The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-22
Every Candidate Running at the
Primaries Claims He Will
Prove a Victor.
SHRlEVALTY ASPIRANTS
HOPEFUL, ALL OF THEM
Men in the Limelight in Today's
Struggle Make Predictions
to THE EVENING STAR.

was a great factor today among the
candidates who are waging contests
for nominations by their respective
parties at L. primaries.
Senator Colby's hackers and Thomas
L. Raymond, his rival for the Republi-
a place, each professed to be certain
of success. The same beliefs were
stated by Absalom P. Bachman and
Harry V. Osborne, candidates for Sem
atorial honors OF the Democratic
ticket.
Among the nine s%hrievalty candidates
in the Republican primaries and the
six in the Democratic, confidence was
prominent, though in some cases 1t
was without foundation in the minds
of others.
Statements were made today as fol-
lows:
THOMAS L. RAYMOND-"1f the in
formation given me by the friends who
have been working for me-" said Mr..
Raymond, us as w~ell-founded as they
! seem to believe 1t, L should win easily.
l do not wish to make any prophecy,
but I think 1 am reasonably sure of
being chosen"
SENATOR COLBY-"We are going
to win. The interest aroused through
out the county is underestimated. We
will come to the city line with a rat
Ting big majority. OF course the fight
will lie tnickest in Newark, but il it
goes against us here, as we do not be-
lieve it will, the majority in the county
will cou~nterbalance it."
ABSALOM P. BACHMAN-"I am
neither a prophet nor the son of a
prophet and, therefore, don't want to
get down to hgures, because one man
can guess as well as another in a pri-
mary election. But L firmly believe that
| will be the nominee OF the Democratic
party for State senator, and that Twill
win by a comfortable figure. My
physical inability to make an active
canvass has been more than counter
balanced by the efforts my friends have
put forth in my behalf
HARRY V. OSBORNE-"I have not
gone into this, my initial campaign, to
lose. | am not adept at making politi-
cal guesses, but l nave every reaso to
believe that l will be successful in Sc
curing the Democratic nomination.
When l entered the race l had the as
that the county committee
would keep their hands off. Under
these conditions / believe | will be the
nominee. l hav worked hard and got
ten close to the people during the past
three weeks. The voters know where
l stand, and l believe they will indorse
me at the polls"
SAMUEL F. WILSON-"I have good
reasons to believe / will get the nomi-
nation for sheriff as the representative
of thd Regular Republicans in the
county. I have been all through the
county, have met the people and found
many friends among them. I made
more friends, / believe, and the en-
enlargement given to me justices me
in thinking that despite the division in
the Regulars. l will be the winner"
Efforts were made to get a statement
from William Fellowes Morgan. but he
could not be cached.
RALPH B. SCHMIDT-"I am conf
dent the people of Essex county want
for sheriff a man with the principles
l advocated during my campaign, ard
it was in that belief hat | went before
them to solicit the ballots of the Re-
publican voters. I think they will he
given to me In a way that will surprise
my opponents, and I think now I will
be nominated and then elected"
JAMES A. R0WE-'If | may judge
from the assurances given to me, even
from sections where / did not expect
such strong support. as we'll as from
friends locally and many new a%cquaint
anccs, who I am proud to call my
friends, | am sure | will make a show
ing for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff that will assure me of the NOM
~ination. Sometimes. you know, the late
starter in Il race has u strength that
helps him to win out
POLICE COMMISSIONER WILL
lam HARRIGAN-"There's not the
slightest doubt in my mind that / viii
win the nomination when the ballots
from the Democratic boxes ara count
ed tonight. I'm in prime condition and
my friends from every section, made
during a political career in which there
is not d breath of suspicion against me.
have rallied to my support in greater
numbers even than ] anticipated To
morrow | will be the standar1-bearer
of the party for the Off of sheriff,
and in November the people will au-
thorize me TO occupy those quarters in
the southwest corner of the Court
House"
MAYOR ISAAC SHOENTHAL-"l
don't see how l can lose in my race for
nomination for sheriff. Il will go to
the Newark city line with $500 plu-
rality over Rowe, my nearest opponent
and | figure that in Newark | will run
up a plurality of 5000 moro votes. OF
course, there are many candidates III
the field, but that improves my chances
I believe that I will be nominated as
the Democratic standard-bcarer with
10000 votes"
COMMISSIONER FRANK ]. BOOK
II haven't the slightest fear about the
Republican primary fight fer the may
orally nomination. The members Of
the party at large see that the direct
practical work of municipal govern
ment with which l have been asso,
ciated in the Board of Works equipS
me thoroughly to fill the Mayors place
| am sure of nomination."
$ CITY AUDITOR GEORGE FORMAN
II think the platform and principles
which l enunciated during the cam
paign for the Republican mayoraltS
nomination are of such practical value
that they will insure me the nomira