Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-03
MADISON PLUM TO
PART OLD FRIENDS
Party Workers Break in Their
Race for the Postmas-
tership.

LCYtCIHi 10 Ine Evening HNNEsl
MADISON, April 3.--When aspir-
ants for the office of postmaster In
Madison make their fight for the po-
sition there will probably be one OF
the greatest political fights that this
borough has ever seen. The Office
will probably be vacant this fall when
Postmaster L. A. Waters runs for
sheriff.
Present Indications are that it Will
be q case of brother kill brother.
Each is for himself and against all
the rest. The three regulars" Fred
Il. Bardon, Daniel Dunno and George
+. Weber all of whom are seeking
the plum, have always worked hand
in glove in matters political. Their
strength was in unity, but when they
divided it is an open question who
will carry the largest number OF
votes. T.. W. Cook, Joseph V. Keat-
ing and A. B. Gee have been tdentl-
fed with the independent" faction
of the Democratic party. Calvin ,.
Denman does not take sides.
The question generally conceded to
be the present issue is whether the
appointment shall be made entirely
at the discretion of the congress-
man from this district or whether
the recommendation of the local rep
resentatives of the county commit
tee shall govern The latter course
seems proper to many, as there Is n
resolution at present. in effect calling
for that means of appointment IT
this course is pursued there will be a
warm battle at the primaries this
year. as each candidate will, in all
probability, advance his own repre-
sentatives II will then be practical
~ be a referendum to the people.
In reference to the method of de-
cision Fred Il. Bardon told repre-
sentative of the Star that he thinks
the matter ought to be left entirely
to the choice of the congressman.
His reason for this IS, he states, that
tho local committee might offer a can
d,date who is entirely unfit for the
office.
I George f. Weber said that ne
thought that the Madison representa-
tive should make his choice according
to a majority vote of the members
OF the county committee from this
town. "Our friends, the Independ-
ents," he said, cannot hope to side
in in this way, however In case
four new committeeman were elected
from Madison, l think that the coun-
ty representatives would repeal this
resolution, which was passed solely
to accommodate Pierce Chamberlain,
Of Netcong. They would never go
back on the old workers here"
Favors County Committee.
Daniel Dunno declared that he
thought the county committee should
rule. He said that at present he has
a majority of the committee, as
Samuel Brant, the fourth member is
with him. In addition, however, he
stated that he does not think the
method of selection will make much
difference to him. He thinks that by
virtue of his long term as worker
In the ranks he is entitled to this
one remunerative position, while
other men have been and are now
being taken care of by the party.
Selection of the successful candi-
tisfte-- by the vote of the Madison
county cok1mittee Is the most Demo-
cratic method of choosing" was the
simple statement of Joseph V. Keat-
ing.
Other aspirants for the office de-
clined to make any statements at this
stage of the game.