The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-13
DR.. Don A. Epler, Named
Last Night by Republicans,
Declines to Accept.
ROW AT THE CONVENTION
Inharmonious Meeting of Dele
gates Results in Amalga-
mated Assembly Ticket.
Three Celbyites Slated,
But Four Got Places.
THE TICKET.
For County Clerk,

John ID. WoOlsfOn, of East Oranges
For members of the General ASSEM-
bly,,
Henry Young. jr., First ward. New
ark.
'Harry C. Hines. Ninth Ward.
Newark.
August J. miller, Seventh Ward.
Newark.
*william p. Martin, Eleventh ward,
Newark.
RudoIph A. Braun, Tenth Ward.
Newark.
william Roberts. sixteenth ward,
Newark.
John #. Clark, Nutley.
VI. stacy smith, South Orange.
Austen Colgate, Orange.
sWillInm FeIlowes Morgan, Miiiburn
sCoIbyites.
One OF the candidates chosen last
night at the Republican county con-
vention to stand as an Assembly cam
didate today declined to take tAe nomi-
nation. This was DR.. Don A. Epler,
of the Fifth Ward. He gave business
reasons for declining to stand.
Before he gave out a statement
various reasons were assigned for his
refusal to stand. DR.. Epler heard the
rumors and issued a statement IN
which he said that business alone was
responsible for his withdrawal. His
statement was as follows:
"T have withdrawn from the Assem-
bly, ticket purely for business reasons.
Even now hear complaints from my
patients who claim that II l should be
elected and go to Treaton they would
never know when they could find me-
The committee on vacancies is COM
posed of President Arthur r. Denman,
of the Board of Works. representing
the Fourth Ward; George B. Coles,
from the First, and Thomas 3. Al
worth, of Montclair.
1t is expected that the committee viii
select man from the eastern section
of the city.
When the New Idea men, headed by
Sheriff Frank II. Sommer and Senator
Everett Colby, and the Organization"
men who have been fighting each other
for two years, left the Kruger Audito-
rum last night after the Republican
county convention, they were congratu-
ldllnB edCn OtueT upon ihS dQoPtlOh 1s
a platform and the selection Of the As-
sembly slate which bespoke harmony In
the G. o. p ranks. at least tempora lily.
Senator Colby was pleased. and gave
expression to his approval in no unees-
tain way
Il think after all the skirmishing the
result shows more harmony now than
at any time since we began our fight"
he said.
Chairman Alfred N Dalrymple. Of tHe
Republican county committee Nas Also
joyful.
"Thls means victory for US he said.
The New idea on the first vote to de-
eide whether an amendment by the New
Idea men to proposed rule that all reso-
lutons should be referred TO resolutions
committee. showed a total strength of ri
votes. Just twenty-five short Of the neeea-
sarv majority. BY skilful parliamentary
work the New Idea men managed 70 get
their platform before the convention. and
they gained 1917 votes when the New Idea
substitute platform was rejected.
Assistant Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott
went to their rescue and offered amend
nnents to the Regular platform. One pro-
vided for civil service laws to take public
offices ort of politics The other amended
the direct primaries plank, so thar al
municipal and county officials, including
Assembly1nen and State Senators. should
be made by direct vote
The platform as finally adopted declares