Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-02
ALLIES SCORE
IN THIS FIGHT,
At ALL EVENTS
O'conneII's Forces and Other
Republican Insurgents Cap
ture Down Neck"
ScHMIDT'S PICTURES
REPLACED BY RIVALS
With Fife and Drum and Brass
Band the lronbound District
Was Invaded.

The allied Republican forces, con-
sisting of those candidates who failed
to get the 20. K" of the powers that
be in the county committee, marched
to the music of fife and drum on the
lronbound district last night and oe-
cupied one of the principal fortresses.
After holding their position for sew
eral hours and besieging the civilians
with verbal bombardments they ca
pitulated of their own accord.
In the allies battle line were the
following candidates for city and
county offices: Thomas l.. Raymond.
mayoralty; John f. Murray. jr..
Louis Pfeifer, August J. Miller and
Oscar Bloch, for Board of Works:
August Soffel Fred o. Lindsey and
Ferdinand Roerl.1ele, for county SUI
pervisor.
Scott German and John G. Done
gan, the latter representing Daniel
IT. Gaven, and Frank Clark. seekers
after the surrogateship, and William
B Garrabrants and Harry b. O'Con-
nell shrievalty aspirants, and j. Will
lam Huegel reached the scene at a
late hour. DIR. George f. Corrigan
acted as chairman.
O'Connell led the allies in their
successful occupation of the IRON
bound district. The meeting was un-
der the auspices of the Harry b.
O'Connell Fifth Ward Association.
His army and the armies of the CO.
operating candidates marched into
Haeusler's Hail. which guards the
junction of Hamburg place and
Ferry street, at about $3.50 AS they
entered the hall with the band lead
ing, evidence that the enemy had
retreated before them was seen on
all sides.
Shift Of Picture Scenes.
The walls. floors, stage and even
the curtain were plastered with pos
Ter pictures of Ralph b. Schmidt the
Regulars candidate for sheriff,
and the so-called kaiser of the IRON
bound district But the invaders
quickly demolished these works of
art and in their places We're hung
the pictures and cards of Harry b.
O'Connell and the other invading
generals.
About 300 persons were in the hall
when Mr.. O'Connell opened the can
nonading upon two or three certain
gentlemen in the county committee"
who, he declared, tried to defeat the
Paid for by Thomas p. Alworh to
certain candidates, and making it
appear that they were Endorsed by
the committee" He mentioned the
names of County Counsel Benjamin
F. Jones and Alfred Dalrymple as
two of the participants in the al
legged scheme to deceive the voters.
Mr.. OConnen and the candidates
that followed him on the firing line.
told their auditors that the county
committee has Endorsed nobody for
any office: that the only indorse-
nents have been by certain few in
diyiduals in the committee. The cam
didate referred to the visit of him
self and the other unattached can
didates, and denied that il was an in
vasion. 1t was a perfectly legal visit.
he said.
"Pitch Him out" Cry.
As he finished someone yelled:
whats the matter with Ralph
Schmidt" But ~ one answered,
and a few Of the OConnell adher-
ents wanted to pitch him out" but
their commander refused to allow it,
During the speeches that followed,
especially that of John f. Murray.
Jr, there were frequent Interruptions
by TWO men in different parts of the
hall. Murray, who appeared with his
coat off and shirt sleeves up, took
the heellling good naturedly. and ii
soon ceased. There was some COM
ment at the appearance of former
Judge Raymond at the meeting, it
being construed as a county commit
tee defiance, too.
The former judge promised to sup
porl every man on the Republican
ticket that is nominated ON primary
day. He made no mention of fusion
The other speakers talked of various
things, including politics and war;
but their artillery was not very eff
fective, because a bar in one corner
of the room was being beseiged, and
the CHATTER of glasses drowned out
all other noise.
In the course of his speech, Sheriff
Candidate Garrabrants put in good
word for his rival. OConnell.
The allies withdrew shortly after
10 without sighting the enemy.