Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-04
MANY CONTESTS IN
SUBURBAN TOWNS
With Three Tickets in Field Re-
suit in Doubt in Some
Places.
SEYMOUR SEEMS SURE
OF WINNING IN ORANGE
Three ornered Battle for May
orally in MontcIair At
fords Interest.

After the l~iveliest campaigning Of
years suburban Essex and West Hud-
son are resting today, awaiting the
opening of the polls tomorrow. Few
of the results in the outlying towns
and cities can be ~forecasted with any
degree of certainty. Democrats, Re
publicans and Progressives are look
ing for close contests, and say they
.are borne out in this opinion by the
stirring manner in which candidates
of all parties have waged their cam
paigns.
In Orange nothing seems to stand
in the way of the reelection of Mayor
Arthur B. Seymour. Frank j. MUIR
ray. his Republican opponent, has
worked hard, but it is believed that
the only result of his campaign will
be the cutting down of the majority
Mayor Seymour received two years
ago. The Democratic candidates for
Council, it is believed, will have a
walkover.
1t is not thought that Mayor Jul
liam A. Gregory, of East Orange, will
be reelected. Paltiel r. Bomeisler,
the Republican candidate, has con-
Quoted one of the strongest and most
intelligent campaigns that has ever
been seen in the city. He is most
confident of election, and the Dem
ocrats have by no mean the same
hopes of their candidate. 1t is be-
Elleved thai the Republican council
manic candidates will sweep the city.
EGregory's friends predict a. majority
of LOO for him.
DIR. Samuel A. Muta, of West Or
ange, will almost have a walkoyer.
Republicans and Democrats alike are
satisfied with the way in which he
has managed the affairs of the mu-
nicipality since his election two years
ago, and they will combine to elect
him. The Progressives have as a
candidate Charles G. Van Buskirk,
but it is not believed that he will
cut any great figure. A Democratic
council. it is thought. will be elected
with DR.. Muta. Mayor Joseph D.
Riordan has a clean field. His only
opponent is Monroe Gibson, a So
cialist.
In West Hudson.
In Harrison the fights for coun-
cilmen in the Second and Third wards
are the only ones that are regarded
as of any moment. Councilman Ed
ward j. Rice, in the former ward,
the regular Democratic nominee, has
as an opponent Gilbert J.. Raynor, a
Wilson Progressive Democrat"
Rice's reelection is conceded. Coun-
Gilman Frederick Clifton, Republi-
can, of the Third ward, will prob
ably be returned to the own govern
ing body for a third term. His OPP
ponent is William Harter. whose
friends are making a hard fight.
Councilmen Thomas r. O'Connor and
Edward F. McKeon, Democrats, Of
the First ward respectively, have no
opposition.
In Kearny, long a Republican strong
hold, the Democrats are gaining a
footing. Two of the four candidates
for council which the Democrats have
nominated may be elected. Edward
J. Gaffney, Democrat, opposes Will
lam Anderson, Republican, in the
First ward. Councilman James J.
McAteer. Democrat, is a candidate for
reelection in the Second ward, OPP
posed by David Reed, a former Re-
publican councilman. Ralph Bush,
Democrat. seeks to beat Councilman
Daniel D. Bryan, a Republican, in
the Third ward, and in the Fourth
ward Herbert c. Howatt, Democrat,
and Knowlton f. Pierce, Republican,
are fighting it out.
Councilmen Thomas keenan, and
Daniel Delaney, Democrats. are ex-
pected to succeed themselves in East
Newark. They were renominated by
substantial majorities at the recent
primaries.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield will witness a mighty
battle between Mayor William