The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-16
WANTS
CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATE
Has No Choice of Men fol
Governor, lie Tells New
arkerS at Luncheon.

United States Senator Frank o.
Briggs was the guest at an informal
luncheon in the Hotel Marlborough,
New York, yesterday afternoon of a
committee representing the Frank o.
Briggs Republican Club of Essex
County, the first organization to be
named after the new Senator. The
club was represented by its president,
Louis j. Boyer, Maurice B. Chuck.
Claude e. S~cattergood, Harry A. Tay-
Tor, George Ryno and william G. o.
Crowther. The club plans to have a
dinner in September or October in this
city, at which Senator Briggs will be
the chief guest of honor. and invita-
lions win be sent to many of those
prominent in State and municipal
affairs.
The luncheon yesterday proved a
most enjoyable affair in spite of the
fact that the date had been suddenly
changed, owing to a Southern trip
which the Senator will Jake next week.
The general political situation was
discussed, and Senator Briggs ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction with
the outlook. The respective merits of
some of the candidates for various
State and county offices were discussed,
but the Senator refrained from stating
any choice. He said he wanted to see
la worthy and respectable candidate
selected.
MI. Gluck introduced the other New
arkers to the Senator, and spoke of the
desire of the club to make the lunch
con the opening shot in h cam
paign. He referred to the Importance
of the political campaign this fall and
the purpose Of the club to aid the Re-
publican party.
Senator Briggs, after telling some
humorous political experiences, thanked
the gentlemen for their kindness in in
viting him to the luncheon with them
and said he has stood and will always
stand as a Regular" in his party.
He said hat In having an organiza-
ton named after him in Essex County,
he wanted it understood that he
wished not to lead in the county; for
leadership the Essex County Republic
cans were to look to their own County
Committee chairman. The Senator
said hat Essex has a firm and brilliant
young leader in Alfred N. Dalrymple,
and he felt sure that Mr.. Dalrymple
would be successful in his fight to re-
establish the Republican party upon a
safe and solid basis In Essex.
General interest was centered on the
Senator and State chairman. when Mr..
Boyer inquired from Mr.. Briggs who
was likely to be the next candidate of
the party for Governor.
Thn Sapofor rp1,liad that ha ropT.aftad
he was unable to make any defnite
prediction as to the individual can
didates. but his sole desire was to see
the candidate of the party. whoever it
might be, elected. To facilitate the
election he wanted to see some worthy
respectable and conservative mar
chosen by the convention.
He said that a large number of names
had been mentioned for the candidacy,
but he felt that it was the duty OF
every Republican to endeavor to select
the candidate whom he thought best
fitted for the place.
Mr.. Scattergood spoke on the School
Board of Newark, the Senator express
ing much interest in the subject, and
said that Mr.. Scattergood entered poll
tics the same way as did he. by making
an effort to effectuate and fulfill the
theory of the public school system and
beginning as a school commissioner in
Trenton.
Mr.. Crowther presented the Senator
with a handsome set of resolutions. and
gave credit to the labor of Mr.. Boyer
in starting the Briggs Club, the first
organization in the State named after
the new Senator.
Following the luncheon, which con-
tinued until after A o'clock, Senator
Briggs went to his summer home at
Spring Lake, Mr.. Chuck accompanying
him as far as Asbury Park.