Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-07
mo BOSS" PARTY
HAS TICKET FOR
THE REPUBLICANS
Makes Its Appearance Today
and May Be Raymond
Adjunct.
HAS ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
AND A PARTY PLATFORM
Takes a Rap at County Counsel
Alfred n. Dali
rympIe.

Under the high sounding title Of
The No Boss League of Essex Coun-
ty, new Independent movement has
been launched within the ranks of
the Republican party. Clarence H
Heddon, president of the new-fedged
organization, has issued formal pro
nunciamento in which the purposes
and objects of the league are set
forth. The statement is replete with
denunciatory allusions to the evils of
boss dictation," and contains full
list of Assembly candidates whose
names Will be submitted to the party
voters at the September primaries.
AS preface to the platform of the
league, Mr.. Heddbn modestly re
marks: This organization Is com
posed of a large number of int1uen-
tial citizens who have tired of the
evils of boss rule and have deter
mined to place before the voters can
didates well-known in the several
ina ginary districts" Continuing, he
says:
formed with but one idea in mind
that is to give to the people of Essex
county as their representatives In pub
lie office men who should command
the confidence of every honest voter
in this county. We invite an exami-
nation of their standing in each of
their own communities as the best
evidence of the character of the can
didates."
Coalition Is Hinted.
Although AT first glimpse the birth
of the new league would appear to
be fraught with danger to the Ray
mondite faction IN the approaching
primaries. it was hinted this morning
that a coalition might be formed with
the mayors followers.
1T Is not our purpose to divide the
Independent Republican vote" said
man prominently identified with the
league. I'VE are ready to join hands
with Raymond in his fight against
Dalrymple, IL the latter and his fol-
lowers will meet us half way"
Political wiseacres today expressed
the belief that the probable effect of
the new organization would be to
compel the Raymondites to indorse
certain of the mo Boss Leagues"
Assembly candidates. Certain indi-
viduals connected with the league
hinted that such an arrangement
would not be entirely displeasng to
them.
The chief planks of the party plat
form of the league, as culled from
the statement of Chairman Heddon,
are as follows:
Assembly districts should be real
and not ina ginary, as at present
Every community in Essex county
Is entitled to home rule and to such
a central purchasing bureau as their
needs require
Special interests through the party
boss should not be permitted to de-
feat the will of the people"
A special slap is taken at County
Counsel Alfred n. Dalrymple, al
though the latter is not mentioned
by name The statement alludes to
certain party boss, who allows only
such matters to come before the
people for their decision as he and
his directors-the special interests
consider as not interfering with their
own pleasure, power or profit
Candidates Described.
The statement describes the candi-
dates offered by the league as fol-
lows:
"These men have not been deposed
from public office, nor are they office
seekers. They are in the race for
principle, not for spite or gain.
efforts are constantly being made
by emissaries of those who have sup
planted the peoples rule to create
some other battle cry than the above
platform, or otherwise divert atten-
ton from the principles involved.
Their efforts in this direction must
fail. as there is no joker or verbiage
in this platform unintelligible to the
lay mind or concocted by the legal
mind.
1T means what 1t says, and says
what it means. No more. no less.
"We need the help of every honest
voter to elect these men and put the
above platform into effect
The candidates on the Assembly
tickets are:
Elbridge X Bicknell. Arthur L.
Cara brant. George M. Whitfield,
John Decker, William J. Wakefield
jr., Charles w. Linfonte. Albert NJ
Stubblebine, Edmund r. Halsey, Will
lam S. Ketcham, Alfred A. Franck
Frank A. Fetridge, John Espy.
The new organization has opened
permanent headquarters in rooms
516-517 of the Kinney building Among
those prominently identified with the
are Edward w. Cooper,
Edison G. Moore, j. c. McLaury,
Willard L. Small. D. Lester Damn, G.
II. Bailey. H. NJ. Van SAINT, D. George
Knight, Daniel c. Knowlton, George
c. Arndtz, G. Quimby, Alfred H.
Edgerley, James b. Banister, w. G.
Hainski, Charles G. Fielding. Charles
H. Mcintyre. Walter r. Pruden
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