Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-11
MYSTERY SAID
TO Be LOWERING
OVER |RV|NGTON
1t Is of Political Nature and
Affects County Chair
manshIp.
IF THINGS GO RIGHT
A BOOM WILL BE SPRUNG
Republicans to Meet on Club
house Question, but the Other
Event Is Looked For.


There seems to be something in the
political atmosphere of Irvington
these days that has all the invisible
aspects of mystery. In fact, there
is a quiet stiffness to certain move
ments that reminds one of the days
of "Old Camptown,'' when political
mysteries were by no means few and
far between but tonight's the night
OF all nights, according to whisper
ings, when the mystery will develop
into thing materialistic and realis-
tic; that is, if certain persons do not
suddenly change their plans between
now and somewhere about o'clock
tonight
1t has been gathered through the
ordinary methods of pulse feeling on
the part of an Evening Star staff re-
porter, who knows more about New
ark affairs than he does about "Old
Camptown,' that an important po-
litical event was carded to come off
at meeting of the Republican Cen
trail Committee of Iryington tonight,
A trip to Irvington was according
ly taken by the Newark political gos-
sip reaper. who spent o quiet hour
or two in the charming suburb, chat
ting with this one and that one like
q man who wanted to buy a dozen
or two corner lots.
lrvington People Well Informed.
There were people who knew as
much about the war, the Wilson note
to Berlin and other stirring things
as the big men at Washington could
possibly know. They We're up-to-date
on baseball. from Federal League in
side stuff to the trouble between
Manager McGraw, of the Giants, and
the incorrigible catcher, Mclean and
altogether impressed the city re-
porter as a happy, cheerful and con-
tented people.
Anything about politics, yes-but
not much, only that the Republican
Central Committee or Republican
Club, 1t wasn't made clear which, is
To hold an adjourned meeting in the
Irvington Hotel tonight, and among
other matters, discuss project to
have a new clubhouse or meeting
place. There had been a meeting of
the club one night last week, but in
the absence of quorum no busi-
ness was transacted other than to
adjourn until tonight.
Going to Have Spread.
"I hear" volunteered one citizen of
the town, that the boys are going
to have quite time tonight Ed
Folsom, Eds, the chairman. you
know has fixed up a fine spread, and
Ed always does such things up
brown"
would there be anything else
doing?" the reporter ventured
Not that the citizen could call to
mind. But" said he, "if you would
only stop off down there in Newark
for a while you might hear a lot, as
is going on up here, or anywhere in
the county,"
And this citizen appeared to have
guessed Alright, for returning to
Newark and mingling with several
active Republicans, 1t was learned
that the first gun in the campaign
to elect Harry B. O'Connell, of the
Sixteenth ward, to succeed Herbert
w. Taylor. as chairman of the Essex
County Republican Committee, would
be fired in historic old "Cbmptown"
tonight. that is If nothing unforeseen
happened to prevent the touch off,
and after that the battle would be
on In earnest.
An attempt to have talk with
Edward, r. Folsom, the chairman of
the sIrvington contingent, to obtain
some additional information, failed.
Mr.. Folsom is employed in the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company's build
ing, and when the reporter called Mr..
Folsom was either out or too busily
engaged to be seen. A friend of Mr..
Folsom's told the reporter, however,
that il anything like a boom for Mr..
O'Connell was to be started in Irv-
ington tonight he, Mr.. Folsom, was
not aware of 1t.
Folsom Doesn't Know.
"For." said the friend, II was dis
cussing Irvington matters with Ed
this morning, and he never said a
word about that"
From another local source it was
learned that a warm admirer of
Mayor Raymond was prepared to
touch off the O'Connell booming gun
tonight, If the conditions looked
favorable. He wouldn't move, though,
If the prospects were not encourage
ing.
A few days ago the Evening Star
published a story told by Well
known Republican that the pipes
were being laid to shove Harry B.
O'Connell to the front for the county
chairmanship. 1t was explained that.
in order to keep the Raymond idea
of hostility to County Counsel Alfred
N. Dalrymple in the background, the
O'connell movement would take root
in sections outside of the city of
Newark, and be then gradually so
worked as to engulf Newark within
its scope.
Several Newa1aSers told the reporter
today that they would go out to Irv-
ington tonight, but for fear that
their presence there would arouse a
suspicion that something was up
AS for the Irvington Republicans
themselves, they seem to be In the
dark as to the O'Connell boom busi-
ness, or, il they know, they are not
telling anything to newspaper re-
porters, at least to strangers in their
town.
Eus.. g. sI nkxfessxfl1U