The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
APPO|NTEES
MAY NOT VOTE IN
G. 0. P. COUNCILS
"No Slap at Governor" Say
Committeeman, as They Tell
His Men They Have No Voice.
MURPHY, SOMMER, KEAN
AND ROBBINS CAN'T VOTE
Date Of Holding State Conven-
ton, Sept. 25-Gray Slated
for the Secretaryship.

By adopting a rule that hereafter
members oil the executive committee OF
the State Republican committee shall
be taken only from the members of the
State committee, and that only elected
members shall have votes, representa-
tives of Governor John Franklin Fort,
who were appointed by him to the
State committee last fall, will not have
the right hereafter to vote in the State
committee.
The rule was adopted at the meeting
of the State committee yesterday after
noo in county Republican headquar-
ters. There are only two mbe OF
the executive committee affected, State
Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. of
Somerset county, and County Clerk
Joseph McDermott, of Monmouth
county.
The finance committee members will
also be without votes under the new
rule. but members may be appointed
to it from Republicans who are not
members of the State committee. 1t
was denied that his action was a slap
at Governor Fort.
1t was rumored thai Governor Fort
q ~ IIldhG q w oeAAN
Chairman Murphy and Treasurer Win
ton C. Garrison. Friends of the Gov
ernor denied this, out some acerbity
was created and no nance were
taken. The resolution was introduced
by Hamilton Kean, who explained that
there was no personal animosity in
tended. -
At the election of new officers, former
G0.,or US~aall;n M,rDJ,v xrac aooin
chosen State chairman, former Gov
ernor Edward C. Stokes vice-chair-
man, and Winton c. Garrison treas
urer. The selection of the secretary.
to succeed Malcolm MacLear, now a
District Cour judge, was left to no
chairman. There are a number Of
candidates, but 1t was thought by
members of the committee that the
place would go to Edward w. Gray,
who was private secretary to Governor
Stokes.
A report was made by a committee on
rules consisting of Mr.. Garrison, Mr.
Stokes and Hamilton Kean. 1t was de-
cided to send copies to the members,
SO they could consider the report before
the next meeting Of the committee,
when it will be adopted, either In the
present form or with small changes.
1t was decided that the members Of
the executive committee should be taken
only from the State committee, and
that the previous custom of having
outside men on 1t should be discon-
tinued. The finance committee, 1t was
agreed, may include Republicans not
elected members Of the State commit
tee.
The committee decided to have the
State convention which will name presi-
Dental electors on September rs in
Trenton at the Taylor Opera House, If
it can be obtained for the afternoon
of that day. This will be three days
after the primaries. The desire was to
have the convention over early, so as
to allow about six weeks for the cam
paign.
Headquarters will be opened in this
city Immediately after the convention.
Whether a branch will be opened In
Trenton depends on the willingness Of
former Governor Stokes to take the
supervision of 1t. If he agrees, Chair
man Murphy said 1t would be done.
It was believed Mr.. Stokes would ac-
cept.
County Clerk John Rotterdam and
George H. Mccarthy, of Hudson
county, sat for the first time as MEM
bers of the State committee In the
places of Secretary of State Samuel D.
Dickinson and Edward D. Fry. Theo-
dore Strong, Of Middlesex, made his re-
appearance as successor to Henry d.
Banker. David Baird, of Camden.
stopped off in Newark on his way
home from Nova Scotia. Senator Ed
mund w. Wakelee. of Bergen, took the
place of Clarence D.. Breckenridge.