Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-11
KEARNY IS QUIET
BEFORE STORM
OF ELECTION DAY
Normally Republican, West Hud-
son Town May Show .
Democratic Gains.

Kearny is remarkably quiet politi-
cally. Just what this may portend is
interpreted in various ways. The DEM
ocrats ascribe the mastery inactivity of
the Republicans to the overcontidence
on the part of the latter, as there is or
dlnarily a Republican majority of 700
to 800 in the town Locally, that is for
town offices, a Republican nomination
should be equivalent to election. For
ward offices, however, the situation is
different in the Second and Fourth
wards at least, where the parties are so
evenly divided that either Democrat
or Republican is likely TO be elected.
The Democrats in the First ward are
hoping this year to reclaim it, too, and
they are sure that there is a good fight
ing chance for their councilmanic nomi-
nee Joseph f. Hall, against the pres
ent incumbent, Town Councilman Hugh
M WillSie, Republican.
James j. McAteer, who succeeded
Town Councilman David w. Reid, Re-
publican, In the Second ward. couple
of years ago, is the candidate Of the
Democrats again, and his friends are
very confident of his return to the Town
Council by "a good-sized majority over
his Republican opponent, Thomas Gill
more
In the Third ward the Democrats are
running two nominees, Alfred L. Moor
head and Edward j. Bannigan against
Walter L. Chapman and Daniel d.
Bryan, Republicans, Although the Sec
tion Is strongly Republican, the Demo-
cratic nominees have got so much en-
couragement from Republicans as 10
justify them in believing that one and
possibly both OF them may be elected.
Town Councilman Alfred B. Ander-
son, Republican, seeks reelection to the
Town Board from the Fourth ward, but
he has strong Democratic opposition in
William T. Barry, who has also been
voluntarily assured of the support of
numerous Republicans. An effort was
made recently by some harmony pro-
fhoters to reconcile the Regular and
New Idea factions in this ward, and on
the surface there appears to be con-
cord, but privately members of the
two divisions of the party talk of any
thing but harmony. So the election
officers expect lots of split tickets and
shrewd politicians are predicting DEM
ocratic success.
The freeholder situation is especially
1t ndu DGtn nORtu ny
friends of Freeholder John w.
Roche, Democrat, that he would
not only get one of the two
Republican nominations, but would
also manage to be the sole Democratic
nominee. 1t turned out, however, that
he missed the Republican nomination
and has Freeholder John Wilson as a
running mate on the Democratic ticket
Mr.. Wilson and John j. Howe are the
Republican nominees. and unless some
very adroit political work is done they
may win. Mr.. Roche won last time
by getting on the Republican. as well
as the Democratic ticket
Gabriel B. Reid is the Republican
Assembly nominee, but he has foe
man worthy of his steel in Assembly
man Edward Kenny, Kearny town
counsel, and who is not only certain
to be elected with Hudson county's S
normal Democratic majority of 5000 to
0,0O0, but will run ahead of his ticket
in Kearny and the other West Hudson
towns, where he Is popular regardless
of party.
Congressman Eugene F. Kinkead
will undoubtedly get the united vote
of the Democrats of Kearny and that
of great many Republicans as well.
He is exceedingly popular in the West
Hudson towns, and Republicans freely
admit that no congressman ever gave
the West Hudson section so much
| earnest attention.
Wilson sentiment runs notably strong
! in Kearny. In fact, no Democratic
gubernatorial nominee in many years
has reused so much real enthusiasm
among the Democrats of the town, and
certainly none has ever Won such gen
uine respect and admiration as has the
president of Princeton University.
Many a Republican in Kearny will
forget party trammels this year and
vote for a radical change in the per-
sonnel of the State government.