Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-17
Defeats Elias X. Leslie
in Spirited
Contest.
FIREMEN ARE cfiEERED
DURING THEIR MARCH
President Manning Condemns
Extravaganza in Management
OF State Organization.

Cheer after cheer greeted the mem
bers of the State Exempt Ftrsn1sn's
Association and their guests during
the parade this afternoon that fol-
lowed the business session this MORN
ing, and the big crowd that lined the
sidewalks at the start, near Military
Park, TO the finish at the Colosseum
in Springfield avenne, applauded the
natty appearance OF the peraders.
Their martial step and manly bearing
appealed to the people on the sidewalk,
and the parade was really one long
triumphal march. Every feature OF IL
pleased those who had come to view
its particular favorites.
At the convention John Kennel. of
Passaic, was elected president to sue
ceed James j. Manning. of Elizabeth.
Mr.. Manning. who has been president
for two years. was not candidate for
reelection. Elias K. Leslie. OF Tren-
ton, was the only opponent of Mr.
Kennel for the office. The vote was 3s3
to 1853.
Mr.. Kennel was escorted to the plat
form by MIR. Leslie and ex-ClIief Benz
dict, of Newark and thanked all hands
for the honor conferred on him Then
Mr.. Manning turned the gavei over to
his successor. BY rising vote OF
thanks Nr. Manning was thanked for
his past services. Kennel Was nDsni
mated by E. H. Smith. of Passnic, sec
onding speeches being made by William
e. Mccarthy, Of the town Of Union:
James A. Reitman. Of Jersey City: J..
L. Van Buskirk, of Hackensa0k. Les
lies name was put before the delegates
by John ]. Gardner. of Elizabeth.
Edgar T. Humphrey, of Nutiey, was
nominated 10 succeed himself as sec
retary and unanimously reelected Ex-
Chief David e. Benedict, of Newark,
vice-president of the State associa-
ton. nominated Nicholas Snyder, of
Trenton, for another term as treas
urer, and he was unanimously re-
elected. John ]. O'Brien, of Hoboken,
was reelected statistician.
The following selections by the dele
gates from congressional districts for
vice-presidents and members of the ex-
ecutive committee were confirmed:
Second Distriet-Joseph Rose, Prince
ton, vice-president; George Kinkle,
member executive committee.
Third District-H. ]. Francis, New
Brunswick, vice-president; John Dan
ner, Perth Amboy, executive committee.
Fourth District-J. A. Bowden, vice.
president; II. G. Adams executive COM
mittee
Fifth District-Charles e. Meehan
Elizabeth, vice. president; p. w. Walsh,
Phillipsburg, executive committee.
Sixth District-Frank Hoffman, Carl
stadt, vice-president; William F. Greer,
Paterson, executive committee.
Seventh District-Archie M. Heath.
Bloomfield, president; II. Fl. Stp-
ger Nutley, executive committee.
Eighth District-M. A. Fitzsimmons.
South Orange president: Elijah
Doremus, East Orange, executive coD-
mittee
Ninth District-Charles Altemiller.
president; James e. Mcdonald, ex-
ecutive committee.
Tenth District-F. Henry Icke. vice.
tive committee.
To the executive committee was left
the selection If the next meeting place.
In his address before the convention
President James ]. Manning of Eliza
tha s.ata Tira,,,o,,,s peIat Asso.,,s t,s,s
and said that an appeal to the Legisla-
ture had been contemplated last winter
to prevent It. This step was not taken
because IL was rather late in the session
when the subject was broached from
that standpoint. Mr.. Naming called
at'ehtloh 10 the lact tha' ths eApei,ui-