Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-24
Confident He Will Be Reelected
to Craftsmanship at Meet
ing Tonight.
MAJOR LENTZ, HOPEFUL,
SAID TO BE GAINING
First Ballot at Republican Gath
ering Expected to Decide
Triangular Fight.

Tonight the Republican county COM
nittee will settle the triangular con-
test for chairman. Accommodations
are being made this afternoon for
full gathering -229 menlbers--whenN the
gavel falls at o'clock. Indications are
that the first ballot will be decisive,
with the vote standing as follows:
Alfred N. Dalry.nple, 164; Major Carl
Lentz, so. and Colonel Austen Col
gate So.
No other names, it is believed, will
be presented Major Lentz has prom
ised TO be present. The major will
not only make an appeal to the mem
bers in his own behalf for the chair
manship, but it is also believed that
he will make an attack upon John r.
Flavell, the present secretary. who is
a candidnte--and perhaps the only one
for reelection. Flavell himself expects
it. The major has been storing up am
munition for long time and is prirned
for fight, whether it ayails him any
thing or not. Personal satisfaction
plays an important part.
The organization will, of course, do
every ything possible to calm what prom
ises to be a stormy session.
s.Major Flirting with Governor
Wiseacres around Republican head
quarters, at Halsey and Academy
streets, today openly declare that Major
Lentz is and has been flirting with
Governor Fort. These same knowing
ones allege that the major blames Sec
retary Flavell for the circulation of the
story of the alleged aforesaid political
Irritation, and it is believed that IL the
majors firing at Flavell becomes. too
rapid and TOO many bullseyes are hit,
the secretary will be given an oppor-
tunity to retort. If that situation arises
Flavell's friends assert there will be
one of the most exciting times ever
witnessed in the big committee room.
Fiavclps gun is loaded, as well as the
majors, it is said.
Major Lentz is blamed for the exist
ence of the New Idea party, now known
as Progressives. The whole story. told
TO "a STAR reporter today by mem
per VINO ls IN q position- 70 kho" Things,
ioiro"s.
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the major, any young MAJ, aspireu
IOT a DOllIlcdl JOD The HldJOT w DIS
always ready 70 side-trach nun any ne
aiuh oo II sen.ly u uipioil,e,leaAs. 'l,a,,'-
elther. Aions caliie Eseiet' eoios' u
west grange
Mr.. CODY, VINO Is miiilonaife' WIN
an income OF sloo'ooo year, anu WIN
Hiliionalre iriendss risnt anu ieie' tncn
aspireu lor .iie SENATE. az % ,'iea
the major. Ihe MAJOR, with ms ciiar.
acteristic piuii'hess' saiu' No, no, NJ
Mr. Colby was hot 10 pe tfiheo WIN.
rae oeciaIeo lhf. ne wouiu !" .3 ulS
Without tne iiia9oi saneiioi' iie u'o
anu ne won'
Aided by millionaire.
True, it cost him $4,000 of his own
money and $4,000 of a millionaire friend
of his. Jack Fiavell fully appreciated
the important factor that Colby and
his money was and tried to show the
major the significance of 1t all
THE major accused MS confldentlal
friend OF getting cold Ieet' ana tne
chairman and secretary then had thelr
first real tilt.
Persuasions by Flaveil were OF no
avail. Tne major declared tnae the OF
ganization world show Colby lew
things. Guess Colby did the showing.
though. The Rikers Immediately Hoped
with Colby. So did 5000 other voters.
The New Idea people hammered at
United States senators. etc. Had they