The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
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ORANGE FOR RIKER
PERRY REMINDS WALKER OF
OLD DAYS.
Mckinley and Roosevelt Club Goes on
Record for Former Prosecutor
for Governor.

Following the prediction made in the
EVENING STAR last week that Orange
Republican leaders would indorse Chan.
dler w. Riker for Governor on the
Regular Republican ticket, h McKin-
ley and Roosevelt Club, of Orange, last
night Endorsed the former Prosecutor
of the Pleas for the honor, despite an
attempt made by Herman B. Walker,
former postmaster of Orange, to pledge
the meeting to Sheriff Frank H. Som
mer's candidacy.
There was one lone voter with Mr..
Walker when his amendment to a res
olution offered by Overseer of the Poor
Gustave Kunz favoring Mr.. Riker was
offered, and the Riker enthusiasts had
practically a unanimous Endorsement
for their candidate.
Mr.. Walker met with no better for
tune when he sought to get the In
dorsement of the meeting for the en-
tire list of Colby Assemblymen of a
year ago. as the meeting, adhering to
the old policy of the leaders of the or
ganization. decided to stand up for the
principle of representation from the
imaginary Assembly districts and IN
dorsed Austen Colgate, of their own
district, n decided. to support men of
good calibre who will secur q major
ity of the delegates from their w
imaginary districts. The meeting was
also unanimous, practically, on this
punt, unQ incidentally County HtBlSltI
Edward S. Perry. who, as president of
the club, held the gavel during the
evening, reminded Mr.. Walker of the
old days when Mr.. Walker, city .Coun-
sci William A. Lord ct ais. sat in the
good graces of the Republican county
organization and went down to conven-
lions and named Mr.. Lord, who had
barely a vote of the entire delegation,
and turned down the candidate from
the imaginary district who was al
most unanimously supported.
1t Was an interesting scene during a part
of the three and a half hour meeting when
the former political antagonists talked of
the old, happy days when strenuous fights
marked each primary day, Mr.. Perry head
Walker and others opposing them on the
Regular side. Mr.. Walker, who now stands
in the front ranks Of reform agitation, was
reminded by Mr.. Perry, his, former an
tagonist, that he, Walker, thought quite
differently and acted differently in the days
when Mr.. Perry and his followers fought
Major Carl Lentz. Mr.. Perry interrupted
a lengthy talk on political principles given
by Mr.. Walker to remind him of what had
taken place. especially in a year when.
with the Endorsement of Major Lentz and
the county organization. Mr.. Walke and
others had Mr.. Lord named for the As
sembly despite the votes of the delegates
for another man, and Mr.. Walker admitted
he had been wrong in those days, but
things have changed since. MIR Walker
urged breaking up the plan of sending un-
pledged delegates to conventions as an aid
to destruction of boss rule.
Gardner Colby also made a lengthy adj
dress. and while supporting the plan of
general Endorsement of the Colby Assem-
blymen. he stated in effect that there was
no such thing as the imaginary district
in the question. and Mr.. Perry reminded
him that the Colbyites had delegated a
committee to get a man to fill out the
eleventh place from the Fourth and Fifth
wards of Newark, an imaginary district,
and did not 20 elsewhere in the county.
Judge Benjamin f. Jones. of South Or
ange. also mado an address at the meet
ing. There were about two score mem
bers present. and much enthusiasm was
manifested. The decision to indorse Mr..
Riker will likely result in a harmonious
action on the part of the present powers
that be in Orange, as City Counsel Lord
has stated he would favor Mr.. Rlker's
candidacy If Justice J. Franklin Fort $
nomination could not be secured. There
may be an opposition ticket in the city at
the primaries, however.
AS the men concerned in the meeting last
night are all Colbyites 1t showed that there
was not a unanimous sentiment in that
faction for Sheriff Sommer's candidacy.