Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-25
SEEK TWO-YEAR
Term IN ANSWER
TOFORTS CHARGE
Essex County Republican COM
mitteemen Will Ask Voters to
rs Elect Them Again.
DEFEAT OF GOVERNORS
VETO BY BALLOT PLANNED
Meeting Held Last Night Flags
Progressives and Some of
Common Council.

The Essex County Republican Com
mittee last night decided that Its COM
mitteemen selected at the coming pri-
maries should be elected for a term of
two years. An attempt was made dur
ing the legislative session to extend the
term of the county committee members
for another year. The bill passed both
branches of the Legislature, but Gov
ernor Fort vetoed the measure, and, in
cidentally said that the committeeman
were afraid to go before the people at
the next primary election. The Gov
error also charged that the evident
purpose of the bill was to continue, I'M
lawfully, the present committee.
The committee passed the two-year
membership resolution in accordance
with the provisions of its constitution
and bylaws. The chairman, Alfred N.
Dalrymple, was requested to notify the
municipal clerks throughout the county
before July l that the members of the
county committee desire to be elected
at the ensuing primary for a term of
two years.
A~ssemblyman Thomas Goldingay
criticised the Progressive Republicans
and their "~unquenchable thirst for
office" and lauded the Essex delegation
of 1910. (which had not been sub
s~ervient to the corporations n special
interests"
AT the present time there Is only one
avowed candidate who Is seeking the
Republican nomination for Governor.
William p. Martini" said Mr.. Goldin-
gay. with his characteristic energy
and his peculiar ideas of political pro-
priety, Mr.. Martin Is engaged at the
present time In writing letters. He has
addressed two communications to
Vivian M. Lewis, although Mr.. Lewis
has not even announced his candidacy
himself. If my memory serves me cor
rectly, Mr.. Martins name has been
mentioned for public office every year
for the last elk years.
"a great office like that of Governor
of the State should seek the man,
rather than the man should seek the
office. The cry of the Progressives is
Down with the bosses and there
would be no more hurt gentlemen in
the State than Gardiner Colby, Lath-
ron Anderson, Jerome Congleton,
George Record and Frank Sommer II
some one should suggest that they
were bosses.
II challenge any person within the
sound of MY voice to suggest that
these gentlement are mercenary in their
motives or nave any desire whatever
to engage in politics for their own per-
sonal advantage. Gardner Colby is
chairman of the Civil Service Commits
sion; Jerome Congleton holds two
offices, member of the County Board OF
Taxation and member of the Board of
Aldermen; Frank Somner is railroad
commissioner and former sheriff, while
George Record vas q member of the
Riparian Commission and a near-mem-
Der of the State Board of Taxation.
1--WE have heard a lot about special
interests controlling the Legislature
and yet when these gentlemen that
make these charges are asked TO be
specific one Is invariably met with
evasive A man by the name
of Kenny, who halls from East New
ark, has stated that the Essex delega-
ton was q lot Of 'dubs.' I would hate
to tell you what l think of that gen
tleman."
The speaker also criticised the $50
called" Republican members Of Com
mon Council who are working hand and
glove with the Democratic administIa-
ton to "injure and harass" the Re-
publican party.
The members were informed of the
number of delegates their respective
: wards are entitled to at the State con-
~vention and at the Seventh and Eighth
Congressional conventions. The wards
of the city are entitled to the following
! number OF delegates:
State Convention-First Ward, 6:
Second Ward, 6; Third Ward, s; Fourth
Ward, I; Fifth Ward, 3; Sixth Ward,
7; Seventh Ward. 7; Eighth Ward. So;
Ninth Ward. I; Tenth Ward. Z; Elev-
enth Ward, 8; Twelfth Ward, 2; Thir-
tenth Ward, 4; Fourteenth Ward, .;
Fifteenth Ward. 8; Sixteenth Ward. 8
Seventh Congressional Convention
First Ward, IA; Fourth Ward, 8: Sixth
Ward, IA; Seventh Ward, IL; Eighth
Ward, 2O1s; Eleventh Ward. 81; Thir-
tenth Ward. 1; Fifteenth Ward, 70.
Eighth Congressional Convention
Second Ward, Il; Third Ward, 11h;
, Fourth Ward, 4; Fifth Ward, 6; Ninth
Ward, Is: Tenth Ward, IA; Twelfth
Ward, 81; Thirteenth Ward. 2: Four
tenth Ward, sh; Sixteenth Ward, Is
Pursuant to the recent amendment o
the County Committee constitution
Chairman Dalrymple tht
appointment of the following members
at-large:
George E. Halsey, Charles w. Gaudt
neer. William Riker, jr, Alfred f.. Skin
ner, John B.. Woolston, William Pen
~nington, ]. Henry Bachelor, Augustus
c. Studer, August Goertz. George w
Jagle and John F. Clark.
The following members were appoint
ed a committee to make preparation:
for the annual outing of the commit
tee:
Francis b.. Knott, John II. Huegel
John Ashman, Allan L. Powell. Gil
bert E.. Crogan, Thomas P. Alworth
BENJAMIN F. Jones. George F. Branden'
burgh, Edward S. Perry and Seymour
p. Gilbert.
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