The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-24
GREGORY DENIED
HIS CREDENTIALS
Democratic Primary Committee
Decides Against East Orange
Bryan Leader.
REPUBLICANS HELPED HIM
Secretary Cross Makes Affidavit
That GregOry's Lead Was
Due to G. O. P. Support.

With but two members voting, the
primary committee of the Essex County
! Democratic Committee. at a meeting
in headquarters, 772 Broad street, last
night, decided to give credentials for
the second district of the Third Ward
of East Orange to Allen Zoos as dele
gate to the State convention. Julian
A. Gregory, who received ten credits to
nine for Zoos al the primary last Tues
day night, was denied credentials be-
cause of the charge by Secretary Wash
ington M. Cross. of the county COM
mittee, that three Republicans voted
for him.
Mr.. Cross made affidavit that J. ].
Lewis, 20 Lenox avenue: e. C. Lock-
wood, of 16 Lenox avenue, and Fred
Schulthies, of az South Walnut street,
East Orange, voted in the Republican
boxes at last September's primaries,
and that they cast votes for Gregory at
the primary of the Democratic party
last Tuesday. He says they went into
the polling place at 1 South Arlington
avenue and received Gregory ballots
from the candidate himself and de-
posted them in the box.
MI. Gregory served notice that he
would appeal to the State convention.
He declared that the ruling was unfair
and that there was no evidence to show
that Republicans If they had voted at
the primary cast their ballots for him.
Meeting a Warm One.
The N.~.1a "a IL -
warm at times and there were some
sharp words, but Edward HART, chair
man and Democratic Duke of East Or
ange, was able to maintain order when
things looked serious, and was always
master of the situation.
Mr.. HART and Enos Runyon, of the
committee, on objection of Mr.. Gregory,
consented not to vote, SO that the case
was decided by Eugene j.. Mulvaney
and Freebooter Charles ]. Watson. John
f. Rogers was the only absentee. In
view of the fact that Cross preferred
the charges, County Collector Patrick
j. McGuiness acted as secretary.
THE charge is that three Republicans
voted at a Democratic primary for me-
said Mr.. Gregory after Secretary Cross
had been heard. eff the election Of
fcers permitted them to vote they prob
ably did it and they may have voted
for me. There is not a sclntilla OF
evidence that these men voted for ME.
Their ballots once in the box they must
be counted"
Mr.. Gregory said that he had met
encouragement in most of his efforts
to work for the party il East Orange.
He told, with Mr.. HART protesting, that
at last September's primary in his dis
trict. he had received six votes and
Dennis Creden six for county commit
teemen and that each had considered
himself entitled to a place on the COM
mittee.
Chairman Accused.
Creden had been for him for delegate,
Ores Dry averred, and had voted with
his Sol for him. : Cross had gone into
tie district to beat him, and he &C
cused the chairman of the committee of
doing the same thing. He .retold the
story of the attempt to hold two pri-
maries at / South Arlington and the
adjournment of the two election Of
ficers he had selected to the drug store
next door.
Mr.. Gregory said that he didn't be-
lieve the organization had sem men
over to beat him, who three years ago
was the standard bearer of the party
as it's candidate for Senator.
"If this committee rejects me and
decides other than fairly" he went on,
there is only one thing to look for
defeat continual and eternal for the
Democratic party in East Orange"
1t developed that both Foos and
Gregory were so excited on the night
of the primary that they forgot to vote.
Gregory raised the question that
Foos had lived in East Orange about
three months. Zoos testified that he
had lived there about six months and
in Roseville five years prior to moving
there. Most Of the voters Tuesday
night were evidently from the Elm
wood Hotel.
Cross, in his final argument before
the committee, charged that there had
been Republicans at the primaries, Of
fered the records of the County Board
Of elections to sustain him, and finally
made affidavit before George Otto, who
was in the room. that his statements
were true. Gregory had made the
statement at the primary, he averred,
that Republicans could vote there.
The secretary of the county commit
tee held that there must have been
some strong inducement for men to
vote in two primaries. 1t might be to
honor Mr. Gregory and 1t might have
been a financial inducement.
ST don't know, but it ooks as If they
had been paid by both Sides" he said.
The committee took the vote on the
matter without comment.
Cross and Gregory became engaged
in a fist fight Tuesday night after the
votes were counted and were separated
by Hartt.