The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-04
SIDES
CONFIDENT
OF WINNING



whirled about the State from early morn
ing to late at night and showed alternatel,
into warm halls and cold streaks OF air
1t is a method of campaigning that II
almost fnhumnn and the danger to th'
candidates health is in no way JUSTIFIED
by the results accomplished.
Election day promises to be an aetiV'
one. 1t is expected that the fight for su'
premacy of the Republican and Democratic
tickets will be lively. The Democrats fol
this ticket will not have the support Of
the influence of a Republican German
newspaper, which is supporting Mr.. katz'
| enbach.
This will make the battle close, anc
much cutting is expected. 1t is expected
that a large number of the Independent
voters will not favor either delegation and
refuse to vote, leaving the Democratic
delegation with more of a chance for sue
cess than their Republican opponents.
DIR. Charles F.. Kraemer and John B
Woolston, Democratic and Republican can
didates respectively for County Clerk, have
both made strenuous campaigns for the
1880 a year office. Both sides of the
~nolitical camb are confident of the sue
cess of the candidates. DR.. Kraemer has
left no stone unturned to reach every votei
in Essex County.
John b.. sWoolston. the Republican candi'
date for county clerk, is leaving no stone
unturned to accomplish a victory.
II think that the party will be success.
full" he said, and that the campaign
have made will show a majority for me.
DR.. Kraemer, his Democratic opponent
however, thinks that the people are tireo
of Republican rule and that there VIII De y
Democratic county clerk for the next three
years.
IT can see nothing but victory for tne
entire ticket was his comment.
Assemblyman Simon Hahn. head OF thf
House investigating committee and ne
member Of the Essex delegation VINO mas
done the bulk Of campaigning, was conn
dent that the disclosures of corruption il
the awards OF State contracts ana the
vicious and unnamable practises discoveries
at the Railway Reformatory, together VIII
maladministration of State positions ano
tho mishandling of State moneys, would
yasnIt In the support of the Essex Assem-
bly ticket, which promises to remedy al
the evils, and can get support by reason OF
the fact that the party carried out its
pledges this year in the Assembly, ever
though it's work was hindered or nulli1eo
nv tbe .'whfte-livered'' Republicans OF thf
Senate. as designated by Senator Colby.
.orhere is no question but what the people
are tired Of corporation rule through tn'
Republicans and unfulfilled Repuolical
promises he said.
Henry Young, jr., the head of the Repub
uean Assembly ticket, said n Repuphch'
nlatform was what Essex voters desire'
and that the party would be successful
Board of Works Commissioner Augustu
+ Eegers. upon whom local Republican
min their faith, said that his record OF I'll
past in positions of trust would stand MI
In good stead in his fight for reelection.
Thomas F. Holzinger, his Democrati
opponept. would not go into figures, Do
stated that he thought the party would D.
victorious on all sides. with Frank >
K~atzenbach. jr., in the lead.
when the Republicans voted away ~
eo,O00 in the Board of Works and a he
publican lawyer like Joseph Coult says
was unnecessary and wasteful, belleV'
the people of the city will decide that as
matter of self-protection, they snoui'
change the party in power.
The supreme local fight, however is owe
the reelection of Board of Works Com
missioner Augustus F. Eggers or the sc
lection of Thomas ]. Holzinger, his Demo
cratic opponent. Success for either part
means control of the Board of Works
department that furnishes employment t
hundreds of political workers as a rewar
for their ~endeavors- 1t is understood IN
Republican employees lave been ordere
to get out every vote they can II the
want to hold on to their jobs.
The speakers committe of the eRput
ucan party has had COMMISSIONS Egger
out at every meeting, but Mr.. Holzinge
was never absent from a gathering 9
voters. to whom ne in hi
frank. unassuming way that he would re
sign his present lifelong position as ST.
perlntendent of a large factory II electee
to devote his whole time to the duties c
the office. F,
The Democrats had q bare majority /
the common Council during the preser
year. They hope to elect a majority OF tn
| Aldermanic candidates at this election I
; give them an undisputed sway over the dc
! liberations of the body. Each candidai
) has made a strenuous campaign In his wal
! and the members OF the Democratic Coui
t ty Committee are confident that Democrac
, will rule city affairs for 1908
t In regard to the school board, pemocrac
g is just as confident and the Republican
do not seem to say much about that phas
/ Of the election.
t There are four -refereIdums to be vote
on by the people:
. The small school board, the Lane doc
proposition, the maximum pay of 300
: year for patrolmen and the municipal ligh
e ing scheme. Al
, All the Democratic ward eandidat,
I completed the work of sending pasted
ballots to voters in their wards yesterda
. The entire day was spent in the wor
anod so far as the nominees are COZ
a cerned are ready for the battle tomorrow
! Republican count headquarters
= Academy and Halsey streets, where
force of men had been busy with VOL
: for a week, was deserted looking tn
4 morning. The task had been completed.
On Saturday Democrats discovered tn
z the ballots sent out to the Fifth Wa
) by the Republican County Committee DO
the names OF the Sixth Ward Democrat
$ nominees. City Clerk James F. connel
was notified. and he at once got into COZ
munication with the County Clerks Off
n TO have the mistake rectified. The be
lots were printed by the Groebe-McGo
ern Company on the award Of the Coun
Clerk.
To-day Secretary John R Flavell. Of t
Republican County Committee. said tn
= he was having proper ballots sent into t
Fifth Ward.
Those concerned in the error lay I
blame to a printers apprentice.
Tbs last batch of campaign literatu
will he sent out by both parties late toda