Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-16
BALLOT CHARGE
ALSO RESENTED
BY CLERK MAHR
County Official Joins City
Clerk Archibald in Proving
0oldingay Was Incorrect.

Deputy County Clerk George L.
Mahr today replied to statements
made by Thomas Goldingay, chair
man of the Anti-Dal League. that
the county clerk was playing favor
ties by placing the names of the reg
ular candidates ahead of the Ants on
the primary ballots. Mr.. Mahr de-
MED there was any favoritism shown.
The action of Mr.. Mahr was similar
to that of city Clerk Alexander Arch
ibald, who yesterday rebuked Mr..
Goldingay for like assertion.
Raymond T. Davis, town clerk of
Bloomfield, was one of the municipal
officials who took the county clerks
certiftcatlon as the arrangement of
the names on tine ballot and as a
result the ballots in eight of the dis
tricts in that place will have to be
reprinted, as the ones already printed
have the regular Republican eandi-
dates at the head of the ticket.
Mr. Mahr said that Mr.. GoIdingay
was mistaken in saying the county
clerk had placed the names of the
regulars ahead of those of the antis.
- ''Att'tVA " itt1N, Sdlu MT. MANI,
the county clerk has nothing to do
with the placing of the names on the
ballot. That's up to the city and
town clerk throughout the county.
The election law, section 290, says
the county clerk shall certify to the
various municipal Ncerks the names
of all those who have filed petitions
to be placed on the primary ballots.
That's what we have done in this
case. We have simply sent the clerks
a certificate giving the names of all
the candidates who have filed petl-
tions.
This certificate says nothing as to
order IN which the names are to be
printed 1t states plainly that II Ia
only a certificate of the petitions on
file. Tho arranging of the names in
alphabetical order is up TO the munic-
pal clerks who attend to the printing
of the ballots.
81 understand that the names are
being printed in alphabetical order.
but If they are not is is up to the
city and town clerks and not the
county clerk
IL might add that in making up our
certificates we took the petitions as
they had been filed. The regulars
first and then the others. We never
considered the arranging of them as
that was not cur business "
Mr. Goldingay issued a statement
yesterday that the county clerk aud
City Clerk Archibald were showing
fayoritism in making up the ballots
with the Dalrympe candidates when,
under the law the Anti-Dals were
entitled to that honor because their
first Assembly candidates name
Roy f. Anthony-was alphabetically
ahead of the regulars first man
Barradale.
The city clerk denied that he was
showing faYoritism and said that Mr.
Goldngay was misinformed-that the
ballots were being printed in accord
ance with the law, with the Anti
Dals at the head
The filing of the protest against the
printing of the official primary bal
lots stirred several of the other mu-
nicipal and township clerks in the
county to action, with the result that
the office of County Clerk Joseph Nc
Donough was bombarded with tele-
phone calls all day asking for advice
on the matter.
The official primary ballot to be
used by Newark voters on September
28 is now on the press. AS the time
for amendments and Withdrawals has
expired there can be no changes. The
ballots will be delivered to City Clerk
Alexander Archibald at noon on Mon
day next.
According TO the Geran law. the
city clerk has no choice In the plac-
ing of candidates names on the bal
lot. The law clearly states that places
shall be given according TO alphabet
cal rotation.