Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-13
GUENTHER DENIES
he IS OUT Of RACE
FOR POSTMASTER
Is Candidate if Hays Does Not
Seek ReappOintment to
Office.
THREE-CORNERED CONTEST
FOR POSITION INTERESTING
Republican County Chairman
DaIrymple N~On-COmmittal, but
May Break Silence Soon.

City Treasurer Albert r. Guenther
the running in the race for the office of
postmaster, and Is a candidate for that
position, providing Postmaster Hays
does not seek reappointment. Tax Re-
ceiver Ross said the same thing. Both
men were seen in the City Hall and
were together when asked about their
candidacy. The men are friends and
after declaring that either will be glad
If the other gets the position, said that
they are both after the job. but only
on condition that James L. Hays does
not seek reappointment.
1t seems certain that Mr.. Hays will
not want to hold office again, and now
that there are three men in the race,
Frank j. Book, Ross and Guenther, the
three-cornered contest is, indeed, inter-
esting.
Mr.. Ross said today that he a seen
County Chairman Dalrymple on the
subject, and told him that he would
like the position, providing Postmaster
Hays did not want 1t. Hays and Ross
are old friends.
Mr.. Guenther has not seen Mr.. Dali
rymple or former Governor Murphy,
but it is known that his friends have
seen Dalrymple and are urging his
candidacy.
Remember this said MI. Guenther.
At I'M in the race, that is true, but
only because I hear that Mr.. Hays Is
not. l am willing to withdraw In his
favor at any time, and. in fact, am
not in the race at all If he is. / do
not know how the impression got
about thai I am not in it. ] am, and
want the job. But not If Hays does
Mr.. Ross said practically the same
thing. The two men seemed agreed on
the question and talked 1t over among
themselves. Both Ross and Guenther
60 out of Office the first of the year.
AS long ago as last summer Mr.. Ross
was being mentioned for the position,
and when seen about 1t at the time
said that he was not seeking 1t. This
stand was taken for two reasons. Mr..
Ross probably did not know whether he
would be reappointed or not. n did
not know a the time that Postmaster
Havs would not again seek to hold his
present Office.
Mr.. Dalrymple is non-commital ON
the subject and said that at this time
the matter was up In the air" but
that within a week he may have some
thing to say that would be interesting.
He did not say that he favored either
of the three candidates and would not
admit that Hays does not want the Jop.
From what can be gathered from the
friends of the three candidates, 1t
seems that Ross is in the lead
urge that he has been q possibility be-
fore the others we're mentioned n
that his record in the Office Of tax re-
ceiver will obtain him the postmaster
ship. Mr.. Guenther's friends point with
pride to the record their man made as
city treasurer. Books friends declare
that anyone of the three men is capa-
BILE, but that because Book has not cid
a Job for a number of years, not since
he got out of the Board of Works, he
is entitled to the position now open,
Mr.. Hays's term expires in February.
1t is believed hat former Governor
Murphy, while in Washington attend
ing the national committee meeting,
took occasion to see the President on
the postmastership question.