Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
c. 0. P. MEN TOLD
FUSION IS FUTILE
Chairman Taylor, of Essex,
Dampens Hopes That Moose
Would Return.
IFrom q stan correspondent.1


publican association of county chair
men of New Jersey is meeting to-
! day in the Republican club In this
city and mapping out plans for the
coming gubernatorial campaign. Re-
ports from the county chairmen set
ting forth the political situation in
each county will be received by the
association. It is likely the county
chairmen may take some action
either approving or disappearing of
fusion with the Progressive party.
Herbert w. Taylor, county chair
man of Essex, opened the meeting.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Taylor
put a damper on the fusion plan. He
did not think the Republican party
could unite with the leaders of the
Progressive party on gubernatoriaI
| candidate. If the Republican party
selects a candidate of high standing,
he said, the voters of the State will
bring about fusion on their own ini-
tiative by selecting our candidates
The blunders of the present Demo-
cratic national administration, he
said, would surely return large num-
bers of voters into the Republican
party. He did not think the fusion
plan possible under the Geran cleo
| ton law.
Essex Managers Appointed.
| The association will organize a
working committee of five members
| in each county to look after the in
| terests of the Republican candidates
there. Chairman Taylor selected this
committee for Essex county: w.
Lincoln Adams, of Montclair, execu-
tive; Arthur B. Leach, of South
Orange. finance; u. B. Brewster, of
Newark, rules; Senator Austen Col
gate, of West Orange, advisory, and
Edward w. Gray, of Newark, pub
licity.
| At former meeting, of the associa-
ton in this city three weeks ago
when former Governor Hadley adj
dressed the association no consldera-
ton was given to the fusion idea.
The county chairrnen also will report
| to the meeting the sentiment found
? in different parts of the, State for the
candidates who have announced
themselves for the Republican guber-
material nomination.
| Fowler on the Scene.
Another subject that will likely
come up is whether the association
should indorse any particular candi-
date to, receive the support of the
Republicans at the primaries. One
of the first arrivals at the Republi-
can club was former Congressman
Charles N. Fowler, of Union, who
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination,
Several members of the Legislature
are also in attendance. -
| Former Congressman Fowler ad-
| dressed the meeting and urged the
county chairmen to withhold endorse
ment of all candidates before the pri-
j mary election. He said rumors to the
effect that the association had con.
vened for the purpose of agreeing
upon a state ticket had reached him
l The former congressman was inform
ed the association had not such pur-
4 pose. The speaker, after being In
formed of the purposes of the associa-
ton, expressed himself as being en-
tirely In accord. After the meeting
adjourns this afternoon a statement
of principles will be issued to the
| voters of the state.
Former Governor Edward G. Stokes
will be the informal choice for the
Republican GubefnatoriaI candidate
for nomination. There will be no
formal Endorsement at the meeting,
at which Herbert w. Taylor, chair
man of Essex county, will preside.
While Mr.. Taylor was non-com-
initial on the sentiment regarding
the three foremost candidates, he was
emphatic on the question of indorse-
ment, holding that 1t was
4 against, the sense of the Geran law
to formally indorse one candidate as
against another of the same party. r
/ Both former State Senator John
D. Prince and former Judge Robert
Carey will find advocates in their ia
vor among the county chairmen from
the northern part of Jersey. but
when the whole situation will have
been canvassed in the course of the
discussion, 1t Is understood that the
consensus of opinion will settle on
Mr.. Stokes as the man who, besides
his experience, is credited with being
the biggest factor when the ques-
ton of getting votes is concerned.
Stokes Reticent About Plans. ~
UP to the present time Mr.. Stokes
has not declared himself either for
or against, and some of those who
claim to be in position to know state
that Mr. Stokea would pot ba "a I'D bic
prestige In a three-cornered fight,
which, in case he would lose, forever
would wipe out the possibility of his
running for the United States Sem
atorship in 1917, for which Mr. Stokes
Is understood to be logical can
didate.
On the other hand his supporters
declare that once they can show him
that the general sentiment In the
party calls for his accepting the nom
nation, Mr.. Stokes would not, dis
appoint his party.
In Hoboken, in fact, the propaganda
for Mr.. Stokes has taken concrete
form in >the shape of postal cards
which have been sent out by William
P. Verdon, chairman of the Hoboken
Republican city committee.
On these cards three classes OF
voters are appealed to, as the head.
line of the card reads: Republicans
Progressive Republicans and Inde.
. pendent Voters!' The card bears
the picture of Mr.. Stokes on the one
side and that Of the Mayoralty can,
didate, John F. Gardner, on the other
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