The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
SPIRITED IN NUTLEY
REGULARS WIN THE STATE
DELEGATES.
Though There Was Tie in Third Ward
Between Edwards and Van Wrinkle.
Fights in Second and Third.

The primaries in Nutley were spirited
yesterday, especially in the Second and
Third wards. In the First Ward every
thing was quiet, there being no contest
to speak of. .
In the Second Ward the contest was
between Councilman John Howe, Reg
ular Republican, and Elmer S.. Farwell,
New Idea man. for delegate to the
county convention. How received 104
votes and FarwelI 70. Arthur r. Carr
received the nomination for member of
the Town Council without any opposi-
ton, as did the following named: For
constable for one year, Henry Knabb,
sr.; for constable for three years,
Frank Zimmerman; for member of the
Republican County Committee, John p.
Lux; for delegate to the State onven
ton, Regular Republicans. Ernest ".
Cockefair, 100; James ID. Foy, 109s and
James l., Mullen, ITO; New Idea men,
Frank L. Davis, "a; Arthur Stager, 6S,
and Charles b. Vroom, IS.
Thirteen Democratic ballots were
cast, for the following; Member Of
Town Council, Abijah c. Fox; member of
the Democratic County Committee,
william kirkpatrick; delegate to the
State convention, j. Harry Hui; dele
gate to the ounty convention, A. M.
Halliday. ~
In the Third Ward Henry Nj. Libby was
nominated by the Republicans to succeed
himself for the one-year term in the Town
Council, and Frank p. Bayr to succeed
himself for the two-year term. For MEM
Der of the Essex County Republican Com
mittee, Freebooter Abram Blum was nomi-
mated without opposition. The main light
was for delegate to the State convention.
Guy j. Edwards, Regular, had for an op-
ponent }. Harry Van Winkie, New Idea
man, and it resulted in a tie, each having
u votes, one hundred aud nineteen voteJ
Were east, one being rejected. For dele
gates 20 the county convention Otto
Bluhm and George Hawesworth, both New
Idea men. We're elected. James Joiner was
nominated for constable Tor three years.
For the first time there was u spirited
contest among the Democrats in 5nat
ward for the two-year term as member OF
the Town Council between Jonn a. Fro
bose and Francis X. McCabe, resulting MS
follows McCabe, AZ; Frobose, 10. All
ether fight was over the nomination for
constable between James Mulcahy and
Thomas Munn. Mulcahy won by a vote OF
- to Il. Martin Hawkins was nominated
for the one-year term as member Of the
Council. The following named were
elected respectively: Delegate to the Demo-
cratic county convention, Henry A. Con
molly; delegate 10 the State convention
Patrick e. Guthrie; member of the Demo
cratic county committee. Harrison kla
The only tickets in the First Ward wer,
the Regular Republican and Democratic
sixty-one Republican tickets were cast
one of which was rejected. H. Frederick
Banta was nominated TO succeed himself
in the Town Council, Frank r. Diven. foI
I constable; Charles c.. Bates and Newtof
Woodruff, for justices of the peace; dele
gate TO the State convention, Richard W
Booth. member of the Essex County Re
publican Committee, Richard w. Boo.h
delegates to the county convention, Perle,
I a. Prior and Frank l.. Rusov. only 81
Democratic ballots We're cast. OF which oil
twas rejected Matthew J. Callahan, wa
elected for member Of the Essex Court,
Democratic Committee INK tor delegate
TO the State convention