Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-09
PLAN TO MAKE
O'CONNELL HEAD
OF COUNTY BODY
Runor Has Republicans Work.
ing Quietly to Select Success
sor to Chairman Taylor.
IDEA is TO HoBBLE
DALRYMPLE AS LEADER
strategists Operating Silently
and Avoiding Mention of May
or Raymond's Name.

II there Is any credence at all to
De placed in rumors fitting about.
there will be something unusual do
ing at the next meeting of the Essex
County Republican Committee, If,
Tor that matter, the something
doesn't start stirring and assume
tangible form before the end Of the
present week.
movement now on foot:
Harry B. O'Connell, assessment
commissioner under Mayor Ray
mond's administration, Is to be put
Forward as chairman of the county
committee to succeed the present
chairman, Herbert w. Taylor.
Tho election of O'Connell, so it is
figured out, will mean the elimina-
tion of County Counsel Alfred N
Dalrymple, as leader, or at least his
relegation to commonplace seat up
on one of the ordinary benches.
Story of Preparations.
The story of the preparations for
Dalrymple's undoing and the eleva-
ton OF prominent Raymondite to
the big chair in county committee
councils, is best told by one who
seemed to have some knowledge If
We are going about this matter
with tact and caution. and do not
propose to show our hand until we
are good and ready to fire. are sure
OF our game, If you want to pitt it
that way" said this well-informed
Republican. Like Won Hindenburg,
we are laying our plans with care,
and when we do spring the trap we
will catch the enemy by surprise and
take them into camp. Now, to give
you an idea how nicely and quietly
we are working, let me say that we
have SO guarded our operations that
the newspaper reporters, even, don't
suspect what is going on. We dcIt
want them in on this stunt now.
but will give them what they call
rafting story when the trap is
sprung OF course, certain news
paper reporters know of our plans
They are helping us out, are these
reporters, because their employers
are with us, and when the time
comes they will scoop the other pa
pers. .N
New Eernacuiar to Him, b
''They called it scoop anyway.
went on the well-informed Republi-
can, in an easy running. CONVERSE
tional way ut made me laugh when
they spoke of Scoops Reminded me
of a job shovelirg coal with big
scoops, Funny. isn't it. how these
newspaper fellows allude to items Of
news they get exclusively as scoops
and beats You've got to know
them to understand them and let me
tell you I'm getting wise all right.
"This idea of putting up Harry
O'Connell for chairman is a good
one," the well-posted man continued.
Hes a popular fellow and some
politician, believe me, when 1t comes
to politics. We expect to be asked
why not continue Bert Taylor as
chairman The answer will be some-
thing like this: Bert is a fine man;
we love him and all that, but name
Taylor and you really put Dalrymple
at the helm
A Loan OF Moral support.
Good play, isn't it? And don't
let anyone fool himself that we don't
know our business. ] say We but
I should say they as 1 am not an
active worker in the movement. Sim
ply know what Is going on and lend
Ing my moral support.
This is the plan and it is being
worked so that Mayor Raymond need
not figure in the mixup: Petitions
signed by twenty-five, thirty or more
county committeeman, representing
various parts of Essex county, are to
be prepared for presentation to the
county committee asking that Harry
O'Connell be considered a candidate
for the county Craftsmanship. The
fewer Newarkers we have on the
petition as starter the better, as
it is the purpose to keep the Ray
mond feeling in the background for
the present. Good scheme, isn't IT?
"As / said before" concluded the
well-posted man, I'VE are keeping this
well away from the newspapers.
That's what | call strategy. WheE
we get good and ready all the papers
can have the story and pound away
at it. We may shoot the stuff before
the end of this week, when our lines
will be so Strengthened that nothing
can beat US