Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
O'MEALIA FIRST
IN FIELD IN FIGHT
FOR MAYORA[TY
Prominent Jersey City Business
Man Announces His Can.
didacy for Executive.
[speclal 10 the Newark star.l

JERSEY CITY, March 27.-Declaring
that if elected he will give the city q
business administration, free from po-
litical domination, James F. O'Mealia
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for mayor. Mr..
O'Mealia is the first to publicly make
known his mayoralty aspirations.
Mr.. O'Meaiia Is a prominent business
man. He is in the billpcsting business,
and today every billboard in the city
contains a poster announcement of his
candidacy.
Mayor Wittpenn may be a candidate
for a third term, but up to date he has
not publicly said so.
Friends Urge wittpena to Run.
Many of his friends are urging him
to become a candidate for the nomina-
ton for sheriff, and it is understood
that he looks with more favor on that
proposition. The mayor will decide
which of the two nominations he in
tends to geek in the very e future.
If the Mayor decides to seek a third
term he wfll have substantial support.
Within the last two wears he has built
up a political organization that Is as
strong in some sections of the city as
is that OF the regular Democratic or
ganization. Many organization Demo-
,crats, too, are said to feel kindly
toward him and it is known that at
least two members of the big Six"
that controls the party's affairs
wouldn't protest very hard if he were
to be the party's candidate again.
With Mayor Wittpenn and O'Mealia
the only candidates in the field the
contest would be interesting enough,
as the latter has the support of many
business men as well as active poll
ticians. There are indications, how
ever, that other candidates will spring
up. Citizens who do not think the
present administration of municipal at
fairs is up to the standard and that
existing conditions require the infu-
sion of new blood are urging Judge
Mark A. Sullivan, of the Court of
Errors and Appeals, to make a per-
sonal sacrifice by resigning from the
bench and conserving to become a can
didate for the Mayoralty nomination.
Thus far Judge Sullivan has not seen
his way clear to make the sacrifice.
Neither organization nor Wittpenu
Democrats take kindly to the sugges-
llOu VI Jud6e CuiliNdlS &oiiAidoSS.
They say he is too close to Governor
Wilson and that he helped George L.
Record and John j. Treacy to frame
the obnoxious Geran election bill. Or
ganization Democrats would proper
Wittpenn to Sullivan for these reasons.
They, like the Wittpenn faction of the
party, do not look upon the Geran bill
with favor.
Gill aaathar r,Auapoep+ 10 IN font
to launch the candidacy of Alexander
Hamill. Prominent citizens and BUSH
ness men are in the movement and
they regard Mr.. Bamill as the most
available mar who can be named. Mr..
Hamill, who is a brother of Congress-
man James A. Hamill, is one
of e leading business men of
the city. While he has been
active in Democratic politics he has
not engaged in the factional quarrels,
and it is believed that his candidacy
would be acceptable to both wings OF
the part. as wcsl as to the voters ir-
respective of party. There is a strong
impression hat Mr.. Hamil III be
prevailed upon to enter the race.
The Republicans are as badly split
as the Democrats and the primary con-
test will probably find several candi-
dates in the field. Andrew j. Knox,
chairman OF tn Central Republican
Committee. composed of the Record
Pagan wing of the party. will probably
be the choice of that faction. There
is some talk of former Mayor Mark
M. Pagan entering the race. but the
impression among Progressive Repuh-
licans is hat he will be reserved for
the shrievalty nomination.