Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-20
AND
Pt.,IlCS SHINE
IN THIRD WARD
Setting an Example for NutIey
and RoseviIle, Is the
Explanation.
SHERIFF CANDIDATES
DELIVER ADDRESSES
The Giving of Voting Powers TO
Advisory Members of Com
nnittees a BIunder.


Third ward Republicans held a
meeting in SaaTs Hall, corner of
Spruce and Somerset streets. last
night and it was nice, quiet order
ly session. lacking the sprightliness
that has marked gatherings Of politi-
cal bodies in the old Third. Il was ex-
plained that the episode Of Thursday
night in the Eleventh ward. when
Gilbert Crogan ruled on the mailed
fist plan on the surrogateship, was
about enough of that sort of politics
for one campaign. The Third ward
would teach a lesson in etiquette TO
the Roseville silk stockings a COM
mitteeman declared.
BY way Of example the Third ward
ers made it clear that they had re-
solved to indorse no candidates for
public Office except ward alderman
and the Assembly candidate to be
chosen from the iraginary district of
which the Third ward is a part.
But all candidates would be well
coined to meetings If only to give the
voters Of the ward an opportunity to
look them over
In accordance with this program
last night was set down as sheriff
night and. and, responding to in
vitations. these shrievaltv aspirants
Wree present: Harry B. O'Connell. j.
William Huegel c. William He'll
mann. Ralph Z. Schmidt and William
p. Garrabrants.
Each was called upon in turn by
Chairman Albert Guenther to address
the meeting. and each spoke for
about five minutes. There was moth
ing thrilling in any Of the addresses,
the speakers confning themselves to
declaring their candidates. and ex-
pressing a hope for Third ward sup
port.
The point raised as a result of the
meeting of the Eleventh ward Repub-
licans at the Lincoln Club in Rose
Vile Thursday night, when advisory
members of the executive committee
voted on the surrogate Endorsement,
that such action was a violation of
the State law. is likely TO be called
up for a ruling, judging frfom COM
ments going the rounds.
The point is made that none of the
county committees. Republican, Dem
ocrat or Progressives. permits ad.
visory members of these central or.
ganizations to vote on questions II
is npL tuuElutItu IlidI tue law gives
them such privilege Elective mem
bers only and ward chairmen are
allowed to vote If a county COM
mittee. which sets the policy for
ward and township executive commit
tees, holds that advisory members are
not voting members, how is it and
why is it that advisory members, who
numerically outnumber the elective
members Of any ward committee. are
granted voting privileges? That is 3
burning question. and is likely tc
come UP at next Friday nights meet
ing of the Republican county COM
mittee.
1t was demonstrated at Nutley a
few nights ago. when County Collec-
tor Richard Booth overawed the cleo
tive members of the towns eXecu-
tive committee by lining up the ad-
visory members 10 a policy he was
directed to pursue. and again at the
Eleventh Ward Republican meeting
Thursday night. that the elective
members of committees have placed
themselves in a helpless minority anc
entirely at the mercy of the advisory
members on any voting proposition
The hands Of members chosen by tht
people at the primaries are practi'
oally tied, the appointive member:
being in a position to boss the job a
Will.
"It.is most assuredly a singular sit
uation." remarked a Republican coun-
ty committeeman today. at was
never contemplated that such would
be the case. 1t is beyond all reason
and contrary to every sense of fair
ness. That il is a power illegally
given is manifest. Perhaps it is just
as well that it has developed so early
as it will enable the county commit
! tee 70 pass upon the question. This
privilege was abused both in Nutley
and in Roseville.
''In every ward of the city under the
system of organization the elective
members of committee are outnum-
bered by the appointive and advisory
members by exactly five to one. Take
| the Eleventh ward, as an example
There are eleven districts and al
! elective member for each district. Th'
appointive or advisory members num-
| her ffty-five, or FIVE for each elective
member, making sixty-six all told
| Elective members are held response
1 BILE in law for their doings, the Others
/ have no responsibilities. 1t is not
only a mistake to permit them K
vote: it is a distinct injustice. The
situation is too plain for debate even.
There was little doing in the can
/ didate indorsing line last night. TIT
/ Washington Club. a non-political or
! ganization in the Ninth ward, o. X. Z
! Daniel F. Gaven for surrogate, ant
/ the Clifton Italian Club indorsel
! Gaven for surrogate and Richard +
Malta for freeholder.
Ninth ward Republicans have lit
| tie family embarrassment on thei
| hands Former Assemblyman Thoma
/ Goldingay and former Freeholder Au
| gust Roemmele are out for the count,
! supervisorship and seek ward in
| dorsements. The warders cannot yer,
/ well indorse two and are in a guam
dairy as to which one shall be give
the preference. In this ward, as i
many other wards, there is feeling o
friendship for Assemblyman William
/ II. Roberts, who was first in the tiel
/ for the supervisorship, and who ha
been literally indorsed throughout tn
] county