Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25
Reid, G. O. P. Organ
izatiOn Candidate,
Is Defeated in Own
Election District.
CONGRATULATES VICTOR
AND WILL SUPPORT HIM
Successful Playground Com
missioner Says Big Vote
PoIled by Him Is Victory tor
Justice and Fair Play"

with lust AN even thousand votes
more than his opponent Louis ".
Aronson won tho Republican mayor
atty nomination in a most interesting
race.
rpe vote stands 5,93s for Aronson
,ra ssss for John L. Reid. the can
a,d.te named by the regular Re-
nipiican County Committee.
~ knew the Square Deal would
triumph" said Mr., Aronson TO-DAY.
cit is a victory for justice ana la'f
n;ov It is the peoples victory, not
mine"
AIR. Aronson expressed his gratitude
10 his friends to have stood by MIN
in the fight and stated that ne pore
no malice toward any one.
II am proud" he said, "of the trust
and faith the people have shown IN
me and | shall endeavor II elected
IN make all my official acts JUSTIFY
that faith and trust
Re,d VIII support Him.
Mr.. Reid reiterated his statemeh.
TODAY that he would support the
peoples choice"
II called MIR. Aronson on the tele-
phone this morning to congratulate
him. said he II told him l would
he for him heart and soul. He ana
/ are good friends and ! am READY
and willing to continue the fight on
his behalf, as previously stated
] would be-
Members of the regular Republican
organiza ton, who picked NH Heid
for their candidate and who had re-
ceiyed the brunt of the anti-primary
fight waged by Mr.. Aronson, state
that they will work during the re-
pnainder of the campaign for the elec-
tion OF MIR. .Aronson.
In half of the sixteen wards there
v.are less than so votes that MADE
up the plurality of either Mr.. Aron-
son or Mr.. Reid. In three wards out
of the sixteen the plurality was less
than four votes. In the Second Ward
,,,. ,,,1 vote and
MI, heiu piui
in the SeVenth waio ne - ~
plura'ty ol s, ,a.,, t.a oan-
Ninth ward III VIM. ,,,,,ral.
ity was votes.
While there we're close contests
]" my ~ E,fth Twelfth. Thir
80 tra,,rtaantb and Fifteenth
..an n M, Aronson made large gains
''e,9' ., r,,ird Eigbtb and Eleventh
III i ahe
. ,,. wade
''o "'"'' ooo .,,n,,,tv
ol MI. Aroii'on 80 t,,oso
80 Nc ao,v nr'nonent IN these three wards.
For city Home trustee last year
Mr.. Aronson received a plurality oil
2.026 out of 17,031 Republican votes
cast His plurality for the mayor
atty nomination Is l'voo ou' VI '''''
Republican votes cast.
OF the sixteen WARDS Mr. Arohsoh
carried ten and Mr.. Reld won Out IN
six. In tour OF ihe S,N "aies -
which Mr.. Reid ran ahead OF the
nominee he received S2 plurality' OF
an average of l3 plurality TO each
wards. In the Fourth ana leheh
wards Mr.. Reid made his strongest
fight, where he secured a p,uraN'y VI
1856 and 134 votes respectively
IT the votes for Mr. Aronson and
Mr.. Reid in the Third and Eighth
wards had been reversed Mr.. Reid
would have been nominated by a
plurality of 344 votes. In these two
wards Mr.. Aronson received LIS
votes and Mr.. Reid received 539. CIV
ing MIR. Reid the 1,226 votes and Mr.
Aronson the 539. the maj count "ouiu
have been 5,251 votes for Aronson
and 5.625 votes for Reid.
..onson wine in Reid,s District.
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WI aru, III "'Nn ~ - ~
vote. by plurallty OF TWO votes. Inc