Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-09
GIVENS LIKELY
. TOENTERF FIELD
FOR REGISTER
Deposed Court Attendant May
Make Fight to Beat Regu-
lar Republican.
REPRlSAL FOR DISMISSAL
ON SHERlFF'S CHARGES
Theodore S. Fettinger, in APP
peal for Votes, Says: 81
Stand With Gillen."
REPRlSAL FOR DISMISSAL
ON SHERlFF'S CHARGES

More complications were added to
the local political situation today,
with the announcement that John e.
Givens, yesterday deposed as a court
attendant for misconduct in accept
Ing ring from woman whose hus-
band was a prisoner in the county
Jail would perhaps go before the
public on election day as an indie
pendent candidate for county regis
ter. This, with the declaration by
Theodore S. Fettinger, candidate for
Board of Works on the Wilson
League ticket, that 81 stand with
Gillen" in his appeal for Democratic
support, the statement from the
"Anti-Dal" people that they were
perfectly satisfied with their number
of candidates for county committee
men and the naming by the regular
Republicans of candidates for coun-
ty committeeman in every district in
the county, presages a campaign as
hot as the weather, and that is un-
seasonable.
Givenss candidacy for register Is
taken as o reprisal on the regular
Republicans for his dismissal from
his position as court attendant. The
charges were made against him by
Sheriff Ralph B. Schmidt, regular
Republican, and he scents Republi-
can organization in the move to get
the place for one of the faithful of
that party. Now 1t Is asserted by
Givens and his friends that he can
wean enough votes from the regular
Republican ticket to make the
chances of John Otterbein, the Demo-
cratic nominee, so much brighter.
Givens is not a newcomer to the
voters of Newark, as three years ago
he was a candidate for the Board of
Works as a Progressive, but this is
his first essay for county position.
It was his Board of Works candi-
daoy then that brought him to pub
lie attention, and 1t was largely
through the vote he Is assumed to
have taken from the regular Repub-
1ican candidate that brought about
the election of Charles p. Gillen to
the Board of Works.
Horace B. Holcomb, county sealer
of weights and measures, added spice
to the filing of petitions for Repub-
lican county committeeman by
designating himself as an Anti Ray
mondite.' Thia is the only such
designation in the county, and Is
taken as a rap at any attempt OF
Mayor Raymond to form personal
organization. Hofeomb is running In
the Third district Of the Fourth ward.
Fettlnger In his statement declares
that he is seeking support at the
polls of independent Democrats,
whom, he says, want to see in office
men who can be depended upon to
work for the best interests of the
city. He also takes occasion to
criticise what he terms the turn
down. of Board of Works Commits
sioner Charles p. Gillen by the regu-
lar Democratic party for a renomina-
ton. His statement is as follows:
II had no thought of taking any
part in this falls political contest,
and when my candidacy was first
spoken of l tabooed it and made
every endeavor to steer my friends
into some other arrangement that
would leave me out
There was reason to believe that
] would have certain work to busy
myself with this fall and winter
which would have made me too busy
10 have considered for a moment any
thing political. Things have so shaped
themselves, however, that | am left
free to take on the political burden,
so far as it may fall to my lot, and
am now in the hands of my friends.
Interested in GIllen's Battle
Like many other citizens Wishing
for the welfare of Newark, i have
been interested In Commissioner Gill
lens battles for the peoples rights,
and though | may have differed with
him in some particulars. / know now
that he was playing fair with the
people, his rundown by his party
machine proving that to the satisfac-
tion of every one.
Someone made a political blunder.
which we are going to try to rectify,
first in the primaries, next on elec-
tion day.
II am going into this contest ex-
pecting the support of Mr. Gillen
friends. as we'll as all other Demo-
Gratis who want to see men In office
who can be depended upon TO work
for the best interests of the city. J
am going to give them an opportunity
TO thus voice their disapproval of
Mr.. Gillens rundown, and if ! should
be nominated I hope to deserve the
support not only of Mr.. Gillen' $
friends and other Democrats, but of
Republicans and other citizens who
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