The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-26
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SENATE NOMINEE
Morristown Town Counsel Said
to Be in Receptive
Mood.

MORRISTOWN, July 26.-Edward K,
Mills, town counsel of Morristown,
will in all probability be the Republican
nominee for Senator from Morris
county this year. He is in a receptive
MOOD so far as the nomination is con-
cerned, which probably means that his
candidacy for the place will soon be
formally announced.
The Morris county Senatorship is Civ
ing political leaders not a little wor-
r;ment these days. Thomas j. Hillery
vacated his Senate seat this year to
accept a place on the State Railroad
Commission, making 1t necessary to
elect a man to fill the vacancy. The ir-
regulars, otherwise known as the New
1deaites, are going to make a hard
fight on the Senatorial nomination n
the Democrats propose to stand by
with a strong candidate in the hope of
winning in this usually Republican
county, should the feeling stirred up be
so bitter thai it is carried beyond the
primaries. Salmon, the Democratic
! nominee of 1907, who made such a
strong run, is likely to get the nominal
ton again this year.
The New Ideaites seem to have CEN
tired on Joseph RICHTER, of Denville, to
represent them in the primary battle.
He is a former aSsemblyman and a
politician OF experience. 1t is not at
all certain that the fight will be mar
rowed down to a contest between Town
Counsel Mills and Fighter. A real
live boom has been launched for AS
semblyman James A. Lyon, of Pomp-
ton Plains, who has made a name for
himself by his defeat of the Legislative
bills to inundate a good part of this
county for a State ~impounding reser-
yoir.
James H. McGraw, of Madison, chair
man of the Republican County Com
mittee, was undecided when the prop
osition was put to him to run for the
Republican Senatorial nomination. He
is not now being considered in the dis
cussion and it looks as If he would re-
main out of the arena until next year
and then seek the seat of Congressman
Charles n. Fowler. John H. Capstick
of Montville, president of the State
Board of Health. isn't disposed to re-
tire from his present office. His term
as president Of one of the most inn
portant State bodies does not expire
until 1914 and he has not been per-
suaded to believe that the call of duty
in the direction of the Senatorship is
sufficiently loud for him to enter the
lists.
State Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees,
the recognized leader of the Republi
can party in Morris County, is charged
with a big responsibility in the election
of two Republican Assemblymen an6
a Senator this year. The result of the
primary and the election in Morris will
unquestionably have a decided bearing
on the politics of the State because the
State T~reasurer's term expires mex
year. 1t will be up to the 1910 Legis-
lature to select his successor. If the
senator and assemblyman from Nor
ris are unfr.endly, or of other than Re-
publican faith, it may affect hi;
chances of reelection. So there is a
big inducement for the organization TIC
stand by Uncle Dan" and to see that
men of their ideas are sent to Tren-
ton to. give the popular Morris County
veteran three years more of the State
Treasdrership.