The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
City Counsel Roasted at
Turbulent Session of
Essex Democrats.
HOT ROW OVER KRAEMER
Eighth Warders Precipitate
Storm When County Commit
fee Organizes. Conlon Asks
"Are You Men a Lot of
Whipped Curs?'

AlldChs VII Aly OOdISSi oohiCS -
Nugent, allegations of ideals" and gen.
eral uproar and confusion marked the
annual reorganization meeting of the
Essex County Democratic Committee
last night, and when the smoke of the
rhetorical battle cleared w it was
found that Tyler Parmly, of the Elev-
enth Ward, a been elected chairman,
to succeed Police Judge David 7.
Howell, who resigned a year ago; Wal
ter M. Mccoy, first vice-chairman; John
J. Bolan, of Orange, second vice-chair-
man, and James A. Rowe, Of the Fiji
teenth Ward, third vice-chairman, the
latter being the only break in the slate,
as it was understood that all the vice
chairmen were to come from the sub
urbs, and Fl: V. Wierum, of Montclair,
was the man who was to nave the
office.
From the moment that Temporary
Chairman James c.. Moriarity, of Or
ange, called the meeting to order 1t
was to be seen that there was trouble
in light, and 1t was not long coming,
for when the Eighth Ward delegation
was reached, and the Eighth Ward
committeeman presented the names of
Owen F.. Conlon and DIR. Charles F.
Kraemer for members of the executive
committee, the storm broke, and Rich
ard Franz, treasurer of the committee,
stated that DR.. Kraemer could not be a
member of the executive committee be-
cause he was a county committeeman
and a voted for himself for the Eek
ecutive committee. Owen Conlon was
on his feet in a moment, but a stento-
rian-lunged delegate moves that the
matter be referred to the primary COM
mittee; but Mr.. Conlon insisted or be-
ing heard.
Gentlemen said he, IT pro-
test against this action. DR..
Kraemer has been elected by his
colleagues from the Eighth Ward to the
executive committee, and his voting for
himself Is a moral question III has no
bearing on the case. This man Franz
was not at the meeting and does not
know whether DR.. Kraemer voted for
himself or not" Here Mr.. Conlon's
voice rose SO that it rang through the
hall as he faced the delegates and con-
tinued; a
"Are you men here to make your
own choice, or are you a lot of whipped
ours to bend to the will Of a party boss?
Can this continue? / tell you that it
cannot. If you are going to submit to
this outrage, I will not. 1 know that
[ am not wanted on the committee.
Why they object to me 1 do not know.
I do not want to be on the executive
committee, but as a Democrat ] refuse
to be showed aside at the behest of any
boss, and If fight is necessary I will
fight"
At this point the uproar in the hall
drowned the speakers words. and
when some semblance of order had
been restored Mr.. Franz stated fur
Their that DR.. Kraener had not re-
signed from the county committee and
therefore could not be an executive
committeeman. This brought Kraemer
to his feet, and he stated hat he was
sorry that he caused all the trouble
and that his resignation from the
county committee was in the hands of
the secretary, and he added that he
was in favor of referring the matter
to the Eighth Ward representatives and
was sure that they would again choose
him.
Mr.. Conlon shouted: "Why do
you not question some of the ex-
ecutive members from the suburbs?
They are chosen from the county COM
mittee and have not been questioned,
and further, James r. Nugent himself
in 1898 was a member of the county
committee and also of the executive
committee and the proceedings have
not been questioned"
MI. iNugent said that he did not re-
call the incident. In the midst of the
Conlon-Nugent controversy James A.
Rowe, of the Fifteenth Ward, said
that before the matter could be settled
the roll would nave to be called to as
certain who were the county commit
teemen. This caused a lull in the
storm.
1t was then moved that the matter
be left to settlement by the executive
committee as having jurisdiction over
matters pertaining to itself, but sew
eral committeeman made strenuous OBJ
~iections to this, and after the roll had
been partially called, on suggestion of
Mr.. Nugent it was referred to the
Eighth Ward committee for settlement,
the result to be made known at the
next meeting of the county committee.
1t was when Tyler Parmly had been
nominated for the craftsmanship that
the real fight began, and when
the chairman called for further nomi-
nations Charles Gillen, of the Fourth
Ward, arose and stated that he had a
name to submit.
Before I make the nomination l have
a few words to say" began Mr.. Gihen.
"For the last fifteen years 1t has been
claimed that the Democratic party has
had no organization, has had a county
committee only in. name, a committee
that met but seldom and then did not
transact business as a committee, but
at the behest and dictation of one man.
That was in direct opposition TO the
Fundamental principles of Democracy,
which means that the party shall be
controlled by all men and not by one
man. ] cm here in the interest of mar
mony as much as IN one present, but
| believe in selection by honest vote.
It has been said that in the past Essex
County has been lost because the men
at the helm ave not made proper eff
forts to bring about victory.
1T has been said that James r. MI
gent collected $4,000 during the last
ou1a,ofon ard 7 1naou4 that 4hara has