Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
IN
HEATED SESSION
OVER ELECTION
Essex and Hudson County Men
at Odds Over Bridge COM
mittee Chairman.

The long-eXpected storm broke in the
Joint bridge committee OF Essex and
Hudson county freeholders last night
During Its height former Chairman
James Il. Doody gave the lie to Free
holder Frank l.. Driver II grew heated
in disputing Freebooter Theodore ID.
Gottlieb because the latter differed
with him on a couple of points.
The storm roared and ragged and in
its midst the contestants voted to make
Horace Holcomb chairman, instead OF
Mr.. Driver, who was scheduled by rank
and precedent for the place.
The dispute hinged on the election OF
a chairman. Mr.. Driver was up for the
job-being in line as an Essex man, and
Mr.. Doody was up because of the split
between the two counties. Three times
the deadlock lasted through three bal
lots, and Holcomb, of Essex, was named
to end it. The Essex men charged
deals and "conspiracies," but the en-
tire Hudson delegation switched around
to Holcomb, and when Freebooter Odell
added his vote, that gave the chair
manshlp 10 Holcomb.
Charges of Deals Made.
Holcomb is from Essex. but it ap-
Q6GIb lila DTlNCL . lIICAlOo OAAoh l o.
over his turning down. Driver said
that he was convinced that Holcomo's
election was put through because the
Hudosn-county men could count on him
10 help them materialize some schemes
they have in mind that will not re-
dound to the best interest of the people.
Doody, of Hudson, got up n an
swered that Driver was insulting and
proposed an investigation. Freebooter
Malta said he was in favor of that,
and the committee voted unanimously
to Investigate.
Mr.. Doody arose to say that he was
glad about this because he had heard
that when Mr.. Driver was ordered by
the committee to buy two kegs or
spikes he bought ten. and had got
away with It," And Mr.. Driver said
he a learned 30 much about the 'e-
ports of purchases that hereafter no
would ask the whole committee to o.
K. them.
Then Freebooter Gottlieb arose.
II don't propose to be bullied by q
bully like you," he shouted at Doody.
You're a big bully. but you can't bully
me-
Doody got up and started around to
Mr.. Gottlieb's chair, and Mr.. Gottlleo
got up to meet him
II don't want you to call me a bully
again." said Doody, and Gottlieb called
him a bully. Then Director 6chmitt
came around and put Doody back In
his chair and somebody said 1t was time
to find out what the committee was go
ing to do about starting some more
work on the Plank road. No definite
action was taken, though II was an
nounced that the Hudson members had
voted for wooden blocks as pavement.
After the meeting Mr.. Driver said;
II am convinced that MIR. OdeH n
the Hudson county men took this ao-
ton because they were convinced Mr..
Holcomb would stand for anything
they wanted to put through. For the
last two years l have been lighting
graft in the administration OF the COM
mittee's affairs, and that is what has
incurred the opposition Of these men.
'For instance. l showed them last
year that they could get spikes for
$2.75 a hundred, while they were pay
ing $5.40. Naturally they had to buy
spikes after that where they could get
them cheapest. Altosether | brought TO
light cases where hundreds of dollars
had beer spent for supplies that could