Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-29
{. 4. WRIGHT, JR.,
HAS TROUBLE TO
GET OFF. TICKET
Must Give Formal Notice of
Withdrawal as Harrigan
Assembly Nominee.

Notwithstanding the fact that former
AsSemblyman Edward H. Wright, jr..
declared last Thursday that he would
not remain an aspirant for the Demo
cratic nomination for assembly on the
Harrigan ticket, because he favored
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
for governor, luis name as q candidate
was duly certified to the city clerk to-
day by County Clerk John r. Woolston.
This Is in no sense due to an effort
on the part Of anyone to force Mr..
Wright to remain on the ticket. The
action is taken In strict accordance
with the primary election law. which
requires all original petitions for in
dorsement Of candidates to be voted on
In the entire county to be fled with the
county clerk twenty days before the
primary and transmitted by the latter
to the several municipal clerks at least
fifteen days before the primaries.
Must File Notice.
Should any candidate indorsed as in
the case of Mr.. Wright have reasons,
after the petition required by law has
been filed. to decline to serve, he can
only do 30 by filing a notice In writing
with the municipal clerk at least twelve
days prior to the primary. That pro-
viso is made In section 10, of the law
of 1903 when the direct primary ap-
piled only to nomina tions in wards and
townships. Since then 1t has been
amended so far as the time limit for
declining an Endorsement Is concerned,
but remains the same in all other re-
spects.
AS a result Mr.. Wright will have
to notify every municipal clerk in the
county-twenty-t including this city
that he declines to stand as a can
didate. Three days later is the time
limit for filing the vacancy. which may
be done by majority of the signerf
of the original petition signing q new
petition naming candidate to fill such
vacancy and filing copies of said peti.
ton with each municipal clerk.
It is not probable that the Harrigar
Association will attempt to fill ths
vacancy caused by the retirement Of
Mr.. Wright, and some OF -ne member
of the association who admire the
course of the former asemblyman> re
gret that the incident occasioned hin
so much trouble.
Blames the Law.
! Mr.. Wright blames the law, or rather
some of the peculiar Interpretation;
placed upon it, for making it SO diff.
cult for him to retire from a position
he agreed to assume under a misunder.
standing.
las submitted to me-" said Mr.
Wright. "the nominating petition wai
for the Endorsement of eleven candi
dates for Assembly, including myself
and 1 had no hesitancy in subscribing
| to 1t.
"At the time and since was yer.
much in favor of the nomination o
Woodrow Wilson for governor, and wa
surprised later to find the association
had indorsed the candidacy of Sheriff
Harrigan and was pledged to the elec
ton of delegates that would favor hi
nomination.
II at once notified Deputy Sheriff
Reilly that would not have permittet
the use of my name had ] known tn
situation, because it would be incon
sistent for me to remain as an aspiran
for nomination on ticket which
stood opposed to the candidate l ia
vored for governor. All agreed witt
my view, and. Of course, I shall with
| draw"