Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-23
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ABOUT NEW HEAD
May Hold Election Immediately
After Alfred N. Dalrymple
Hands in Resignation.
GERAN LAW CUTS DOWN
NUMBER OF ELlGTBLES
County Chairman Must Be
Elected, Not Appointed. Mem
Der of Committee.

Now that Alfred N. Dalrymple has
made formal announcement that he
intends resIgning the Craftsmanship
of the Republican County Committee
at its next meeting. Friday, Decem-
Der %, members of the committee and
Republicans who are not members of
the committee are wondering who his
successor will be.
The task of picking a new chair
mar is particularly difficult. For one
thing, under the provisions of the
Geran law, only elected members of
the committee are eligible for the
Craftsmanship. This eliminates the
appointed members and cuts in half
the list of likely candidates for the
craftsmanship. The eligibles become
even fewer by reason of the fact that
there is strong sentiment for the APP
pointment of a Newark member. This
eity has the largest representation in
the committee, and many of the
party workers believe that this en-
titles a Newarker to the chairman
ship.
Some of Those Who Are Qualified.
Some of those who are qualified
by reason of being elected members
and strong party workers are County
Register Thomas P. Alwortl, of
Montclair, and County Counsel Ben
jamin F. Jones. John L. Reid, candi-
date at the primaries for the Repub-
lican mayoralty nomination.; former
County Clerk John B. Woolston. of
East Orange; Freebooter Seymour p.
Gilbert. of Bloomfield: County Audi
tor Albert 7. Guenther. former Alder
man William Pennington and Robert
L. Ross, former receiver of taxes.
have been mentioned, but they are
appointed members OF the committee.
The principal eason for the resig-
nation of Mr.. Dalrymple, it is said,
is that he is collector of customs,
and thereby, after the Inauguration
of Wilson, he would be holding a
Federal position under a Democratic
administration while active in politics
for the Republican cause.
This also applies to Postmaster
Frank J. Book, treasurer of the COM
who, however, has made no
statement regarding the possibility of
his resigning.
The decision of Chief Justice Cum
in the case of Tyler Parmley,
who was ousted from the chairman
,hfn ~ ere no-ooraf;a Co,,1+p Cor-
because he was not an elected
member of the body, ~leavesNno doubt
" the fact that Mr.. Dalrymple's sue
must be a committeeman, |
at the September primaries.
May Elect Chairman at Next Meeting.
nan will be named at the next meet
ng OF the committee, directly after
he resignation of Mr.. Dalrymple is
'eceived, for, in announcing his in
of quitting last night the
hartman said hat he did so in order
o give the members of the committed
IN opportunity to plan for his sue
sessor.
In speaking of his resignation, Mr..
)alrymple said that, since the adop-
ion of the primary system, cam
aigning had resolved itself into an
Tl-year-round proposition and had
made the duties of a chairman too
rduous. The speaker said he bad
chairman for, six years and
wed it to himself, his family and the
,arty to retire. He explained the
ewness of Republican meetings dur
ng the last campaign by the fact
hat the party was without funds.
During the meeting of the commit
ee many of the members expressed
in bitter terms when
peaking of the P~rogressives, who.
hey declared, had tried to disrupt
he party.
Some of the speakers were Board
# Works Commissioner Harry b.
yConnell, Assemblyman Thomas J.
Congressman r. Wayne Par
Ter, former County Clerk John b.
wollston, Assemblymen F. j. Stickel,