Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
CITY AND COUNTY
REPUBL|CANSARE
NOT IN HARMONY
Latter Have No Thought But
for the Success of
FreehoIders.
NEWARKERs HAVE EYES
ON BOARD OF WORKS
an Every Man for Himself"
Situation That Has Created
Internal Hostile Feeling.

That every man for himself
method of political warfare preva-
lent In Republican circles hereab bouts,
appears to have set members of the
county committee to guessing and
quite some tall guessing at that.
A story Is going the rounds that
certain county committee members
are SO concerned in the success of
Republican candidates for county Of
fees, that they refuse to bother their
brains about anything else, particu-
larly when that anything else APP
plies to the political affairs of the
city of Newark.
While there Is no general admis-
sion that an unpleasant feeling ex-
lists between the county interests
and the city interests, it is said to
be a fact that the city Republicans.
that is those who hold or expect 10
gain city positions, are disposed to
be lukewarm toward Republican
candidates for county berths, just as
the holders of county offices are in
different as to how the Republican
city candidates fare on election day.
This bunch holding jobs under the
Board of Freeholders are going to
hug their snaps all right, and don't
care q continental how the city
ticket makes out declared a Repub-
lican leader who makes the city his
home, today. "All their cry is, elect
your freeholders, elect Your free
holders and we'll be safe
But nary word about the New
ERIK Board of Works candidates on
the Republican ticket, Republican al
n...t. nd 1at
mayor. Newark Republicans would
be doing the proper caper if they
turned in and elected enough Demo-
cratic freeholders to change the po-
litical complexion of the county
board and pay attention only to the
Republican candidates for Board of
Works and other city officers.
Cases in Point.
Instances were pointed to tending
I how that throughout the county,
de the Newark boundaries, there
are numerous members of the county
committee who hold places under the
Board of Freeholders, and who mani
fest no enthusiasm over any office ex-
cept that of freeholder. They do not
warm up to any great extent over the
shrievalty, surrogateship, register,
county clerk, or even county super
visor, it is alleged. Civil service pro-
tects most employees but the feeling
seems to be that the Board of Free
holders is the most important body
to have control of.
Make sure of six freeholders and
you are safe" is a remark that ex-
presses it all, If the opinion of GER
tain resentful Republicans goes for
anything. The remark is credited to
county offieeholders.
Some are ungenerous enough to at
tribute the antagonistic state of az
fairs to the master mind of County
Counsel Benjamin f. Jones, who is
likewise vice president of the Repub-
liean county committee, and a few OF
his alert and farseeing aides. Men
like Jones, it is argued. are the hap
py possessors of good-paying county
positions, and are too thrifty minded
to think of sacrificing these places.
Game of Tit for Tat.
Let Newark take care of ITSELF"
say the county folks.
We'll let the county take care of
the county," fires back the city peo-
pie. when it comes to the distribu-
tion of campaign funds We'll give the
county scant consideration"
MuInluTS Oh dA5tOhlClAi nav OCOAA
caused by the system in operation by
direction of Board of Freebooter de-
pendents, whereby Freeholders Rich
ard F. Malta, August LaCombe and
Amos Harrison are being as relig-
iously Endorsed" as Senator Colgate
and the various candidates for sherin,
surrogate OF. supervisor.
This is a county office-holder
move" remarked a city Republican
who expects to run for local office.
"There Is reciprocal feeling be-
tween the office holders and the free
holders who helped to appoint them.
It is paying a political debt and at
the same time clinching the jobs.
These freeholders are not wanted; two
of them at least will be defeated, and
the third will be lucky If he squeezes
in. City members of the county COM
n,ittee are not in sympathy with the
scheme whereby the freeholders in
question are ostensibly the choice of
the organization.
"All one has to do is to look a
little close into certain matters and it
will be plain why a change in the
Board of Freeholders should take
place"
City Republicans Have Hopes.
City Republicans have strong hopes
of electing their two candidates for
the Board of Works this fall, and in
another year to regain control of this
important city department. They
mean to try hard to this end. They
count on re-electing Commissioners
Arthur r. Denman to a certainty.
Who the other prospective successful
one may be Is not being so much dis
cussed William Tries, jr., is presum-
ably the organization choice as Dem
mans running mate.
"You see," said a party worker to-
day. Tries is sure to have the back
ing of the Sunday Call and that may
be of great help or 1t may not be.
Opinions of the leaders differ on this
point. Tries has been in the employ
~ Rising & Thorne for a long period
Of years, and the Thorne of that firm
is a relative of one of the proprietors
Of the Sunday Call. 1t has all been
figured out Newspaper support is
needed, some say, and praise instead
of pounding is what few of us feel
that we must haye.'
In the campaigning throughout the
city. former Alderman Louis Pfeifer
and former Assemblyman August j.
Miller are INDUCING in more hustlins
work than either Denman or Tries,
but the former is far from neglect
ing his interests.
Kraemer's Strength Conceded.
It is conceded by Republicans that
1t will not be an easy matter to de-
feat DR.. Charles F. Kraemer, the out
going Democratic member of the
Board of Works. as Kraemer is a
live wire az a campaigner, something
on the order of Mayor Haussling. His
FEARLESS attitude as a commissioners
is acknov lodged to be strongly In
his favor. and, moreover, he Is said
to have won the good VIII of many
of the employees of the Board OF
uorl,s eho belong to the Republican