Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-28
COMMITTEE WILL
NAME c. 0. P. HEAD
Dalrymple's Successor to Be
Chosen by jan
uary g.

uary y.
Before a successor to Alfred n.
Dalrymple, who has resigned as
chairman of the Republican county
committee, is chosen, the ranks will
be secured to semure another leader.
The meeting at which reports of tn,
various subcommittee will be heard
is to take place on or before January
8, when a successor TO Frank }.
Book. who resigned as treasurer, will
also be chosen.
While the designations Of the chair
man and treasurer were accepted
with regret, there was not a dissent
ing vote. The motions on the method
by which the new offlee-holders are
to be chosen did not meet with en-
tire approval of the county commit
tee, however, and charges of bossism
wers <equent
County Register Thomas p. Al
worth, in commenting on the resig-
nation of Mr.. Dalrynple, declared he
was the best and most able chair
man the committee had ever chad. 7"
Other speakers paid tribute to the
resigning leader. =
sub-Committees Favored.
Gilbert Crogan. of the Eleventh
ward, offered the resolution TO ap-
point subcommittee to report on
candidates for chairmanship, and he
was seconded by Assemblyman Will
lam NJ. Beard, of Glen Ridge. who
said:
1--WE might as well look facts in the
face. We can see the reasons for
the rise of Woodrow Wilson. He has
used the ghost of bossism with effect
1t has served a partisan purpose Let
us demonstrate that this COMMITTEES
serves nobody but itself"
According to the motion Of Mr..
Crogan regarding the election of a
new chairman, a subcommittee of
two members from each ward and
township executive committee in the
county will be appointed to suggest
to the county committee "a candidate
| or candidates" for the Office. The
action to be taken on these reports
will be made known to the chairman
of each sub-committee through the
secretary of the county committee.
Book Wants Best Man.
Mr.. Book pointed out that none but
elected members of the county COM
mittee had a voice in the selection
of a chairman. He suggested that it
would be better to have the whole
committee vote on the matter, and
declared that the tendency of the
times was to make the election
as open as possible. Mr. Book also
made it plain that he wanted to see
the best man win-
Arthur Baker, of the Eighth Ward,
said that the nominations should be
made at once and that the election
should be left over till the next meet
| ing.
sHoward Marshall, Of East Orange,
spoke in favor OF Mr.. Crogan's reso-
luton. He thought il was decidedly
in the interest of the Republican or
ganization that the committee sug-
gested should pe given the power to
act
Mr.. Book replied that as a general
proposition 1t was safe to let every
member of the county committee
make his own investigations. THE
criticism of bossisrn has been made,
Justly or unjustly, as to the county
committee" he said. Then why
should we delegate our powers of
selecting the officers of the commit
tee?r
| Assistant Prosecutor Frederick
Lehlbach said the committee would
not be giving up any of its authority
| by letting two members representing
the views of their ward or township
recommend candidate for the chair
manship and advocated the passage
OF the resolution.
David Davis, of the Eighth Ward,
said that the selection of a chairman
ought TO be made deliberately.
Representative Man Favored.
Hitherto" he declared, I'VE have
voted for resolutions prepared by
somebody in a back room. We don't
want a man selected in that fashion.
We want a representative man who
| can rejuvenate the Republican party
in Essex County"
Mr.. Crogan said that he felt it was
| impracticable to choose a chairman
at once in the whole committee, as
there was not 8 per cent. of the COM
mittee who knew who the elected
members were, and that it would be
left to a small cotarie to name the
chairman.
George Barnett, of Millburn, and
County Auditor Albert 7. Guenther
supported the resolution. Vice-Chair-
man B. f. Jones. who presided in the
absence of Mr.. Dalrymple. pointed
cut that only elected members had q
right to vote for chairman and that
under the constitution the acting
chairman was required to call spe-
cial meeting of the county commit
tee to choose new chairman.
Mr.. Davis moved an amendment tc
the Crogan resolution which would
limit membership on the proposed
subcommittee 10 elected members
only. Mr.. Crogan objected, as the
voting restrictions on appointed
members applied only to the election
of officers. Assemblyman Beard said
the Davis amendment was in effect
an amendment to the constitution