Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-21
lets THE CAT
OUT Of THE BAG,
IS NOW THE CRY
shrievalty Candidate Schmidt
Makes Alworth His New
Paymaster.
COUNTY COMMITTEE
BEHIND THE CHANGE
Republicans Engrossed in Talk
Over So-caIIed Open Play
Declaration.
COUNTY COMMITTEE
BEHIND THE CHANGE

Il has reached a point, members Of
the Republican County Committee
say, and some candidates for city and
county offices are saying the same
thing. when it is senseless to deny
just where the county committee or
at least the inner circle headed by
County Counsel BENJAMIN F Jones,
stands in regard to aspirants for nom
nations
And there is going to be some merry
music, toe, over the whole matter be-
fore long. judging from talk being
INDUCED in. and what some members
OF the committee intend TO say to
other members of the committee will
sound interesting as conversation.
That Is if they keep their words and
say what they say they are going to
say.
This declaration that the county
committee is to keep its hands off and
let every candidate have a fair and
equal chance sounds nice" remarked
d county committeeman today, but
there is nothing sincere about il. This
game won't work. To use the party
machinery for certain ones and leave
others, who are just as good and enti-
tied. TO as much consideration. TO plug
along under a handicap, isn't handing
out a square deal 1t would be far
better to get right up in meeting and
boldly and openly indorse those whom
they want to indorse than to work
any speak-easy subterfuge,"
The Magic Tip.
The magic tip as to who is ex-
pected to be supported by the organ
cation. or that part of the organi-
zation in the know, is said to be
announced by the line on printed cir
culars. cards or newspaper advertis-
ing, to wit; Paid for by Thomas P.
Alworth, committee"
That's the dope" explained a can
didate. Ralph B. Schmidt. who
wants the sheriff nomination, has
been taken into camp. And here's
your evidence. When Ralph filed his
petition, or when he got out his first
set of cards bearing his medal-be-
decked portrait. he had on the cards:
Paid for by ]. F. Farrell, commit
tee"
That meant that all bills for polit
ical campaign expenses would be set
tied for by J. F. Farrell, Ralph, of
course, furnishing the money.
Read in the Cards.
Now look at this card went on
the speaker, as he flashed card bear
ing Mr.. Schmidt's picture and the
words. paid for by Thomas p, Al
worth, committee" THAT let's the
cat out of the bag. Alworth,
the paymaster for all candidates
favored by the organization is now
the disbursing agent for Ralph.
Ralph turns his money over to Tom
Alworth and Tom pays all bills con-
tracted BY Ralph. Easy isn't it"'
Attention was next called to the
fact that the county register Mr.. AL
worth, is listed as financial agent for
Senator Austen Colgate, County
Chairman Herbert w. Taylor Surro-
gate candidate; Freeholders Malta,
arrison ~~e Lac T7pe. Arthsfr en-
man and William Tries, jr., Board of
Works candidates: I. hincoln Adams,
candidate for Congress in the Tenth
District and Louis G. BoWden, can
didate for supervisor.
..Where and when did Ralph get
aboard" asked a committeeman. AS
far back as August 2 it was published
that he was campaigning on his own
hook, but later it was given out that
the committee would take him up, as
ii needed his help as much as he need
ed committee support
Schmidt has been campaigning for
keeps He has entertained delega-
tons from East Orange and the
awnship- e. a We Tx Nun Down
Neck" restaurant, frequently, and it
: said that he is no mean entertainer.
He has the reputation Of being
prince of good fellows when it comes
10 making things pleasant for his
company.
An interesting story was started on
the rounds this afternoon.
effect that a big man in the county
committee ordered stricken from the
advertisements on a fan intended to
be distributed at an outing of fra
ternal society, the political notices and
photographs of Harry 3. O'Connen
and Daniel F. Gaven, and subsutut d
hoea Of Tdrc117 A Ions Herhert w.
Taylor, Louis Bowden, candidate for
supervisor, Austen Colgate, and the
three picked freeholders.
Underneath each advertisement ap-
pears the line paid for by Thomas p
Alworth. committee"
IN Republican circles William
Tries. r, the Board of Works candi-
date. is known as the Sunday Call
entry.
Russell Moving About.
George r. Russell. former surro-
gate, Is said to have espoused the
cause of William b. Garrabrants, Re
publican shrievalty candidate and is
showing him around introducing him
TO business people, whom Cara
brants, who is well acquainted him
self, might not happen to know. Rus
sell is also said to be training Scott
German for the surrogate fight
There seems to be a settled convic-
tion that the regular Republicans
will go no further in the matter of
mayoralty candidate but will let
1t rest with Thomas l.. Raymond as
the race-maker.
Strenuous efforts have been made
10 induce former Mayor Henry M.
Doremus to enter the lists against
Mayor Hauss'ing, but Mr.. Doremus
failed to enthuse perceptibly. A
hustling campaigner for years he
knows how it is himself to get into a
big fight and cannot see why he
should take any unnecessary health