The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-29
:. ORANGE POLITICS
SEAT OF WAR TRANSFERRED
TO THE SECOND WARD.
william A. Stewart Out for Republican
Nomination Against Two others,
One a Neighbor and Friend.

Politics in East orange are becom-
ing more complicated every day, ana
candidates for the City Council are pc
ing named for the primaries IN rapid
manner. The seat of war" has oeeh
transferred to the Second Ward, where
John Leonard Merrill and Samuel j.
Blair are opposing each other for the
Republican nomination. Last night an
other Republican got into the race,
William A. Stewart, a boss carpenter,
who ives at 536 Main street, and his
friends are confident he will make 1t
interesting for the others.
A friend of Mr.. Stewart yesterday
morning heard that a third candidate
would probably have a good chance for
the nomination and he saw Mr.. Stewart.
The latter agreed to run and a petition
was quickly signed and filed in the Of
flee of city Clerk Lincoln f. Rowley
today.
More interest is injected into Mr..
Stewards contest, as the mar who
is a brother of T.. j. Stretch, who is the
Democratic candidate in the same ward
for the City Council. Both are opposed
TO each other politically. and II Mr..
Stewart gets the Republican nomina-
ton the brothers will work against
each other. Mr.. Stewart and Clinton
Stretch are partners.
The entrance Of Mr.. Stewart, into the
race will probably cause trouble He
resides near Mr.. Blair. and both have
been warm friends. Where all the sup
port of that neighborhood was turned
toward Mr.. Blair it is now believed to
be divided up. and a strong effort VIII
draw votes away from Mr.. Merrill. Mr..
Stewart has been a resident of the
ward practically all his life and is pop
ular. This is his first effort to seek
office. He has announced that he Will
favor. the retention of the Brick Church
and East Orange depots, and will be
aAAnaaH TO- aIAAfn - 80 L Nra 1
on the Lackawanna Railroad If the
SECOND Ward citizens desire him TO
vote that way.
night. Edward HART, the Democratic
leader in East Orange, was in conference
with his lieutenants In the Second Ward,
ocrats to try for the City Council and.
Board of Education, especially where there
seemed TO be defections in the ranks of
the Republicans. Men were sent out In
carriages to get petitions signed for dele
gates and to secure candidates for the big
offices: An effort was made to get Edward
TO run for the City Council from the Third
Ward. A representative of the Demo-
cratic Club was sent to see him, but 1t is
not known positively whether Mr.. Whit
tier Will accept the nomination. 1t is pre-
dicted. that he would max a good run in
the ward at election time, as the Republi-
dates.
There's was joy in the Democrats camp
when a report came to the leaders in con-
ference that Edward s. Anderson, a mem
Der OF the Excise Commission. and the
only Democrat holding office in East Or
ange. had consented to be a candidate for
the Board of Education in the Second
Ward. 1t is thought by leaders that Mr..
man, will make a good lace II he opposes
the Republican n~on9tdee in the coming
was INDUCED m, and It was practically
announced, as stated in THE STAR last
night. that no effort wogld be made to
stop Mr.. Freeman's path of progress. 1t
was said that the reformer will run on an
Independent ticket in case George A.
Grover secures the Republican nomination
at the primaries.