Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-18
HOT WRANGLE AT
BULL MOOSE MEET
Libel Suit Threatened as Re-
suit of Chairman's
Remarks.
JRVINGTON PROGRESSIVES
PICK jacob FOR MAYOR
Defeated Candidate Announces
Intention to Make In
dependent Race.

THE meeting of the National FRO
,ross;ve Ieague. of Irvington, last
,ieht which was called for the pur-
pose of selecting candidates for local
offices. developed into a merry row
IN the course of which personalities
were INDUCED in and a threat TO sue
sor libel was made. The chairman OF
4he meeting. Edward jacob, a candl-
date for the mayoralty; Otto +. HEINZ
who is seeking the same office, ana
Paul Ludwig, a former Justice OF the
,eace were the principal figures In
the row. =.
Jacob received the Endorsement Vi
The league by a vote of "a TO TO- altei
,ea wing the chair to make a speech
in his own behalf. He tool occasion
to criticize his opponent for the man
ner in which he conducted ms cam
najen. Heinz announced before the
vote that if he was defeated he would
run Independently.
AS the result of the remarks MADE
nv the chairman when some OF the
members proposed the name OF MT.
ludwig as a member of the county
committee, he may face a libel SUIT
according to the latter. Ludwig. atter
denving statements made by the
chair, resigned from the committee.
Fight starts Over ludwig.
The fight started when Ludwig was
selected by a few members from the
Third district of the Third ward as
member of the county committee.
The chairman, Mr.. Jacob. arose
declared thai he would refuse to ac-
cept the nomination of Mr.. Ludwig
for n office or as a member OF the
organization.
At this point Mr.. Heinz, a member
of the nominating committee from the
Third ward, who was one of the aspi-
rants for the mayoralty nomination,
arose and asked whether the refusal
of the chair to recognize Mr.. Ludwig
was intended as a thrust at him,
based upon rumors that in the event
of his election as mayor he would ap-
point Ludwig as recorder.
MIR. Jacob replied that his action
did not imply this. 81 do not want TO
be personal" declared the chairman.
'but this organization is being ridi-
culed in this town for having the
name of Ludwig connected with II.
II is not necessary to mention what l
have reference to-"
Hints at Libel Suit.
ludwig declared he would resign
from the committee. but he emphati-
cally denied the truth of the state
ments made by the chairman. You
may have to answer for your re-
marks elsewhere, Mr.. Chairman" he
declared. Indignantly. as he took his
seat.
trhe contest between Chairman ia
cobb and Mr.. Heinz for the leagues
Endorsement for the mayoralty a
more heated. The former resigned
from the chair and in a speech took
bitter exception to the In
which Mr.. Heinz had conducted his
recent campaign for this office.
He announced that Mr.. Heinz had
taken exception to the idea that he
should seek the office. 81 never sought
q nomination from this league for
that Office declared Mr.. Jacob, but
I do not want to see our party go down
10 defeat with MIR. Heinz as our can
didate. He has been a resident of this
town about two years. while ] have
been a resident twenty-four years.
Recites Own Record.
"He has never held a public position,
while ] was a member of the first
Council when the town was organ
lied; was elected a member of the
Board of F~reeholders, defeating both
machines; have been connected with
the leading civic associations of the
town and was a volunteer fireman for
ten years"
81 have also beer a taxpayer for
twenty-four years. but when | asked
our tax collector recently whether Mr..
Heinz had paid his poll tax, the coll
lector told me that he had lot done
so. | do not believe that a mar who
is so small as not to pay his poll tax
is ft to be mayor of the town."
Mr.. Heinz heatedly denied all these
accusations. A ballot was then taken.
jacob receiving tw~enty-four votes
and Heinz fifteen.
For councilman. Leonard Setaro
was Endorsed in the First ward and
John A. Ewing in the Second ward.
A committee on platform, consisting
of Edward Jacob, Francis S. Green
and James j. Jameson, was appoint
ed, which will submit its report al
the meeting of the league next Tues
day night.