The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
FORT. LOSES
BATTLE IN
HOME CITY
New Idea Faction Wins
Nearly Everything 10
East Orange. :

Sheriff FraDke H. sommer received the
majority of delegates in East Orange.
where the fight was interesting. Sommer
VIII get seventeen of the delegates, while
Judge Fort viii have seven. d
IN many districts Judge Fort lost dele
gates by one or two votes. The city has
been a Colby stronghold. but it was ex-
pected that, on account of 1t being the
home town of Judge Fort, he would re-
ceive the majority.
The First Ward offered many surprises,
having always been a Regular stronghold.
The Colbyites also won in the contest
Tor the county convention, the Regulars
only running opposing delegates in a few
instances. The Regulars threw their whole
strength toward electing delegates pledged
20 Jqase Fort, and this fact accounted
Tor the many close contests. Judge Fort
won In his own district and ward.
Inere was considerable excitement In the
thlrd district of the Third Ward during
tue early hours of today, while the count
ing of ballots was in progress. No mem
Der of the election boatd kept tally of the
votes while the count was on, but Edward
Stasse and Cornelius B.. q. Norvyood Tho
latter a candidate there. and both Colby-
ties, did. They announced that the Som
mer delegates won by two votes, but two
otner spectators said the Fort delegates
won by one vote. The board at first re-
fused to recount the ballots, but it was
warned by Recorder Franklin w. Fort
son of Judge Fort. that it was liable to
Indictment. The ballots were then re-
counted and the Sommer delegates were
winners by four votes. The recount was
not completed until about 6 o'clock this
morning.
The Golbyites elected nine TO the county
committee, while the Regulars elected five.
The Colbyites elected thirty-oue delegates
70 the county convention and the Regulars
elected eleven.
The clerks from the second district OF
the Third Ward were the first to file re-
turns with City Clerk Lincoln r. Rowley,
their returns coming in a l1:22 p. M, and
after that hour the figures came in slowly.
The complete returns in detail were as
follows:
In the first district of the First Ward
John N. Eye, delegate for Fort, was
elected, the vote being 142 to 1872. Joseph.
II. Herdman, George J.. Kelley and George
Walters, Regulars, we're elected delegates
to the county convention; John Finan, Ar
thur c. Lindsey and Warren Mach to the
city convention; Jacob Wang to the county
committee and Abraham l.. Baker to the
city committee.
In the second district Of the First Ward
elected, Edward c. Christopherson, 1SA
and George L. Marion, 1871. The Fort
delegates received ia each. Harry R..
Harris. Eugene j. Schwarz and Frank T..
Wallace, Colbyites, were elected delegates
to the county conventions; Frank M. Bale,
Edward A. Harrigan and Alfred II. Hol-
brook. to the city conventions; A. f. Con-
dit, to the county committee, and Frank
Bancroft to the city committee.
The first district of the Second Ward
elected Frank B. Cotton, Sommer dele
gate to State convention, giving him los
votes, while the Fort delegate received r..
vention, William H. Aborn, Wilbur S.
knowles and Richard K. Mosley. were not
opposed. George H.. Austin and Robert
Crater, for the county committee, were UNI
aaaaeaa md ANfl1fora 70 I1rfttO3aH Uua G nlpcf-
ed to the city executive committee. fThe
vote for City Council follows: Merrill, 144;
Blair, u Stewart, IA. For Board of Edu-
est q IL Wn idGoGS d 15si Wnsoa f tbe second
Word where Judge Fort lives. Richard
coyne. Regular, got 107. and John II.
Palpler, Regular, 10S. The Sommer dele
gates received 1902 votes. The county con-
vention delegates. David Stuart Bingham
and Robert L. Jefferys. were not opposed,
and neither were Stephen V. 3. Brewster,
George La Rue Masters and Lewis F..
Thornell, all Colbyites. for the city, con
ventloa. For county, committee Charles B..
Yardley, ir, Colbyfte. received 106 votes,
while Frederick A. Reimer got SO. Harry
Greenfield was unopposed for the city COM
mittee. The vote for City Council was;
Merrill, 10S; Stewart, 81; Blair, 46. For
Board of Education WINERY got 11 and
In the third district Of the Second Ward
Alfred p Bodies, Fort delegate, was
elected. He received 70 votes, while John
Knox. Sommer, received GA. Thomas r.
Flach and Francis T. Parsons, Colbyite,
Maynard Bailey and Richard e. Boiles
to the city convention; Hedley v. Cooke to
the county comrnittee. The City Council
vote was: Merrill, 79; Blair, 80; Stewart,
%. Board of Education, Winery, 1OS;
In the first district of the Third Ward
Henry B.. Gombers and Colonel Henry a,
Potter. Sommer delegates, received 14
votes. beating out the Fort delegates, who
received 81. Gardner Colby, Thomas N.
Gray and Charles L. Williams were unop-
H. Gordon. James Kerr and Milo W.
Wilder, jr., city convention. Henry p.
Baldwin. county committee, and David A.
Mcbride city executive committee.
H Harrison Luedekes, a Fort delegate,
won, receiving 96 votes against IS for the
Sommer delegate. The following also es-
Harry w. Harris, Eugene j.. Schwartz and.
Frank E. Wallace; city convention, Frank
NJ Bale. Edward Harrigan and Alfred II
- lbrook: county committee, Albert EN-
q Z, & e'8a''. city committee. Frank Fra, Ban Ban,
James G.. Barradale and Harry j. Burr,
Sommer delegates, were elected. Frank
Conrad, Robert Harrison, Henry Ambs,
were elected delegates to the county con-
v%ention; William 1. Prince, George n.
Riley, Anderson Slater and Nicholas
NHduiflGt IL NCiG ClE1A0h d1AN6aAGH ~
the city convention; Cornelius B. D.. Nor
wood to the county committee, and Thomas
Mcguire to the city committee.
In the first district of the Fourth Louis
o. Hedden, William L. Klimcke and Lloyd
s.. Morgan. Sommer delegates. won. receiv-
ing 1863 votes against 1888 for the Fort men.
The Regulars won for the county commit
tee. Horace T. Bennett. Henry A. Hotten-
roth and Joseph c. Warner beating out the
Colby men by a small majority. Charles H.
Denison, James L. Dexter and John Reeve
-. o1o,fa1 dalaaQfna m tho affxy n0n1fnn-
ton.
IN the second of the Fourth Ward Harry
e. Chapman, a Sommer delegate. was
elected over David S.. Walton, who was
for Judge Fort, by one vote, receiving IS.
Leon NJ. Berg and Theodore Ellington
were elected delegates to the city conven-
ton; John P. Dengler,. Regular. to the
county committee, and Louis F. Castle a
member Of the city committee.
In the third district of the Fourth Ward
Edward O. Luzenheag, Sommer. beat
STEPHEN G.. Condit, Fort. by one vote, 81
to 50. and August P. Sehwaner, Sommer,