The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-14
]. WILSON NAMED
FOR OFFICE HELD
BY DEAD BROTHER
Kearny Republicans Choose Him
for Freebooter After Ex-
citing Session.
G. F. WILSON MET TRAGIC
DEATH ON THE MEADOWS
Large Crowd at Meeting Place
Evidence of Great Interest
in the Selection.

John Wilson, of Kearny, was nom
mated to succeed his brother, George
+. Wilson, who recently met a tragic
end In the meadows, at a meeting last
night of the Kearny town Republican
committee.
One of the largest crowds that ever
entered the Kearny town hall attended
The meeting. At 9 O'Clock President
Samuel w. Smith called the meeting
to order. He instructed Secretary ia
cobson to call the roll and the following
answered to their names: First ward,
Samuel w. Smith, Hugh Wilkie, George
Kelly, Edward Sergeant and William
B. Ross: Second ward, Charles Half
stroem, Thomas Chamberlain, Ralph
Young and Alexander Graham; Third
ward, Alexander Ross, William Phelps,
jr,, Joseph Childs and Charles O'Con-
nor Irwin; Fourth ward, C harles Ault-
miller, George Woods, James Freeman,
and William Hagberg.
President Smith then said:
1--WE are here to try, If possible, to
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freeholder on the Republican ticket, to
succeed the late Freebooter George F.
Wilson, who was recently nominated.
Be calm and be just, see that you
give fair play, carry III the wishes of
the people In this all important mat
ter, and do not allow personal or fac
tlonal feeling to sway YOU minds"
Committeeman Hafstroem said "Mr.
President, there Is a man sitting inside
this railing who Is not a committee
man. 1 refer to Ralph Young, and l
move you that he be instructed that
he cannot take an active part in the
meeting" The president said:
"Mr. Young is a qualified member,
and he is entitled to take part and
you are out of ORDER
After a few minutes Hafstroem again
got the floor and said he wanted a
vote taken to see whether or not Mr.
Smith was not out of order. This was
greeted With q series of Kisses and
Hafstroem took his seat. -
The committee resolved itself into a
nominating convention. A committee
on rules, consisting of a member from
each ward, was named as follows:
Chairman, Hugh Wilkie, First ward;
Thomas Chamberlain, Second ward;
Charles O'Connor Irwin, Third ward,
and Charles Aultmiller. Fourth ward.
The rules committee reported as fol-
lows:
"All nominations must be seconded
before same can be entertained. In the
event of tire or more candidates rum
ming, the one VIII oreceives the lowest
of votes will be dropped, unless
another should get the required major
ity. The nomination to be made by
wards.
President Smith called for the NOM
nations by wards. The First ward had
none to make; the Second ward nomin-
Henry Willoughby, tn eThird ward
John Wilson and the Fourth ward fol-
lowed the suit of the Second.
The chairman instructed the secre-
tary to read over the names of the
committee and record their votes, which
were as follows.
For Wilson-Smith. Kelly, Wilkie,
William b. Ross, Chamberlain. Young,
Graham Alexander Ross, Childs and
Irwin, a total of ten votes,
For Willoughby-Sargeant, Half
Phelps, Aultmiller, Freeman,
WOOuS, ~ IldlioldHt I1dSDtIB diiu Jd-
cobson, a total of nine votes.
President Smith announced the result
and the applause was deafening.
In nominating Mr.. Wilson. Charles
O'Connor Irwin spoke of the tragic
death of the late freebooter. He said:
II met Mr.. Willoughby Sunday and
old him that John Wilson promised If
to turn over the salary to his
brothers. widow and daughter. Will
loughby told me he would withdraw
from the race when such was the case,
he has not done So"
Willoughby got permission to speak
and explained that he had told Mr..
Irwin that he would withdraw, but
then had learned that IL he did
not run against Wilson some one else
would, so he made up his mind to get
In the rae
"If I am beaten tonight by Mr.. Will
son / will withdraw a petition L have
flied with the county clerk, asking for
a special election on the matter" said
Mr.. Willoughby.