Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-05
ESSEX MAY Be
BATTLEFIELD OF
c. 0. P. FACTIONS
Question Of Whether Colgate
or Murphy Should Have
Preference.
FORMER FOR GOVERNOR.
LATTER U. S. SENATOR
Edge Godfrey. Stokes and
Fowler All Figure in the
Situation.


State Senator Austen Colgate for
governor, or former Governor Frank
lin Murphy for United States senator?
Which Of these men will have the
support of the Essex county Repub-
iican organization, commanded by
County Counsel Alfred N. Dalf-yrnple.
for the office to which they aspire?
Perhaps Dalrymple could tell, but
the man, wise in political lore, is
marking time before he renders his
decision, which would place Senator
Colgate on the Republican ticket for
governor, or former Governor Mur-
ply on the Republican ticket for
United States senator.
1t Is generally conceded that no
matter what combinations are formed
or what new candidates enter the
race, one of the nominations will
come to this county, II Dalrymple
plays his cards correctly.
The men who have announced
themselves as candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for governor to
date are Senators Colgate, of Essex.
and Waltec e. Bdge. of Atlantic, and
Assemblyman Carlton Godfrey, also
of Atlantic
For the United States senatorship
the llne-up is former Governors
Franklin Murphy, of this city, and
Edward c. Stokes, of Trenton. and
former Congressman Charles N. Fow-
Ter, OF Elizabeth.
Political expedieney demands that
the nominations be divided, and If
the nomination for United States sem
ator comes to the northern end of
the State the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, by political right, should go to
the southern tier of counties. and
vice versa.
county wants that Is going to pre-,
cipitate a fight that will probably de-
veiop into one of the greatest politi-
cal battles that this State has wit
messed In a decade.
It is just possible that Senator Cols
gate might be induced 70 withdraw
as q candidate for governor in the
interest Of harmony. for IL is gem
orally known that County Counsel
Dalrymple is bitterly opposed 10
Stokes, and, for that reason, would
like to declare In favor of Murphy for
the United States senator nomination.
II bothsof the. local candidates stand
pat. the county is going to be the
chief political battle-ground OF the
State. Mr.. Stokes was very much IN
sympathy with the Raymondites in
their attempt to overthrow Dali
rymple i'll the lasr primary fight, and
there is no doubt that he could line
up that faction. IL it comes to a shows
down.
The harmony speeches Of Mayor
Raymond and the other Anti Dals''
IN the campaign just closed were
taken with grain Of salt by the Or
ganization Republicans, who realize
that only an issue Is necessary to
have the "antis'' again at the throats
Of the regulars, and, if the organiza-
ton decides for Murphy, 1t is moral
certainty that the anti organiza-
tion, or greater part of them, will
be out for Stokes and his running
mate.
Edge Has Strength Here.
Senator Edge spoke at several Of
the meetings in this county IN the
last campaign, and his appearance
here is looked upon as rather sig
nificant. He was the only outside
member OF the Legislature that spoke
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