Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14
POLITICAL PICK-UPS

MdyOI JdCOD I1duSSllIlS ana
j. Reynolds. Democratic candidate for
the nomination of alderman from the
Second ward, have been Endorsed by
the James Brady Association, which
also passed the o. X. on the entire
Democratic ticket. Thirty-five new
members have been admitted to the
associations membership, The meet
ing was addressed by Mr.. Reynolds
and the following officers were elect
ed: President, Frank Pagan: vice.
president, Ralph Smyth; financial Sec
rotary, Charles Van Dyke; recording
secretary, James O'Neil; treasurer.
James Brady.
Daniel F. Gaven, Republican cam
didate for surrogate, had q very busy
Saturday afternoon and night In
the afternoon he visited the outing
of the Republican Indian League.
where, in q tent set apart for the sur
rogate, he held a reception during the
afternoon. On Saturday night Mr..
Gaven addressed the meeting of the
Ironbound District Independent Po-
litical Club at Drurys handball court,
Lexington street. Other candidates
for office at this meeting were Thomas
l.. Raymond, candidate for mayor;
Frederick Lehlbach, candidate for
Congress; Harry B. O'Connell. Ralph
B. Schmidt and ]. William Huegel,
sheriff candidates. and August j. Mil
Ter, John F. Murray, jr., and Louis
Pfeifer, Board Of Works candidates.
John F. Murray, jr., Republican
candidate for Board of Works. at a
meeting held by the 1ronbound Dis
trict Political Club in Lexington
street. on Saturday night charged
that several Republican bosses"
who have led the party to defeat in
the past were now attempting to
make the voters believe that their
own choice of candidates were the
regularly Endorsed candidates of the
Republican organization, whereas, as
a matter of fact, he declared, the Re-
publican County Committee had an
nounced, the race to be an open one.
Mr.. Murray also stated that perhaps
the reason why these self-appolnted
leaders did not put him on the
Paid for by Thomas p. Alworth"
ticket was because they couldn't
use" him. He said that he and all
the other candidates who were not
Slated by the bosses were organi-
cation men, and always had been, and
he charged that -four or five men
who have been a. discredit to the
party in the past were now making
supreme efforts to come back but
that they did not have the courage to
show their hands through the Repub-
lican County Committee"
Mr.. Murray and his running mate,
Louis Pfeifer, attended eight meet
ings on Saturday, among which were
the Indian Republican League outing
at Olympic Park, where Mr.. Murray
acted as official announcer. the Third
Ward Colored Mems Republican Club,
| the Patrick Scanlon Association, the
! Sixteenth Ward Murray Guards and
several open-air meetings.
| The Eighth ward Republican execu-
| tive committee will hold a public
meeting tonight at North End Hall
356 Belleville avenue. All Eighth
warders are invited, especially the
ladies' the proclamation reads. Al
candidates are invited, and among
those announced to speak are Edward
W. Gray George NJ Titus. Angus
Soffel, Alderman Clifford and Andrew
G. Snyder.
An enjoyable time was spent at the
headquarters of the Bradley Tam.
! many Club, rs Orange street. Satur.
day night, when the organization ten.
dered reception to the voters of this
Second ward. Those present ex.
pressed considerable enthusiasm fol
the candidacy Of Cornelius Bradle,
for the Democratic nomination fol
alderman of the Second ward.
Edward w. Gray. Republican can
d!date for Congress in the Eight
district, devoted full half hour t
the criticism of the present tariff Law
at an open-air meeting at Bloomfield
and Mt. Prospect avenues Saturda.
night.
A Gerald r. r. Mcdonald, candidate
fol- Congress in the Eighth district
, at a meeting in Harrison, Saturda,
night, after general onslaught Oh
everyone who was not avowedly 70
his candidacy declared, in substance
that he would rather be defeated TO
the nomination than have the assist
ance of Essex organization Demo
, Gratis. Congressman Kinkead, sheriff
, candidate and postpffice appointee
also made a speech F
| Arthur B. Archibald, Republican
} Progressive candidate for Congress /
the Eighth district, was the principa
speaker at meeting in Bloomfiel
, Centre Saturday night. He pointe
out that if he did not win the Repub
lican nomination he would be tn
Progressive candidate at all events.
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