The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
County Chairman, Asked
by New Idea to Retire,
Insists on Rights.
RIVAL COMMITTEES WILL
MANAGE THE CAMPAIGN
"To Sidetrack County Commit
tee Would Be Imprudent,"
He Says in Reply.
BREAK COMES AS RESULT
OF COLBY ULTIMATUM
League Would Supersede Dali
-ympIe with Committee of Five
: and Submits Twenty Names.


Two Republican committees will con-
duct the party campaign until the cleo
ton. owing to an open break between
the county committee and the Repub-
lican League.
In letter sent today to County
Chairman Alfred N. Dalrymple by the
New Idea candidates for sheriff, sena-
tor and assemblymen, six in ALL demand
is made that Mr.. Dalrymple be elm
mated from the conduct of the CAM
paign and the the executive committee
of the county committee select COM
mittee of fiv TO manage it. The five are
To be chosen from a list Of twenty given
by the New Idea candidates.
Mr.. Dalrymple, upon receipt of the
letter sent a reply at once, in which
he refused to accede to the demand
He also called attention particularly to
the fact that the National and State
Republican committees look to the
county committee to conduct the cam
paign and that division of authority
at this time wou'l jeopardize the
chances of Taft and Sherman.
He says that the Regulars have 81
candidates to look after in the present
campaign. against II New Idea ones.
The New Idea people said before they
received the reply that If Dairymple
refused to accede to the demands, the
league would manage its own cam
paign
The Colby Letter.
The letter to Mr.. Dalrynple is signed
by William Fellowes Morgan, candidate
for sheriff: Everett Colby, for senator,
~ L Il,
Austen Colgate and Henry c. Hines,
candidates for Assembly.
The letter is as follows:
I'm view of the result of the recent
contest in the Republican primaries in
Essex county, we, the undersigned nom
inees for the offices appearing after our
respective signatures, have deemed it
sxpedient to communicate with you as
chairman of the Republican County
Committee, upon the conduct Of the inn
pending campaign.
eve are firm in the conviction. with
which we are sure you are in accord,
that the primary struggle. while 1t has
been stoutly and aggressiyely fought,
has lett no feeling of rancor, and has
only increased the desire of sincere Re-
publicans for the success of our party
in the approaching election
Nevertheless, we do not hesitate to
affirm In all frankness that the differ
ences within our party ranks which
were settled on primary day were both
real and fundamental, and that the
fair Interpretation of the will of the
party as expressed by the primary vote
should be reflected In the conduct OF
the campaign which Is now upon us.
I'm view of the foregoing, we re-
quest that the county campaign this
fall be conducted by committee of
five. the chairman OF which committee
shall be chosen by the members there
of. from their own number: said COM
mfttee OF five to be appointed by the
executive committee of the Republican
county organization from the following
list, and to be fairly representative OF
the conflicting views manifested by the
different elements in our party during
the recent, primary contest:
sLathrop Anderson, j. Henry Bachel-
Ter, Henry Dickson. Edward =. Gnich-
tel. Albert It. Guenther, w. G. He'll
man, r. Arthur Heller Conrad Hoerl,
John Howe Wilbur A. Mott, Edward >
Perry, Henry A.. Potter. Thomas H.
Raymond, Gustav w. Roeber, Robert
l.. Ross. Waiter #. Simpson, William
j.. Smitn, fTdnk II. ooiiiiiie', a1""etA -
Winslow and John B. Woolston'
MIR. DaIrymple's Reply.
MIR. Dalrymples reply is as follows:
II heartily concur in the sentiment
therein contained. THAT the primary
struggle, while it has been stoutly and
aggressiveiy fought, has left no feeling
of rancor, and has only Increased the
desire of sincere Republicans for the
success of our party in the approaching
election.
'This thought was strongly set forth
In my statement made to the members
OF the county committee on the eve
ming of September rs last, and In the
ardent resolutions, pledging support to
The entire ticket adopted unanimously
by AZ rising vote.
"This meeting was one of the largest
In point Of attendance that we have
had and the enthusiasm shown for the
whole Republican ticket clearly indi-
Gates that there was no differences
within the ranks of our committee on
that subject.
.srhe county committee was elected,
Is YOU know, by the direct vote Of the
people one year ago for the express
purpose Of conducting and assisting in
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