Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
DR.. MARKENS FAILS TO
LAND APPOINTMENT
CONTINUED from First Pnee)

county employees that, IL they would
get the Democratic members of the
board to work for his confirmation,
the Democratic members could have
anything they wanted from the board
for the rest of this year.
This statement meant by inference
that Ryman and Malta, the two
members known to be in favor of
Markers, would vote with the three
Democrats on board matters In which
the Democrats were interested.
Chairman Ryman at once put In
denial that he was a party to any
such deal, and said that he had never
heard of it. 1t was noticeable that
Malta made no such denial. content
ing himself with asking the question:
How did the minority members ex-
pect to control the board?
Mr. Waters asked that a commlt-
tee be appointed to investigate the
entire matter, and stated that ne
would produce the three men VINO
were approached by Markers, but
Chairman Ryman stated he did not
see how q committee could 1nVestl-
gate its own members. In justice to
Chairman Ryman it should be stated
that at no time did Markens mention
his name in connection with the ef-
fort to get the Democrats in line, and
it is believed that Ryman at no time,
until the matter was brought to his
attention by the exclusive publca-
ton in the Evening Star that such
deal had been preached, knew that
his name was being used by Markens
in a way that could even inferentially
connect him with a deal.
Deciding Vote Is Taken.
After Mr.. Waters had renewed his
request that a committee investigate
the matter the discussion Of
Markenss appointment was dropped
and a vote taken on the matter.
Ryman and Malta voted to retain
him in his position, and Evans, Har-
rison and Waters against 1t.
While all this was going on a dele
cation of fourteen women, represent
ing women's clubs and associations of
Essex county, had been waiting IN
the anteroom to urge upon the COM
mittee the necessity of appointing a
woman physician at the asylum. Be-
fore admitting the women Director
Evans had a motion adopted that a
woman physician be appointed medi-
cal inferno at the asylum.
The women were then called into the
meeting and after the committee had
listened to their pleas for the ap-
uointment of woman informed
| them that the action had already
been taken, much to the surprise OF
the delegation of the fair sex. They
thanked the committee, and ther
having found out that the appoint
nent was that of an inferno at 9
salary of $50 per month got after the
committee to make the appointment
i enc of an assistant physician at q
salary of 81, 200 year, and carried
! their point. The appointment will b,
made at a later date after DR.. Guy
Payne has looked over the field anC
recommended the name of som,
woman physician.
Among the women who called OIL
the committee yesterday to urge /,
woman physician were Mrs. William
8. Disbrow. of this city, and Mrs
Frederick D. Green, of Upper Mont
clair, vice-presidents for the sevent
and eighth districts Of the New Jer
sey Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. Edmund b. Osborne, OF the Up
Der Montclair Council of Philan
thropy; Mrs. William r. Ropes. Stat
president of the Federation of Won
ems Clubs, and Mrs. S. B. Harriso
and DIR. Harriet K. Burnett, of tn
Contemporary, with a membership c
!, 400 members in Essex county.
Harry w. Weigand, Of Newark
was appointed private secretary
Warden BENJAMIN F. Bailey to fill
vacancv IN that offica.