Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-09
CLUB
MEETING BREAKS
UP IN DISORDER
Effort to Indorse Candidacy of
Ralph N. Circuit for Mayor of
MOntClair Unsuccessful.

The Upper Montciair Republican
Club held the l~iveliest meeting of its
existence last night in Van Giesen's
Hall. Valley road and Bellevue avenue
The meeting was a special one and was
called for the purpose of indorsing can
didates for mayer, fl sehoider, n
men and county regist,r, but it broke
up without accomplishing anything.
Daniel w. Farnsworth, President of
the club, presided, and R. p. Elliott, the
secretary, read the call for the meet
ing. Mr.. Farnsworth told Of what he
considered the questionable methods OF
the general committee in placing En-
man ]. Ridgway in the field as the
choice of the Republican party for
mayor, without first having the views
of the several Republican clubs of the
town. However said MI. Farms Z
worth. the general committee is only
advisory and has no power to interfere
with the action of the clubs"
Ellis l.. Aldrich, a member OF the
executive committee of the club. h
offered a set of resolutions, naming
Councilman Ralph w. Circuit as the
ClubS CllOtLC " tlio OAs "a
euiogized Mr.. Grout as the man most
fitted to succeed Mayor. Crawford and
indorsed his every public action as
! councilman. Mr.. Aldrich advocated the
passage of the resolutions, because Mr..
Grout was opposed to the Montclair-
beautiful scheme, which was at present
only sleeping and would pop up again
at the first favorable opportunity.
''Those who advocate the election of
| Mr.. Ridgway," continued Mr.. Aldrich,
are the men responsible for the Mont
clair-beautiful scheme, which at this
time would be almost a death blow to
Montclair."
A. Curtain Fetterolf, Mr.. Coddington
and others spoke against the resolution,
while a number spoke in favor Of their
adoption. Seward Davis. a former
president of the club, and a member of
the general committee, who a been
charged with misrepresenting the ex-
pressed wishes of the club by voting
for Mr.. Ridgway, explained his action
In the matter and then called the at
tention of the chairman to clause 8 of
the clubs bylaws, which expressly
states that the club shall at its Au-
gust meeting In each year indorse can
! Gidates for office. He said also thai
LlG CtuD lldQ III IlSnt W bohO oiJ
previous to that time.
The chairman said that this was a
special meeting called for the express
purpose of indorsing candidates. and
he ruled against Mrs. Davis. The lat
ter appealed from the decision Of the
chair, and he was sustained by a vote
of 35 to 81.
A half dozen motions to adjourn were
made. and the members were on their
feet and general disorder prevailed for
a time. After most of the members had
left the hall the chairman succeeded
in securing order.
George w. Da Cunha then asked, as
a special privilege. to present resolu-
lions indorsing the stand taken by the
Commuters League of New Jersey liz
their effort to prevent the advance in
| railroad rates. Mr.. Fetterolf's motion
that the resolution lie on the table I'M
til the August meeting was carried,
and the meeting broke up without ac-
complishing anything.
Before the ~meeting opened about
twenty new members Joined the club,
all of which, 1t was said, had Joined for
the express purpose of voting for Mr..
Ridgway The latter has made many
| friends in Upper Montclair during a
residence there of four years. He Dr.
ganized the Commonwealth Club and
placed 1t on a good financial basis,
Mr.. Ridgway left Upper Montclair
about a year ago and lived in the West.
Last May he returned, and is now liv-
ing in Montclair proper. Had a vote
been taken last night 1t is believed that
the meeting would W. been about
equally divided between Grout and
Ridgway.