Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
ESSEX DEMOCRACY
ELECTS MOR|ARTY
Named Permanent Chairman OF
Committee-ParmIy Vice.
President.

W.
Wilson Leaguers, several of whom
we're county committeeman left the
meeting of the Essex County Demo-
cratic Committee last night shortly
after 1t was called to- order.
James D.. Moriarty, of Orange, was
then unanimously elected permanent
chairman.
Expecting some excitement q large
crowd was on hand in Turnbun Hall
when John I. Rogers, of the Fourth
ward, was elected temporary chair
4 nan. The onlookers occupied seats
Y In the rear of the committ9e. and
near the door the Wilson League
representatives gathered.
No sooner had City Treasurer Elmer
A. Day moves for the adoption Of
I. the rules of 1911 when Bernard w.
Terlinde, one of the Wilson League
executive committeeman; Mayor
Gregory and others arose. The chair
recognized the mayor. He urged a
roll-call and after several minutes
7 debate was ruled out of order.
: Bent on Boiling.
Washington NJ. Cross tried to inn
press upon Mayor Gregory that when
the vote was taken the names would
be called, but the mayor apparently
: was bent on boiling, and after lin
zgering about the door he led his SQUAD
y to "a nearby cafe.
William p. Macksey, also one of the
leagues executive committee, re-
~,.iained and was perfectly satisfied
with the proceedings. Tyler Parmly
was elected first vice-president by a
unanimous vote, as were the other
: Officers.
Owen r. Cd lion, one of the leaders
of the Progressive Democracy, as
tonished the members of the CON-
mittee byshis silence during the early
part of the meeting. He finally Sc
{ cured the floor and admitted the de-
feat of the faction he represented at
! the primaries, and in their behalf
promised loyal support to the entire
3 tickets His report was received with
cheers. Later in the restaurant
where Mayor Gregory, Edmund A.
ID Whittier and others gathered, Mr..
Canton w~as@taken to task by John v.
I Diefenthaler. the treasurer of the
,. aMilsonites. for not boiling. Mr.. Con-
Ions only reply was: I'm a Demo-
crat and a fighter, I don't run away"
MIR. Whittier was very active in
the restaurant in introducing Wilson
Leaguers to one of the Bull Moose
Candidates for Congress. Mayor
: Gregory mingled with former Alder
man Joseph "A. Wright and admitted
that he was a bit hasty.
VERY poor politics, Mr.. Mayor
remarked the former alderman.
@'res, Joe, 1 acted a bit too hasty."
.Newarker then acquainted the
Mayor with what took place and also
stated that Mr.. Nugent declared that
the committeeman of East Orange
would support him for reelection.
At this point the Mayor was inter
rupted by Mr.. Whittier and asked to
4 join the Progressive congressional
candidate, and he accepted.
Elect Oficers.
When the new chairman had as
suned his office and had predicted a
big Deinocraticsyote in Essex County
. in the coming election the election
of vjee-presidents was acted upon.
The name of Rudolph WINNER,
who defeated Tyler Parmly for COM
mitteeman this year, was offered, but
was withdrawn after Mr.. Parmiy's
: name had been submitted by City
Auditor James A. Rowe. One OBJ
.~jectorI lrose against the choice of
i MIR. II mly, but Chairman Moriarty
, explal red that Mr.. Parmly's election
would be legal, since the Geran act
had nothing to say about vice-presi-
: dents. Mr.. Parmly was unanimously
elected.
Tie other officers chosen we're: Sec
ond viee-president, r. A. Adams, of
Montclafr; third, Surrogate Isaac
Shoenthal; secretary, Washington M.
Cross. East Orange; treasurer. Re-
ceiver of Taxes Richard J.. Franz;
trustees, John Becker. Michael M.
Higgins and Felix MCGEE; sergeant
. alarms, John J. Flynn.
e-ity Auditor James A. Rowe, REP
r~esenting the retiring executive COM
mittee of the county committee
. stated that the former committee
Ned unanimously passed a resolution,
expressing confidence in and esteem
foTCity Counsel James r. Nugent, The
leader of the party in this county,
and he urged the county committee
as a whole to take similar action. A
resolution to this effect was enthusi-
-acticaliy received n passed and,
amid "a storm of applause, Mr..
Nusent took the floor and addressed
,tae meeting.
Doesn't Want Flattery.
Il asked the executive committee"
ts5l Mr.. Nugent, mot to pass such a
resolution, because / am not the kind
OF a man who wishes f1attery. At the
y EanIe time when | look around me
here at these three or four hundred
members of the militant Democ-
racy of Essex County 1t indeed makes
me feel very proud and repays me
~ tl1ousandfold for my humble efforts
TO bring the party to its new unique
position In this county.
To-day we, as Democrats, have a
most magnificent organization, not
only in this city, but. in this oun
Try. THE future of this city must re-
= main in the control of the Demo-
" cratic organization
IN The city counsel then referred to
the committees action after the Bal
tirnore convention in passing a resos
> luton promising its support to- Gov
ernor Wilson in his candidacy for the
Presidency.
Our representatives Went to Tren-
ion today. lie continued, and there
pledged themselves to support Will
lam Hughes for the. United States
= eeaa.orsntp. So in every way this
arcan.zation always gees ON and sup
torts the regularly chosen nominees
8Af the Democratic party. Once the