Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-14
HOWE AND WILSON
Win PLACES ON
KEARNY TICKET
Race for FreehOlder Was Close
One-FOwIer Led Sena-
tOriaI Aspirants. r

Many surprises were the outcome OF
the primary election in Kearny yester-
day, but the results were not fully
known until o'clock today, when the
count was finished in the Third dis
tricts of the First and Second Wards.
The big fight was ON the Republican
nomination for two places on the Hud-
son County Board of Freeholders-
There were five aspirants for the honor.
John j. Howe, George e. Lyon William
Yates, and Freeholders John w. Roche
and John J. Wilson. Mr.. Roche. who
is Democrat, not only filed a petition
for the Republican primary, but also
for the Democratic one. Political
sharps freely predicted walk-over
for him, but he lost the Republican
nomination. He, however, got tho
Democratic no nination.
The winners were John ]. Howe,
president of the Fourth Ward Republi-
can Club and an aggressive Progress
sive. He was high man with S04 votes.
Wilson won second place by getting 715.
The vote for the others was: Lyon,
6S6; Roche, 519. and Yates, 375. Some
friends of Wilson wrote his name on
some of the Democratic ballots in the
First Ward, and this, 1t is held. gives
him, with Roche. Democratic nomina-
| ton, too.
Next in interest was the contest for
! the Republican nomination for council
man In the Second ward between a
former member, David w. Reid, and
Thomas E.. Gilmore. The latter won
in each of the three districts. getting
total of 27S to 1856 for Reid. George
M. Severance, who is notified to appear
before the Board of Education tonight
] to explain an alleged substitution of a
wooden tlume at School No. for a tile
| pipe drain, was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for school trustee
in the Second ward. but John P. Kay
beat him by vote of S44 to 107.
Councilman Alfred B. Anderson was
renon mated in the Fourth ward by a
vote Of 234 to 1856 for his opponent,
School Trustee Henry F1iedner. In the
same ward three ran to succeed Mr..
| Fliedner on the Board Of Education,
| with this result; Conrad C. jacobson
got ii with 204 votes Henry Crook got
126 and Henry Bloomer 35
In tie First ward Councilman Hugh
M. Wilkie got the Republican nomina-
| ton unopposed, 445 votes being cast for
him. Walter r. Chapman, TO fill a va
cancy, and Daniel d. Bryan, to succeed
| Councilman Harry B. Caithness. got
AIS and Ala votes each in the Third
ward. No opposition.
Joseph E. Hall had an easy victory
over John j. Sullivan for the Demo-
cratic nomination for councilman in
the First ward, defeating him about
three to one. Councilman James ]. Nc
Ateer. Democrat, was renominated in
the Second ward without opposition.
William T. Barry, without a rival, got
the Democratic councilmanic honor in
the Fourth ward, while in the Third
ward Alfred L. Moorshead and Edward
]. Banningans were similarly honored
by the Democrats without opposition
Democratic nominees for school trus-
tee are: First ward, James ]. Reilly;
Second, none; Third. William T. Ward
haugh; Fourth, Frank B. Smith. Re-
publicans, In the same order, are:
James A. Kelly, John P. Kay Gerrish
Newell and Conrad C. Jacobson.
Town Collector Samuel B. Terrv had
no opponent for the Republican nomi-
nation, nor had George C. Koch for the
Democratic nomination Samuel w.
Smith, Rotterdam Republican, was
opposed for county committeeman in
the First ward by Robert T. Hunter.
DiclSinsonite but defeated the latter by
a vote of 1876 to 20. One-half the total
number of delegates to the State con-
vention are said to favor the guber-
material aspirations of Pierre C. Gar
ven, of Jersey City. leaving a fourth
each to Martin and Lewis The Pro-
gressive Assembly ticket got good
lead over the other two sets of candi-
dates
Ralph S. Young. town inspector Of
buildings. ran for county supervisor
and got majority over two Jersey
City candidates by about 400, but John
d. Castles defeated him for county
committeeman in the Second ward. It
Is figured that the RotherhamItes would
have ten delegates to nominate George
7. Vickers for Congress, leaving seven
for George l.. Record and five Dickin-
sonites. The Democrats are a unit for
Eugene F. Kinkead's reelection.
Charles N. Fowler easily led as a
fayorite for United States senator, fol-
lowed by Franklin Murphy and Edward
G. Stokes, while the Democrats showed
six to one preference for James e.
MARITIME over Frank NJ. McDermit for
United States senator. Philip w Grece
was favored for State senator by the
Republicans. and the Democrats were
unanimous for the return of Senator
James b. Fielder