Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-23
HARR|GAN ASSN
WILL INOORSED
OWEN T. CONLON
Considerable Interest Added to
County Register Contest.
Will Push Own Candidates.

Considerable interest has been added
to the contest for the Democratic
nomination for county register by the
fact that the William Harrigan Asso-
citation has decided to indorse the can
didacy Of Owen F. Conlon. who was
the first announced aspirant for the
organization Endorsement.
The Harrigans, it is understood, will
also have a candidate for county su-
pervisor. at least one congressman,
delegates In pretty nearly every dis
trict pledged to the nomination Of
Sheriff Harrigan for governor. and
while tndorsing several OF the county
committee candidates for Assembly
win parne others to run as Harrigan
Association candidates.
The contest for county register bids
xnir to be even more interesting than
the race for surrogate last year and
sheriff and State senator In 1908. On
both occasions the organization cam
didates lost the nomination, and there
are many who believe like result may
follow the primaries this year.
j. Harry Hull, OF Nutley. who re-
ceived the official approval of the
county committee. was not at any time
the unanimous choice OF the campaign
or executive committee Of the county
Organization.
When the executive COMMITTEES asked
for an expression of opinion as to the
most available candidates from the
eleven imaginary districts several days
ago, the name most favorably men,
toned was that of John r. Monahan,
of the Fifth ward.
The latter was adverse to permitting
the use Of his name. becausezof the
nominee Tor Board OF Works and one
of the eleven Assembly candidates
having. been named from the same
ward.
With Mr.. Monihan eliminated. the
sentiment was about evenly divided
between ]. Harry Hull. Owen F. Con-
lon. Joseph McDonough, Frank A.
O'Connor, Thomas c. Curran and John
p Curtin. with John r. Otterbein also
mentioned.
The campaign committee finally
agreed upon Hull, and their action was
approved by the county committee,
after q vigorous protest by OConnor
and others. who held that the fight
should be left open to all who cared
to enter it.
Others Have Chance.
Chairman Tyler Parmly of the
county committee laid stress on the
fact that, while the candidates agreed
upon were the choice of the organize
ton, that fact did not preclude other
Democrats from seeding the nomina-
tion.
So bar one Of the aspirants who
failed to receive the organization ap-
proval--Cwen B. Conlon--has decided
to remain in thesflght. and he filed his
petition with the county clerk shortly
after noon today It contains about ESQ
sienatures, and Is headed by such we'll
known organization Democrats as
former Judge Francis Childs, former
Mayor, CONGRESSMAN, and Postmaster
william H. f. Fielder, former Internal
Revenue Collector William D. Rutan
and John Birkenhausr.
Others represent every element ana
faction in the party and reside In
every section of the county. In his
canvass Mr.. Conlon did not seek the
Endorsement of any organization men
except in his home district in the
Eighth ward.
Mr.. conlon's Endorsement by the
Harrigan Association Is personal
compliment, the same as the associa-
tion's approval Of several of the As
sembly candidates already named by
the county committee.
To Approve Five.
At least five of the organization AS
sembly candidates are likely to be ap-
proved either by direct nomination or
Endorsement by the association. ana
the selection of six.new candidates by
that body tonight.
The identity Of the six is carefully
withheld. but It may include some Of
the eleven candidates indorsed by the
association for the Assembly nomina-
ton last year. That list included
Anton Steines, L. Victor D'Oloia, Ed
ward J. Moran, Jacob g. Becker. Dr.
Frank Dev1in, John J. Clifford, Charles
B. Clancy. James G. Sprigss. George
w Harrison, John ]. Radel and
Nathaniel J. Ward.
II is not probable that the Harrigans
win name q candidate in opposition to
Edward Schickhaus for supervisor.
John A. MONT, Of Orange. who was
spoken of as q possible candidate for
supervisor. is said to prefer a i1omina-
tion for Congress from the Seventh
district and ne may be named.
It is also possible that the associa-
ton may prevail upon Martin Conboy
10 permit the use Of his name for mem
ber OF Congress from the Eighth con-
gressional district
Joseph McDonough, of West Orange.
filed his petition for nomination as
register late this afternoon and d few
inmates later Secretary washington
M. Cross fled the county committee
list Of candidates. Including register.
leaving the number Of aspirants' for
khaa .odice three.