Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-22
WILL TRY TO TURN
DOWN D. T. M|NARD
At G. 0. P MEET
PrOgressives Join East Orange
Men and Major Lentz
Against Assemblymen.

Considerable interest is focused on
the probable outcome of the attempt
that will be made tonight It the meet
tee to AVE the organization refuse to
indorse Assemblyman Duane e. Minard
and the eight other one-term assembly
men. who, according to custom. are
seeking denomination at the coming
primaries.
The leaders of the Progressive faction
are expected to be there in force and
assist their East Orange colleagues in
asserting the right to say who the as
sembly candidate from that imaginary
assembly district shall be. A majority
of the East Orange committeeman are
on record as opposed to Minard, and it
is expected the Progressives may have
the support tonight of the anti-Dalrym-
pie Regulars.
Rumor has it that Major Lentz will
take an active part in insisting on the
turn down" of Assemblyman Minard-
not because he is anxious to help the
Progressives-but rather because Mi
marc is opposed by the Commuters
League and the German-American Cen
trail Alliance.
The sentiments of Major Lentz are
practically those of the New Jersey
Freie Zeitung, the only daily German
newspaper in the State. While Repub-
lican in politics, the Freie Zeitung has
always been more or less independent
and invariably takes a very active in
terest in the ante primary campaign,
working on the line that all differences,
if possible, should be settled within the
party rankS.
Dalrymple Men There en- Masse.
Chairman Dalrymple and his immedi-
ate followers are not Understanding
the strength of the opposition, and they
will be on hand en- mass to support the
organization. That means they will
have to defend Mr.. Minard and his COL
leagues and possibly insist on their in
dorsement at tonight's meeting, instead
of at h August meeting, which imme-
diately proceeds the primaries.
While the Progressives may not win
out tonight, a setback will not in any
way discomfit them. Regardless of
what the result may be, the leaders of
the movement will not consider the
issue settled until h close of the pri-
maries ON September 13.
Their anticipation of victory is based
on a careful analysis Of the result of
the primaries last year.. what has trans
pired since then and the spirit of dis
content which exists today.
Last year the Regulars had many
things in their favor that will be miss
ing this year.
Major Lentz was an active candi-
date for the post of county chairman
against Dalrymple, and thai tended
to bring u a full Regular vote. The
returns, in fact. indicate hat in some
sections a considerable number of
Progressives voted on either the Lentz
or Dalrymple side of the chairman
ship contest.
Regulars Weaker This Year.
1t was also shown that many Of the
Progressives on that occasion were
more interested in the Hudson-Fulton
celebration than in the primaries,
looking upon the latter largely as a
simply between Lentz and
Under these conditions the
Regulars polled about $1,000 votes and
the Progressives 11.000.
Those who have given the subject
consideration see many
reasons why the Regulars are likely
to lose their majority of 5000.
The high cost of living Is always
blamed on the party in power whether
in trouble or otherwise. There is
evidence that the Regulars,
when they had the opportunity, made
no effort to provide @ method that
might avert the 20 per cent. increase
in communication rates.
The Regulars are in absolute con-
troll Of county affairs, and the shock
exposure of the mismanagement, II
not worse, of h county insane hos
pital and other institutions will array
every independent voter in the county
against the Regulars. The high
in which the organi-
cation forced the Endorsement Of ward
for the first time in many
years In the Eighth ward is another
of resentment.
A change of 5000 votes would mean
a complete reversal Of last years re-
suit, and there are many Regulars
who fear the reasons here enumerated
may result in ever a more pronounced
reversal than a change of 5000. The
Progressives expect to defeat Con-
Parker with Herman B.
Walker. and Congressman Wiley with
w. Fellowes Morgan. They are equal
ly confident of naming eleven as
semblymen. electing a William B.
delegation to the State con-
and capturing the county
committee.