The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-09-12
New Idea Republicans Will
Insist on Platform PlankS
at County Convention.
GOVERNOR TAKING PART?
Report that lie Asked Victorious
Regulars to Give New Idea
Men Representation in
the Assembly Del
egation.

Those who are following Developments In
the Republican county situation look for
very interesting county convention to-
night in the Kruger Auditorium. The
Regular faction rs sure that its majority
is safe with vote of 273 out of a possible
490 delegates The Colbyites claim 219 now.
and assert that many of the Regular dele
gates will swing to them because Of pecu-
liar circumstances under which they have
been chosen by district leaders.
Senator Colby and the eleven Assembly
New Idea candidates have been In con-
ference during the morning discussing just
what course to pursue this afternoon at
the conference of all the New Idea dele
gates to be held in Oraton Hall and what
shall be done IN the convention tonight
The work on the New Idea platform Will
be completed by the eonferees so that the
county delegates this afternoon may adopt
it at the conference, for presentation to-
night at the convention and unitedly sup
port II.
Chairman Alfred N. Dalrymple and other
leading Regulars. including former County
Counsel Joseph L. Mum, have been busy
on the Regular platform.
There seems to be no hope of any getting
together of the two factions. which brings
the prediction by political observers that
tonight's convention will be a hummer and
that there will be a row.
1t was rumored around the city today
that Governor Edward c. Stokes had sug-
gested to the Essex Regulars that they
recognize the New Idea Assembly candi-
dates in the making Of nominations. The
purpose of this was to insure harmony in
the ranks of the c.. o. p, in the county,
Senator Colby said that he nad heard
nothing about IT.
Chairman Dalrymple could not be found
to either confirm 1T or deny II.
Nobody about Republican headquarters
seemed to know anything about the rumor
either, the opinion being expressed that
the fight tonight would be to the finish,
and that the Regulars would win out and
would not stand for outside interference
by the Governor, who is said to have been
working prior to the present time with
the desire to unite the party.
A proposition that those New Idea AS
sembly candidates who have been elected
over the Regulars in their imaginary As
sembly districts take places on the Regu-
lar Assembly ticket is the principal topic
of discussion concerning plans Of settling
the situation.
1t is understood that the New Idea men
who have been successful in their imagin-
ary Districts might allow their names to
be used on the Regular ticket If the coun-
ty convention adopted the main points in
their platform.
II the platform. as adopted by the con-
vention tonight. be not satisfactory TO the
reformers there will be no hope Of any
New Idea men taking the Assembly nomi-
nation.
This is said to have been settled at the
conference today in Colby headquarters
There was talk today that Senator Colby
was going to submit to Alfred N Dali
rymple. chairman of the Essex County
Republican Committee a copy OF the plat
form that the New Idea men would have
the county convention adopt tonight. The
story enanated from Organization sources.
Chairman Dalrymble today said that he
had not received any such proposition
from the New idea men, and Senator Col
by stated that no request had been made
to his following for such paper.
"If a conference on that proposition is
desired we will only be too glad to have IL
brought about" said Senator Colby.
From present indications. however, IL
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