Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-24
AGAIN !.
HEADS G. 0. P. AS
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Choice of Essex Committee
Made Unanimous After
First Ballot.

AS predicted In the STAR, Alfred N,
Dalrympie was last night declared the
unanimous choice Of his party fol
chairman of the county committee for
a fourth term. His vote was 165 and
that of Lathrop Anderson 81 on the
first ballot taken.
Before the result of the vote was an
nounced Progressives literally fell over
one another with motions to make the
election of Dalrymple unanimous.
Mason Young, of Millburn, who had
seconded the nomination of Anderson.
was first on his feet with the motion
for unanimity. He said that he knew
when he saw a licking coming and
made a short speech, the tenor of which
was that all hands should get in out of
the wet. Starr J. Murphy, of Montclair,
another Progressive, jumped up to sec
ond that motion, and other Progress
sives all around the hall Joined In the
Christmas chorus of harmony and
peace.
PrOgressfves Seek Harmony.
That there was going to be some-
thing doing in the harmony line was
indicated while the vote was being
taken, when E. w. Aldridge, of Mont
clair, cast a ballot for the reelection
of Dalrymple. 81 do So" he said,
representing a strong Progressive dis
trict, in the hope that In future we
may get together on a common basis
so that we may have a united party"
1t is said hat some of the Progress
sive committeeman advised against
placing a candidate In the field against
Dalrymple.
Before harmony suddenly blossomed
over the meeting there were signs that
the session might end with strained
relations. A~ssemblyman Thomas F.
Goldingay had placed Mr.. Dalrympie
in nomination. Then Charles ]. Nc
Arthur, of the Eighth Ward, put for
ward the name of Mr.. Anderson. After
eulogizing his nominee. he said:
mo one will deny that our party was
handed a severe walloping at the last
election. There is a reason, and the
question for us to decide tonight is:
Can we come back?' Under the pre-
vailing conditions 1t is very doubtful.
1.-THE men at present in control of
our party have probably been sincere
and worked very hard. In fact, there
is a lurking suspicion they have worked
too hard.
Proposed a Vacation.
1.-THE only remedy for overwork is
rest, relaxation OF a change of vocation.
Wouldn't it be a good thing for these
men and the party in general If they
were given a much-needed rest, a
change of vocation or a change OF
climate?"
About this stage the audience got
FESTIVE and Chairman Fielding began u
lose patience. "Sit down." You're OUT
"You voted for Wilson, were some OF
the expressions SHE'D at the speaker,
The chairman called him to order and
told him to stick to the point.
Mr.. Macarthur dealt a few left-handed
compliments to the Democratic party
and concluded with an appeaLto the
committee to help reconstruct an "ossi-
fed and mis~overned party" by making
Mr.. Anderson county leader.
Mr.. Young's ~secc~1ing speech was 9
straightaway appeal for harmony
which he thought could best be ac-
complished by electing Anderson.
When the secretary began to call the
roll it was Dalrymple all the way
through till the name of Carl Lentz wa:
read. There was a vast silence. The
major wasn't there. A delegate in the
back of the room tried an imitation
of the imperial voice of the old leader
and shouted "Dalry~rle." Everybody
laughed and the roll-cap continued.
AS the only Republican elected las
month County Register Thomas P
Alworth was picked by the crowd as
subject for some healthy cheers.
All the other old officers were re
elected as follows: Vice-chairman
William A. Lord, Orange; treasurer
Henry M. Doremus; corresponding sec
rotary, John r. Flavell; secretary, Dan
iel F. Gaven: sergeant-at-arms. Johl
F. Francis.