Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-22

MAYORAL LTY FIGHT
S|MPLIF|ED BY
WITHDRAWALS
Nomination Seems Sure for
Present incumbent and
Col. Colgate.

With the decision of the several men
named as opponents of Mayor Arthur
B. Seymour for the Democratic nomi.
nation for mayor at the coming DEM
ocratic primaries deciding they would
not contest the ambition of the city
executive to succeed himself, the may
orally contest in Orange. today sim
plifies itself into contest between the
present head of the city. who has given
two years of excellent service. and
Colonel Austen Colgate. The petition
of Colonel Colgate as the Republican
nominee has already. been filed with
City Clerk Willett B. Gano and Mayor
Seymour's petition has been circulated
and has the required number of sig
natures. The decision of former Coun-
Gilman John l.. Davis, of the Fourth
ward, to decline to allow his name
upon petition which had been pre-
pared by his Fourth ward friends set
tied the question of any threatened
opposition to Mayor Seymour, and the
latter will be unanimously supported
by his party for a second term. with
the mayoralty question settled the
chief contest among the parties In Or
ange will be for the freeholder and
Council positions. The present MEM
bers Of the county board from Orange,
Freeholders Charles w Ronlirie and
Charles A Ackerman, have filed their
petitions with the city clerk and will
have no opposition from within their
own party.
The Democratic nominees are legion.
The withdrawal of Mr. Davis from the
mayoralty contest gives the Fourth
ward, the Democratic banner ward of
the city, in the opinion of the Demo-
Gratis there, a right to name one of the
two men to be selected and Michael
Barry, who served as director of the
board during the period the Democratic
party had control, has strong follow
ing, and the older leaders figure he will
be named as one of the men. N c..
LAMA, president of the BARRIERS Union,
in Orange. and who recently moved
from the Fifth ward to the Fourth
ward, has announced his intention to
seek place on the ticket as freeholder.
He has a strong following among the
ltalian-American voters of the city.
: In the First ward John Mccarthy Is
a nominee; former Councilman William
f. Hamilton is prominently backed
by the Second ward folk; James I'm
derwood today completed his petition
and is sanguine of being one of the two
men selected; James McGoldrick, of
the same ward also has a petition in
circulation there.
The freeholder candidates are max
ing an active canvass and the rivalry
among them is keenA Freeholder Ro-
mine. in discussing his candidacy said
he regretted that he was not given op-
portunity to better serve the county in
positions on more important commit
tees but pointed to his work on the
finance committee as a source of graf
iflcation He is satisfied. he says, that
he and his colleague will be returned
to Office The Democratic ranks are
also confident, and the presence of so
many aspirants indicates strong opin-
ion of victory.
For the Council one petition was filed
today, the first to- arrive at City Clerk
Gano's Office p. A. Quinn, Democrat
seeking to represent the Third ward
He is a popular guardsman and we'll
known among the younger men.