The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-29


1900, while the Regulars almost held
their own. City Auditor George For
man, candidate for nomination for
Mayor, fell short less than 1000 votes
In the Republican primary last year.
This year the Board of Works candi-
dates of the New Idea lost by almost
1000.
On surrogate the Republican city
vote showed Russell ahead of Simpson
by about $500. while outside the city
Simpson led Russell by about 800. Rus
sells run in East Orange and other
Progressive strongholds was marvellous.
In the primary of a year ago the vote
outside the city was very much larger
than yesterday and the Progressives
rolled up an insurmountable lead there
for senator, sheriff and some of the As
sembly places.
Last year the regular Republican
campaign embraced all the conventional
features-red fire, brass bands. mass
meetings. This year there were no
meetings. no bands, not q demonstra-
ton of any sort. Chairman Dalrymple
worked along quiet lines. depending on
a careful distribution of ballots. get
ting ginger into the workers and news
paper advertising.
The Assembly vote was apparently
no so great as the surrogate total In
the Republican battle. The high man
on the regular slate Harold A. Miller,
OF Montclair, received HIP votes. and
the high MAJ on the Progressive ticket,
William p. Martin. got 1884. Last
year the Republican Assembly fight
was so close that sever Regulars and
four Progressives won.
Dove of Peace Absent.
The love of peace didn't spend the
day in Essex yesterday, the difficult
ties in polling places all over the u
ty keeping policemen and sheriff's
deputies busy. The Progressive Re-
publicans and the Harrigan Associa-
ton Democrats refused to recognize as
law the ruling of the County Board
of Elections that there could be no
challengers other than the district
election board members present In n
polling place during the casting of the
vote. The county board sent out signed
orders thai the law as Interpreted by
County Counsel Mum in respect to
challengers must be enforced and the
district election boards acted accord
ingly. Deputies threatened to arrest
the members of the boards, but the
police threatened to clear out the DOLL
ing places II there was any disorder,
The clashes were for the most part
in New Idea districts. In the Eleventh
ward Alderman George Taylor declared
that he would not leave the polling
place II was finally evicted by force.
In the Fourth district of the Eighth
ward President Lathrop Anderson, OF
the County Tax Commission, who was
running IN a Progressive slate Tor
member OF the county committee, email
lenged the , ote of District Court Judge
Malcolm MacLear, and, despite a long
friendship, there were harsh words ana
Mr.. Anderson threatened to have MN
arrested. Judge MacLear Is living AT
Greenwood Lake for the time being ana
MIR. Anderson has leased his house In
Mt. Prospect avenue. When the judge
gave GA Mt. Prospect avenue as his ad-
dress Mr.. Anderson said that was MS
house and demanded that MacLear be
challenged. The challenge wasn't forth
coming and upon Judge
claim that the house was his legal resi-
dence. the vote went Into the box.
Alexander F. Cashion. Progressive
worker. was arrested In the Seventh
WaT0 DeCdUSt liz IL ~
lenger and was without any creden
tinls. Two deputy sheriffs were re-
ouired to leave polling places on charges
of interference with the work OF the
board.
The count of the vote was far quicker
thar a year ago. For one thing, the
number of Offices to be filled this year
is less than last year but the chieI
reason for the increased facility IN
handling votes was that County Clerk
John B. Woolston's new tally sheets
appear to be absolutely perfect. The
county clerk prepared forms that en-
abled the tailies to be made rapidly
and the totals reached quickly. the
first return sheet was in at Progressive
headquarters last night by 10:15, at
Regular headquarters but a little later
and some Democratic results were
available by IL o'clock.