The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-21
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NEW IDEA DEMANDS
Future Course of RefOrmers VIII
Be Guided by the Fall
Primaries. i
FIGHT FOR CONVENTION
DELEGATES AUTHORIZED
Martins Demand Complied with.
Eisele Is Thrown Off One
of the Committees.

"So-called real leaders and se1f-ap-
pointed bosses" of the Republican
party in the county were scored last
night at the meeting of the advisory
committee of the Republican League
for Limited Franchises and Equal Tax
alton, and notice was served on the
bosses in a resolution, which was adopt
ed, after some modification, that there
was a possibility of members of the
league not supporting candidates unless
they were agreeable to the New idea
men.
The resolution as originally presented
by j. Ross Whitfield CAV warning to i.
the leaders that the future course of
the New Idea element would be guided
by the manner in which they were
treated at the fall primaries.
1t was stated in the preamble that
success at the polls had been largely
possible last fall through the help If
the New Idea. their cooperation, and
the incorporation of their principles in
the county and State platforms.
Assemblyman William p. Martin had
it so changed that the implied threat ,
of withdrawal from the party if the
primaries went against them was cut
out.
The resolution was then adopted, but
the impression was left that there
would be an element in the New Idea
faction that would not vote the Repub-
lican ticket unless the New Idea pro-
| posals were all accepted, whatever they
might be. \
Declarations for Taft.
Following the adoption of the Whit
field resolution, Mr.. Martin renewed a
fight he had previously made to secure
the adoption of a resolution favoring
Secretary of War William II. Taft for
the presidential nomination and prac-
tically authorizing a fight for delegates
at the primaries next week.
The resolution was adopted.
1t was the belief of the executive com
mittee of the league last week that no
action should be taken in the national
campaign, but the matter was referred
to the advisory committee, with the re-
suit that the decision was made to get
into the national fight.
Mr.. Martin was the prepayment for this
attitude last night. His original stand
was more radical than the expressions
OF the resolution adopted, IN that he
wanted the league to run tickets at the
primaries text Tuesday SO as to insure
The choice of delegates to the conven-
tions who would insure the election of
delegates pledged to Taft. Mr.. Martin
had been one of a party that had met
Secretary Taft in New York during the
afternoon, and he was filled with fresh
enthusiasm for the big man.
Martin Against Garrison.
incidentally he let it be known that
he was a candidate for delegate to the
national convention from the Seventh
congressional district against Winton
c. Garrison. The other Regular man
is Thomas d. Webb, of Orange, chair
man of the Republican city committee.
Committee Membership.
Assemblyman William Fellowes Nor
gan, president of the league, announced
the committees for the year. John G.
Eisele was on the list, but Mr.. Morgan
cut his name out. as a result of the
speech he made at the dinner to Albert
T. Guenther, in which he slapped Sher-
if Frank H. Sommer.