Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-10
BATTLE ON FOR
"FREEHOLOER TO
SUCCEED BLACK
Eight Candidates in Belleville
for County 0fiCe-Black
Wants Another Term.

The largest number Of active candi-
dates that ever asplred to fill a single
office in the history of Belleville is now
causing a strenuous and bitter fight to
be made to succeed Freebooter Pierre
Black. of that township. who is also
very much in the race to again be re-
turned TO the Board of Fr%eeholders,
after serving eight consecutive years in
that body.
Intense interest and surprise was &C.
easioned today in political circles by
the announcement that DR.. Edward O..
cyphers, a prominent Bellevllle physi-
clan. who Is treasurer of the Belleville
Board of Trade and also treasurer of
the Board of Free Public Library Com
missioners. would enter the race on the
Democratic ticket.
Coincident with the declaration of DR..
Cyphers came the positive statement
from former Township Clerk John J,
Hannah that he was a candidate, and
that he would go into the field body
and sou, to win.
Yesterday afternoon former Super
visor Of Roads Patrick w. Mccoy said
that he was going to wage a hard bat
tie to surmount Black and that he was
confident of victory. This leaves the
race for freeholder IN the Democratic
side with six prominent candidates,
who say they will fight to the finish at
the primaries next month for the nom
nation.
The others who have already an
nounced their candidacy and who are
also making a premature V are:
Frank j. Cara CHER. who ran against
Black two years ago n received 10
Republican credits in n district;
James ]. Noonan. who was Blacks OPP
ponent four years ago and who gave
the latter the hardest fight of his pc
litical career, and John Waters. a
prominent contractor. In the Republic
can ranks, besides Freebooter Black.
is Frank Gibson, 1r., who now holds
leadership of the second district of toe
township.
A unique feature of the battle is the
fact that Gibson is the FIRST antagonist
that Black has ever had for the Re
publican nomination, and owing to this
some of the oldest Republicans in the
township say they are at a loss to make
any predictions. due to lack of prece-
lent in this respect.
Gibson has the undivided Endorsement
Of the Progressive wing of the Republi-
cans in Belleville. and although the
primaries are about six weeks off he has
been making a personal canvas for
several weeks back and feels sure he
will win.
Hannah, who was township clerk for
over sixteen years uninterruptedly,
and who has the reputation of never
having personally solicited a vote for
himself In his long career, Is regarded
as a formidable foe to both Democrats
and Republicans.
Rumor has II hat Mr., Hannan was
not to run, and that he was going to
keep out of the race out OF courtesy for
Carragher. When seen by an EVE
MING STAR man however, he declared
unequivocally that he was a candidate
and was confident.
you can say that I am in the
race" he said. MY friends have
been asking me for some time to
enter the field, but 1 have been unde-
cided up to this time"
DR.. Cyphers when seen said: "Belle-
Vile has been receiving a treatment
at the hands of the county officials.
and it Is high time that a halt was
called to these conditions. Belleville
in the past has been a dumping
ground for the rest of Essex county.
If I go to the Board of Freeholders
I will attempt to see that B%ellevllle
gets more just treatment by the free
holders"
DR.. Cyphers has served as presi-
len of the Belleville Board of Health
for eight years and was also a men,
Der of the Township Committee.
Mccoy served for three years as a
member of the Board Of Freeholders
IN the years of 1886, and was also
a township committeeman. Blacks
friends say hat he will surely win,
and Mr.. Black has demonstrated his
popularity on many occasions in the
past. Besides being a f~reeholder he
is a county inspector of buildings.