The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-14
COLGATE
MAKES PROMISE
OF SQUARE DEAL
New Idea Candidate for County
Committee Craftsmanship Is
sues Statement.
If ELECTED WILL STRIVE
TO BRING ABOUT HARMONY
Says Funds of Committee Should
Not Be Used by Candidate
for Nomination.

Colonel Austen Colgate. the New Idea
candidate for the Republican county
craftsmanship, who is fighting Alfred n.
Dalrymple, the present incumbent, and
Major Car Lentz for the place, today
went on record in a public statement
as to what he considers the chairman
gets the place.
In line with the statement issued yes
terday by Assemblyman William p.
Martin, he declares that the funds of
the county committee should not be
Used to further the campaign of any
candidate within the party, and that
the committee should not be used to
forestall or usurp the powers of a con-
vention. He ALSO pledges himself, if
elected, to dc all in his power to bring
about harmony in the party. The
statement follows:
ITO the Republican voters of the
county of Essex-Having consented to
DeCUI1e d Cdlluludtt lOf TIE CldlTlIldI-
ship of the Republican county commit
tee, and thai candidacy having been
announced, / desire to state, frankly,
to the Republicans of the county my
position. l believe:
II. In the elimination of the control
of the county committee by any indi-
vidual or set of individuals or corpora
ton or special interest or special privi-
lege, and l will strive to have the coun-
ty committee represent the interest OF
the Republican party as. a whole.
"2. That the county committee is the
executive body of the Republican party.
1t should not be used for the purpose
of forestalling or usurping the powers
of the party convention or the naming
of candidates for office or for the pur-
pose of committing the party to any
Individual. These things should be ac-
complished at the primary.
"3. That public officials are respon-
sible for their conduct in office to the
people and not to the chairman of the
county committee nor to the committee
itself. No intimidation or threats to
public officials or office-holders of the
loss of position or emolument because
of the failure to comply with the opin-
ion and Judgment of the chairman OF
the county committee should be toler-
ated.
~. That reckless extravaganza In
election expenses leads to unlawful
methods of conducting electioc-. l
pledge myself, If elected, to ~endeavor
to reduce and to bring within proper
limits all such expenses.
80. That it Is possible to conduct poll
tics In a clean and businesslike man
ner. and that the fullest publicity
should be given the affairs of the
party.
sc. That the funds of the Republican
| County Committee should not be used
for the purpose of carrying on any
campajgn or contest within the party
at a primary election, or In the selec-
ton of any individual as a candidate
of the party. and no expense should
be incurred by said committee in con-
nection with any primary election.
'If elected l shall do my utmost to
bring about harmony in u party, and
In every way try to eliminate factionai
strife, but, If disputes continue, l shall
maintain an absolute impartial atti-
tude and endeavor to give to every Re
publican voter of Essex county a fair,
free and full opportunity to aspire to
a nomination for any office, and TIC
give every member of the Republican
party a square deal In so far as l
may be able to accomplish that result"