Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-01
PROGRESSIVES
! TALK OF FUSING
AFTER PRIMARY
That Was the oist of Argu-
/ ment at Committee Meet
ing Last Night.
COL, JAS. w. HOWARD
ON MAYORAL oVERTURES
Made Proposer Apologize.
s Comments Not FIattering to
c. o. P. Candidates.

No candidates for mayor or board
of works will be named by the Pro-
gressive party at the primary cleo
lions this year. This was decided last
night at a meeting of the Progressive
City Committee. At the same time
the mayoralty boom of Colonel James
Nv. Howard was blasted by the colonel
himself
The committee members did not
seem to know just what they wanted.
1t appeared as if they had banked
everything on the Republicans join
Ing the fusion movement which a few
Bull Moosers" had started. The re-
fusal of the Republican County Com
mittee to follow the lead of the Pro-
gressives, it seemed, upset all the lat
ter party's plans and left them in d
quandary.
Plan after plan and suggestion after
suggestion were made. None seemed
feasible. George Nj. Denny, a possi-
BILE Progressive board of works candi-
oate, suggested that everything be de-
ferred until after election. This plan
Was then accepted.
Mr.. Denny Has Candidate.
Mr.. Denny declared the ripe time
for a successful fusion ticket was
after primaries. He said he had in
mind the name of a man of sterling
character and UNREASONABLE ability,
who if nominated on fusion ticket
would draw all the independent votes
in the city. He absolutely refused to
disclose the identity of his paragon.
There was just one other thing on
which the members of the City Com
mittee all agreed. All voted that not
one of the Republican mayoralty
candidates was lgood enough for the
mayors office, from Progressive
viewpoint. They discussed the quail
fications and merits of two of the
candidates and found them lacking in
many necessary characteristics. The
third was too impossible TO discuss,
they all agreed.
Republicans Sought Audience.
Colonel Howard, in a lively address,
told how two Of the Republican mayor
atty candidates had come pow wowipg
to the committee begging to be heard
and seeking Progressive support.
I'VE examined them BOTH, the
colonel declared, and neither of them
came up to the standard of efficiency
which we had set"
While ON the floor Colonel Howard
took occasion to remark that he had
not intended to become a candidate
for mayor on the Progressive ticket.
This was after the Progressives had
said they would not nominate can
didate.
Mr.. Algernon 7. Sweeney, chair
man of the Progressive City Commit
tee, worked with me at my home last
night for an hour and half, urging
me TO run said Mr.. Howard; but
] would not accept the nomination.
Another man came up TO ME and
said: Say. Howard, you've got a lot
of publicity out of this fusion bust
ness. Now, why don't you become a
candidate for mayor? | turned on
that man and told him l was not a
traitor. / told him that his language
was improper and he must apologize
for it,"
At that point the Colonel raised his
voice and assumed the correct
position of self defense or for attack,
as approved by the best prize fight
ers. The Colonel left the impression
that the man apologized,
Candidates Lacking Essentials.
Colonel Howard then got back to
the subject, and said the committee
had : interviewed former Judge
THOMAS L. Raymond and Andrew C.
Snyder, Republican mayoralty can
didates, and found them lacking the
essential qualities of a Progressive
candidate.
Joseph f. Tannenbaum and Walter
r. Simpson spoke lin favor of candi-
dates at the primaries. They upheld
the recommendations of the county
and State committees that the
identity of the party be preserved by
naming candidates for every office.
George NJ. Judd, probable Board
OF Works candidate; Mr.. Denny,
Nathan H. Berger, f. w. Trumpore
and William S. Ketcham favored nom
partisan fusion.
The committee voted to continue the
present fusion committee with power
to add five prominent independent
citizens to their number