Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-01
TICKET IS FILED
BY OPPOSITION
TODALRYMP[
Republican Assembly Slate Will
Contest Against Essex Ma
chine Candidates.

A petition bearing the signatures
of 126 Essex county voters, placing in
nomination a full ticket for members
of the General Assembly, was filed
with County Clerk Joseph McDonough
today.
1t is understood that the men
nominated will oppose in the primar-
les the so-called "Dalrymple" ticket,
the petition for which was filed last
Saturday. The candidates placed in
nomination today have taken the
designation Republican, while
those recommended, by the county
committee are recorded as Regular
Republicans.
The names of the Republican
ary districts they represent are as
follows:
First district, covering the First and
Fourth wards of Newark, Elbridge *.
Btcknell, Of 45 Park street. Newark.
Mr.. Bicknell is a representative OF
the Travellers Insurance Company,
his office being in the Firemen's
building.
Second district covering the Sec
ond and Ninth wards i'm Newark,
Arthur l.. Garrabrant, of 149 Ridge
wood avenue. Mr.. Garrabrant is in
the automobile business and was an
Assembly candidate last year on the
Progressive ticket.
Third district, covering the Third
and Fourteenth wards. Rev. Albert
N. Stubblebine, residing at 1T Quit
man street, Newark Mr.. Stubblebine
is pastor of the Bethany Presbyte-
rian Church, located at the corner of
Spruce and Charlton streets, and for
ten years has been known in this dis
trict and throughout the city as a
social worker, as well as a minister.
He was one of those instrumental in
establishing the Presbyterian Hos
pital, free medical clinic for the poor
and other public enterprises.
Fourth district, covering the Sixth
and Thirteenth wards, DR.. George M
Whitfield, of 215 South Sixth street,
Newark. DR.. Whitfield was for sew
eral years president of the United
Epworth Leagues of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the Newark
district. which includes all of Essex
county.
Fifth district, covering the Seventh
and Fifteenth wards of Newark,
Frank A. Fetridge, OF II Richmond
street, Newark, who is president of
the Essex Trades Council and vice.
president of the State Federation of
Labor
Sixth district covering the Eighth
and Eleventh wards of Newark, Will
lam S. Ketcham, of "a Gould avenue.
Newark. Mr.. Ketcham is brother of
former state Senator George w.
Ketcham, Is an architect and was a
Progressive candidate for Assembly
last year.
Seventh district, covering the Fifth,
Tenth and Twelfth wards of Newark,
Charles w. Linfante, Of SO Pacific
street. Mr.. Linfante is in the insur-
ance business, is an Italian by
descent and has been active in GER
tain lines of work among Italians of
the Ironbound district.
Eighth district, covering the Six
teenth ward of Newark and Irving
ton. William j. Wakefield, jr. OF "A
Millington avenue. Mr. Wakefield is
in the furniture business and was
former president and secretary 6f the
Herring Wakefield Company.
Ninth district, covering Bloomheld,
Montclair, Glen Ridge. Belleviile and
Nutley, Alfred A. Franck, an at
torney, whose office Is in Jersey City,
but who resides at 35 Glenwood ave-
nue., Bloomfield
Tenth district. covering South Or
ange township and villageJ, East Or
ange. Edmund X. Halsey, who resides
at Delaware avenue. South Orange.
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