The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-23
LENTz DEFEATS
The COLByITES
Gallant Major Lands Again
As Chairman Of the Coun-
ty Committee of Essex
HAS II5 VOTES TO II
REFoRMERs ROUTED AT EVERY
STAGE OF THE FIGHT-PLAIN
TALES FROM THE HILLS.

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Especial to 'The Jersey city News.") &
y NEWARK, Dec. %, 1905 Last night
Major Lentz clearly demonstrated that
the reform wave in Essex is not tidal.
He landed quietly and comfortably into
the Craftsmanship of the Essex Republi-
can County Committee by majority of
80. Lathrop Anderson, the Colbyite,
hadn't show from first to last.
The Colby men were beaten all along
the line. The vote for Chairman was
foreshadowed when Alfred N. Dalrym
pie, Lentz man from the Fourth
Ward, Newark, defeated Alderman
William P. Martin. Chairman of the
Colby organization. for temporary Pres
ident by a vote of 115 to II. There was
not much variation in the latter vote,
which was, Lentz, 11S; Anderson. &c.
One vote was cast for William Mum
roe, leaving eight members absent or not
voting.
Tax Receiver Robert L. Ross, of the
Second Ward, Newark, nominated Eenz,
who resides in that ward. He was sec
onded by City Counsel William a. Lord,
of Orange, in a speech that produced
much enthusiasm. He said statements
had been made that if the Colby men
were beaten in this contest they would
withdraw and form a separate organiza-
ton. He asked representative of that
faction if they did not propose to> ac-
quiesce in the will Of the majority.
William P. Martin replied that 50 long
as a square deal was accorded them
they would acquiesce in the rule of the
majority provided their candidate lost.
The principal nominating speech for
Anderson was made BY John $. Gibson,
the warhorse of the Colby faction. 1t
stirred up the adherents of the anti
Lentz side to pitch sof wild enthu-
siasm. He declared that the voice of the
people had been raised in the most en-
phatic tones in the recent primaries and
election.
"W1hat the party now needs" he said,
sis Republican leader and not Re
publican boss"
H. H. Murphy, of Montclair, who
took the voters of that town to the polls
on election day in his own automobile
to vote for Colby, made the seconding
speech. He sailed into the old machine
in vigorous fashion. He did not mince
words in characterizing the Lentz can
didacy, and his speech provoked confu-
sion. cheers and misses.
The vote was taken by caM of the
roll. Lentz received the bulk of his
support in the city of Newark. He was
credited with fifty before Seventh
Ward member cast the first Anderson
vote. The Colby men were strong in the
Oranges and the townships.
The entire machine slate followed the
Major into office. George De Camp was
chosen vice president and Henry NJ. Do
remus, treasurer.
The Colby men tried to have passed
several amendments to the constitution,
the object being TO curtail the power of
the Chairman, but failed in each effort.
The attempt to have Lentz disqualified
because he is State official also fell
fat, opinions being given by former
Judge Alfred F. Skinner and Francis
Child that sLentz was eligible.
The Colby men were not disheartened
by their defeat. They said they had ex-
pected it. but that it marked merely a
step in the fight to finally oust Lentz
from dominating position in the Re-
publican party
This was the fifteenth time Major
Lentz had been successively elected to
the county Craftsmanship.