Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-04
DALRYMPLE IN
IONES'S PLACE AS
COUNTY COUNSEL
FreehoIders Abolish the Office
of County Attorney, With It's
$4,000 Salary.
ALL OLD OFFICIALS
FORMALLY REELECTED
Evening Star Forecasted That
DaIrympIe Would Step into
Jones's Shoes.

As forecasted in the Evening Star
the Board of Freeholders. which re-
organized at noon today, named
Alfred N. Dalrymple as county coun.
sci to succeed BENJAMIN F. Jones
Following the election of Mr.. Dal.
rymple came the abolition os tht
position of county attorney, created
on January 5, 1914, and filled since
its inception until today by the new
county counsel The annual salary
for the attorneyship was $4,000.
Walter A. Evans, for the fourth
time, was chosen director of the
board, and Frank e. Ward was agar
named as clerk, while, with the ex-
ception of Jones. all the old county
employees appointed by the board
were given their former respective
positions.
These include Ferdinand J. Hosp, as
warden Of the penitentiary; Benja-
min R. Bailey, as warden Of the Es-
sex County Hospital at Overlook;
Richard W. Booth. as county coll
lector; Alb4t T. Guenther, as county
auditor, and lost of minor appoint
ments.
DR.. William H. Nick enzie was re-
elected as county physician and Fred
Wagner as superintendent of the
Court House
The Office of county counsel pays
$1,000 per annum and has been filled
by Mr.. Jones for several years. Jones
claimed that he practically created
the position Of county attorney that
Mr.. Dalrymple might I'LL it, and is
very much incensed that he loses the
chief place now and that no Office
remains for himself.
The 1914 Board of Freeholders was
scheduled to hold it's final meeting at
II O'Clock, but 1t was 12 O'Clock before
Director Evans called the board to-
gether to wind up the routine BUSH
ness.
The 1915 Board of Freeholders was
not officially organized until 1895
o'clock, although the clock in the
freeholder's room still pointed to IL
o'clock when Clerk Frank. e. Ward
yascended the dias and called the
meeting to order.
The first business was the election
OF a. director and as there was no
opposition to the election Of Walter
A. Evans, he was unanimously
n, med for the office.
fhen came the motion made by
Majority Leader Malta to abolish
kdie office of county attorney, the
$1,000 position created a year ago and
filed by the appointment of Alfred
N. Dalrymple.
Joka II. Waters, Democratic leader,
said he was glad his Republican col
leagues had come to the conclusion
that this office was a useless one.
this having been the stand taken
by the Democratic members year
ago.
Mr.. Malta replied that the office
had not been a useless one, as during
his incumbency Mr. Dalrymple lhad
collected over $4,000 from tax dodgers
and others, and that this proved the
Office was not useless one.
There was no further discussion on
the matter and the election of a
county counsel was then gone into.
On motion of Mr.. Malta Mr.. Dali
rymple was named for the position.
The Democrats, Messrs. Waters,
Sleek and Quinn voted to make the
nomination unanimous. Mr.. Dali
rymple was not in the room when
he was elected to the highest legal
position in the county service and
there was no demonstration over his
election.
Philip ]. McElroy was named as
secretary to the county auditor to
succeed William Fl. Johnson, who re-
signed to become document clerk at
Trenton when the new Legislature
opens for business on January II.
The appointment of Mr.. McElroy was
the only new one made today out
side of the elevation of Mr.. Dalrymple
as county counsel.
Benjamin F. Jones, who is succeed
ed by Dalrymple. was not at the
Court House today. nor has he been
there much during the past ten days
or since it became evident he was
not to be reappointed.
The full list Of appointments made
by the board at its organization meet
ing follows:
Frank E. Ward, clerk to board.
Harry H. Hansel, deputy clerk to
board.
A. N. Dalrymple, county counsel.
Harold A. Miller, assistant county
counsel.
Richard w. Booth. county collector.
Alfred T, Guenther, county auditor.
DR.. William H. Mckenzie. county
physician.
Fred w. Wagner, Court House
superintendent.
George c. Bergen, superintendent
purchasing department.
Raymond l.. Mahoney, secretary
county counsel.
william ]. Rink, secretary county
collector
Leroy S. Badgeley, secretary pur-
chasing department
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