Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-25
HARR|GAN IN
SHERIFF RACE
AS DEMOCRAT
On Second Attempt His Nomi-
mating Petition Is Accepted
by County Clerk.
DOCUMENT NOT IN
FORM FIRST TIME
Attorney kearns Had Neglect
ed Two Features Essential
from Legal Standpoint.

Former Sheriff William Harrigan
filed his petition as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for sheriff
today and, by getting it into the
county clerks office before any of the
other Democratic candidates, pre-
empted the designation of Demo
crat." The former sheriff had to pre-
sent his petition twice before 1t was
accepted, the first time it being re-
fused because he had failed to sign
! it,
| The petition contained 120 names of
voters, mostly of those residing in
the Twelfth ward, The affidavit that
the signatures were genuine and that
! the petition was offered in good faith,
was made by Thomas ]. Davenport,
of 81 Brill street. before Michael j. A
! Doyle, notary public. Davenport
/ was also the first signer of the Pc
tition.
William j. Kearns. attorney for Mr..
Harrigan, first presented the petition
in the county clerks office. Before
proceeding to file it, one of the clerks
examined the document and discov-
cred that the paragraphs appointing
the candidates committee and the
committees acceptance were not sign
ed. The signature of the candidate
at the end of the paper was also alb
sent. 1t was handed back to Mr.
Kearns and the defects pointed out
to him.
Kearns Hunts Up Harrigan.
Mr.. Kearns left in search of Harri-
gan and returned in about half an
hour with the candidate himself Mr.
Harrigan then filled in as his commit
tee his own name and in the next
clause accepted his appointment of
himself. He then attached his sigma
ture on the last page and wrote after
it his address, AZ Fillmore street and
the word Democrat"
Mr.. Kearns was all smiles when the
petition was finally declared filed. He
started from the office and then came
back and asked the clerk If he was
sure the petition was filed and the
time stamp placed on 1t. II was taken
from the safe and the stamp shown to
Mr. Kcarns.
we are going to have hard
battle, but Harrigan will be sheriff
again" said MIR. Kearns as the re-
porters looked over the petition. I'VE
expect a real battle in the primary
because 1t is practically certain that
Democrat win be the successor of
Sheriff Monahan. We will have our
campaign under way in a short time
and then things will begin to hum.
The 'old war horse" as the former
sheriff is called said little but smiled
and said I'm coming back again.
Just put down Harrigan-Sheriff-.
That's me-"
Mr.. Conlon Not to Manage.
Owen F. Conlon was seen this af-
ternoon in regard to the statement
that he was to manage Harrigan's
sheriff campaign. He denied that
there had ever been any intention on
his part to do anything of the sort.
Don't misunderstood me in this
matter" said Mr. Conlon. 81 am, as
everybody knows, warm friend of
Mr.. Harrigans, always have been
and always expect to be. But as to
managing a campaign l never heard
of such a thing. was with Harri-
gan at Sea Girt yesterday and it is
true that we went about the camp
ground together. | did not even know
that he was seriously considering be-
ing a candidate for sheriff. Like
others, l imagined he was indulging
in some fun, as he often does. He
never spoke to me about managing
his campaign, nor l to him on that
subject"