Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-06
POLITICAL PICK-UPS

The Gavenites had a great time
at their headquarters. S2S Broad
street, last night, listening to reports
of the progress of the candidacy of
Daniel F. Gaven for surrogate, on
the Republican ticket.
Reports were received from the
various subcommittee, in which
everything pointed to the ultimate
success of Mr.. Gaven on pramary
day.
The Campaign Club organization
committee reported that thus far
eighteen Gaven campaign clubs had
| been organized throughout the coun-
! ty and by next meeting at least six
more will be added.
! The legal committee reported that
! there were now in the membership
of the D. F. Gaven Lawyers, Cam
paign Club forty-seven lawyers of
the county and that every member
was working hard with his legal
hreAhren for Mr.. Gaven's success.
The Endorsement committee report
ed that the approval or Endorsement
of Mr. Gaven's candidacy had been
received from almost every ward
and township Republican executive
Committee and Republican Club
throughout the county.
The petition committee through
John C. Donegan, reported that the
petitions now contained the sigma
lures of ninety per cent. of the
members of the Republican County
Committee; the total signatures OBJ
tanned thus far on the petitions
reach 1900. From the outing atten-
dance committee came the announce
ment that Mr.. Gaven had attended I
outings during the past week, and
that he will be a guest of the Fire
mems Association of Nutley. on their
excursion and that they had ar
ranged to have him attend the out
ings or excursions of five more asso-
Citations between now and the
next meeting of the committee.
Gaven will speak at the Lincoln
Club tonight: at Bloomfield and
Forest Hill, on Friday night, and at
Orange and Montclair on Saturday
night of this week.
The question of fusing with the
Republicans was brought up at the
Ninth ward Progressive meeting
last night by Charles II. Walker. He
spoke in favor of a fusion movement
on both city and county tickets. Tho
idea was adopted by the COMMITTEES.
Mr. Walker was named as chair
man of the arrangement committee
by Chairman Frank l.. Driver
Joseph owens and John P. s. Lower
were named to assist him. The COM
mittee will confer with the Republi-
can executive committee of the ward
and arrange the details of the pro-
posed fusion
1t is declared the Progxessives will
also attempt to interest the Wilson
/ Democrats of the ward in the pro-
posed fusion movement
| Walter A. Evans, director of the
] County Board of Freeholders, an
nounced at a meeting of the South
/ Orange Republican Club that he did
not feel disposed to be a candidate
| for sheriff this year. He stated that
there were a number Of things in the
/ government of this county that he
/ was interested in which have not yet
been worked out to a finality, but
added that next year he might be in
/ a receptive mood for something.
At the regular meeting of the
Whitley Lowbert' Association OF
Belleville held last night, J. William
Huegel was given the unanimous in
dorsement for the nomination OF
sheriff in the Republican primary.
| The Harold Forley Association OF
| Irvington, at it's usual weekly meet
ing, pledged its support to J. vii.
liam Huegel. who is seeking the nom
ination for sheriff at the coming Re
publican primary, and promised Il
canvass the entire town in his behalf
Mayor Jacob Haussling was unani
mously Endorsed for denomination b!
the members of the Rocco Carlo AS
ISOLATION at meeting held last nigh
at their headquarters. A Nassau
street Endorsement was also giveI
to the candidacy of Alderman Angel
r. Bianchi for the Democratic free
holder nomination and Michael Cas-
tellano for alderman from the FRS
Ward. Rocco Carlo presided at tn
meeting,
The William Thompsett Saving
Club unanimously Endorsed Mr.. Stick
els candidacy at its annual Dime
held at lie Warren street last NIGH
Ethan A9len presided.
At the meeting of the Ninth War
Italian Republican Club last nigh
: Daniel F. Gaven was Endorsed ia
surrogate and Ferdinand Roemmel
tey supsSyLAosy