The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
DALRYMPLE
HITS BACK
AT FOR I
County Chairman Denies
Party Pledges Have
Been Broken.
BLAMES MARTIN FOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES FIZZLE

In a statement In which he character
ICES Governor Fort as an migrate and
some of the latter's recent observations
in Newark as worthy of the shorter
and uglier word of "a distinguished
hunter now in Africa Alfred N. Dali
rymple, chairman of the Republican
County Committee and aspirant for re-
election to that position, replied to his
critics today
Mr.. Dalrymple reviews his three
years incumbency of the position of
county chairman. acknowledges his
grave error In selecting Governor Fort
as gubernatorial candidate at the last
election. deplores his lack of Judgment
in that regard, and begs forgiveness
fer II, and In many other outspoken
ways shows forciby enough that he is
not In sympathy with the present chief
executive of the State. The statement,
which speaks clearly for itself, follows:
Dnirymplc,s Statement.
To the Republican Voters of Essex
8 County:
have been chairman sof the Repub-
lican County Committee of the county
of Essex for nearly three years. and
an elected member. of that committee
for a long time. When Major Lenta
voluntarily resigned / Joined with those
of my associates In an effort to find an
acceptable successor 1t was an earnest
effort. and, so far as others are con-
cerned. 1t failed In the emergency
was persuaded to accept the place.
From that time to this ] have en-
deavored to- discharge its duties.
have had no personal ambition OF my
own to crafty / am not an loffice-
seeker My desire has been to so lead
the Republican party In Essex that 1t
should maintain the supremacy that 1t
is entitled to in this county.
I accepted the Craftsmanship after q
party defeat. Whether because of the
wisdom of my leadership or for adven-
titious reasons will not say, but the
party emerged from defeat to victory
during my chairmanship. When l was
chosen chairman l found a compact
organization of rebels within the party.
Its leaders were all ambitious for office.
They were able; they had the time and
the money to exploit their interests.
They claimed to be Republicans and
they claimed to represent a certain
element OF independence.
faction within the party is never
desirable. and | have striven to holds
them within party lines, yielding where
necessary and asking them to yield at
times (but with little success), and by
conservative methods have endeavored
to keep the party as harmonious as,
possible. To this have given almost
all of my time and the best of my
judgment.
But is is difficult to deal with men
who are unreasonable. 1t Is especially
difficult to satisfy men who demand
public place when to yield to their de-
sires would result in party disaster.
| am candidate for reelection to my
present position, and l would like TO
have the Endorsement of the Republi-
cans of Essex county. l think | have
earned it.
Time TO speak Out.
/ am opposed by Two other eandi-
dates, who have misrepresented me and
who have not hesitated to make such
charges, personal and political, as they
thought would inther their own de-
sires. l have been tempted many times
to reply, but | have felt that what
have done would speak louder than
anything ! could say and have kept
silent. | speak now at the urgent So
licitation of my friends who say the
time has come when 1t Is necessary for
me to speak. Any doubts of the wis
dom of my speaking are dispelled by
the remarkable speech of the Governor
of this State on Wednesday night. The
Governor has not hesitated to say that
without my support he could not have
been nominated and without my earnest
and unnagging effort he could not have
been elected | will not speak of his
ingratitude nor have / sought any Of
flee. | have presented the claim OF
others 1t Is political custom, uni
Versaly acknowledged, that man
elected to an important office should
reasonably consider in his administra-
tion the claim of those who made 1t
possible for him to obtain his office.
Governor Forts attitude toward those
who gave him his place is that of an
Migrate known and recognized. His
speech on Wednesday night was full
of misstatements 1t Is because OF
these misstatements wEsch, in the Ian
Ruage of distinguished hunter now
in Africa, could be characterized by
shorter and severer word, that am
induced to break silence.
AS to the Governor personally | Will
dismiss him with word.
questioned the wisdom of his nonli-
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