The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-26
KEAN IN POWWOW
WITH COP. BOSSES
At STATE HOUSE
State Leaders, at Dinner, Dis
cuss Outlook In the Com-
ing Elections.
LFrom a staff correspondent,l

TRENTON, Oct 26.-United States
Senator John Kean was the centre Of
attraction today at the biggest poliu-
cal powwow of the Republicans held
In the State House for long time
Secretary of State Samuel d. Dickin-
son. the reinstated party leader In
Hudson county, held court in his office
and 1t was there that he and his fellow
partisans talked over the coming elecr
ton and the prospects for next year,
when u governor and a Legislature to
choose Senator Kean's successor are to
be elected.
Present in Colonel Dickinson's sane
tum were State Assessor David Baird.
of Camden; Commissioner of Banking
and Insurance Vivian M. Lewis, of
Passaic; Winton C, Garrison, of Essex.
chief of the bureau of labor and sta
tistics; Commissioner of Labor Lewis
T. Bryant, Senator George w. F..
Gaunt, of Gloucester: Colonel Dickin-
son and Senator Kean.
Later all went to luncheon in the
State House dining-room. Governor
Fort left the State House little after
| noon. so there was no cessation In the
discussion of party matters at table.
Senator Gaunt excused himself from
luncheon, but his place was taken by
State Treasurer Daniel s. Voorhees,. of
Morris. State Comptroller Henry j..
West, of Camden. also Joined the lunch
con party. This Is the first time since
Fort has been governor that Colonel
Dickinson has eaten in the State House
dining-room.
| Senator Kean's interest in Republi-
can party and State affairs has chiefly
to do with the election of senators. He
is naturally desirous of succeeding him.
self and wants to see the Republicans
win out for the State Senate this year
as all will have a vote for the next
| Senator.
Major Carl Lentz, of Essex. president
of the State Tax Board. was invited to
the luncheon but declined. He saio
when asked about it that he never was
'in with the BOSSES"
Joseph NJ Thompson. Ocean county's
new Republican chairman. assured
Senator Kean that in his opinion
Mathis, Republican, will win there fol
senator by a small margin. Repuhl
can victories in the senatorial contest
i In Burlington Cape May and Oeeai
counties We're predicted as certain
while there is no opposition to Mills Ii
Norris
The hope Of electing Republican,
in Passaic Middlesex and Hunterdor
counties, now represented by Demo
Gratis was stronger than the faith o.
the conferees. The reelection of Sena-
tor Price, Democrat, in Sussex, was
unquestioned. State Assessor Dors
Strong, of Mlddlesex, was in the State
House, but had no part in the talk.
fest. He is loked upon as unfriendly
TO Senator Kean's interests.
The status of Mills in Morris ano
the length of time he and the man who
will be elected in Ocean may serv,
| were discussed. In both Ocean ane
Morris senators are to be elected to fl
vacancies. In both cases the unexpireC
terms end in January. 1911. The failur.
of the Senate or Governor Fort tc 'ssu,
"A writ of election for Norris county ha,
raised serious doubts as to the right tC
elect u senator in that county mex
Tuesday.
Should Mills be chosen OH the face o
the returns it is believed an attemp
will be made to prevent him from TAX
ing his seat In both Ocean and Nor
rs the senators chosen will serve bu
one year, or until the end of the un
expired terms of their predecessor, un
less something undiscovered can be pu
forward to sustain the stand of thos
who insist they should serve fun terms