Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23
THREE COUNCIL \
FIGHTS DECIDED
At KEARNY POLLS
counciImen Pierce and Bryan
Are Renoninated After Con-
test-Faichney Wins.

Three fights for councilmanic non-
nations marked the election locally
in kearny yesterday. In each ease
Republicans opposed each other.
Councilman John Anderson, Repuh-
lican, in the First ward had no oppe-
sition for denomination. The Demo-
cratic candidate, unopposed yester-
day, was John j. Sullivan.
In the Second ward John Faichney
and former Health Commissioner
Louis Hartung opposed each other for
the Republican nomination. Fafch-
ney received 23S votes against 1Sg for
Hartung. The vote by districts WAS:
First district. Faichney 70, Hartung
"a; second district, Faiehney IS. Har-
tung II; Third district, Faichney 81,
Hartung 3s. Thomas Il. Gilmore was
unopposed for the Progressive noTni-
nation and Councilman James ]. Me-
Ateer was alone in the field on the
Democratic ticket. This means there
whip be three candidates in the field
on election day.
Councilman Daniel D. Bryan and
Health Commissioner Frank Oden-
dahl opposed each other on the RE
publican ticket for the councilmarie
nomination. Bryan emerged vfcto-
rious. He got 246 votes against 217 for
Odendahl. The district vote was as
follows: First district, Bryan lot.
Odendahl SO; Second district. Bryan
6s, Odendahl 70; Third district. Bryan
II, Odendah1 So. The Democratic
candidate, unopposed, is Michael Cal
lanan.
In the Fourth ward Conncilnaan
Knowlton F. Pierce and David Sven
son locked horns on the @. 0.aP.
ticket. Pierce's vote was 212, while
Swenson was accorded 20 ta1lies. The
vote by districts First district, Pierce
50, Swenson "a; Second district, Pierce
65, Swenson 25; Third district, Pierce
IS, Swenson "a. Herbert Howatt $ is
the choice of the Democrats of the
ward.
There was no contest on either
ticket for town clerk or town collec-
tor. William B. Ross is a candidate
for reelection on the Republican
ticket. The town clerk space on tha
Democratic ticket was not filed yes
terday. Town Collector Harry b.
Calthness, Republican, is q eandi-
date to succeed himself. He viii be
opposed on election day by John Fer
ghery, Democrat.
Torrance Is High Man.
Mayor Robert r. Torrance. of Kear-
ny, one of the G. o. P. aspirants for
the congressional nomination, was
given excellent support in the town.
He received S13 votes. Art thur p
Archibald, of Arlington, and a Pro-
gressive Roosevelt candidate for Con-
gress nomination, received 279 tallies-
The other G. o. p. candidates and the
vote they received was: Edward W.
Gray 1873, Robert L. Mitchell "a.
McGlcnnon a Winner.
On the Democratic ticket Mayor
Cornelius A. McGlennon, Of East
Newark, received 246 credits against
164 for his opponent, Gerald ID. Il. NC
Donald, of Harrison.
Congressman Eugene r. kinkead
Democratic candidate for the shriev-
atty. carried the town. he got 800
votes. The other Democratic candt-
dates and the vote received by each -
as follows: Emil Greth 127, William
F. Clossey IT, James Clarke 81. Tbs
G. o. p. candidates were John G. Kali
ser and Charles A. Mohn.
The Socialist party had full ticket
in the field, but tho vote Polled was
inconsequential.
The Democratic Assembly vote vas
as follows: Progressive, George j..
Brackner, ITO; Joseph Carroll. 1876,
Thomas p. Curran, $50; Dennis Dunn,
jr., of Kearny. III: Clinton e Fisk.
is6; Thomas g. Cannon, 179; William
A. Kavanagh, 1884, Dennis Long. III;
Frederick A. McGough, 159; Joseph p.
Mulligan, 1877; Christopher G. Slices
man, 1889; Frank G.. Smith. 1852. Regu-
lars, James c. Agnew, 209; Francis p
Boland, 234; ulysses G. Borden, 1876;
Charles C. Colgan, 1911; Frank A..
Dolan, 231: Archibald Harry, 210;
Frank A. La Pointe, 1872; Thomas F..
Martin, I'll; Charles w. Ostrom, 16S:
Jacob Singer. 1877; Leo s. Sullivan. 2Ss;
Edward c. Zeigler, LET.
The following was the vote on
county clerk: John r. Crosby, Eli:
John ]. MeGovern, 1853; N. Peter
Wedin, go. County register-In tho
county register fight on the Demo-
cratic ticket, John J. Mcmahon re-
ceived 21S votes and Hugh Mara re-
ceived 1874 tallies.
The freeholder vote follows: DEM
oeratic Progressive, George w. Cap
arm, 81; John f. Boylan. 231; James P.
Meehan, 217. Regular Democratic,
Oscar Anf, De Heide. 1876; Louis |.
Finke, 1873; George J. Murray, 1873. The
independent Democratic candidates
were: George b. Alexander, Charles
J. Corydon, william Hornblower and
Peter Helling. The Republican candi-
dates were: Henry Alderman, Harry
f. Thompson, Emil Bonnet, Charles
V. Finch, Harry letters, William
Binner, Charles Forst and William M,
Goldweber.
In the supervisor fight. the Demo
cratic candidates were. John Magne
and John Prout. Magne got 2S7
votes and Prout was accorded 1T tai
lies. The @. o. p. candidates were