Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-07
TO CANVASS FOR
C. 0. P. CHAIRMAN
Subs Committee May Be AS
signed to Find Successor
TO Dalrymple.
DESIRE IS GENERAL TO
CHOOSE NEWARK MAN
E~x-Assemblyman H. w. Taylor
Mentioned as One of the
Strong Possibilities"

It is more than probable that at
the next meeting of the Republican
County Committee, when the reslgna-
ton of Alfred N. Dalrymple will be
acted upon, a committee will be ap-
pointed to anvass the organization
with the view of recommending a can
didate for the vacancy, its report to
be made at the succeeding meeting
of the county body in January.
The Idea of a committee to pass
upon the eligible candidates has taken
hold within the last few days and
now seems to be regarded as the best
method of approaching the choice OF
q head for the organization.
There appears to be a settled con-
viction hat the chairman must be a
resident of Newark, which eliminates
a lot of good material from other mu-
inequalities in the county. Among
those from outside of Newark who are
looked upon as men who would make
good ohairmen are County Counsel
Benjamin F. Jones, County Register
Thomas P. Alworth and former Coun-
ty Clerk john Is. WOOISlOn-
One of the elected committee must
be chosen chairman. A vacancy can
not be created to be filed with the
view of making the new member a
chairman. This was tried in Ocean
county once, when one of the mem
bers resigned; when the roll was
called at the reorganization meeting
and Joseph F. Thompson was elected
to I'LL the vacancy, then chosen chair
man, the attorney general ruled that
the action was Illegal. The Gerah
law, which has since been passed,
makes it more evident that such pro-
cedure cannot be followed.
One of those whose names have been
heard most frequently as a possible
successor to MI. Dalrymple is Herbert
w. Taylor, of the Eighth ward, a
former Assemblyman, who has been
identified with the organization for
many years. He is a lawyer and is
deemed to have the desirable quallh-
cations for the office. Others men
toned are George Brown, jr., of the
Ninth ward, and DR.. William H. Nc
Kenzie, the county physician, but 1t
is said that he does not desire the
place. There is also a feeling among
the members thai it would be best to
select someone who does not hold
office.
Edward w. Gray, secretary Of the
State Republican Committee, in dis
cussing the situation, declared he was
IN favor of the committee selection of
candidates. He said:
II think it would be well to have
that committee named from both the
elected and appointive members, the
chairman of it to act for the time
being as head of the county commit
tee. ! favor reorganization of the
committee as soon as possible. Mr..
Dalrymple has made a good chairman
under peculiarly trying circum-
stances. The new chairman will also
have some hard work to do, and we
ought to make the selection with de-
liberation.
Il believe the Geran law should be
amended so hal it would be possible
to elect county committee members
in the spring, instead of in the fall,
in the middle of the campaign. II
NOuAu bS IiuIn b6ALtl 1DA oil Tie pO~
litical parties if this could be done.
AS it is now the county committee
members are elected at the general
primaries in September, when the
campaign is half advanced. whereas
II they could be elected in the spring
the committee existing in the fall
would have charge not only of the
primaries, but of the election"
Postmaster Frank j. Book will like
ly resign as treasurer at the next
meeting of the committee.