The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23

At q meeting, last night, the Leveen
Democratic Club passed a motion in
dorsing former Judge Francis Child as
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
The motion indorsing Child was Of
fered by Alderman Michael Leveen, of
the Second ward. He spoke of the
many sterling qualities of the man,
and when he concluded there was an
outburst of applause. DR.. Charles F.
y Kraemer was Endorsed as a candidate
for member of the Board of Works.
While the iron was still hot Benja-
min Seligman Offered a resolution in
dorsing Elmer A. Day as a candidate
for Alderman of the Second Ward.
The association acted favorably on the
proposition, and Secretary Harry Marx
was requested to. forward copies of the
resolutions to h three candidates n
to the Democratic County Committee.
Before the meeting adjourned Mr.. Day
appeared and thanked the association.
Mr.. Day is at present an officer in
the House of Assembly and has been
active In Democratic politics for years.
His father was the late George 7. Day,
who for moro than thirty-one years
was attached to the Newark Fire De-
partment. AT the time he retired he
was a member of Company No. 10. The
candidate was born April %, 1874. His
first employment was at the cid Min
er's Theatre, now the Newark. His
work was 50 satisfactory tina when
Harry G. Miner, the proprietor of the
theatre, took the management of Mrs.
James Brown-Potter as a star, MI.
Day was selected as the secretary of
the business staff during the tour of
the company. He decided to give up
the travelling life and returned to this
city, where he started seven years ago
in business for himself, at So Court
street.
Mr.. Day is known as an enthusiastic
camera artist, in addition to holding
membership in the Joel Parker Asso-
citation and the A1ligatorz and in the
American Club. of which he is one of
the board of governors. He represents
the Sixth district Of the Second Ward
In the County Democratic Committee.
Mr.. Day is a member of the associa-
tion and will act as floor manager at
the picnic and summers night festival
at Kurz's Park, Monday night. During
the balance of the evening the candi-
date was greeted as Alderman.
The greater part Of the evening was
taken up in discussing the plans which
have been made for Mondays affair,
which will probably be one of the
greatest gatherings of politicians In this
vicinity in q long time. Several mayors
have been invited and the numerous
candidates mentioned, with a band of
officials, have also signified their inten-
ton of being on hand. Police Judge
David T. Howell is chairman of the
reception committee.
Benjamin Seligman doomed Elmer A.
Day as a candidate for Alderman from
the Second Ward. The secretary was
requested to sem a copy of the indorse-
ment to the county committee n each
of the candidates.
Letters were received from former
Mayor Frank S. K~atzenbach, of Tren-
tcn, the South Jersey candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor;
Tax Commissioner Philip Lowy and
School Commissioners A. j. Rossbach
and Ray A. Smith. All four stated
they would be present at the associa-
TONS picnic Monday night.
President G. L. Rosenfeld stated that
many politicians of prominence would
be present at the picnic, and organiza-
lions from Union, Passaic and the
Robert A.. Davis Association of Hudson
County, as well as the Joel Parkers,
Jeffersonians, John ]. Gaynor Associa-
ton, Hungarian Democratic Club and
a number of German and other foreign
organizations, promised to be on hand
IA a body. !