Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-10
PERSONALITIES
CREEPING INTO
MOTNCLA|R FIGHT
Contest One of the Hottest Ever
Waged in Suburban
Town.

Erman j. Ridgway. Ralph w. Grout
Ernest c. Hinck and George w. Da-
Cunha, Republican candidates for the
mayoralty of Montclair. and their
friends are using every possible means
to LAM their man at the top of the
list when the votes are counted next
Tuesday night.
Up TO last night the anvas was
conducted In a spirit of good will be-
tween the candidates and their friends,
but at both political meetings last
night, which were held, one in the In
~terests Of Mr.. Grout and the other In
the interests of Mr.. Hinck, the speak
ers were inclined to be personal and
reflect somewhat on their opponents.
The Ridgway element has presented
the claims of their candidate In a very
gentlemanly way. claiming that. as far
as they know, all the candidates are
good men, but that their man. they be-
lieve. is better equipped to give Mont
clair a strong government. Mr.. Ridg-
way, In his several speeches made at
Republican meetings, has told his
hearers that the office is not of his
seeking, but that he has been sought
for the office. A meeting in Mr.. Ridg-
ways interests will be held tonight In
Commonwealth hall. Upper Montclair,
which will be addressed by George b.
Mallon,t city editor New York Sun. II
Thomas Mason. editor of Life.
sketch of Grout.
Ralph w. Grout has been a member
of the. Town Council from the First
ward for the last four years. He has
been president of the Council three
years and chairman of the finance com
mittee Of the Council three years. II
is claimed by his friends that by his
ability as a financier he has saved
the town several thousands of dollars.
and that his acquaintance with town
matters is such as to make him pecu-
liarly fitted to fill the office of mayor.
He, like Mr.. Ridgway, is a magazine
publisher. He is at present acting
mayor during Mayor Crawford's vaca-
tion, and has the Endorsement of Mayor
Crawford as his successor. Mr.. Groit
Is also president of the Essex National
Bank of Montclair.
Mr.. Hinck is a real estate operator
and. has lived most of the forty years
of his life in Montclair. He is a sue
cessful business man, and in the last
twelve years. ii is claimed, he has
added rnore than a million dollars of
taxable property to the town. He is n
large employer of labor and conse-
~quently has many friends.
Da Cunhn in Race.
George W. Da Cunha is d wealthy
retired New York architect. who has
lived in Moptelair over thirty years.
He claims to have taken part in every
improvement in Montclair: that he has
the ability to fill the office with credit
TO himself and to the town, and as he
has nothing else TO do he could devote
every day all day TO the service of the
people.
The consensus of opinion is that the
nomination will go either to Ridgway
or Grout. with Hinck a close third. 1t
Is openly stated by some that IL Mr..
Hinck Is defeated for the nomination
he will run against the successful can
didate at the November election. If
he does SO, this would no doubt result
in the election of DR.. Richard Cole
Newton. the only Democratic candi-
date in the field. DIR. Newton is a gen
tleman of the old school, has many
friends in Montelair of every political
party, and viii poll a very large vote.