Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-13

for the Baumanns. The late Carl
Valentine Baumann. standard-bearer
of the association, and the mayor
were warm friends Mr.. Baumann,
whose popularity on the Hill was
proverbial had served as member OF
the Assembly and as Board of WORKS
commissioner. A year or two before
Mr.. Banmann's death. vacancy oc-
Cured in the Police Board and 1t was
up to Mayor Haussling to look up
Republican to fill it, as the position
belonged to Republican.
Mayor Haussling did not look long
or far for a man. He Just shot one
glance over the lists and picked
"Var' Baumann, as he was tanlAaf-
Nv called, for the place.
The mayor would just as soon
think of missing Joel Parker clam
bake. a John f. Monahan excursion,
a Kruger Association trip, a Hen
sler. Hanck or Home pleasure jaunt
as he would of absenting himself
from a Baumann excursion, and the
Baumann's would feel sighted If the
mayor neglected TO be with them as
a guest of honor.
o'ConneII the Favorite.
Another prime favorite among the
many good fellows that sailed away
with the Baumanns today is Harry
B. o'Conneu, one of the candidates
for the Republican shrievalty nomin-
alton, and there's no two ways about
thar The former Board of Works
commissioner is not only member
of the association, but he was once
its president
Ralph B. Schmidt may cajole and
buttonhole, j. William Huegel can
extend himself in the line of persua-
sion. William Garrabrants can pour
sweet nonsense into the listening ear,
hut il will only be a waste Of. time
for "Handsome Harry" is the Bau-
mans pride and no others need ap-
ply.
Among those who mingled with the
crowd We're: Mayor Jacob Haussling,
Senator Austen Colgate, Thomas l..
RAYMOND, candidate for the Repubh-
can nomination for mayor; Herbert
W. Taylor, Daniel f. Gaven, Scott
German and Fred Stiekel. jr., candi-
dates for surrogate; J. William Hue
gel, Harry B. O'Connel1 and Ralph b.
Schmidt, candidates for sheriff; Louis
Pfeiffer and August ]. Miller, candi-
dates for Board of Works; Police
Commissioners John Bladder, Lyman
M. Kane, Philip Seaman and Alfred
l.. DeVoe, William o. Kuebler, Fire
Commissioner T. F. Burke, Alderman
Avitus J. Dougherty, F'reeholders
Richard F Malta, Amos w. Harri-
son and August l.. Lacombe, who are
seeking denominations; Ferdinand
Roemele. August Soffel and William
Roberts. candidates for nomination
for county supervisor; Ferdinand
Hosp, warden Of the county penitenti-
airy; Patrick ]. Cunning, Adam Rit-
ter, George Guenther, William kirch,
Charles Devereux, sr., Charles Dever-
eux. jr., Benjamin Devereux, Com
missioner Arthur Denman, Tax Com
missioner John Howe Police Captain
Brown, about fifty policemen and
twenty-five firemen and every Repub-
lican employee Of the Board Of Works,
who could get the day off, and nearly
every male citizen residing in the
vicinity of the Baumann club house.
The officers of the association are:
Thomas II. Hickey, jr., president;
Fred Scherer, vice-president; Harry
Taylor, 4 corresponding secretary;
George Ehehalt, financial secretary;
| Gustave Filler, treasurer, and Charles
| Keller, sergeant-at-arms
The arrangements committee in
charge of the outing consists Of Paul
G. Roder, chairman; William Schwer,
Patrick Kenney, Phillip Albracht,
] George Patterson, Albert Ambs and
Harry Hueltzenbach.