The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15
NEW IDEA MEN
SEND HOT PROTEST
TO A. n. DALRYMPLE

the letter, "are as regular as your
self" and they represented 1000 Re
publican voters for Governor, or one
third of the party vote in the county.
In the city, the letter states, the
districts with New Idea leaders rave
Governor Fort a majority of 400, while
districts with "so-called Regular
leaders rave Katzenbach, the Demo-
cratic candidate, a majority of 5,59S."
I'm the whole county the sixty-four
districts with New Idea leaders gave
Governor Fort a majority of 2,s01, while
the 145 districts under so-called 'regu-
lar leaders gave Katzenbach a ma
Jority of 3,071.
EndeavOr TO COerce.
"Of the sixty-four New Idea districts
forty-seven were carried for Governor
Fort. OF the las districts under So
called regular leadership only fifty
three were carried for Governor Fort.
In brief, the New Idea men carried 70
per cent. of their districts, while the
so-called regulars carried only 81 per
cent. of the districts which voted for
them at the primaries"
I'VE have no desire, however" the
communication goes On, ito participate
in any gatherings of the party organi-
cation having for their object the fore
ing of nominations upon the party be-
fore Its voters nave expressed their will
at the primaries.
What we object to Is that you should
call together some of the leaders of the
party, endeavor to coerce them into ac-
ceptance of you personally selected
candidates, and then proclaim these as
the only genuine. simon-pure candidates
of the regular organization.
1--WE object to the Use of the head
quarters, funds, employees and ma
chinery of the county committee by you
to conduct a primary campaign Tor
our personally selected candidates., IN
the manner that such powerful inter-
ests have been heretofore used to carry
conventions.
1.-THE only justification we have heard
offered for this action is the pretense
that the New Idea movement is setting
up candidates to injure the Regular
organization. This is not true.
Submit a Challenge.
"If you will come out as a body by
yourselves, and announce your prin-
ciples with the candidates who espouse
them, we will gladly meet you in the
open, in fair discussion before the peo-
pie, and abide by the verdict of the
Republican voters at the primaries.
what we object to is the unfair
methods employed by you in debating
nominations to a part of the organi-
cation more or less under your con-
troll by the influences of place and
patronage, in denying participation to
a large body of accredited representa-
tives of the party voters. and In de-
claring u personal dictum as the
will of the party.
Such methods are tntolerable in
their nature and repugnant to every
sense of right and decency inherent
in those who esteem their privileges as
American citizens and Republican
voters.
I'm conclusion protest is made against
the high-handed proceedings you have
thus far aken.
"We ask you to rescind the action
which is pretended to be that of the
county organization, and take such
steps as will assure all Republicans
that the chairman of the county COM
mittee will not assume to dictate who
will be their nominees
County Chairman Alfred w. Dalrym-
pie is out of town today and therefore
no expression of views on the letter
could be ascertained.