The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-28
SWAN SAYS THAT
he DID NOT GUT
G. 0. P. NOMINEES
Denies Charge Made by William
P. Martin at Republican
Caucus.
FIRST WARD MEN AVER
se THEY WERE FAITHFUL
Essex County Patronage Dis
cussed at Conference at
AchteI=Stetter's

William R.. Swan, of the First ward
today denied an allegation by Assem-
blyman william P. Martin that Mr..
Swan had cut the Republican ticket On
election day. George p. Coles, chair
man of the Republican First Ward
Committee, also made a denial that any
member of the committee or any of the
ward workers had been disloyal.
The charge was made by Mr.. Mar
tin at a dinner and caucus OF Republi-
can Assemblymen from this county,
held last night in Achtel-Stetter's. Only
nine of the eleven were present. The
absentees were Henry Young and
Henry C. Hines
Mr.. Martin said he had been informed
that Swan had worked a ticke with
Mr. Martins and some other names
scratched. The others, it was pre-
sumed, were those of Senator Everett
Colby and w. Fellowes Morgan.
swans Denial.
IT don't know who gave Mr.. Martin
HIS information" said Mr.. Swan, but
it's wrong. | worked for the entire
1ltpuDl-Cdn liChCl ii 4 duJ icho dhu 49,
all / possibly could to help every man
on it. If people to whom l gave the
straight party ticket did not vote 1t L
cannot be blamed. l worked just as
hard for every man at the last election
as 1 did at any
This statement was reinforced by
one from Mr.. Coles, who said:
II was in touch all election day with
an the district leaders and the work.
efs, and this Is the first time | have
heard an accusation against any of the
First ward workers. / know tina Mr..
Swan worked hard all day, and worked
the straight ticket, as 1 instructed all
the workers to do, in accordance with
my. orders from the county h~eadquar-
ters."
The caucus was called by Chairman
John r. Clark to consider the patron
age Essex county should ask for at
the party aucus in Trenton next
Tuesday. Two members were absent
last night, Henry Young and Henry
C. Hines. The meeting was arranged
at a dinner called for 6 o'clock and
held upstairs In the restaurant. 1t
lasted about two hours, and some of
I1OSe III dLltiludHCt dllCi Woiuo WS's
to7'the Republican County Committee
meeting. P
-A Discuss Leaders.
When the business of the gathering
was taken up the first subject consid-
cred was who should be supported for
leader. The names of Henry Young, OF
Essex, M Carlton B.. Pierce, of Union,
were suggested in the belief that Grill
fifth W. Lewis. of Burlington. had with
drawn, though it was probable that
MIR. Pierce's would have been proposed
any way. He was suggested by Mr..
Martin, who agreed last Tuesday at
Trenton to work for him.
The party then went over the patron
age that Essex had during the present
year. 1t included George A. Grover, of
Fest Orange. as supervisor of bills.
Richard w. Booth, of Nutley, as as
sistant supervisor; William r.. Swan as
sergeant-at-arms. and Louis j. Boyer
as assistant to the journal clerk, be-
sides doorkeepers and pages. 1t was
recalled that there would be forty-five
Republicans In the House next year as
against forty this year and that Essex
would probably have to %relinquish some
ofthe places now held.