Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-02
RENEW FIGHT
TO REMOVE THE
NAME 'RA.'l'MOND'
Members of Down Neck Club
Send Breidenbach a Reg
istered Letter.
POLICE COMMISSIONER
WON'T CALL MEETING
Says He Scents Scheme of
DalrympIe Men to Garry Out
Old Plans.

President Frederick C. Breidenbach,
of the Police Board, receives numer-
Gus letters as head of that body, bu.
he is receiving far more as president
of the Schmidt Raymond Club, a po-
litical organization in the 1ronbound
, District.
These letters are of a pressing
nature, so pressing in fact one of the
communications came to him this
! morning in registered letter form. 1t
contained twenty-five signatures and
implored Mr.. Breidenbach to call a
meeting of the Schmidt Raymond
| Club and at once If he fails to do
so before July II, the letter declares.
the signers of the missive will pro-
ceed to hold a meeting and transact
business as if the session haFi been
called in due form.
This means a revival of the fight
begun in the club some time ago to
eliminate the name Raymond from
the sign above the door and either
call the organization the Ralph
Schmidt Association or the lronbound
District Republican Club. But the
name Raymond must go.
Breidenbach Edged on.
The meeting at which 1t was sought
| to wipe out the mayors name result
ed in an all-around shindy and broke
up without result except to authorize
| President Breidenbach to call the
next session. Breidenbach, however,
! being a Raymond man. has edged
away from calling meeting, and by
| doing so prevented the mayors OPP
ponents from carrying out their pur-
/ pose. But they are going to have
! that meeting or know thereason why,
are the -Raymondites, judging
frem latest developments.
They are regular county commit
| tee Republicans, and are with County
| Counsel Alfred n. palrymple in the
| party clash now on.
! Mr.. Breidenbach asserted strongly
| today that he would not call the
| meeting, and further averred that
most of the twenty-five signers were
| not even members of the club.
| why, there were even some Demo-
e aipners," said the
! p, COM You can say
| for me that | VII certainly not obey
| the request"
The letter was apparently sent by
| Charles Weigand. a ditrfct leader in
/ the Fifth ward, whose name appeared
on the envelope as well as among the
signers.
| While the missive did not state for
| what purpose the meeting should be
| called, Mr.. Breidenbach said there
was little doubt as to what the petit
| TONERS we're after.
sheriff Schmidt Made Request.
sheriff Ralph b. Schmidt has
asked ne several times to hold a
meeting so that Raymond might be
eliminated from The title of the club"
said Mr.. Breidenbach THE sheriff
did not sign the petition | received
| this morning, but his son did
| Since the memorable meeting held
at the Raymond-S Schmidt Club a short
time ago, which Mr.. Breidenbach ad-
| journed abruptly after a motion had
been made to vacate the chair. and
another motion was made to drop the
mayors name from the club, no meet
| ing has been held.
| The clup has no regular meeting
nights. the members assembling at
the call Of the chair.
| 1t is understood that the anti Ray
mond forces have been in conference
several times planning general re-
organization of the club, If Commits
sioner Breidenbach persisted in his re-
fu8al to call meeting.
! According to Mr.. Breidenbach, about
/ forty men whom the opposition are
| counting on as part of their constitu-
ency are not members of the associa-
ton at all The men referred to We're
present at the last meeting and paid
their initia ton fee of twenty five
| cents hei ''--"~ ~ot elected as MEM
bers o. + 1rsas .ation, Mr.. Breiden-
; bach -