Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-04
SIGNS Of SPRING
BESTIR POLITICIANS
Activity in Various Party
Camps Is Very Much in
Evidence.
WORK OF ELIMINATION
is ALREADY UNDER WAY
Republicans Confronted by
Surrogate and Shrieval-
ty Problems.

80 Gisatlo u liz t'CS,AaA ~ soAioN III
the various political party camps,
and they are usually in evidence with
the advent of spring, the leaders or
managers set them down TO the task
of separating the sheep from the
goats" This applies to candidates
or aspirants for office, and is never
looked upon as a personal reflection.
This is because the sheep" of this
years vintage may be the goat in
another year, and she goat may
become a sheep. Politicians have q
way of figuring out such problems,
ard the rank and file seem to under
stand all the ifs and lands of the
procedure.
But the woods are full of candi-
dates or aspirants for office this. year
OF our Lord, and the wise men ad-
NIT they are nearing their wits ends.
They are all good, you know de-
clared past master in the game of
picking winners, cor at least they
think they are, and that makes it
Just as interesting TO US. Can't NOM
mate them all, however. There
wouldn't be room on the ticket.
Nothing to prevent any man from
entering q primary race, but no one
relishes that idea, as all realize that
some form of organized effort must
he put forth in their behalf if they
are to VIM
Some Candidates Withdraw.
Within a week several candidates
mentioned up to that time have in
sisted upon being left out OF consid-
GRAFTON. Their friends had doomed
them andwere boosting" their cause,
but the candidates themselves will
nj hs,.F
For instance, John l.. Reid, spoken
of as a sheriff probability on the Re-
publican ticket, declares that he is
not a candidate and will not con-
sent to become one, whether or not
his refusal hurts the feelings of his
friends. Mr.. Reid is very en-
phatic on this point. Others express
ing a lack of desire to run for public
office are not quite as positive in their
destinations as Mr.. Reid is They
are not disposed to burn the bridges
behind them at this early stage of
the game, it is explained by some, as
there is no telling when the running
fever might get them.
That surrogateship plum is not 60
ing to fall neatly and nicely into any
particular persons lap, from present
Indications. This applies with force
to the Republican side of the con-
troversy County Chairman Herbert
w. Taylor is in a receptive mood, SO
far as party Endorsement is concerned
ard so is Daniel +. Gaven, secretary
TO the Republican County Commit
tee. In fact, Gaven's friends are per-
sistent over the matter.
They point out that Gaven has
labored as secretary for years. car
ried the bod" for the party organi-
cation, Is the way they put it, and
without salary. Promises of reward
in the line of Endorsement for a norni-
nation for public office had often
been held out to him, and as often
Therefore, they, that
is, Gaven's friends, are refreshing the
rnemory of party leaders and are not
disposed to take mo for an answer"
ON this occasion. There are at least
o dozen others with eyes glued to
the surrogateship.
On the Democratic side the latest
tip ON the surrogateship is that
former Alderman John Fl. Donnelly
Is the favorite son. MIR. Donnelly
had previously been suggested for
the shrievalty.
G. o. r. Shrievalty Troubles.
In Republican circles it is intimated
that all aspirants for the sheriff
Nomination will have to step aside
lOI 1OTIHGT fTGGnOIueT w lllldi1 He'll
man. This would mean the elimina-
ton of former Asemblyman Thomas
Goldingay, former Assemblyman
Ralph Schmidt, former Street and
Water Commissioner Harry O'Con-
nell, former Alderman Louis Pfeiffer,
William Garrabrant, William Zeliff
and many others.
Here is where the leaders will be
up against it for keeps Goldingay
is so much in the race that his friends
have planned reception in his
honor. at which his shrievalty boom
will be formally launched.
As for Harry O'Connell, he is in
with both feet, and his hackers are
not of the kind that would stand for
him being sidetracked. The others
are also fired by a similar fighting
spirit and there is no such chance,
1t is said, that former Alderman
William Huegel will consent to step
aside.
/ As for the Progressives, they stand
8 in the same position of weeks ago.
They are not willing to fuse with the
regulars except in the case of
propose tc~ permit one or two mem
/ RS, recognized as office-seekers,
work any coalition scheme for their
personal advantage and hostile to
Progressive principles. The purpose,
according to leading Progressives, is
TO maintain party identity and
strength for future big political bat
lies.