Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-11
PARMLY IS
AGAIN REELECTED
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Chosen to Serve Third Consecu-
tive Term by Democrats at
Harmonious Meeting.


AS the result of the election of officers
last night, Tyler Parmly will serve his
third consecutive term as chairman of
the Essex County Democratic Commit
tee. Washington M. Cross was re-
elected secretary by reclamation and
Richard j. Franz was reelected treas
urer without opposition. There was but
n ballot taken in the effort to elect
a chairman. Mr.. Parmly received 156
votes and Alexander |. Reilly, candi-
date OF the william Harrigan Assoc
citation, "a votes. Assessment Commits
nouneed he was not a candidate. re-
ceived one vote. The nam of Fred
erick c.. Schann was presented for sec
rotary, but the nomination was not
seconded. OF the 225 committeeman
191 voted, and five came in later. There
are vacancies in Montclair, Millburn,
East Orange and Essex Fells.
Other officers chosen we're: James
Bolan. of Orange, first vice-president:
Walter I. Mccoy. OF South Orange,
second vice-president, and I. A. Adams,
of Montclair, third vice-president. The
board Of trustees elected were John NJ.
Rhodaback, Michael N. Higgins and
Harold w. Anderson. John L. Flynn
vas again elected sergeant-at-arms.
Tie meeting was a most harmonious
one and the entire election was com
pleted in half an hour. After Mr..
Parmly called the meeting to order and
Secretary Gross called the roll. Mr..
Parmly called for the nomination of a
temporary chairman. William Gillen,
OF the First Ward, presented the name
of Benjamin Seligman, of the Second
Ward, and William A. Scaine. of Belle
vile, vas named by Mr.. Reilly as the
Harrigan candidate. On the aye and
nay voteyMr. Seligman was named. He
then called for the nomination of a
temporary secretary. Mr.. Cross and
Mr.. Sham were named, but the ~latter's
name wa1 not seconded and Mr.. Cross
retained his place.
Wards Present Nominees.
The wards and townships were then
asked to present their nominees The
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth. Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh
TOuil cClltil, lllCtlllI anu .DAAlStlilt1
were solid tor Parmly. Former School
Commissioners Daniel Delaney. of the
Twelfth Ward, in a brief speech, nom
mated Mr.. Reilly, and the ward split
on the question, as did the Seventh
and Thirteenth.
Mr.. Parmly was the choice OF the
majority of outside districts. Orange
was divided o. both parmly and Reilly
and MIR. Finneran Offered Mr.. Mono
hans am The names were then
called by districts and each committee
man declared himself, and when the
result was announced Mr.. Reilly lost
no time in moving that it be made
unanimous and the Regulars We're en-
thusiastic.
Police Commissioner John Baader
and Mr.. Gillen escorted the chairman
to his seat. Mr.. Seligman presented
the gavel and wished the victor success
and Mr.. Nugent called for three cheers
and they were given.
Mr.. ParmIey's Speech.
you are entitled to my thanks, gen
tlemen.' said the chairman, "for the
generous treatment vol have given me
and | thank you. 1t is nc small honor
to preside and deliberate over the Essex
County Democratic Committee for
three consecutive terms. / not only
owe a duty to you, but to the ran and
file. I also wish to extend my thanks
to the gentlemen on the other side for
their generosity, n | will say they
were manly. We are all Democrats
banded together for that one great
principle, and we represent a party,
the oldest IN the country"
Chairman Parlnly also took occasion
to brand a false rumor in circulation
recently to the effect that he employed
non-union help and sold non-unior
hats.
1.-THE Parlnly family has been in the
hat business for ninety years" sale
he, "and never manufactured a non
union hat or employed a non-unior
halter, and / am sure that I never die
nor never will"
Tired of Promises.
In requesting that the chairman ap'
point a committee of nine to arrange
a. dollar dinner similar to that helc
on Jefferson's birthday last year, STATE
Chairman Nugent said:
<"We we're defeated in the city By
but a small majority last election
which makes it evident that we pulled
down the other side considerably. We
are, going to try and elect a Demo
cratic Governor, and we will elect one
for the people are tired of listening
to the promises of the Republican
Legislature. We must put New Jer'
sey back where 1t belongs.
1--WE have organized in the State
and intend to stop the colonizing ir