Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-26
SEEKS DECISION
IN PARMLY CASE
Mayor Gregory Asks Court to
Settle County Committee
Craftsmanship.
CONTENDS DEMOCRATIC
BODY ACTED ILLEGALLY
Asks Chief Justice for Opinion
Before Reorganization
Is Effected.

Mayor Julian A. Gregory, of East
Orange. has written to Chief Justice
Gnmmere asking for "A decision In
the quo warranto proceedings
brought for the mayor by Borden ID.
Whiting in the matter of h cleo
ton of Tyler Parmly as chairman of
the Democratic county committee.
Mayor Gregory contends that Mr..
Parmly is not a legally elected mem
Der of the committee, and desires
an opinion from the court In the
matter before the county commit
tee meets for reorganization.
His communication to the chief
justice is as follows:
"Last September the first primary
under the so-called Geran law for the
election of the county committee was
held. ] was at that time elected a
member of the Democratic County
Committee.
ION the first Tuesday after the
fourth Tuesday in September mem
bers-elect of the county committee
met for the purpose Of organization.
At that meeting Tyler Parmly, who
had not been elected a county COM
iltltttldi, Wdo PidCCo III
for permanent chairman, and declared
elected as such.
Retained Counsel
Il was of the opinion that this was
contrary to the election law and I'M
mediately retained Borden d. Whit
Ing as my counsel. He Immediately
brought q~uo-warranto proceedings to
test the case, which | am Informed
were brought under the title of State
ex rel. Julian A. Gregory ct al. versus
Tyler Parmly.' After several hear
ings before you, in which you re-
versed yourself, you finally granted
the writ. A demurrer was interposed
on behalf of Mr.. Parmly by his coun-
sci, James r. Nugent.
II asked MIR. Whiting to press this
proceeding with due diligence, and /
believe he did so. He informs me
that the case was submitted, on
brief. at the February term of the
Supreme Court, at Trenton, owing to
the fact hat Mr.. Nugent, who was
busy at the time. stated that he
would be unable to argue the case.
Briefs on our side were filed with
the clerk of the court at the open
ing of the term. Although seven
months have passed no decision has
been handed down.
yesterday another primary was
held for the election of members OF
The county committee, and II week
- ntaht = uaating will he
49, 60. tha orgonization of TN,
@sars a,oat ~ the county com
ast,taa and Tho eoloction of a chair
800
.1T,,,os, a doc;sion ;e handed down
~ tbe honorable court of
which Won are the chief JUS
fice within the next week
there is every reason 10 peiieNe nc.
the aclioh OF the couhts 'o
IN selectins as onaniiian 80
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81 1ins,iar nr-ocooaino AGAINST
t.ai.nono loct With m
aauu ~ hove 30 roceiving n de-
risian nntil another wear has elapsed
una a now cba irman elected. How
ofton tits nrocedure would have to
be reneated no one could prophesy.
.,The county committee is a legal
nodv invested with the most impor-
tanf function of a body polite,
namely the conduct of political cam
naiens If such n body is to act under
ire direction of a chairman selected
merely to he the m%outhpiece of men
who are themselves not members of
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