The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
TO Dig OUT VOTES
REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE
HOUSE CANVASS.
Leaders and Workers Confer and One
Said He Heard of Democratic Deal
in the. First Ward.

The harmony meeting of Republican
leaders and workers from the First, Sec
ond. Eighth. Eleventh and Fifteenth wards
last night. in Republican headquarters,
Academy and Halsey streets. was fruitful
in the adoption of a house-to-house can
vass plan by the workers as the one way
to win in the present campaign.
On the call of wards by County Com
mfttee Chairman Alfred N. Dalrymple,
Tax Receiver Robert L. Ross, for the Sec
ond Ward. outlined the plan for the can
vass. and Il it was taken up and approved by
all who followed him. :
After the discussion of the work to be
done by the ward leaders and members of
the ward executive committees, there were
addresses by the Republican candidates
for county and city office, and men who
are prominently Identified with the gen
eraI management of the party in this part
Of the State.
Surrogate George e. Russell pointing out
similarIties of platform planks of the
Democratic and Republican parties. said
that is the only issue of this campaign.
"The Republican party does things while
the Democratic party promises to do
things" he said. IAN example OF this was
furnished recently. While the Republican
Senate was passing a bill to create a pub
lie utilities commission. on the very same
day the Democratic State convention We
promising to favor such a bill"
Alderman William p. Martin, of the
Eleventh Ward, nominee for Assembly,
spoke at length on the way to carry on a
campaign, and outlined the work that had
been done in his section Of the city in
former campaigns.
Mr.. Martin held that the statements to
the effect that there were few differences
between the Republican and Democratic
| tickets and platforms this year were to a
! certain degree false. He declared that the
Republican party had adopted progressive
| platforms and nominated men of ability,
courage and nerve" to carry out the
| pledges made.
The Eleventh Ward man pointed out that
next year would see another Presidential
election, and declared that it was up ID
the Republicans Of this State to win as All
evidence Of their sympathy with the poll
cies of President Roosevelt. The name OF
the President was a signal for applause.
For the First Ward George p. Coles
spoke, stating that the party would win
there. A few minutes later Horace Grice,
Of the same ward, declared that there was
danger of Democratic victory.
"a man came to me the other day and
tried TO interest me In a deal to elect the
Democratic candidate for School Commits
SACAAti All 0AiI0 oalds Elt SdNu that Il
Democrats were going to make the deal,
and that Joe Wright was going back tc
the Common Council. 1t would have moth
ing to do with 1t, but l cite it to show
that there is work being done to carry the
ward for the Democrats. 1t has been car.
ried by them in years past, and it is just
as likely to be carried again this year
Il repeat that the First Ward is in good
condition and that we will lose but few
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sat down. The latter was a candidate a
the primaries for the nomination for Schoo
Commissioner, but was beaten by Jane.
A. Backus, the present incumbent of tn,
office. He did not discuss the alleged dea
further.
Henry Dickson spoke for the Eighth
Ward, MIR. Martin for the Eleventh, anC
Conrad Hoerl for the Fifteenth. AL
promised good returns on election day.
John b. Woolston, of East Orange, nomi
nee for County Clerk, said that he couldn'
tell the Newarkers how to run their cam
paign. There were no hoaters or repeater
in East Orange, he added.
Both the Democrats and Republican
will vote the Republican ticket in East Or
| arge this year" Mr.. Woolston said. .
} don't know what the vote will be. but |
will all be Republican" A little later h
! predicted that the majority would be $3.50.
COMMISSIONS Augustus F. Eggers, can
didate for reelection to the Board 0
Works; Assembly Nominees Henry C
Hines. Rudolph A. Braun, DIR. James F
Lowry. County Elections COMMISSIONS
Harry Kalisch. Aldermanic Candidate Je
rome T. Congleton, OF the Eleventh Ward
former Assemblyman William b. Cara
t brants. of the Second Ward; former AS
semblyman William Pennington and ID
Joseph S. Vinson, former member of tn
: Board of Works, were among the speakers
Many questions were asked of Chairman
Dalrymple as to the solution OF ward prob
! lens. and he answered them in detail. ]
was pointed out by Mr.. Kalisch that afte
; the last registration day the County Elec
ton Board would sit on the Thursday an
e Saturday preceding election day to registe
, voters who might be taken before tn
= MEMBERS at the Court House.
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