Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-12
LIVELY RUMPUS
STIRRED UP BY
POLITICAL AID.
"Left-Out" Republican Candi-
dates Denounce Plan from
Stump.
THE ACT is LABELED
"PERNICIOUS ACTIVITY"
John f. Murray, Jr., Challenges
Opponents to a Show of Hands
in County Committee.

The "perniclous activity as it was
termed by resentful candidates, Of
certain members of the Republican
County Committee who have pub
lished the names of the chosen can
didates for the primaries, was de-
nounced by various Republican can
ilidates at meetings last night. The
protests against the paid for by
Thomas p. Alworth' sign attached
to the literature of the preferred
candidates have increased with the
publication of the names of candi-
dates on the back Of an outing pro-
gram OF the Republican indian
League, as told of in yesterdays Eve
ming Star.
fhe Indian League is cele-
brating its thirtieth anniversary
at Olympic Park today, and the con-
tents of the back cover of its booklet
have caused the present rumpus.
Harry B. O'Connell, candidate for
the Republican nomination for
sheriff, spoke at a meeting Of the
Nutley Republican executive commit
tee. A previous speaker had offered
the information that the Republican
Indian League had made no indorse-
nients. MIR. O'Conneli drew 81 pro-
gram of the Indian Leagues outing
from his pocket and said;
Condemned by O'Connell.
"The previous speaker may state
that the league did not do it, but
there is the proof and the names on
the back of this program. l condemn
any such action which would tend to
1nislead the voters into the belief that
a certain few candidates are the
party's choice for office"
Herbert w. Taylor, candidate for
the Republican nomination for sur
rogate, who is favored by the elmer
circle" of the county committee in his
candidacy, also attended the meeting.
He listened attentively while Mr..
Q'Connell made his announcement, but
did not make any comment on the
Subject.
There was considerable adverse
criticism made upon the distribution.
of.a certain weekly newspaper at the.
meeting,
Usurp Power Says Murray.
John f. Murray, jr., Republican
candidate for Board of Works, also
made a spirited attack against the
'iorganized Endorsement" of certain
candidates.
'',rhere are a certain few who are
attempting to usurp the functions of
400 and more members of the Repub.
ican organization, said Mr. Murray
lin publishing a slate from which are
excluded the majority of the organi-
zations candidates for numerous Of
fees. / am willing to take issue with
these gentlemen on the floor of the
county committee as to what consti-
tutes the duties of the organization.
1.-THE defeat of number of candi-
dates in the past can be traced to
the pernicious activity of the erro-
neousiy labeled leaders, continued
Mr. Murray 81 challenge these self
constituted bosses to call special
meeting of the Republican County
Committee. where we can thrash out
the question of the right of every
candidate on the Republican ticket
in the primaries to recognition as n
real organization man."
J. William Huegel, shrieyalty aspi-
rant, joined in the general assault
upon the preferred candidates. adj
vertisement.
Mr. Murray continued his attack on
the misguided members of the or
ganization" who are responsible for
trying to place certain candidates to
the fore by giving their official
Endorsement, Louis Pfeiffer, who is
also a candidate for Republican nom-
ination for Board of Works. accom-
panied Mr.. Murray on his tour.
In the course OF a meeting in the
Fifteenth Ward last night Mr. Muir
ray, jr., made it clear to his
hearers just what is the posi-
ton of each candidate on the
ticket of his party at the coming pri-
mary. He stated that the meeting of
this Fifteenth Ward committee was
an example Of the type of campaign
which these candidates not on the
"preferred" list are conducting. in
that the meeting was presided over
by August j. Miller, himself a can