Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-26
POLITICAL EYES
TURNED TOWARD
/. &. C. G a. q. !. P. QUARTERS
ou' the generl Tonight's Meeting
Of Committee Awaited
With Interest
WILL CHAIRMAN TAYLOR
INSIST ON RESlGNlNG? =?
Some Want Him to Stay, 9th
ers Urge Him to Quit-ln-
dorse RoemnneIe.

Interest in the outcome of tonight s
meeting of the Essex County Repub-
lican Committee is keen. All political
eyes viii be turned toward the Hal
sey street headquarters and all po-
litical ears will be glued to the ground
awaiting developments.
Chairman Herbert w. Taylor has
rendered his resignation as head of
the committee, SO that he can conduct
his campaign for the nomination for
surrogate. without being subject to
adverse criticism. The resignation is
to become effective July l.
Some committeeman are desirous
that Mr.. Taylor withdraw his resig-
nation and continue as chairman
Others urge him to stand pat on
the resignation, pull out entirely and
make the fight for surrogate.
There is a faction bitterly opposed
to Nice-C Chairman Benjamin r. Jones
holding the craftsmanship reins, as he
may do by reason of his position and
in the event of Taylor retiring from
the chair.
What will Taylor do? is the ques-
ton
1t is intimated that he has been
advised by some not to attend to-
nights session, and leave the entire
mattel in the committees hands. If
the committee decides to accept the
resignation all well and good. If it
votes to lay it on the table and in.
sist upon Taylor continuing in office,
rbN a x1rpll and tyOod
Late information has it that Mr..
Taylor will attend the meeting, and
In due course of business have his
letter of resignation called up for
action. He will then -elinquish the
chair, hand the gavel over to Mr..
Jones, state his reasons for reSigning
and insist that he be relieved of the
cares of the chairmanship.
Much depends. however, on just
what step Mr.. Taylor will take.
The Ninth Ward Republican Execu-
tive Committee last night Endorsed
former Freeholder Ferdinand Roem-
mele as a candidate for county super
visor. Thomas r. Goldingay opposed
Mr.. Rommele as q candidatesfeR vtlae
Endorsement. The vote was "a to 10.
Five members did not vote. On motion
of Mr.. Goldingay the vote was made
unanimous The ballots were taken
in the headquarters of the Republican
Club, at 81 Elizabeth avenue.
The committee at a previous meet
Ing indorsed Austen Colgate for sena-
tor and Freeholders Richard f..
Malta, August l.. Lcombe and Amos
w Harrison for reelection. Candi-
dates for sheriff and surrogate were
not indorsed last night by the COM
mittee 1t was said that it had been
decided to pursue 'hands-on" pol
icy in regard to these offices.
The Second Ward Republican Club
of East Orange last night indorsed
Austen Colgate for senator: Ralph
r. Schmidt, for sheriff and Daniel F..
Gaven, for surrogate.
The Hawthorne Republican Club of
the Clinton Hill sestion, Ninth ward,
at their meeting last night indorstd
Frederick Lehlbach for Congress;
Harry b. O'Connell, for sheriff, and
Daniel Il. Gaven, for surrogate, and
Frank W. Cam, for alderman.
The Lindsey Republican Club of
West Orange last night indorsed the
following Republican candidates: For
senator, Austen Colgate: for sheriff,
Ralph r. Schmidt: for surrogate,
Daniel F. Gaven, and for freeholders,
p Messrs. Malta, Harrison and La
combe