Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
THE FUR FLEW
At SESSION OF
Elk. COMMITTEE
A Star Reporter Learned Later
That Ward chaiYmen Are
Not Tongue-tied.

Early in the meeting Of the city
committee Of the Republican County
Committee yesterday afternoon the
fur began to fly. 1t mad been an
nOunced that fusion proposition
would be discussed. but if il WAS
ever sincerely contemplated the SUBJ
ject was tossed to the winds. There
were other matters in the air thai
later disturbed the severity Of the
proceedings.
Chairman Taylor. Of The county
committee, apparently scented
trouble, for he suggested that Il
might be wise 10 exclude from the
session all but the chairmen of the
respective ward committees, who con-
stitute the active members of the city
executive committee. II would be
well, he said, to bar candidates fof
Office from the meeting
They might 90 outside and tell the
newspaper reporters Of our doings
and our plans" he explained
Some one asked if chairmen OF
ward committees were not Just as
apt to talk to reporters and tell Of
the happenings.
The chairman's statement brought
John F. Murray IT.. Board Of Works
NdhAAAdAtf 70 MS AFtl IN a tidSh-
Il am here by invitation of several
members Of this executive commit
Tee he exclaimed. and. moreover. /
happen to be a member Of the county
committee. But if any objections TO
my remaining here are raised I viii
retire and permit you to handle
things in your own way and to suit
yourselves"
Taylor Didn't Mean 1t.
Murray reached for his hat and
started TO leave the executive room.
Now, / don't mean that. john" ex-
claimed Chairman Taylor. Il don't
mean it for you. and you mustn't take
it that way, There are other candi-
dates here
Murray resumed his side alongside
of other candidates, and then ensued
broadside of talk from various sec
tons Of the room.
Frank Knott of the Seventh ward
finally took the floor and started 70
make a motion. the purport of which
was that all candidates for office be
excluded from the session. Chairman
Taylor here interrupted Knott with
the remark
Frank. I guess that viii not be
necessary"
It say. Mr. Chairman" Daniel r.
Gaven, is reported to have said,
laughing while he said it, that mo-
ton wouldn't hurt Us. would it2
must remain as recording secretary
of the committee and you as an ex-
oficio member We are both candi-
dates for surrogate you know
At all events, such candidates as
CHANGED to be present were allowed
to stay.
Vice Chairman Benjamin f. Jones.
who is not an executive committees
man. and Al Dalrymple, who is not
a ward chairman, sat throughout
the entire discussion undisturbed by
the proceedings or anything else APP
parently.
Sounded Like War Talk.
II certain members of the exccu-
tive committee had any plan in mind
TO spring they failed to develop
After the meeting had 3eers d.
clared adJou-r nc, ---.- tss..ss- softer. can
didate for county supervisor. took
Thomas P. AIworth, county commit
tee treasurer. to task for figuring a.
paymaster for Lewis Bowden, also
candidate for supervisor, to the ex-
clusion of all others.
This argument resolved itself into
a red-hot session. and shots that
savored of q European war conflict
were exchanged Soffel was the ag-
gressor and he tore verbally into
Alworth with such vehemence that
the county treasurer fed to the fast
ness of some inner fortress
An Evening Star reporter got an
mixing of the inner doings of the
executive committee and concluded
to try the probe on the ward CHAIR
men, very few of whom he found in
the least bit tongue tied. No can
didate for office could possibly speak
with more freedom