Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-24
ARONSON HITS AT
DALRYMPLE AGAIN
Declares His Explanation of
John L. Reds Endorsement
Needs Further Explaining


Contending that the explanation
made by Alfred N. Dalrymple of the
Endorsement of John l.. Reid for the
mayoralty nomination needs further
"explanation,' Louis ". Aaronson to-
day replied to the chairman of the
Essex County Republican Committee
with a further review of the circum-
stances that brought about the Sc
lection, of Mr.. Reid instead of Mr..
Aronson by the county committee.
Mr.. Aronson attacks the action of
Mr.. Dafrymple as lacking in fair play
and defends his own course in seek
ing an independent Endorsement. His
statement follows:
Mr.. Aronson's Statement.
"Mr. Dalrymple denies that con-
spiracy or steam-roller tactics were
employed in accomplishing my defeat
for the Endorsement. / am glad he
does deny it, because his denial shows
just how much faith should be placed
in any statement he may make. The
facts are known; they have appeared
in the rawsparcIs. and neither Mr..
Dalrympie ror anyone else can blind
the eyes of the pubic to them.
IF he hadn't taken 1t upon himself
to make that explanation last night
he might hav left the public in the
dark as to who the chief mechanician
of the steam-roller really is.
ut was kin of him to sayshe had,
advised me how to conduct my cam
paign for the Endorsement. But l did
not take his advice because l. am not
in accord with his political methods
methods that were used in behalf of
the gentleman for whom the roller
was put in commission.
MIR. Dalrymple says / gave him to
understand that il | didn't get the in
dorsement l would run independently.
He also says this undoubtedly had its
effect in determining the action of the
county committe. If | remember corr
rectly, and l believe l do. / told him that
If I got fair play l would abide by the
decision of the committee. | also told
him that l had reason to suspect that /
was not going to get fair play, and that
If / didn't ] would go to the primaries
and put myself in the hands of the
voters. / shall not lay stress on the
fact that this statement of mine to him
was confidential. L believed my atti-
''oR u ihot iAht a lht ilShtH Ont "
take, and / still believe it was the right
one. But Mr.. Dalrymple, to whom /
confided it, saw fit to use it against me
with the county committee. This is only
one instance toa show the remarkable
character of his special brand of fair
play
"Mr. Dalrymple in his denial that
steam roller methods weer used to de-
feat me for the Endorsement of the
county committee attempts to Justify the
use of the unit rule, or gag rule, as J
would call it, by appealing to the pree.
dent of the old party conventions. He
saws that the rule was used there for
twenty years back.
'In a recent statement which appeared
in the press / referred to some of these
.snap' conventions and the assassin-lik
plots Matched under the methods which
then obtained. These conventions were
abolished by law, in order that unfair
practises like gag rule might no longer
be effective in the selection of party can
| didates. Now Mr.. Dalrymple arises Sc
renely on his rostrum as chairman o,
the Republican County Committee of Es-
sex and a the unit rule Is %. X
because it has the sanction of the ord
party conventions.
"Does he realize that in taking this
stand he is assuming q. position which
is in direct conflict with the spirit Of
fair play embodied in our modern cleo
tion laws? Does hes realize that he
stands for the old regime, which is
down aud out and which cannot be re-
established so long as the public mind
continues to be hostile to any practise
which isn't fair and aboveboard? What
we want in modern politicsti is progress.
sion, not retrogression. l should be
pleased to nave him explain his position,
if he can"
After denying that any unfair tao
tics had been used in swinging the
Endorsement to Mr.. Reid, and declar-
ing that he counted Mr.. Aronson a
warm personal friend, Mr.. Dalrymple
said:
"Mr. Aronson came to me four
weeks ago regarding the matter of
his candidacy for Endorsement by
the county committee. l told him
to go and see the elected mem
bers of his ward, and then of the
other wards. So far as the chair
man knows no elected member vas
approached in the matter. The diff
ficulty with mir. Aronson was
that he was asked If he were to seek
the preferential vote and didn't get il
would he abide by the vote Of the
committee. He replied that he would
not, and 1 think that had a great dea,
to do with his defeat.
sT ...-k 10 ,iohf ha.o tIoA -.
religious or racial conditions ever en-
tered into the matter of a candidate:
Endorsement or defeat, and never will
as long as 1 am chairman.
1.-THE charge made that the proceed
ure was out of order is false, ever 1
it is made by a member of the com
mittee. The ruling of the Chairman
was in conformity to party rulint
and party usage. The followin,
clause covering the charge will b,
found in the party's convention rule
for twenty years back, and it com
pletely covers the situation"
Mr.. Dalrymple then read the fol
lowing extract from the convention
rules of several years:
Each ward or township shall cas-
the full vote to which it is entitled
under the call. If any delegates shal
be absent and not represented b.
a~lternates the votes of such absentee
shall be cast by the ward or town
ship chairman in accordance will
the direction of a majority of thu
delegates from such ward or town
ship"
Several candidates who have re
ceived the committees indorsemen
attended the meeting. Among then
were former Congressman r. Wayn,