New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
NEW IDEA MEN ASTlR
Cam paign already Started /" Esser
and PaSSaic Counties.

Ir-rom the Regular Correspondent Of The tribune
Trenton, n. J., May 3-Although the open pr
maries for the nomination of Candidates ana IHe
selection of county committeeman do not take place
until September 2s one would think that the udS
was put a month away, so great is the lh'eiee'
and so active are the preparations for the Coh'es
The campaign has already been started IN fassai'
County where James G. Blauvelt at New Ioea
mass meeting last week. announced that he "ouu
be a candidate for the Republican nomination Lol
Senator against Professor John d Prince OF ~
lumbia who will be the candidate OF the Iesuld
simultaneously with the announcement OF biau-
velt's candidacy came the news that an ehlle
slate of candidates for the Assembly, oherlH anu
other nominations had been fixed up by the Nc"
Idea leaders and from now until primary udS q"
aggressive campaign will be waged' IN Nh'I
Senator Colby Assembyman Martin. George -
Record and every New Idea man OF prominence III
the state will take part.
The New Idea forces look upon FasSai0 q
fertile field for the PRONUNCIATION OF theF uoC
and it is for this that the hea'S guns -
their organization will trained on tnat cou"tS
+,rir, the summer months According TO students
of the situation, however, measure OF dlsaPpolii'
ment is in store for the New Idea Iolo"ei'
Blauvelt has said that should ne capture Iie IN %
troll Of the organization and the delegates 10 Lile
state convention next year, his choice FOR the ne
publican nomination for Governor VIII Dc Assem-
blyman William P. Martin of Essex
Vivian NJ Lewis. the regular leader OF FassdiC, -
one Of the leading candidates FOR the ialO-
for Governor He is popular in his county anu
tho fact that Blauvelt intends to go 10 another
mart Of the state for candidate for Governor VIII
g &c said lessen to great extent the chances OF
the success of the New Idea forces John j.
LIincb1iffe a Democrat is the present Senator from
passaic He intended to retire from the upper
nouse this year, but 50 strong Is the pressure OF
his friends that he again be candidate that II Is
felt that his name will once more appear on IHe
Democratic ballot
REGIN NEW IDEA CAMPAIGN
In Essex County. too the New Idea forces have
already opened their campaign by giving TO the
nUhc the platform on which their candidates VIII
stand and afterSthe dollar dinner at Newark on
Thursday night the campaign will be In fuH SWING
Governor Fort is expected to make the principal
eneacb at this dinner, and the other speakers Will
include all the prominent New Idea advocates
In Essex the interest at the present time centres
moro around the election of the county committee
than the nomination of candidates for ONCE Ihls
&c due 10 the rejuvenation of Major Carl Lentz
who has announced himself a candidate foT
county, chairman a place he resigned three years
ago after disastrous party defeat. Alfred N DaI-
rT,nnIe the present chairman, is candidate for
reelection and has the backing Of the present
county committee.
Thus far the New Idea men have no candidate
for county chairman. Lathrop Anderson has been
7,roronentIv mentioned this connection, but his
friends saw he would not accept the place. There
has been some talk Of New Idea support for Major
Tentz but many friends of the Colby movement de-
clare This to be untrue, saying that any such plan
7,o,15 he sure to result IN disaster for the New
Idea forces.