The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
HOT IN BLOOMFIELD
COLBYITES TAKE MOST OF
THE DELEGATES.
Regulars Elect Three County Commit
teemen-Lively Councilmanic
Contests.

A large vote was polled at the priparies
in yesterday. particularly on
the Republican side, and there was a not
battle between the Colbyites and Reguiars
in the First and Second Wards and In the
first district of the Third Ward. In the
second district of the Third Ward there
were no contests and the Republican ticket
bore the names Of both Regulars and
Colhvites. and how some Of the delegates
will vote when they get to the conventlohs
Is a matter of conjecture.
The Colbyites elected delegates to State
and county conventions in every district,
according to Leader Harry L. osborne,
excepting. the second district OF the FIRST
Ward. The chances are, however, that
some of the delegates will change their
minds before the date of the conventions
From a non-partisan view the result In
the town is decidedly mixed. Although
William A. Baldwin and George Peterson
are Chased by Mr.. Osborne as Colbyites'
1t Is not probable that either VIII vote 1or
the nomination. of Sommer or the eleven
New Idea AssemhlyHen.
1t was undoubtedly a Colby victory
however, so far as delegates were con-
| eerned, but the Regulars managed 10 elest
Edgar D.. Ackerman. James c. Brown ana
Walter w. Tappan to membership In the
county committee. =
The Colbyites elected Frederick Storm,
IT., over Charles f. Hummel, a present
member of the committe from the nrsI
district of the Second Ward. In the second
djstrict of the ward Tappan defeated For
noh. Colbyite, by an overwhelming MAJ
iority. Alderman was chesen a memDeI
of the county committee from the frst ols-
trlct of the ward without opposition. brown
defeated William r.. Rawson, Colbylte, IN
the second district OF the Wafd. u tAe
first district of the Third Ward John r..
Conlan. CoIbyite, won out over Moan
xAAaf II hiffDT nOnIRQT.
Conlar is a present member of the COM
| mittee. His majority was ~. thompson
had the backing OF Charles w. POWERS,
I. Richard Maxwell and others, put sun
there was treachery. In the second gis-
| trict. of the ward Walter Ellor, COMPUTE,
was elected a member of the county conf
mittee without opposition.
Phe delegates throughout the town ana
Glen Ridge will vote for the domination OF
Beniamin Haskell for Freebooter. he is
tho present incumbent, filling the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Ipomas
M 6T William R. BrouShton, Joseph F. vo-
gelius and Samuel Ellor were renominatea
for members of the Board OF Edncauon ny
the Republicans. They VIII nave no oppo-
In the First Ward Councilman Herbert G.
Farrand was renominated over Lester ~.
Vreeland, Colbyite, by a majority OIL lzo.
He carried both districts, although a most
bitter fight was waged against MIN py the
In the Second Ward George Hummel
Regular, defeated Frank M. Hlnl1e,, COPY
tie for member of the Town Council. Hin
kle carried the first district OF the ward
Hummels majority was IS.
CI1arles w. 0haBot WAS renominated Tor
Councilman by the Republicans Of h
nThird Ward. Charles F. Humme was
nominated for constable against big odds.
The Democratic nominees for Councilman
are Frank H. Baker, First Ward; Richards
X. schuyler. Second Ward. and John u.
ferguson, Third Ward.
The Democratic delegates to the State
convention favor the nomination of Judge
Francis Child for Governor. All the dele
eAtosl to the county convention favor thu
denomination, Of Assemblyman Daniel >.
Brady. is, If he is a candidate again.
They will stand by what the powers de-
cree however
These Democratic county committeemcn
were chosen: James M. Belden. Jola-
Finan. George Idle. Thomas Costisan.
Harry M, Brady and Michael N. Higgins.
The Democrats are on a still hunt for A
nominee for ~freeholdeg. and a strong Glen
Ridge man may b picked out.
The Democratid delegates to the State
convention are Frank H. Baker. John +.
Finan, William A. Idle, Edward Drudy,
William Johnson and Eugene Reilly.