Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-20
EXPENDITURE FOR
PRIMARIES FIGHT
DENIED BY BOOK
Republican Treasurer Backs Up
Reply to Osborne With
Affidavit.

Frank j. Book, treasurer of the
County Republican Committee. to-
day wrote to Edmund B. Osborne,
president of the Progressive Republican
League of Essex county, in reply to
Mr.. Osborne's letter of September IS
to Chairman Dalrymple, of the Repub-
lican County Committee, containing
queries concerning certain alleged ex-
penditures of that committee. Mr..
Book Is not content with mere state
ments, but backs them up with an
affidavit which accompanies the letter
to Mr.. Osborne. The letter follows:
Your letter of September Is, adj
dressed to Alfred N. Dalrymple, chair
man of the Republican County Com
mittee, has been referred to me, as
treasurer of said committee, for reply.
"As UGH treasurer. all of the moneys
contributed to the committee must
pass through my hands, and no funds
of the committee can be expended ex-
cept upon a voucher signed by me.
"As you nave asked for a statement
from July 1, 1911, l nave covered that
period in my affidavit which I enclose
herewith. If a further affidavit, cover
ing the time up to and including the
primary election, is desired, I shall be
pleased to make such an affidavit on
September %. 1911.
You state in your letter that IL your
proposition is accepted and carried out
in good faith 1t will END to the resto-
ration of harmony In the party after
the primaries.
ut is the policy of the Republican
County Committee of Essex county to
refrain from expanding any money
whatever in the primary campaign,
and this policy will be strictly adhered
to this year.
1T Is very desirable that factional
differences should be eliminated In the
Republican party and that harmony
should prevail in the ranks of said
party after the people have registered
their will at the primaries.
lone of the planks in the platform
of the Progressive candidates asserts
q belief in the rule of the majority.
May l ask whether, In the event of the
success of the Regular Republican can
didates at the primaries, you will 10y
ally support the nominees of the party?
If, as you say, you desire harmony, I
pOE ~ Sdbiitil NhaA oi LII ia
swer to the above question will tend to
establish a decidedly better feeling. and
will be a long step toward the accom-
plishment of that result"
The affidavit follows:
Frank ]. Book, being duly sworn,
according to law, upon his oath deposes
and says that he is the treasurer of
the Republican County Committee of
H. Go,,rf, 90 INeaaV fhok he hos tn
sole custody of all the funds of said
committee, and that no funds of said
committee can be paid out without the
signature of this deponent as such
treasurer.
"Deponent further says that he has
held the position of treasurer of said
committee since the first day of July,
1911, and for some time prior thereto,
and that no contributions ave been
made to said Republican County Com
mittee from any source whatever since
the first day of July, 1911.
"Deponent further says that none of
the funds of the Republican County
Committee have been expended, either
or indirectly, for primary cam
paign or for the purpose of
aiding or promoting the nomination or
election Of any candidate at the pri-
mary election, or of any person desiring
To be a candidate at the said primary
election to be held on September 26.
1911. and that not one cent of the funds
OF said county committee will be used
for such purpose while this d%eponent is
the treasurer of said committee.
FRANK J.. BOOK.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this nineteenth day of September, 1911
"Charles M. Lum.
"a master in Chancery Of New Jer-
sew"