Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-27
TAY z oEMA|NS
AS CHAIRMAN
Of COUNTY BODY
Resignation as Head of Repub-
Iican Committee Is Laid
on the Table.
WILL CONTINUE IN
SURROGATE CONTEST
Chairman Is Passive When
enabers Declined to Permit
Him to Retire.

Herbert W. Taylor will continue to
act as chairman of the Republican
County Committee, al least until the
reorganization of the committee in the
fall His resignation as chairman.
rendered by him to take effect July i.
was taken up for action at the meet
ing of the county committee last
night and was ON motion laid on the
table.
Mr.. Taylor, in announcing his inten-
sion to resign, stated that he had en-
tered the race for the nomination for
surrogate, and felt that the holding
of the Craftsmanship while al the same
time being a candidate for elective of
flee would be taking an unfair ad-
vantage of other candidates Public
sentiment was opposed to such an at
titude, he said. and it was also against
new IDEAS in politics. The people
would never believe that the field was
open, free and fair for other candi-
dates il the head of the party organ
ization. with the controlling influence
he might be able to WELD was also
candidate for nomination 10 office.
Much Backing aud Filling.
y . There has been considerable back
iiix and filling over the RESIGNATION
quesiicIa and as late as yesterday aft
ernoon itAwas not known just what
stand the chairman would take As
stated in the Evening Star some
members wanted Taylor to quit the
chairmanship and make the surrogate
fight free from adverse criticism.
Others urged him to remain at the
head of the committee, and if he
didn't care to withdraw his resigna-
to
tee to table it, thus insuring his con-
tinuance as the committees head An
argument frequently used was that
majority of the organization did not
want County Counsel Benjamin r.
Jones, vice chairman of the commit
tee, to become the chairman
When the resignation was read and
placed before the meeting last night,
Mr.. Taylor left the chair and Vice
Chairman Jones took his place.
samuel P. West. of East Orange.
promptly made a motion that the
resignation be accepted, and Freder-
1ck Manners, of the Fourth ward This
city. seconded it. Before the motion
could be put to a vote, however,
Ulysses B. Brewster. of the Eighth
ward, offered a substitute motion to
lay it on the table Henry Hahn of the
Third ward. seconded this motion, and
WI. west SilOultu JOG t1e pre-
vicus question" it was put to a vote.
A chorus of ayes responded, and
as there was no word of opposition
the motion was declared unanimously
carried
Mr.. Taylor had nothing to say
either before or after the resignation
was brought up. He did not urge
that 1t be accepted. nor did he ask
to be retained as chairman. He made
short speech in turning over the
chair to the vice-chairman, in which
he said he did not think it proper
that he should preside while the men,
pers were acting on the matter.
Eighth Ward Unanimous.
Mr. Brewster in making his motion
stated that it was the unanimous wish
of the Eighth ward, from which Mr..
Taylor halls, that he should remain
in the chairmanship. He said further
that the best interests of everyone
would be served if Mr.. Taylor con-
tinued until the primaries are over at
least. Mr.. Hahn spoke in the same
vein in seconding the motion. ''Mr.
Taylor's excellent services as chair
man should prompt the members to
refuse to accept his resignation at this
time, said he.
A motion to dispense with the reg
nlar July meeting and have a meet
ing at the call of the chairman was
lost
This motion aroused a suspicion that
a game was on foot to keep doings
as quiet as possible from now until
near the approach of the primaries,
and the majority of members would
have none of it. They wanted every
thing threshed out and as often as
possible. The meeting adjourned inn
mediatelv after this.
After the meeting Mr.. West. who
wanted the resignation accepted, said
he was going to nominate former
county clerk John B. Woolston if Mr..
Taylor was allowed to resign. He
axgued with Vice-Chairman Jones
that the~latter had not followed par
liamentary proceeding in refusing to
put the previous question. Mr.. Jones
refused to be convinced, however. The
committeeman broke up in groups and
canvassed the present political situa-
tion for more than an hour.