Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-25
EXECUTIVE BODY
ENDORSES NUGENT
City Counsel Gets Great Oya-
tion When Proposed for
State Committeeman.


the time being yesterday, when Essex
county Democrats constituting the
executive committe of the county
committee gathered at Avon to make
recommendations of candidates fer
the various city, county and State
offices.
Nominations were made Of candi-
dates for the Assembly, Board CT
Works. Board of Freeholders and for
city home trustee. The re;9mmenda-
tions will be submitted to the county
committee, which will meet tomorrow
night.
During the discussion of the various
possibilities City Auditor james A.
Rowe, after paying glowing tribute
to CITY Counsel James X. Nugent,
moved that the executive committee
Endorse Mr. Nugent for the position OF
State committeeman. Mr.. Rowe
speech, in which he called Mr.. Nngent
the greatest leader in the stare, was
the signal for an ovation to he latter
Mr. Nugent explained to the mem
fers of the committee, after they had
assembled, that, under the new law,
party conventions had been abolished
and that since then such gatherings
as the present one had been heid.
Practical politics made IL necessary
to go over the list Of available men
to find out the men who would be best
suited, Mr. Nugent said.
II had always been fthe Custom 10
give men who had proven their er-
ficiency when in Office denomination,
Mr. Nugent said, and 1t was there
fore, great pleasure for him 10
recommend eight of the present as
semblymen for denomination.
Those Not Named for Assembly.
Those whose names were not placed
on the Assembly ticket were John j.
Bracken, Louis Lewis. William 10.
Mcguire and John A. Matthews. Mr..
Bracken asked to be excused from
running this year, and Mr.. Lewis's
name was placed on the ticket as
freeholder Mr.. Mcguire Is at present
working in the State comptroller's
office, and Matthews, of course, was
eliminated because of the stand he
took in the Legislature against every
measure proposed by any of his col
leagues.
The eight men who were recon-
mended for denomination were As
semblymen Charles A. Nutting, Ben
nett II. FISHER, Laurence McCabe,
jr.. Frank A. Foley, Hubert j. Rowe,
Simon L. Fisch, Joseph r. Papscoe
and Joseph b. Bloom.
Nine Candidates Proposed.
In place of the four vacancies nine
candidates were proposed, from
which number the final choice fell on
the following: Michael II. Castellano,
a. rJ q EatOn Sac
ond Ward; James r. Byrne, Sixth
Ward, and Michael j. Quigley, Six
teenth Ward, all of this city.
Others who had been proposed
were Thomas j. Kenny, Fourth
Ward; william McTague, Eighth
Ward: Thomas j. Sinnott, ~. Sec
ond Ward, and William J, Byrne,
Orange. and c. W. Lent. of East
Orange.
Although there were more candi-
dates than vacancies to fill the mar
rowing down process come about yery
quickly.
Rivalry. If such 1t may be called.
developed only on the question of
getting together on fourteen candi-
dates which were proposed for the
three freeholders to be voted FOR this
fall. Here the final choice was Louis
Lewis, of the Sixteenth ward, this
city; p, Allen Smith, of Orange, and
Thomas Cannon, of West Orange.
The settling on candidate from
Newark did not necessitate much dis
cussion. but Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Gan
non had a hard time when their re-
spective delegations got together.
Cannon Wins by One Vote.
Mr.. Cannon was opposed by Frank
J Black, of Montclair, and the vote
of the fifteen representatives from the
townships. exclusive of Orange and
Belleville, gave Cannon but one vote
over his opponent.
Mr.. Smith had three rivals William
Byrne, Fred C. Sham and James Tn
derwood The first ballot of the Or
ange delegation stood. Smith 2, and
the others / vote each. On the sec
ond ballot Smith won one more vote
and thereby became the choice
Others who had been mentioned
for freeholder were Edward c. Eaton.
James p. Rogers. John McEnroe,
John J. Brady. Frank A. oliver,
Frederick R. Cook, Frank j. Black
and Michael j. Doyle.
The objection raised against Mr..
came from West Orange, while there
was already one Orange man In the
person of Mr.. Smith. Against this
1t was stated that Mr.. Cannon, who
had been freeholder was legis-
lated out of office before his term
expired when the freeholder board
was reduced to nine members. 1t is
understood. however, that when the
recommendation in favor of Mr.. Gan
non comes up tomorrow night at the
county committee the Black men will
be on hand and try to have their
man chosen.
Louis Lewis Newark's Choice.
While the townships were discuss
ing the freeholders the city members
made their choice for the freeholder
from Newark, which fell on Assem-
blyman Louis Lewis. The choice of
the one Board of Works candidate
TO be voted for was unanimous for
the present commissioner, Patrick II,
Ryan, whose term expires. The
choice of William III. Barkhorn, for
City Home trustee, the present in
cumbent, was likewise unanimous.
The question of candidates for al
derman was left to the various wards
to present their choice tomorrow. Up
to last night the situation in this re-
spect was still unsettled. In the First
Ward il is understood James f.
Murphy will be proposed should AL
derman ]. Edward Quigley, of the
Fifteenth Ward, who since the re-
districting is resident OF the First