Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-10
LOCAL POLITICAL
POT IS READY
TO KICK OVER
New Candidates Are Cropping
Up and Endorsements Go
MerriIy On.

Proverbial political pots are not
only boiling hereabouts-they are
sizzling and seething, and if the cooks
are not extremely careful they will
kick off the stoves and scald some
body.
1t is all on account of the indorse-
ment fever that has broken out in
| this city and county recently and
which evinces no tendency to abate.
The fever is peculiar to Republican
| ism, it having in no sense extended
to the Democratic camp.
The entrance of County Chairman
Herbert W.'Taylor in the surrogate
ship contest, to give battle to Daniel
F. Gaven, the title holder of the in
dorsement championship has let for
mer Assemblyman Fred c.. StickeI
jr., to cast his hat into the ring for
fair. Stickel, who was secretary or
the Morris Canal Abandonment Com
mission is making an active cam
paign to secure the Republican nom-
ination for surrogate for himself. He
is sending out the circulars TO every
section of the county, defining MS
views and seeking the support of Re-
publican voters.
"YeSi l am q Cndidate Tor nomi-
nation for surrogate on the Repubh-
can ticket" Mr.. Steckel said today.
1.-THE chairman of the county COM
mittee by his statements and stated
intentions has indicAeed that the So
called Republican organization has
no candidate for any Office, which is
proper, and that no member of that
organization need in any way feel
bound to support any particular
candidate. The primary should there
fore be absolutely open for this most
important office.
Efficiency and specialization are
today's watchwords. Can the great
est degree of efficiency in the surro-
gates office be secured by having it
occupied by some one unframed for
the work of the office? The duties
of the office are of a two-fold charac-
ter, clerical and judicial.
"They are clerical in that he is the
clerk of the Orphans Court, and in
that he is required to cause to be
copied and indexed in the proper
| books all Wills letters of administra-
ton, inventories accounts, letters of
guardianship and matters of like
nature.
"They are judicial in that upon him
devolves the duty of proving or pro-
batting wills and of appointing execu-
tors, of granting letters of adminis-
ing the bonds of administrators and
guardians.
ITO him also the Orphans Court
may refer matters of account and
other matters, coming up in said court,
for hearing and report by the surro-
gate.
THE clerical phase of the surro-
gates duties is not difficult and re-
quires no special training. 1t is diff
ferent, however, WITH the judicial
phase of his duties. That phase of
the work cannot in my judgment be
performed with the highest degree of
efficiency and benefit to the people of
the county, except the office of surro-
gate be filled by one whose judicial
and legal training have schooled and
educated him for work of this char
acter.
Therefore, as New Jersey lawyer,
practising in New Jersey, / have per-
mitted my friends to institute a cam
paign throughout the county to nom
mate me for surrogate on the Repub-
lican ticket
81 expect to be nominated, and in
case of nomination will, of course, be
elected, but should the people deter
mine that they want someone else as
the Republican nominee, you can rest
assured that I will abide by their YER
dict and leave no stone unturned to
elect their choice"
Others point to the fact that laymen
have proved exceptionally competent
surrogates, and refer particularly to
the late John B. Dusenberry, whose
administration was a notably success
full one.
Several Endorsements were made
and officers were elected at meeting
of the Sixth Ward Republican Club
last night. The new officers are: Jo-
seph A. Walker, president; John G..
Conn, vice-president, and Philip A.
Brady. secretary. The trustees elected
were John F. Murray, jr., william A
Berry and John A. Conn. Those in
| dorsed We're: ]. William Huegel, for
| sheriff; John F. Murray, jr., for mem
ber of the Board of Works; Daniel F.
| Gaven, for surrogate; Freeholders
| August L. Lacombe, Amos w. Har-
rison and Richard F. Malta, mem
bers fthe Board of Chosen Freehold
! ers; Austin Colgate, State senator,
| and William A. Berry member of the
General Assembly.
! The Republican Club of West Nut
ley at their meeting last night unani-
mously indorsed Daniel f. Gaven for
| surrogate.
The Independent Republican Club
Of West Essex at Its meeting in Cald-
we'll last night indorsed Ernest
Hinck, of Montciair, as candidate for
| member of Congress in the Tenth dis
| trict, and Daniel F. Gaven as candi-
date for surrogate.
The Young Mems Hebrew Repub-
lican Club, of the Third ward, last
night unanimously indorsed Daniel f.
Gaven for surrogate and Ferdinand
Roemmehe for supervisor. No in
dorsements will be made on the can
didates for other offices until next
meeting.
The Irvington Young Mems Repub-
lican Association at its meeting last
night indorsed Harry B. O'Connell as
candidate for sheriff, Daniel f. Gaven
as candidate for surrogate, August
Lacombe for freeholder and Robert
Stewart for assemblyman.
Reports tend to show that former
Assemblyman William H. Roberts, of
Maplewood, is well in the lead for the
supervisorship nomination.