Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-19
LE WIS ON FIRST
BALLOT; PLATFORM
IS A COMPROMISE
Republicans to Gather at Tren-
ton Tomorrow to Name
State Ticket.
MARTIN HOPES, BUT
HAS SMALL CHANCE
Stokes and Lewis Anxious to
Effect Harmony Between Reg
ulars and Pr0gressives.

While the nomination of Vivian M.
Lewis, of Passaic. the Regular Repub-
leans choice for governor on the first
ballot at the State convention, which Is
to assemble in Taylor Opera House.
Trenton. at noon tomorrow, is Just as
certain as was the nomination by the
Democratic State convention last
Thursday, friends of William p. Mar
tin, of this county. the Progressive
choice for the nomination, still have
hopes that lightning may strike in tho
direction Of their champion.
An informal canvass of the Essex
delegates indicates that Lewis will
have 125 on the first ballot and Martin
As, the balance of the III which repre-
| sents the voting strength of the county
in the convention. The Progressives
make a different estimate, claiming rs
delegates for Martin, which would leave
only 95 for Lewis. With the support
they anticipate from Hudson. Union
and Bergen counties 1t is expected the
Progressive vote may total about 175.
or almost one-fourth of the total to the
convention.
Just what the voting strength of Mr.
Martin may be In the convention will
not be definitely determined until after
the several county conventions caucus.
either tonight or tomorrow morning
! Immediately preceding the convc cntion.
/ The Essex caucus viii Ne neld here to-
night at county Republican headquar-
ters.
The caucus. after being called to
order by County Chairman Alfred ".
Dalrymple, will select a chalrraan,
vice-chairman, assistant secretary TO
/ the convention and members of the
committees on resolutions rules. cre-
dentials and permanent organization
DaIrympie's Busy Day.
County Chairman Dalrymple Nao
went to Trenton early today with
State Chairman Franklin Murphy sec-
retary Edward w. Gray, Treasurer
Winton C. Garrison, Henry NJ. Dore-
mus and Frank Fl. Sommer to attend
a meeting of the State committee. re-
turned in time to open the caucus. AID
will accompany the delegation to Tre'l-
ton tomorrow. leaving the Market
street station about 8 o'clock
Regulars and Progressves about GOO
strong, will go on a special train. &c
companied by a band, and return the
same way. On the trip to Trenton 10
day to attend the State COMMITTEES
meeting the same show of good feel
ing, on the surface at least. was APP
parent between the representatives OF
the rival factions. The committee
meeting was called for early This
afternoon in order to dispose of the
selection of a convention chairman end
get the platform in shape for the COM
mittee on resolutions. The platform. 1t
is expected, will be a compromise, in
dorsng both the national and State
administrations and refuting the
Democratic charges of extravagance in
the State administration.
Lewis and stokes In Accord.
Former eovernor Stokes and Candi-
date-elect Lewis are in favor of ac-
cepting any Progressive ideas that are
regular under another name and they
believe that by following that course
harmony at the convention and a uni
ted effort after the convention will be
assured
All the leaders realize that Woodrow
Wilson is the strongest man the Demo-
Gratis could nominate and one whom
only unity of action can hope to defeat.
Notwithstanding tie talk Of some Re.
publicans to the contrary prior to the
Democratic convention.
The vigorous campaign that the
Democratic candidate can and will
conduct from the opening to the close
of the campaign IS giving the Repub-
lican leaders much cause for worri-
ment. They would prefer to have had
the Democrats nominate almost any
other candidate, and frankly admit
their aversion to meeting Candidate
Wilson on the platform.
Senator Edmund W. Wakelee, Of Ber-
gen; Attorney General Edmund Wilson.
of Monmouth, and Moses Taylor Pyne,
of Mercer, were all suggested as chair
man of the convention, and the Bergen
senator will probably be named. That
may mean that neither the name of
Wakelee or Senator Frelinghuysen will
be presented as candidates, thus leav
ing the contest clear-cut between
Lewis Regular and Martin-P Progressive.