Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-29
CROSBY SCORES
BOTH RAYMOND
AND HIS BILLS
Republican County Committee
Session Marked by Enliven-
ing Features.
SIXTEENTH WARDERS
EXPLAIN THEIR STAND
Not Hostile to the organiza-
tion-Secretary John R.
FIavelI Resigns.

iDo tHeInDelS VI tlIle IlSpupilSdh
County Committee had a great time
last night. They hauled Mayor Ray
mond over the Goals and afterward
enjoyed a smoker Both features of
the gathering were decidedly inter
tSting.
Only one thing marred the other
wise happy feeling of the evening,
that was the resignation of John r.
Flavell, as corresponding secretary
Of the committee after twe..ty years
service. Numerous tributes were
oaid the retiring official, who COVE
his reason for the step the fact that
ne now occupies a county job-pri-
vate secretary to Sheriff Ralph b.
Schmidt and that he was not a be-
lever in dual Office holding.
Assemblyman w. Olive Crosby fur
nished the preliminary thrills by
talking about the mayor. He was in
no sense mild in his criticism of
Newarks Republican chief executive.
Mr.. Crosby declared that the mayor
had attempted to use the legislature
TO build up a personal machine III
the city of Newark. "He had num-
Der of bills introduced there for the
purpose of cerating offices for his
friends, who would be the works OF
the machine. but only one of those
measures got through, | am glad to
say" said the assemblyman from
Cast Orange.
.'An attempt was made through
Assembly bill No. S04 to divert school
funds to other municipal purposes"
le went on. II was responsible for
letting that bill die in committee. l
understood It was fathered by Mayor
Raymond"
Mr.. Crosby also took fling at what
he termed the mpropriety of Assem-
blyman F. Edward Wolf, now a po-
lice court judge, in having a bill
passed creating the job of judge for
himself ut was something unheard
of In the legislature for man to.
make a job for himself, was another
declaration.
The Essex asseinblyman Included
in his criticism the mayors pur-
cha sing agent bill. the auditor bill.
The school bill and the thirl police
Judge bill. All of the measures were
bad legislation, he said, and were in
troduced solely to aid the mayor in
his purpose of building machine of
mis- own, to further his personal as
pirations.
II am not controlled by boss and
! am not under the domination of the
corporate interests, as some of my
enemies intimate was Mr.. Mr. Cros-
by's peroration. II am neither a Tay-
lor man, Dalrymple man, a Jones
or Raymond man. | am an Essex
county man, and ! stand by the ma
ton, the State, the county and the
party"
That Sixteenth Ward Republican
Club meeting the other night that
was heralded as a slap at Dalrymple
came in for attention. too. Fred
Wagner, chairman of the executive
committee of the ward, disavowed
any intention of snubbing the organi-
zation. Any action taken by the club,
ne said, was solely in regard to con-
ditions in the war and had no county
significance. The ward had no in
tention of jumping the organization
he said.
Recording Secretary Daniel r.
Eaven read Mr.. Flavell's letter OF
resignation. 1t caused little ripple
Of surprise The reigning secretary
said he didn't believe in a man hold
ing two political offices, and on that
account wished to give up the posi-
tion in the county committee.
He, however, pledged his loyalty TO
the organization in the letter. and in
speech he was called upon to make
promised to lend his assistance to the
organization at any time.
Former Alderman William Penning-
ton moved that the resignation be
accepted, and in doing so explained
that he was carrying out the wishes
of Mr. Flavell. He paid tribute TO
the latter's long term of faithful SER
vice 1T is hard" he said, ito lose
the services of so valuable and able
a servant
Others also paid their tributes to
Mr.. Flavell. A new secretary will
he elected next month. No one can
didate for the place has got a cinch
on it as yet, although many are said
to be in the race Milton J.. Crowley,
of the Fifteenth Ward, was prom
inently mentioned last night
The smoker followed the business
meeting of the committee. Thomas
p. Alworth, treasurer of the COM
nittee; Police Commissioner John l.,
Reid and David Davies, of the Eighth
Ward, had charge of the smoker and
entertainment.