the cause of
he defeat to two things. the first of
which he said was the immense amount
of money put in the campaign by the
Dryden influences because OF Els oppo-
sition to Dryden. The second cause, he
said, was the beer question, when was
entirely misunderstood by many voters.
The senator SAID Iudl TIC -"
candidate for Governor, Sheriff Frank ii.
Sommer. had come out plainly on that
Question, declaring for home rule on the
question of putting the proposition up to
the people themselves. Limited franchises
and equal taxation were also discussed by
the speaker, and he said that as soon as
the constitutionality of the tax law is de-
cided upon by the courts, then $3,OOO.OOO
Will go into-the State treasury to be dis
trihuted throughout the entire State for
school purposes.
The employers liability act. which was
killed in the Legislature last year, was also
a subject Of discussion by the speaker. He
said that more than 345,C COO employees are
injured each year in the factories, and IN
der the provisions of the present act an
employee cannot recover damages after an
accident if he has worked on the machine
causing the injury after he has Informed
his employer that 1t is out of order. Under
the provisions of the proposed act this
would be possible.
Herman B.. Walker then addressed the
meeting, telling his experiences as a news
paper man in reporting the doings OF tht
politicians.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
VOTERS EARS
SHERIFF SOMMER SPEAKS
IN IRVINGT0N.
Walking About the Hall the New idea
Candidate for Governor Has Heart
to-Heart" Talks.

The first gun 10 the political campaign
in Irvington was fred by the Colbyites
in Odd Fellows Han. that town. last night.
Although the weather was unfavorable. a
good sized crowd assembled to listen to
Sheriff Frank II. Sommer candidate for
Governor on the New Idea ticket, and Sen
ator Everett Colby, the principal speakers
Of the evening.
Former Assemblyman George f. Scribe,
of Irvington, who is again, a candidate,
presided. In introducing the sheriff the
mention of the name was sufficient to pro-
woke much applause n throughout the
sheriff's rather brief address, he was fire.
quently interrupted with outbursts of ap-
proval.
In his characteristic manner. the sheriff
descended from the platform and. walking
from one side to the other. he strove by
''heart-to-heart" methods to drive home
what he had to say He spoke slowly and
low, so low in fact. that 1t was difficult
at first to hear him.
In his campaign for the office of sheriff
he made his platform clear. he said, and
it was with the full knowledge of h he
purposed doing hat the peoples votes
were cast for or against him. A majority
elected him, he said, and he knew that the
masses were in sympathy with the plat
form for which he stood. When he was
indrcted into office he was required by the
people to take a most solemn oath to en-
force the laws. which they themselves
were responsible for, through their legis-
lators. and there was nothing for him to
do but to enforce the laws as he found
them.
Iii striving to drive vice out Of the
county he was e~ndeavoring, he said. to
fill up the pitfalls that the underground
world has dug to ensnare the youth, rob-
bling him of his birthright to become a
law-abiding, honored, useful citizen. II the
people want a governor who will fill the
office with the same spirit hat he has
filed that of the sheriff they will find one
in him, he thought. If they don't want
such a governor they should cast their
ballots elsewhere. he said.
The sheriff went on to explain the work
ings of the initiative and the referendum
and made a strong plea for the several
planks il the New Idea PLATFORM.
Senator Colby was likewise brief. He
again explained his pet schemes and told
of his experiences in Trenton to show, as
he said. that It is the corporations and not
the people who are being represented at
the State House.
Martin, Philip S. Walsh, Frederick P,
Fowle and Austen Colgate.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
FIST FIGHT IN MEETING.
Was That of Deal Beach Election Board.
Frick Makes Complaint.

ASBURY PARK. Sept. 4.-Blood was
drawn in a fstic encounter that took place
In the Deal Beach Council Chamber yester-
dav. when the borough election board met
for organization. Following the combat
William c Frick made a complaint against
Frederick Gerken, both Of whom are prom
inent in local politics and socially, charg-
ing him with "atrocious assault and bat
terry" Frick also started civfl action for
$500 damages through his attorney. 1t
is said there has long been i'll feeling
between the two men. Gerken intimated
he would bring counter action through
Attorney-General Robert McCarter.
1t is said Prick entered the Council
Chamber. where the election board was in
session. and had words with Mayor
Hogencamp. Councilman Spitz and Borough
Clerk Harris. Gerken was standing near
by. and. it is said. became involved in the
conversation. Soon Prick was struck in
the face. and the blow drew blood.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
PERSONAL.

laddie. of Woodbury.. is the guest of As
sistant Fire Chief Ashley. who showed him
through the new City Hall today.
Miss Sarah Duffy and Miss Anna Duny,
Of III Dickerson street, were among the
cabin passengers aboard the Cunard liner
Carmania, which locked last night. The
Misses Duffy have been abroad since June
and ave spent the summer sightseeing in
Europe.
Miss Bessie Stanley, of n Pacific street,
and Miss Bessie Fulton. of Thomas street,
have returned from a stay at Asbury Park,
Miss Jennie Sutman, of rs Pacific street,
and Miss Laura Kinney, of Walnut street,
have returned from a short stay at the
Highlands,
George Steel. Of Elm street. has returned
from q visit to friends in New Haven.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
BRYAN TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN.
Will Start speechmaking Tour in New
York State in October.

NEW YORK. Sept. Announcement
was made today that William j. Bryan
will begin a tour of speechmaking In New
York State in October under the auspices
OF the New York Progressive Democratic
League.
Mr.. Bryan Is scheduled to make an adj
dress at the unwilling Of the Bennett
statue in New Haven on October 20. and
following that viii come to New York.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
HAUSSLING CLUB PLANS.

Ward candidates for offices created
by the formation of the Sixteenth
Ward will speak tomorrow night at
the meeting of the Jacob Haussling
Democratic Club at sol Springfield ave-
nue.. Daniel Itlee. president of the
club. and candidate for freebooter; ].
Edward Smith and John B. Brasser,
candidates for the Aldermanic NOM
nations, win be among the speakers
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
wEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 4.-Fore-
cast: New Jersey-Occasional showers to-
night and Thursday; slightly cooler to-
night; winds mostly south, and light &c
fresh.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4-Local forecast
Cloudy and probably showers tonight ane
Thursday; light to fresh variable winds
mostly south to east.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
PUT-IN-BAY HOUSE BURNED.

Bay House, one of the leading hotels on
this island, was totally destroyed by fire
late last night. together with most of its
contents. Guests we're compelled to leave
them saved their belongings, No one was
injured. Loss, 5000; partially covered by
insurance.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
NEWARK WOMEN AS BOwLERs.

The Ladies' Fairmount Bowling Club re-
organized for the season yesterday after
noon at George Moeller's hall. Scores made
We're as follows: Mrs. Miller, 101, log; Mrs.
Merksner. "a, 81; Mrs. Hart, 100. 131; Mrs
Kirchner, 81, So; Mrs. Sohnle. IS, 81; Mrs
Riind. IA, isR.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04

On Sunday. September Sth. the New Jersey
Central will have an excursion up the Hudson
to West Point and Newburgh via the ~palatial
steamer Sandy Hook. Train leaves Broad
street at s.26 .. M, and tickets are soc.-Adv
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04

W hut TVFUIfFIb WETNNFEOHl nVUIH WC9I
maximum velocity, Is miles.
Total precipitation only a trace of rain.
Character of the day-Cloudy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
One Year Ago Today.

Highest. Lowest. Average
Temperature. "a deg. IS deg. so deg.
Character of the day-Clear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-22
THE GREAT
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPEHANCE.

The Cost of Crime in the United
States-A Valuable Service Per-
formed by the Rev. John j. Mum
TO, the Famous Prison Chaplain.
The Rev. John j. Munro has per-
formed a valuable service in compil-
ing and publishing in the columns of
Harper's Weekly an elaborate study
of the Cost of Crime in the United
States"
Mr.. Munro, as a prison chaplain
and in other positions connected with
the relief Of Jul population, has en-
| joyed exceptional advantages for the
study of this and other phases Of
criminology, and his conclusions are
we'll worthy of attention.
He estimates, giving sufficient an
alysis of the details to enable the
reader to follow his computation,
that crime costs the city of New York
| S35,552,134 per annum; that New
York State pays Gin addition) $40,-
| 244,O0O every year for the same
cause, and that the people of the
United States have assessed upon
| them annually because of. crime an
actual expense of 81, O76,327,605.
Interesting as these figures are in
| themselves they have even greater
interest when we consider them in
their relation to the liquor traffic as
a cause of crime.
The relation of the liquor traffic
to crime as a producing cause has
been studied with considerable exact
ness for some hundreds Of years
ever since the days of old Sir Mat
thew Hale, Lord Chief Justice Of
England. In general students have
placed the percentage of crime caused
by drink at a high degree. American
Judges have expressed opinions aver
aging about seventy-frve per cent,
while an examination of 1000 county
| jails made in 1899 resulted in a SINH
lar showing. :,
But for the purposes of comparison
here it is better to adopt the ultra
conservative estimate of the Com.
mittee of Fifty" in their first book
substantially fifty per cent.
At that estimate the liquor traffic,
as a cause of crime, costs New York
City S17,776,067; costs the other
counties of New York State $20,122,.
! UUU mOIe every yCdl-d lotoi " Wv
State Of more than $37,SOO,0OO.
(How like the traditional $50 cents
the Raines law revenue looks beside
that, and costs the United States the
enormous sum Of s538,163,S02.
Some months ago the Defender stu
died the subject of liquor revenue
exhaustively, with the result of show
ing that the liquor traffic pays to mu-
inequalities, States and the National
Government a sum total of S258,00O,-
900 revenue annually. At best this
is only a small percentage Of the
enormous sum that the traffic takes
from the people, but now, when the
total is placed in contrast with the
trafic's part in the cost of crime the
pretentions of the liquor business as
a revenue producer appears more RI
diculous than yer.
A business that rolls upon the pub
lie more than half a billion dollars OF
criminal costs, and then ; boasts
about it's production of revenue with
a paltry quarter of a billion of taxes
and fees in its hands, deserves, but
for the tragic character Of the ques-
ton at issue, to be laughed out OF
court.-Defender.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-22
S1oO Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will bepleased to
learn that there IS at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure NOW known to
the medica! fraternity. Catarrh being a con,
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall'sCatarrh Cureis taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu'
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The patient strength by building NJ, the con-
stitution and assisting nature IN dong lts
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IN lis curative powers that they offer One
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cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY T. Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-22
Temperance Notes.

No mar in perfect physical condi,
ton ever wants a drink.
America wants men, not DRINKS, to
defend and uphold her.
A single drink of Intoxicating
liquor has often fred a mans brain
and led him to commit a crime or dc
some disgraceful act.
Alcohol is a narcotic, and, while
quieting the pain and lessenine
cough, diminishes the vitality and
power of nature to overcome the dis
Ease.
The heaviest handicap Of the
church is the Christian voter that can
be got to put his o. K. on the sal
loon sometimes.
Rhode Island has fifteen dry
towns out of thirty-eight.
Walter Wellman, who proposes tt
take the flying trip for the discovery
of the North Pole, declares that none
but total abstainers are wanted fol
the work of Arctic exploration.
Bostock, the noted trainer of wil6
animals, declares that the animals II
some way recognize a man of loose
habits and will not continue to &C
knowledge the authority of a maj
who is not master of himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-22
Italian Lizards.

Mr.. F. H. Herrick. in Bird Lore"
describes a peculiar state of affairs
which, he says, exists in Italy in con-
sequence of the merciless slaughter
Of birds of all kinds in that country.
Spring and fall the Italian markets
are filed with birds, and the land is
virtually depopulated Of winged in
habitants. The farmers, Mr.. Her
rick thinks, would suffer greatly
from the raYages of insects but for
the singular compensation that ma
ture furnishes for the absence Of the
birds. This consists in the multitude
of lizards which dart about every
where, and display the utmost agility
and admirable appetites in capturing
and devouring insects. Youths
Companion.