The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
vwREDENDURGH AND
WARD UP FOR
The SPEAkERsH|P
Race Has Narrowed Down to
Bergen and Monmouth
County Men.
fFrom . STAR correspondent.l

$50 AVtA =
STATE HOUSE, Trenton, Nov. l6.-
The race for the speskership of the
next House of Assembly has apparent
iy narrowed down to two men, Harry
P. Ward, OF Bergen, and Peter Vreden-
burgh. of Monmouth. For the leader
ship of the majority Colonel Walter e.
Edge, of Atlantic, seams to have the
call.
Edward 7. Moore, of Passaic. and
Carlton B. Pierce, of Union, are active
~ seeking support for the leadership.
William W. Smalley. of Somerset,
dropped out of h speakership contest
today and predicted the selection of
either Ward or Vredenburgh for that
riace. He is for Pierce for leader.
The centres of attraction in the State
House corridors were United States
Senator Kean, Colonel Edge and Mr..
Ward, with the other assemblyinen who
aspire to high honor getting some share
OF notice.
Former Governor Edward c. Stokes,
who wants to succeed Senator Kean at
Washington, favors Colonel Edge for
oDCdhct III oP4lC - liC VOJNNAOh ioiSSo
that he is a flrst-year man.
Senator Kean greeted Colonel Edge
familiarly as Waiter today, and they
had a cordial chat in a secluded cor
ner, so it isn't publicly settled as to
just who he would favor for United
States Senator If he came back TO
Trenton in 1911 as Senator from Allan
tic. his ambition.
The Ward slate contains Edges name
for leader. as last week, and looks very
much like a winner. Captain Vreden-
burgh is making a campaign among
his fellow assemblymen.
Mr.. Wards campaign is among the
big chiefs in the Republican party.
II feel very much encouraged by the
trend toward me that is noticeable to-
day." said Vredenburgh. II believe I
wiz have the support of Unions five.
certainly my W ~county's three, and
enough others to give me strong back
ing in the caucus"
The yredenburgh slate contains
Pierce's name for majority leader.
William r. Swan, of Newark, was here
but he was more interested in
trying to find out o the Errors
Court was going to rule on the civil
service law tina in looking after re-
appointment as house sergeant-at-arms.
He expects to be Centre Market clerk
II the civil service law is knocked out.
George Grover, of East Orange, was
surprised to find when he reached here
that Edward d. BirkholX, former as
semblyrnan. of Orange, was out to sue
coed him for house supervisor of bills.
Growers past efficient service and popu-
larity bid fair to land him in his old
place again.
Most OF the Essex assemblymen-elect
were here today.
They were we'll received and con-
graduated upon their success Essex
AssenlblyInen who visited the State
House were: Robert S. Terhune, Duane
E. Minard, Thomas H. Brooks. Lewis
G. Bowden. Herold A. Miller, William
Lee. J. William Heugel hi Emil Wohl-
farth.
If enough can be gotten together it
is planned to hold an Essex conference
here. Chairman Alfred n. Dalrymple,
of the Essex county committee, and
Secretary John R. Flavell were much
in evidence.
Major Carl Lentz, who aspires to re-
turn to Essex Republican leadership,
and Messrs. Dalrymple and Flavell
paesed without recognition.
n Is up to Smalley as senior Assem-
blyman. in point OF service, to call the
House majority in caucus. He said to-
day he expected to fix December I for
the meeting.
Several Democrats were here, among
them Senate Harry V. Osborne, of
Essex: Senator Johnston Cornish, of
Warren, and ~Assemblyman Edward
Kenny. of Hudson.
The Republican party leaders we're all
on hand early. There were many con-
ferences In State Treasurer Voorhees,
office. in the Office of State Assessor
Baird and in Secretary of State Dickin-
sons sanctum. Governor Fort was
early at his desk and received many
callers.
This afternoon the leaders declared
that the slate of last week for House
organization would surely win in eau