The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-18
NEW IDEA PLEDGES
Committeeman TO
GIVE PROMISE.
Colbyites Are Considering Best Way to
Try for Republican Chair
manship.

Preliminary plans for an energetic
campaign for its candidates for NOM
nation at the coming primaries and
for the craftsmanship of the Essex
County Republican Committee next
January were made last night at a
meeting of the advisory committee of
the New Idea faction of the party. BY
a vote of SO to % a resolution intro
duced by former Alderman Jerome 7.
Congleton, of the Eleventh Ward, was
passed, providing for a meeting of the
committee July 81 To take action as to
the advisability of pledging candidates
for the county committee to a candi-
date for the craftsmanship Of the Essex
County Republican Committee. 1t is
understood hat Gardner Colby is the
choice of the New Idea faction for the
Craftsmanship.
Gardner Colby, chairman of the COM
mittee. who presided. spoke at some
length on political conditions from the
standpoint of the New Idea faction,
and 1t is now the intention of the fac
ton to fight over again the battle of
two years ago in every election dis
trict in the county.
MIR. Colby cautioned the district lead
ers to be certain that the delegates
named for the State, county and city
conventions and candidates for county
committeeman had voted for a ma
jority of the regular Republican candi-
dates at the las election or they might
be effectively challenged.
Opposition was quickly voiced to Mr..
Congleton's resolution. 1t was urged
that the New Idea faction should exert
it's efforts toward electing county COM
mftteemen and let the latter attend to
the election of a chairman. On the
other hand, 1t was argued that there
was absolutely no harm in rallying
about a candidate for the chairman
ship, in which case the fight could be
waged with some object in view. Mr..
Congleton urged the passage of the
resolution, stating that merely calling
for a meeting to consider the advisa-
bility of indorsing a candidate for the
county Craftsmanship did not settle the
matter. A rising vote was taken.
those voting for n against being
counted, with the result stated.
Considerable time was spent lin hear
ing reports from district leaders as to
conditions. Former Assemblyman Gus
tavus w. Sommer, who represents the
newly created Sixteenth Ward, said
that all but one district had been or
ganized in that ward, and that dis
trict would be organized in a short
time.
Mr.. Colby took occasion to say that
the primary petitions would be sent
out in a short time. They had been
delayed because of the continued ses-
sion of the Legislature and the chance
that amendments might be passed to
the primary election law. which, If the
petitions had been sent out, would ne
cessitate their being called back.
1t was announced that no candidate
for the Assembly had been selected in
place of Russell M. Everett. The mat
ter will be taken up at the next meet
ing of the committee, and 1t is prob
able that the New Idea element in tht
Fourth and Fifth Wards. from whose
district the nominee is entitled to come
will make some recommendation.
Mr.. Colby said the executive com
mittee had had the matter of thu
changing of the ward lines in this cit,
under consideration, and 1t vas ex'
pected that a list of streets, with theil
numbers in each of the wards, would bt
drawn up at headquarters in the
Scheuer building for the enlightenment
of the members.