The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15

From the beginning of the session of
Regular Republican leaders yesterday
afternoon in conference at county head
quarters, former Assemblyman Samuel
r. Wilson, of the Sixteenth Ward, as
was indicated in THE EVENING STAR
during the last few days, took the lead
in the race for the Regular indorse-
ment for the nomination for sheriff at
the Republican primaries on September
%, and his adherents finally won over
other conferees until he had a majority.
There were only thirty-four ward lead
ers or their representatives on hand.
Mr.. Wilson received eighteen votes. and
the other sixteen were divided between
City Treasurer Albert T. Guenther. Carl
V. Baumann. Ralph B. Schmidt, Dr..
William H Mckenzie, David H. John
son and Ira Budd. Frank F. Smith, of
the Eighth Ward, did not receive any
votes.
Considerable disappointment was felt
today over the result of the conference,
and several of the men who were can
didates questioned the declaration for
Mr.. Wilson as an expression of the
majority Of the Regular members of
the county executive committee, of
whom there are about fifty all told
The objecting candidates believed they
could get support from some of those
who were not present at the confer
ence. All of them claim to have friends
among the missing ones. If this is so,
1t is doubtful If from the missing six
teen to twenty any other candidate
could get dozen votes. Mr.. Wilson
would probably still maintain his lead
even il he did not get any support
from the absentees 1t 10 believed that
within a few days the other men will
all fall in line as good" Regular Re-
publicans and give their support to
Mr.. Wilson He Is well liked person.
ally, and is apt to get support for the
reason that he did not project himself
into the race, but was brought forward
as a dark horse by his friends early
this week Ira Budd's name was
brought into the list the same way by
his friends.
Johnson VIII Fall Into Line.
Mr. johnson, one of the aspirants for
the place. when questioned concerning
his attitude over the result of the con-
ference, today said:
sWhy, there's only one thing for a
straight Republican to do, and that is
to bow to the will of the majority, and,
as Mr.. Wilson seems to have secured
the greatest support. I, as good Re-
publican, will now turn In and work
for his nomination and election. or
course, 1 would have been gratified to
get the Endorsement of the party, and
perhaps would have liked to see one
of the original aspirants land the place,
hut I will bow to the judgment Of the
conference"
None of the other candidates had to-
day made up their minds what action
70 take. All said they would consult
with friends and be guided by advice,
except Frank F. Smith, who expressed
himself as going to stay In the race
until the primaries. II he does his
regularity will be doubted. He had
been identified with the New Idea ele-
nent Of the party since shortly after
the inception of the Colby movement,
but returned to the Regulars within a
year. Owing to his swerye from regu-
larity he does not possess strength with
the leaders, who want him to prove his
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