Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-16
MAYOR LAYING
PIPES TO HEAD
OFF DALRYMPLE
Lieut." Frazer Calls Caucus of
Republican Aldermen Without
Inviting Party Leaders.
COULD NAME FRIENDS
IF HE "HAD" COUNCIL
AIdermanic Fight at Coming
Election Is Topic of the
Discussion.

Further indications of Mayor Ray
mond intentions to continue as the
political leader of a faction in the
Republican party, and that his har-
mony pact with the regular organi-
cation men is to continue only until
election day was seen last night in a
caucus of Republican aldermen held
in the City Hall to talk over the al
dermanle fights at the coming elec-
tion and the possibilities of the Re-
publicans getting control of the Com
mon Council.
The caucus was engineered by City
Counsel Spaulding Frazer, Mayor
Raymon1's chief political adviser. and
though many organization Republi-
cans, as members of the Common
Council, We're called into the confer
ence there was no call sent to Alfred
N. Dalrymple, Republican leader, or
Herpert w. Taylor, chairman of the
republican County Committee, two
or the men who are supposedly to
conduct the city and county campaign
for the Republicans. In fact the
whole proceedings had the aspect of
self-conducted meeting bv Raw
mondites for Mayor Raymond. and
there was a general feeling of mo
Dals Need Apply" all about the
room.
Mayor Raymond's main object now
is 10 secure Republican majority in
tne common Council and mould that
majority so 1t will obey his mandate
instead of taking counsel from Mr..
Dalrymple, or any of the other ree1,-
lar Republican organization leaders.
Should he be able to do this he
can go ahead strengthening his own
political fences and take care of some
OF the members of his political cabi-
net with some appointive city Jobs.
He knows that he hasn't any chance
with the Board of Works no matter
whether the election favors the Re-
pubiicans or Democrats, as the Re-
publicans are Dalrymple men and the
Democrats are sure not TO listen 10
his advice.
Planning Berth for Moody.
| There was considerable surprise
ana wonderment expressed by the
Demeeratio aldermen when their Re-
publican colleagues one by one left
the council chamber for their caucus
last night. II finally developed that
Mr.. Frazer, evidently speaking with
authority from Mayor RAYMOND. had
called the heart-to-heart talk to tell
them of the Importance of having a
Republican council next year in
order TO secure the appointment of
August Sofel, who is still uncon-
nrmed as city auditor. Then Il.
Erie Moody, the mayors private sec
retary, is scheduled to succeed Tyler
Parmly. as city comptroller. Mr..
Frazer told the Republican aldermen
that in order that the mayors official
acts may be carried out without on
position Republican majority in the
council is highly essential. Alderman
Theodore Gottlieb, the Progressive
Republican, did not attend the con-
ference.
The present complexion OF the Com
mon Council is Democrats %. Repub-
licans 9. It Is the desire of the mayor
and his personal administration that
this large majority be reduced and IL
possible have Republican majority
in 1915 Whether this will be accom-
plished depends entirely on the com
ing November elections.
In the Eleventh ward the Demo
cratic leaders rather believe that Otto
b. Schalk will be elected, since the
fight for aldermanie honors here is
merry one. Alderman Theodore ID.
Gottlieb, running as an Independent
candidate, will have the opposition of
Frank w. Long, the regular Repub-
lican nominee. Democratic hopes are
high for the election of Ernest A.
Lyon in the Sixteenth ward
However, the Republican plans
have been well laid. Several candi-
dates are known to be friendly
to the policies advocated by Mayor
Raymond. For instance, in the Sec
ond ward, Mortimer Lowy, who is q
member of the Recreation Commits
sion, is the Republican candidate.
Joseph Hirsch. staunch Republican,
hopes to defeat Hyman Rosen, the
regular Democratic nominee.
Trying to Trick McCrudden.
In the Fourth ward, Alderman Jo-
seph r. McCrudden, who is seeking a
return to the Common Council, has
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