Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-28

"if the Democrats will only serve UP
some one other than Haussling as
their candidate"
Hamburg a Probability.
President Augustus V. Hamburg. of
the Board of Trade, has been doomed
for the mayoralty nomination for
some time past. but exactly what
Mr.. Hamburg's feelings and desires
| in the matter are cannot be ascer-
| tained. He has not arrived at the
point where a definite expression
would seem to be in order.
AS for the ProgressiVes they may
| have a candidate and they may not
| Some favor presenting candidate
and supporting him on principle, re-
CARELESS of the outlook for success.
The purpose is to retain the Progress
sive strength intact for the greater
battles to come. Others of the Pro-
gressives are inclined to think well
of fusion. This was essayed in the
| fall of 1912, il is pointed out, but
! failed, as ii was suspected that those
| behind the movement were not Pro-
| gressives at heart. They were more
bent on obtaining offices. The con-
! ditions as they existed in 1912 have
changed but little, some Progressives
| declare,
SnlOotn rain TOT toiRaIes
The State,senatorship will be a bone
of contention, but from present indi-
cations it will be a straight-out Re
publican Democratic scrap. Senator
Austen Colgate has a seemingly
smooth road to denomination. and he
is one man on whom the Progress
sives will be almost certain TO unite.
| The senator stands well with the Pro-
| - -
legislative record has been satisfae-
tory to that faction of the party and,
besides the relations between him
self and former Senator Everett
Colby are and have ever been of
| the most cordial nature. Then again
the Republicans have Senator Colgate
in mind as the best piece of guber-
material timber available and figure
upon him to heal all breaches as a
candidate for governor in 1916.
There doesn't seem to be an over
| abundance of Democratic senatorial
iaspirants, although friends of Mayor
! Julian A. Gregory, of East Orange,
have been pulling for him for some
time back Gregory would have the
Wilson Fielder support, and members
| of the Democratic organization are
not averse to the East Orange man.
To cope with Colgate, it is argued
a strong township man, as all Essex
county men not residents of Newark
are termed, would be a necessity.
Gregory is strong in the townships.
! The value of having Democratic
senator for three years is looked upon
| by Democrats as an important con-
sideration and a sufficient incentive
for the restoration of party harmony
for the time being.
Other names mentioned for the
| Democratic nomination for State SEN
ator are United States Commissioner
Richard Stockton, who stands well
with the rank and file, and Assem-
blyman Hubert Rowe.
ShrievaIty Attracts Them.
AS genuine magnet the shrievalty
has got them all agoing. The term
of Sheriff John f. Monahan will ex-
pirc this fall, and under the law he
cannot be a candidate to succeed
himself But there will be candidates
aplentY, nevertheless. The Demo-
Gratis have former Assemblyman John
j Bracken, of Orange, and former
Alderman John II. Donnelly, of New
ark, both of whom have strong fol-
lowings. Then it is as good as certain
that former Sheriff William Harri-
gan will seek the nomination, The
authority for this statement is Har-
! riGan's closest political friends.
Among the Republicans there is a
raft of hopeful aspirants, chief of
whom are former Assemblyman
! Thomas Goldingay, whose hackers
say he will have Republican organi-
cation support; former Assemblyman
Ralph Schmidt, former Assemblyman
William Roberts, former Board of
Works Commissioner Harry O'Con-
Fl I
who declares that he will be settled
upon as a compromise candidate;
Walter Zeliff. a we'll known Eighth
ward plumber; William Garrabrant,
Of the Second ward; former Alder
man William HuegeL John L. Reid
! and some others. who feel that they
: were just cut out by nature for the
office of sheriff. Edward Il. Gnchtel
was considered a likely candidate,
| out it is thought that the holding of
! the office of jury commissioner will
preclude him from entering the race
for elective public office.
| That the ProgressiVes have no in
| tention of letting the shrievalty go by
| default is said to be foregone con-
/ clusion. At present the choice of the
/ party for the nomination is Walter
+ f. Simpson.
! Surrogate Isaac Shoenthal will
cease to hold that office with the
close of the year, as his term expires.
lie has not made known his inten-
| lions i'm connection with a renomina-
ton. Former Assemblyman Frank
/ Boettner and James p. Mylod are
said to be willing to succeed Mr..
Shoenthal. Assemblyman Michael J.
| Quigley, former Assemblyman Simon
I'isch and other sprightly Democrats
are also spoken of.
AS in the case of the shrievalty, the
Republicans loom up in force for the
surrogateship. Former Alderman
Horace Grice, former Assembyman
Fred Stickles, Freebooter William
Cardwell, former Assemblyman Rob
ert S. Terhune and Frederick Clark.
wel-known local builder, are
among those favorably discussed.
Big Field for Congressman.
TO have a vote and a voice in the
selection of three members of Con-
gress is no mean distinction for any
county. The honor falls to Essex.
Walter I. Mccoy. of East Orange, in
the Ninth district and Edward w.
Townsend, of Montclair. in the Tenth
district, will without doubt, come up
for denomination. The Progressives
are understood to be grooming their
chairman, Irving *. Taylor. also of
East Orange, to run against Repre-
sentative Mccoy, while the regular
Republicans want w. ]. Lincoln
Adams, of Montclair, to make an
other attempt to capture Representa-
tive Townsend's seat. In this district
efforts may be made by the Progress
sives to induce Edmund b. Osborne to
run for Congress. The Regulars of
the Ninth district, not to be outdone,
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