Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-17
FIRST COMERS
GET CHOICE OF
DESIGNATIONS
That Is Why Candidates Are
Calling Early on County
Clerk McDonough.
SOME TALL THINKING
WILL BE NECESSARY
Not Easy to Pick New Designa-
tions Nova brewster
Millions" Fellow.

County Clerk Joseph McDonough Is
receiving some distinguished visitors
/ of the Republican persuasion these
days in his office at the Court
House, and it is observed that he is
treating them just as cordially as If
they were Democrats like himself
! The visitors are mainly candidates
for elective office. bent upon filing
nomination petitions, and Clerk Nc
Donough expects to have some Demo-
cratic callers on a similar mission in
the very near future.
i Daniel f Gaven waited upon the
county clerk this morning and filed
his petition as candidate for the
surrogate nomination on the Republi-
! can ticket Gaven took the designa-
tion Regular Republican,. because
/ Fred g. Stickel, jr., presented him
self yesterday afternoon and filed his
surrogate nominating petition with
the designation Republican"
Other Petitions.
! There will be variety of designa-
tions for sheriff and for surrogate on
the Republican primary ticket, judg-
ing from what has happened and
there will be some taxing of inge-
nuity.
Yesterday afternoon petitions we're
! filed in behalf of William b.
Garrabrants, for sheriff; Austen Col
gate. for State senator, and Amos w
Harrison, Richard F. Malta and Au-
gust Lacombe for freeaolders.
Shortly after Garrabrants, and
claiming the same party designation
of plain Republican" Ralph b.
Schmidt filed his petition for sheriff,
but finding that Garrabrants had got
in ahead of him. promptly adopted
Regular Republican" as his desig-
nation.
The names of Senator Colgate and
the three freeholders were included in
one petition which came from the
headquarters of the county Republi-
can committee, and sworn TO by
Philip J. McElroy, who is connected
with the committee.
To Gsarrabrants's petition there
were five signers, representing as
many documents that had been cir
culated in his behalf.
For the Stickel nomination two
petitions were offered.
" lflt iottidiG~iTteIfOiQtI DttiLlOI
there were about 300 names. Under
THE law only 200 are required On
the Garrabrants petition there was a
total of about $50 names. On the
Stickel document there were $40 and
on the Gaven petition $50 names
Only 100 are required.
All the candidates have held in re-
serve a number of petitions The
number placed on file is therefore
not an accurate criterion of the
strength of the candidates.
With each of the petitions put on
record except Gaven's there was re-
quest that the designation "Repub-
lican" be placed after the names on
the primary ballot. Under the elec.
ton law a candidate may pick out
some word or phrase to distinguish
his candidacy.
The wording of the statute regard
ing the use of the designation says it
shall be:
For the purpose of indicating
either an official act or policy or to
distinguish him as belonging to a
particular faction or wing of the po-
litical party"
AS no objections have been made,
the petitions and requests were ac-
cepted without question In the office
of the county clerk.
VIII Call for Tall Thinking.
Should ]. William Huegel, c. Will
lam Heilmann, Harry B. O'Connell
or other aspirants for the Republic
can nomination for sheriff, or any
new claimant for the surrogate nom
ination for freeholder, present petit
tions they will have to do some tall
head scratching to think up a desig
nation that will be synonymous with
Republicanism, as recognized by the
regular party organization.
But If rumor has it anywhere near
right. Mr.. Heilmann will not bother
the county clerk. 1t is said that he
has discussed the situation with
friends experienced in political ways
and the conclusion reached was that
Heilmann would be just as well off
out of the sheriff fight \ He will not
be candidate, judging from this.
Another rumor has gained more or
less circulation, and it has set some
of the shrievalty candidates thinking
hard. 1t is to the effect that a GER
tain man yearns so much for the
sheriff nomina ton that he is willing %
contribute $4,000 to the Republican
campaign fund, as a legitimate ex-
pense item in return for county com
mittee Endorsement. The candidates
are gazing ruefully at each other won
dering who among them is so well off
financially.
Each is saying Search me-" and
declaring that the idea is a new one
to him.
Some idle gossip. it is declared. s
not one of the candidates named is
reputed to be in a position to pay
more than a small sum in the way Of
"a nnnaign contributions
"The man must be one of those
Brewster's Millions fellows was the
way Harry B. O'Connell commented
upon the rumor today.
"Id take a trip to Europe If had
just a part of it." was Mr.. Huegel's
comment.