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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-28
BRYAN'S
'j!Jj ELECI0Rs
CHOSEN
Nugent Opens Convention
With Prediction OF a
Democratic Victory.
SCORES FORT FOR ATLANTIC
CITY THREAT OF TROOPS
Declares That the Governors
Action Unnecessarily DAM
aged the State.
HE REFERS TO TAFT AS
ANOTHER MANS MAN
Declares Republicans of Jersey
Have Blocked Legislation They
Promised to Enact.
ELECTORS NAMED BY
DEMOCRATS AT TRENTON.

Here are the men nominated
by the Democratic State conven-
ton in the Taylor Opera-house.
Trenton. for the presidential
electors:
Electors-at- t-Large-Former AS
scmblyman Archibald Stevens
Alexander, of Hudson. and for
mer Senator Thomas M. Ferrell,
of Gloucester.
Congressional district electors.
First, Joseph E. Nowrey. of Cam
den; Second, James II. Birch, jr..
of Burlington; Third, Thomas ].
Scully, of South Amboy; Fourth.
former Senator William J. Keys.
of Somerset: Fifth. Peter Bon
net. of Elizabeth; Sixth, former
Senator Lewis Martin, of Sussex:
Seventh, DR.. Samuel E. Robert
son, of Newark; Eighth. Colonel
Joseph w. Stover. of East Or
ange; Ninth, Henry Byrne, OF
Jersey City: Tenth, Horace F.
Allen, of Hoboken.
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MARTIN CONGRESS
STAMPEDE WATTS
ONLY HIS SIGNAL
Assemblyman's Friends Ready
TO Make Demonstration in
the Convention.
MOVE TO GUST PARKER
WOULD HIT Mr.. WILEY
Regulars Expected to Retaliate,
but New Idea Sure II Will
Control Situation.

IF Assemblyman William p. Martin
wants the nomination for representa-
tive from the seventh congressional
district. the place now held by Con-
gressman f. Wayne Parker. 1t is prob
able his friends will stampede the con-
vention tonight in county committee
headquarters.
1t Is said to be just possible that IL
the New Idea people force Parker out
of the nomination in the seventh dis
trict. the Regular Republicans may at
tempt to throw over former Congress
man William II. Wiley In the eighth.
Mr.. Wiley has been identified with the
New Idea wing of the party during the
last two years and it was tacitly agreed
that he should be renominated this year
by way of palliating the animosity of
the Republican League for the Regu-
lars.
Thus the entire Republican congress
sional situation in the county has sud
denly become mixed up.
Republican League supporters say
that If a contest is made they will
control the situation.
sommer and Anderson.
The names of Sheriff Frank II.
Sommer and of County Tax Commits
sioner Lathrop Anderson were men
toned in connection with the nominal
ton, but the Martin proposition is re-
ceived with the greatest favor. If Mr..
Parker gets the nomination. say the
New Idea men, 1t will be through grace
from them.
If Martin were nominated, 1t would
be the satisfaction of an ambition he
held before he decided 10 go into the
Assembly race. and his place on the
Assembly ticket would go to another
Republican League maa. former As
semblyman Gustav W Roeber
The proposition has been put so sud-
denly before the New Idea people that
many of them had not heard OF it late
today. When the double purpose that
would be served by the selection of
Mr.. Martin was learned, great favor
was given to IT,
Sheriff Sommer's name was the first
one considered, but when he was asked
about the matter he said that the only
information he had was from some
rumors that had reached him. Regard
lnB the pOSSlDiuLN Oh dtCeptlHSs ht Sdiu
he did not cross bridges until he came
to them.
1t was doubted by other leaders of
the New Idea whether the sheriff
would accept; some of them thought
he would not. 1t was some of these
who brought out Martins name and
suggested 1t as the logical one. In the
meantime some consideration had also
been given to the name of Lathrop
Anderson. The Martin supporters
seemed to make the greatest impress
sion.
The calculations of the New Idea
people were made With an assurance
that was surprising. They felt certain
that they controlled the majority of the
delegates In the convention.
vote la the Convention.
The convention Will have 1870 votes
IA in the First ward. So in the Fourth,
IA in the Sixth, II in the Seventh, 20ia
in the Eighth, n in the Eleventh, IL in
the Fifteenth. in Belleville, 13 in
Bloomfield, 4Ia in the Caldwells. 51s In
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-28
CHIEFS RETIREMENT
BEFORE POLICE BOARD

At a meeting of the Police Commits
sioners today the question of asking
for the retirement ON pension of Chief
Michael Corbitt as the active head
Of the force may be taken up again in
executive session.
Chief Corbitt still says he Ia not
ready to resign.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-28
BY WILLIAM II. SEELEY.
EVENING STAR staff correspondent.


CONVENTION HALL. Trenton,
Sept. 2s.-Democratic weather came to
greet the delegates to the Democratic
State convention here this afternoon.
1t is the first rain in many a long day
for this section of the country, and
the Democrats naturally claim re-
sponsibilty. The leaders and the rank
and file were as cheerful and optimistic
as though the sun were shining.
Congressman Charles A. Towne, of
New York, cancelled his date to ad-
6ress the delegates just before noon,
and after much talk over the wire a
telegram announced that the national
Washington, d. c.. TO Trenton. Con-
rcessman James A. Hamill, of Jersey
City received orders from the same
source to make a speech.
AssaiIs Governor Fort.
Things were slow in starting, and ~,
was after schedule time when State
Chairman James r. Nugent called thsa
gathering to order. He was given az"
ovation as he stepped forward to- de-
liver his speech. In his address he as
sailed Governor Fort as having injured
the name of the State.
Hudson county's delegation. armed.
with silk flags, led an outburst of
plause that continued for two mint
when Mr. Nugent first mentiot
Bryan's name. At the conclusion
Nugents speech the applause contin4
for fully five minutes. M
Then there were cheers for Mr.. Bry -
again, more cheers for Mr.. Nugent,
cheers for the Democratic party. for
James G, MARITIME and Robert Davis,
Mr.. MARITIME led most of the cheering.
rushing to the front of the big operas
house stage and with upraised handsN
calling for cheer on cheer.
When the roll was called for the
county selections for Vice-presidents and
members of convention committees.
Essex county reused storm of en-
thusiasm when Tyler Parmly named
Harry " Osborne, the county's nominee
for senator.
Judge Charles F. Herr was placed on
the resolutions committee for Essex.
Assemblyman Joseph p. Tumulty was
a big figure. and he was cheered 10 the
echo. Hudson named him member
of the committee on resolutions. Hum
terdcn county delegates caused an up
roar of laughter by naming ]. d. Rock
efeller as a member of the COMMITTEES
on organization. 1t was not the oil
magnate. His name followed that of
Senator William c. Gebhardt, solid
anti-corporation man. making the epi-
sode the more ludcrous.
The TariR Plank.
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The convention viii have 1870 votes
IA in the First ward, Sis In the Fourth,
IA in the Sixth, II in the Seventh. 20la
in the Eighth, u in the Eleventh, IL in
the Fifteenth. 6 in Belleville, 13 in
Bloomfield, "A in the Caldwells, 51s In
IC,nntinnaA an aarnnA paHel
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
.RE|CHSTAG MAY
!. FORCE KAISER TO
MAKE RETRACT|ON
Attack ON Emperor for Unwise
Interview Is Renewed and
Grows More Bitter.
BERLIN is AGOG
WITH EXCITEMENT
Vote of Censure May Be Passed
on Wilhelm, an Unprec-
edented Act.

BERLIN, Nov. 11.-Urged on by
Chancellor Won BueIow, the Reichstag
today again turned it's fire on Emperor
wilhelm, severely grilIing him for his
"unbridIcJ" interview of n week ago.
The Socialist party especially has
taken advantage of the Emperor's false
step and are using the opportunity for
vicious attacks against the entire
Hohenzollern policy.
Even Reichstag members closely
allied to the Emperor have come out
and assail the Kaiser.
From today's developments it Is
probable that tho House may pass a
vote Of censure against wilhelm. an
net without precedent in German his
tory.
Some of the more rabid opponents
of the government are ready TO insist
upon n retraction by the Emperor or
abdicntion.
The saner element is in control, how
ever, and the matter will probably end
without any radical action against the
Emperor.
Berlin is in a state of great excite
rnent on account OF Won BuelOW at
tack In diplomatic and official circles
nothing but this is spoken of.
The Reichstag was crowded today
when the debate on the interview with
Emperor William, published in the
London Telegraph on October 2S was
resumed. The house listened with un-
diminished attention while the consti-
tutionality of Emperor William s
private interposition in the foreign af-
fairs of the nation was discussed.
Chancellor Won Buelow and all the other
ministers, including Baron Won Kider-
lem Waechter, the acting foreign min
lister, were present, and the diplomatic
and other galleries were crowded.
Baron Camp, conservative, said he
thought that the anger ard bitterness
shown yesterday by Herr Liebermann
Won Sconenberg, the Agrarian and anti
Semitic, was no way to treat such a
sorrowful subject. It. was tragic, 10
said. that sovereign with so many
admirable qualities should find himself
in such a plight. His majesty's trouble
ought rather to be ascribed to his
responsible advisors, who, since the
time of Bismarck never have been
able to tell his majesty the truth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
SHERIFF HARR|GAN
/ IS ALREADY FOND
OF HIS NEW JOB
After a Day in Office He De-
clares That He Likes the
Work.
SOMMER HELPS TO
BREAK SUCCESSOR In
First Official Act Signing of the
Commission of Charles
Reilly.

Sheriff William Harrigan spent much
of the early part of his first day in
office today in receiving hundreds of
congratulations that are still pouring
in.
He arrived on time, and one of the
first things he did was to have long
talk with his predecessor in office,
Frank H. Sommer.
II must say" said Sheriff Harrgan,
that Mr.. Sommer has been extremely
kind and courteous to me. He has
shown me many things that are new
to me In this office, and he is ready
to show me more. In fact, he has
promised to help me whenever and
wherever he could
Sheriff Harrigan's first official act
was to sign the necessary papers that
make Charles Reilly his deputy and
first assistant and leave undersheritfs
Cyrus Benedict and James r. Hyland
in their places for time, at least.
Certainly I like my place." remarked
Sheriff Harrigan, when asked about 1t.
I'm going to call in all the deputy
sheriffs' badges shortly, and win issue
badges only for men outside of the city,
There has been a lot of trouble about
some of these men who hold badges as
deputies, and I'm going to stop 1t"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
WILSON WILL Be
ATTY. GENERAL,
TRENTON REPORT
Predicted That Railroads Will
Beat Out Duffield as Nc
Carter's Successor.
SAY GOVERNOR WILL
LOOK FOR SOMMER
Story Is That Fort Plans to
Give Good Place to
Ex=Sheriff.
TFrom a Staff Correspondence

TRENTON, Nov 11.-Governor Fort
is almost distracted with the task of
picking a man for attorney general to
succeed Robert II. McCarter, and Is
wavering over whether he will name
Edward D. Duffield, of South Orange,
or Edmund Wilson, of Red Bank.
The Pennsylvania railroad and the
Central railroad each have their candi-
dates, according to a prominent State
official here Alan Strong, of New
Brunswick, and Assistant Attorney
General Nelson Gaskll are both backed
By the former corporation, and State
Railroad Commissioner Wilson is sup
ported by the Central, with which he
was affiliated before he was selected as
railroad commissioner.
All these interests are said to be
working against Mr. Duffield, and, ac-
cording To the same official, it is pos
sible that one of them may win out.
1t was said today that Wilson was most
likely to get the job.
Mr. Gaskill is out of the race so far
as the Governor is concerned, because
the Governor stated to some people
last Monday that he would not name
Gaslxill
1t has become known here that when
Attorney General McCarter sent in his
resignation he recommended Mr.. Duff
fields appointment as man peculiarly
well-qualified for the place. Mr.. Duff
field has been in the lead ever since,
despite the tentative offers of the place
made to Chief Justice William S. Gum
mere and other justices, including
Francis j. Swayze.
Before any appointment is made the
Governor wants to take care of for
mer Sheriff Frank H. Sonmer it Is
stated in Trenton. 1t was this reported
desire that led to the offer of the place
to the Justices In case either the Chief
Justice or Justice Swayze accepted the
Attorney -Generalship Mr.. Sommer
would be named In his place. the report
goes. Both justices are residents of
Newark.
It was the same desire that led to
the statement that Assistant Prosecu-
tor Thomas L. Raymond of Essex
county would take Mr.. Duffield's place
as solicitor for the Prudential Insur-
ance Company If Duffield were appoint
ed Attorney General. The plan was
then to have Sommer made assistant
prosecutor.
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STAYS RAILROAD
FOREMAN, Who
DISCHARGED HIM

BLAIRSTOWN, Nov 11.--Clarence
Leid, of Harrisburg, Pa, foreman
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad cutoff, was mur-
dered at q camp about two miles from
here last night by a laborer whose
name is not known to either the con-
tractor or the police.
Yesterday afternoon Leid took the
man to task for loafing and threatened
to discharge him. Last night at II
o'clock, when Leid was approaching his
quarters in the camp. he was attacked
by the man. who knocked him down
and beat him to death with a club.
The murderer was caught and is IN
Jail here under heavy goard, the police
fearing an uprising among the Ameri-
cans employed along the line of work
when the news of the foul murder be-
comes known to them.
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GIRLS ADMIRERS
IN BLOODY FIGHT
AFTER 4 DANCE
Enraged Swain in Thick OF Bat
tie Which Causes
Arrests. A

A pretty girl was the cause Of 3
fight last night near a dance hall at
53S Market street. in which combat
fists, clubs, stones and other weapons
of war figured.
Wladeslow Bownski, 25 years old, Of
40 Mott street, had taken the young
woman to a dance, at which other
young men asked her to dance. When
Bownsl5i, with Joseph Kownslinski and
Tony Kownskinski, of 40 Mott street,
lay in wait outside the dance hall door,
for the young men who had tried to
"cut out" the girls escort.
When Lawrence KowaslIi, of Al OK
ford street, and William and Antino
Ziobro, of II Bowery street, started to
leave the hall there was general mix
up, and each of the contestants was
badly battered up. Black eyes. scalp
wounds, bruises and scratches were
plentiful
The members of the warning band
were arrested and today. in the Third
Precinct Court. were held in default OF
$500 each for the grand jury
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-11
ART MUSEUM FOR
NEWARK PROBABLE,
DR.. MERCER SAYS
Exhibit at Library Hailed as Be-
ginning of the M0ve-
ment.
RICH TREASURES OF
ORIENTAL ART SHOWN
Collection Contains Antique Jap
anese CuriOs Which Have
No Duplicates.

During the opening of the Oriental
art exhibit in the Free Library last
night DIR. Archibald Mercer, chairman
of the Art Commission, expressed his
belief that the exhibition marked the
beginning of movement to give New
ark an art museum, and said that
many prominent people have expressed
willingness to aid towards that end,
both with funds and by loaning valua-
BILE art objects.
The audience. which numbered about
150 of the most prominent people of
Newark. received DR.. Mercer's sugges-
tions enthusiastically
Lovers of things Oriental have
treat in store for them in the exhibit
ton The collection is one of the finest
in the country and has cost George T.
Rockwell, of this city, fortune and
thirty years of research.
It contains many art treasures that
cannot be duplicated, including many
rare old japanese books, illustrated by
such great artists as Utimaro and
Hokusais; hundreds of famous prints
dating back to the fifteenth century,
and the now historical rose gowns and
court gowns which were worn during
the dynasty of Kong Hee, early in the
seventeenth century.
The opening last evening was pre-
ceded by talk on 1.-THE Art of Arrang-
ing Flowers" as practised by Japan, by
Miss Averill, who has studied this art
in Japan for seven years.
The exhibition, which will continue
from to and to 8 daily for several
weeks, is under the general supervision
of Librarian Dana, and directly in
charge of Miss Gilsen. Mr.. Dana makes
announcement that several similar ex-
hibitions will be held during the winter.
The men who are pushing this thing
through and are most vitality interested
in it are DIR. Archibald Mercer. Vice.
Chancellor James e. Howell and Ed
ward T. Ward, who constitute the Fine
Arts Commission.
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Four-Year-OId Nathan zucher
Killed While at Play with
Other Children.
TRAGEDY AS HE MAKES
BELIEVE HE'S CRYING
Little James Rounds Perishes in
Morris Canal Trying to Pass
Playmate's Boat.

Two small boys were killed In New
ark today at about the same time. but
in different ways and in different
places Nathan zucher, years old.
fell from the third floor porch in the
rear of his home at 81 Montgomery
street and was mortally hurt by strik-
ing on his head on the pavement in
the yard.
James Henry Rounds, years old,
negro, of 71s Hartford street. was
drowned in the Morris canal at Golden
street while at play with some other
boys
The Zucher boy was rollicking with
several other children on the porch.
which extends from the rear Of his
home on the third floor of the Mont
gomery street building. Part of the
game they were playing was for him
to stand on chair and pretend to
cry. The chair was too close to the
trailing, which was low, and the little
| fellow lost his balance and toppled
over into the yard.
| He went down, head frst. = striking
the cement pavement of the yard with
| great force, fracturing his skull.
Mrs. Abraham Zucher, mother of the
boy. leaned from front window and
| screamed for help. An ambulance came
from ST. Barnabas's Hospital. but be-
fore it got back to the hospital the
boy was dead.
James Rounds was an orphan, who
had been adopted by Mrs Meade Of
Hartford street. Mrs. Meade was abb
sent from home today and the lad went
to play with Palmer Tillesy. same age,
at 20s Academy street. With the lat
I, ter's little sister, Louise, they played
along the bank of the canal, hauling
sticks of wood. which they pretended
| were boats, with bits of string.
! The Rounds boys boat was to pass
the Tillesy boys boat at Golden street.
In trying to get his string over that
of the other boy James slipped and fell
into the canal. He disappeared imme-
diately, and the Tillesy boy and his
sister ran home, frightened.
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ONE KILLED AND
TWENTY HURT IN
TROLLEY CRASH
Newarker Among Injured in
Head-On Collision Near
Somerset.
Especial % the Evening star.l

SCMERvILLE, NovI 11.--A motor
man was killed and twenty passengers,
including a Newarker. were injured In
q trolley collision near Summit on the
main line of the Bound Brook Somer-
Vile route of the Public Service Rail
way early today. Nelson S. Everett. of
179 Plane street, Newark, suffered con-
tusions about the body. He is in the
Somerset Hospital.
The dead man was Louis Zierer, 81
years old, OF New Brunswick, the mo-
torrnan of one of the cars in collision.
His car was running down hill east
bound when a mistake In the switch
signals caused 1t to collide with terrific
force with another car west-bound.
which was also coming down hill The
two cars met in the bottom Of cut
near the Someryille corporation line.
The impact was SO great that the
& srs telescoped. A man standing on
the rear platform of the eastbound car
vns hurled all the way through the
ciale and was hurt by striking the front
dashboard The stoves were hurled
from their fastenings and later set fire
to the wreck, but not before the pas
sengers had all escaped.
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Passengers Roasted Alive
in Disaster Near
New Orleans.
LIST OF DEAD MAY
REACH HIGH FIGURE
Fast Passenger Dashes Into
Rear of AnOther--FOur
Cars TeIescOped.
AMBULANCES AND
DOCTORS QUICKLY SENT
Score Are Badly Injured and
Several May Die OF
Hurts.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. lin n
renr-erd collision on the New Orleans
md Southwestern this morning mt
city. at least seven persons arc krown
TO have been killed and ore than n
score badly injured.
The wreckaGe caught fire. and it II
believed many bodies are still in the
turning debris.
A relief trsin, with doctors and
nurses or board has been dispatched
from this city,
Reports frq the wreck say that
the scene il horrible beyond words.
The means OF the dying were heart
rendng, and the disfgured bodies of
the dead formed sad spectacle. Only
one doctor was aboard either of the
trains.
The accident was caused by New
Orleans and Great Northern train
ruaaing into Northeastern incoming
passenger train going in the same di-
Iection. The Northeastern train was
made up of i've coaches and a BAGGAGE
car, aid all were derailed Meagre
details Of the accident were received
by te,ephonic communica Jon with Lit
, tiewoods. The excitement at that
po.nt, however, was SO great that only
disconnected story could be secured
1t APPEARS that the Northeastern
train was late. In some way it was
overtaken about s O'clock by the Great
Northern train from Covington, due in
the city at $40. Both were travelling
on the main line. The latter train
dashed into the rear of the former,
causing the wreck.
At $50 the rescuers had not been able
to get all the dead and wounded from
the cars. They had been compelled to
devote their attention largely to extin-
gushing the flames, which started as
soon as the wreck occurred.
The dead and injured rescued from
the wrecked cars were laid on cushions
from the train and placed alongside
the tl's ks.
A relief train was at once dispatched
to tho scene from this city. Ambu-
lances were also ordered out to Little
woods.
1t is reported that the deaths and
injuries are confined to the North
eastern passengers, no one being in
jLred in Great Northern train.
The Great Northern smashed through
two full and two empty coaches, most
of those in the former being either
killed or injured.