Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-06
FIGHT RSEAT IN
COUNCIL ISLIKELY
Fourth Ward Democrats in East
Orange May Have Fac
tionaI Scrimmage.

Hints of a factioitaI light among
Fourth Ward Democrats of East Or
ange for a seat In the City Council
which bids fair to be of the liveliest
and hitterest variety were dropped at
the meeting of the Democratic City
Central Committee last night.
inadvertently forgetting thai vii
liam \. Kirk already had filed a NOM
mating petition for the Office, Mayor
Julian 4. Gregory, chairman of the
organize ton. inquired If there was to
be candidate for the office This
brought Assessment Commissioner
Charles 3. Clancy to his feet quickly
With the announcement that Ira L.
Calvert, identified with the Newark
Business College, was TO be a candi-
date. Messrs. Kirk and Clancy
reached the parting of the ways some
time ago. and are frank to acknowl
edge that they are belligerent toward
each other.
When Mr.. Clancy announced the
candidacy of Mr.. Calvert MIR. Kirk
bounced to his feet with the informa-
tion that he also will be an aspirant.
said there will be still another seeker
of the nomination. Who the third
man will be was not made known.
Nothing can convince Mr.. Kirk that
he will not be the logical candidate to
succeed Chairman Frederick SaXelby,
of the City Council, and Mr.. Clancy
is equally certain that he can easily
accomplish the ringing of Mr.. Kinks
political death knell
Mayor Gregory smiled broadly
when he learned of the many candi-
dates. and he commented that he was
pleased to hear that there was such
a prevalence of Democratic candi-
dates in the ward.
Democratic councilmanic timber in
the other wards of the city is plenti-
full this year, as 1t was stated at the
meeting that there probably would
be man of the party who win seek
a seat in the governing body from
the five wards.
The First ward Democrats have a |
candidate in the person of Edward |
Regain. Tax Assessor William A. !
Day said the Third ward would have !
a candidate, but he did not reveal i
his identity. There will be a Fifth |
ward man, but who he will be is not |
known yet. Democrats of the Sec.
ond ward have likely timber in mind. |
and will probably have a candidate
for the November election.
Advised against the step by Mayor
Gregory the organization downed
suggestion of Mr.. Kirk that the COM
nittee draft platforms for council
manic candidates. Debate followed /
he suggestion but when the vote
was recorded 1t showed only Mr..
Kirk and Excise Commissioner Ed
ward S. Anderson in favor The
executive as well as others took the
view that it would not be well for
the organization to make the plat !
forms of candidates, as each ward |
has different problems confronting |
them. II was pointed out also that !
the membership of the committee !
might be changed after the election, |
and consequently the present organ
ization should not draft platforms
which the succeeding one might not
favor.
Inactivity of the committee ar
ranging for the organization outing
N August precipitated argument,
but the members said they expect to
get busy soon and push the arrange
nents rapidly.
Washington Cross suggested that
the organization might hold the af-
fair the same day that the Joel
Parker Association of this city has
It's outing, but nothing definite was
done