Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
MURRAY CHOICE
OF ORANGE c. 0. P.
Will Have Free Field Against
Four Democratic Can
didates.

Following the receipt of a lettei
from Frank j. Murray, Republican
aspiIant for mayer of Orange last
night. Postmaster Edward S. Perry,
who has been interested in ha wing
William A. Calhoun get in the race,
announced his intention of support
ing Murray.
Mayor Arthur B. Seymour will file
his petition today, and with the
formal entry of the executive tato
the contest for a third term, II of
the greatest battles-royal for the
place of city executive in the city
Will be ~inaugurated.
Mayor Seymour will not have the
walkover his former colleague in the
Council has for the nomination, as
while the Republicans, coenizant or
the importance of harpaony in the
present campaign, are now aSseed
upon one man. the Democratic Yo.ers
have signed petitions for four inen.
CouncilmanZDaniel Coleman. Ahsa-
lom P. Bachman and former Courcil-
man William r. Hamilton. sr., the
last named Wilson League cand,-
date. all have filed the necessary
paper with City CLERK Gano IS well
as Mayor Seymour.
The Republican leaders are par,
ticularly keen on getting control of
the Common Council, either through
a straight Republican majority or by
way of the combination with dis
gruntled Democrats in the body, as
several important places. including
city clerk. counsel. collector Of taxes
and other plums will be distributed.
The Bull Moses will no. have a
ticket, it was learned last night, and
as Postmaster Perry is get'iTr out
. goodly vote for President Taft he
is pleased with the prospect u hay
mony. Former Police Chief George
p Washer, who will also file q petit
ton for the Republican nomination,
Is not expected to make any great
showing at the primary. Wilson b.
Kiilingbeck, Socialist, will }lso be on
the election ballots, as he fle1 his
petition.
In his letter to Mr.. Perry. who is
chairman of the Orange Republican
City Central COMMITTEES, which Mr..
Murray mailed from Montreal, where
he stopped on a vacation "trip. the
candidate congratulated the chair
man and committee for declining to
mix up in ante-prna;y contests,
which decision meets with his Hearty
approval.
1.-THE primary election is the proper
place for a candidate To. rsceiTe in
dorsement, and the people Of Orange
are capable Of settling this maTofalty
question for Themselves, he wrote
The assemblyman spoke of tbe neces
sity for non-partisansh,p in the city
government, and referred 10 the fact
that when he entered the race he
anticipated a contest and felt that
his rival, whom he does nol mention
by name, but who is Mr.. Calhoun,
was more popular than hs with the
Republican leaders.
but, irrespective o. new any mem
bers of the committee ma ieel
toward me individually " toward my
candidacy for mayor, I aci'glad that,
as far as l am ~.oncerued, the pri-
mary election in orange will be just
where it was intended u h~e-eYery
candidate on an equal :potins and the
people as the sole judges"
With the Information that Mr.. Cal
houn is out of the race and the as
urance of Mr.. Perry's apparent sat
isfaction with Mr.. Murray's andi'
dacy, the nomination OF Mr.. Murray
is assured.