The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-29
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
VICTORIES At THE
POLLS YESTERDAY
Regulars Claim Both COnven-
lions, but Potter Says
lie Won.
ALIENS STATEMENT
IN FAVOR OF TAFT
COntesting Tickets We're Run,
but New Idea DisClaims
Organized Effort.

There is no doubt that the regular
organization of the Republican party
carried the primaries yesterday, but
Colonel Henry A. Potter, OF East VI
ange. who ran a set of delegates in MS
favor as a delegate to the national con
vention, claims that he will win out IN
his district against either Dr. Leshe ~
Ward or William F. Allen.
All -four of the men who VIII DE
selected to represent the Seventh and
Eighth Congressional districts in this
county at the Republican national con-
vention are in favor of the nomination
of Secretary of War William H. TAFT
as the candidate for President. If Col
onel Potter wins against either OF the
men against him it will make no Diff
ference, as ne, too, will be for TAFT
Convention Tonight.
At Republican headquarters, 1t is
claimed the Regulars won all over. Inc
Regular nominees are:
Seventh Dissatisfaction c. Carl
son, of this city, and Thomas D. Webo,
of Orange.
Eighth District-Dr. Leslie D.. Ward.
of this city, and William F. Allen, OIL
South Orange.
The convention of the Seventh dis
trict will be held at Republican head
quarters tonight, That for the Eighth
district will take place tomorrow night.
OF the -four there was only one man
concerning whose preferences there Was
any doubt. This was Mr.. Allen, but
today he authorized The statement that
he vas a Taft man.
IT know the Secretary of War, Mr..
Taft, personally" said Mr.. Allen at his
home in South Orange, land l expect,
if elected a delegate to the Chicago
convention, to have the pleasure of vot-
ing for him as the Republican nominee
for President"
In the FIRST, Second, Third, Fourth
and Fifth wards the Regular ticket
won without opposition. There was an
attempt to fight in the Sixth Ward,
where Frederick Volkers essayed to run
against the Regulars, but he quickly
withdrew.
Seventh Ward Truce Broken.
The truce in the Seventh Ward was
lifted when a ticket bearing the name
of Assemb!yman Martin was dis
tributed. This was in violation of the
agreement by which the New Idea fac
ton was to be accorded several dele
gates. In the Eighth and Ninth
wards the Regulars won, carrying all
but one district in the latter. Two dis
tricts in the Tenth Ward were allowed
to go uncontested by the Regulars, but
they won the remainder.
The Eleventh Ward vas h stamp
ing ground for the New Idea people, as
they carried all except the second dis
trict, which went to Samuel Sharwell,
the Regular delegate.
In Sheriff Sommer's district he
learned early in the evening that his
delegates were running a little behind
the Regulars. He secured two automo-
biles and, with their aid, hustled a num-
Der of voters to the polls, so that when
the votes were counted his delegates
won by rs majority.
The Regulars in that district were
D. A. Whitehead n j. Kenworthy.
Charles Mcdowell and Thomas Fftz-
gerald were the delegates elected.
The old Twelfth Ward remained true
to the Regulars, as did the Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, and all except n district,
the first in the Fifteenth Ward. Street
and Water Commissioner Frank Book
reported a clean bill of lading for the
Regulars in the Sixteenth Ward, al
though the New Idea people ave him q
little trouble in the first district, but
when the votes were counted the
Regulars had 112 to 40 for the New
Ideas.
In the county outside of Newark thu
Regulars claim Belleville, Bloomfield
Orange, South Orange, Village oi
South Orange, all of the Caldwells
Verona, Verona Borough, Montclair
Irvington, Nutley. Millburn. Livingston
Borough of Roseland and half of Yves
Orange and East Orange. Essex Fell
and Glen Ridge went solidly for thu
New Idea party.
The majority of delegates elected il
the second district of the First Ware
and third district of the Fourth Ward
East Orange, are committed to Presi
lent R~oosevelt's nomination for an
other term. The other delegates are TO
Taft. The vote expressed in the cit,
follows: Taft. 1S9; Roosevelt. 1W
Hughes, SO; SO scattering, including
for Fort and 234 non-committal
Shortly before I o'clock a former coun
Gilman, Andrew Baigree, opposed Coun
Gilman Harry ]. Burr for State delegat
and q merry war began. Burr receive,
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