Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
|PROGRESSWES AND
G. 0. P. REGULARS
MAY UNITE AGAIN
New Idea Men Decide Not to
Name Full City
Ticket.

The activity and appearance of con-
| hdence displayed by the Democrats
organization this year has caused the
Progressives as we'll as the Regular
| factions Of the Republican party so
much concern that move is under
way to bring the various factions to-
gether Immediately after If not before
the primaries.
| While official overtures have not
been made, the Progressive leaders
appear in a receptive mood and will
indicate their attitude at meeting
tonight at which it was originally In
| tended to name a complete list of
county, ward and city candidates.
Wiser counsel prevailed, and the pres
ent plan is to present only partial
| list
1t Is doubtful If the move will have
any material effect on the Regulars. be-
cause of the fact that candidates have
already been selected In the various
wards. imaginary assembly and con-
gressional diatricts. and they will be
ratified at meeting Of the county
committee to be held In county head
quarters August II.
Two nights later. or on August 10,
the Democratic County Committee will
meet in Persons Hall and ratify the
selections Of the city, assembly and
congressional district committees and
the county choice for county super
visor and county register.
The Progressive League has prev
iously indorsed William p Martin for
Governor and the executive officers
seem eminently well satisfied with the
progress made throughout the city,
as well as the rest of the county In
securing delegates to the State con-
vention who pledge themselves IL cleo
ted to support Mr.. Martin for Governor.
Walter F. Simpson will be named for
county register, and he appears conf
dent that he will win out at the pri-
maries, even in Montclair, where
Thomas p. Alworth, the choice OF the
regulars. resides,
For Congress the slate will include
either Edmund B. Osborne or Irwin ].
Ridgway, of Montclair, in the Seventh
Eighth district. Not more than six OF
the eleven Assembly candidates will
be named, and 1t Is possible that even
less number will be chosen for the
present.
A United States senatorial indorse-
ment will hardly be made, although
CONGRESSMAN Charles N. Fowler is
known to be In a receptive mood. He
ala v-lr dof7n HI u
position as to whether he is candi-
date for senator or congressman alone,
or for both.
League, is of the opinion that former
Governor Franklin Murphy's letter on
the issue has not gone far enough, a
majority of the Progressive leaders,
including Vice-President Simpson,
commend the letter as highly Inter-
estlng document, calculated to have a
good and lasting effect
1t is not at all probable that a can
didate for county supervisor or men,
Der of the Board of Freeholders, Mayor,
bers of the Board OF Aldermen will be
named by the ProgTessives, whether
compromise is made or not.
tain that their chief concern Is the
enactment of legislation. State and ma
tional, rejecting their views. For that
reason they are naming candidates for
Congress because they cannot indorse
the present representatives, and may
also eventually select a full Assembly
ticket.
George W. Jagie for Mayor.
For Mayor they would not hesitate
to indorse a man like George w. Jagle
IL named by the Regulars, and the same
would apply to the Board of Works If
Augustus F. Eggers. as man of SINH
lar views were made the Regular
choice
Regular leaders have been aware for
some time of the compromise spirit
which prevails in the Progressive
ranks. They were semi officially in
formed that the Progressives, II per-
mitted TO name the two congressman,
would indorse all the other Reg
ular nominations. even before the
primaries.
The suggestion was made because
the Progressive leaders saw that the
division in the party ranks had all
ready lost the sheriff and surrogate
TO the party and II continued would
in time result in a complete city and
county victory for the Democrats.
The Regulars were not quite as pes
simistic and were opposed anyhow to
the ''turndown' of the two congress-
men from this county. The deal fell
through, the usual instructions for the
various subdivisions was issued, and
the result was a complete ticket now
ready for ratification,
II successful at the September prf-
nlaries the Regular Republican ticket
will read like this:
For Congress. Seventh District
Richard Wayne Parker.
For Congress, Eighth District-Wiil-