Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-27
G. 0. P. HARMONY
PROSPECT RUINED
BY FRAUD CHARGE
County Chairman Dalrymple
Makes Scathing Reply to
League Presidents Address.
MACHINE MEN EXPECT
PROGRESSIVES TO BOLT
Claim That Even Candidates
Will Not Support Party
Ticket if Defeated.

That every prospect OF harmony IN
the Republican ranks either before OF
after the primaries has been shattered
by recent utterances of Progressive
leaders was demonstrated at a meet
ing of the County Republican Commit
tee last night by Chairman Alfred N.
Dalrymple's reply to Edmund B. Os-
borne's attack ON the County Republic
can Committee because of County
Counsel Munn's opinion relative to
cha1lengers at the primaries
incidentally the statement of George
II. Austin, one of the Progressive con-
gressfonal candidates. relative to his
right to vote as he pleases after the
primaries, was accepted as an indica-
tion that even the Progressive candi-
dates do not intend to vote the Repub-
lican ticket ON election day unless
their nominees are chosen at the pri-
maries.
Chairman Dalrymple minced no
words and hit straight from the shoul-
der in his reply to the Osborne state
ment. which he characterized as an
insult to every member of the COM
mittee. Little better, however, he said.
could be expected from the president
of the league. who is probably in
fiuenced in his opinions by his recollec-
tions of primary methods in Iowa,
where he recently resided.
In defending the opinion of County
Counsel Mum, which was attacked by
William P. Martin as well as Mr.. Os-
borne, the chairman took the Pro-
gressive candidate to task for not
stating that one year ago, he, Martin,
had failed in an attempt suggested
by Governor Fort to have Attorney
General Wilson differ with Counsel
Mum in the latter's Interpretation OF
the Hines law. which covers the ques-
tion of who may challenge at primary
elections.
DalrympIe Appisuded.
Every utterance of the chairman
was app1auded to the echo. while the
references of Mayoralty Candidate Ed
ward K. Gnichtel to a united party"
and Congressman r. Wayne Parker's s
talk of working shoulder to shoulder
struck an irresponsive chord. That he
might not be misunderstood, Chairman
Dalrymple read his reply. which fol-
lows.
"This will probably be the last meet
ing of the county committee before the
primaries of September Is. The chair
desires TO admcnish the members of
the committee as to their conduct on
primary day as elective representatives
of the Republican party in this county.
During the last four years most Of you
gentlemen have been actively engaged
in conducting these primary elections,
and during all OF that time. from per-
sonaI knowledge and observation, there
at headquarters against the conduct of
any member of this committee at the
primaries, or any charge made or inti-
mated of any unfair, Illegal or ungen-
flemanly conduct until day or two
ago. when Mr.. Osborne. president of
the New Idea League, issued state
mcnt in which he says that he fears
that this committee wishes to put
itself in position where it can commit
unlimited frauds without danger of de,
lection,
- Committee Insulted.
That is an insult to every member
of this committee. which I resent per-
sonally. and / only excuse the gentle
man who made 1t on the ground that
d
time that he is entirely unfamiliar with
the fact that in New Jersey. and par
ticularly in Essex County, the Repub-
lican party conducts its primary elec-
tons without fraud and In absolute
fairness to everybody. 1t may be that
in the State of Iowa. where Mr. Os-
borne formerly resided, his experience
in political matters did not give him a
fc n la iF1axa IN "a
of primaries out there, but when he
knows more about Essex County he
will realize that the Republican County
Committee accords to every man a
square deal and insists upon the recog-
milton of the law as it is found on the
statute books
Last year when this question of
challengers was raised and the county
counsel submitted to the County Board
OF Elections (Which is a bipartisan
body by the way) an opinion as to
the provisions of the law of this State
with respect to the appointment of
challengers Mr.. Martin (who isenow a
candidate for Governor on the New
Idea ticket went to Red Bank, so l
am informed at the earnest solicita-
ton of the present Executive of the
State and endeayored to have the at
torney general give an opinion contrary
to the given by County Counsel
Mum; and you all know that he was
unsuccessful in his efforts in tnat direc-
ton because the attorney general said
that he could not conscientiously write
such an inion, as the county counsel
of Essex County had correctly inter
preted the law.
s'That law is unchanged. and the
opinion of the county counsel this year
is exactly the same as 1t was a. year
ago. Last year the primary was con-
Quoted without the slightest sugges
ton of fraud, and If any fraud is at
tempted at the coming primary l am
sure it will not be attempted by the
members of the Republican County
Committee,
AT recent meeting of the New