Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-20
MOTOR CLUBS
TO CONSOLIDATE;
FIGHT ENDED
view Jersey and Essex County
Organizations May Take
Former Name.

The New Jersey Automobile and
Motor Club and the Automobile Club
of Essex County, both of which have
their headquarters in this city, are
going to consolidate under the name
of the former organization. This was
practically decided upon at sper' al
meAfing OF a Joint committee from
the two clubs held in the New Jersey
clubs Headquarters this week and
the formal announcement OF the con-
solidation will be made following a
meeting of the presidents Of both
clubs to be held in the near future to
formulate plans to bring about a con-
solidation. David Oakes is the presi-
dent of the New Jersey Club and A.
V. Hamburg is the head OF the Essex
county organization.
An official announcement from the
New Jersey Club was issued this
morning covering the case, which Is
as follows:
.Rumors are current that the New
Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
and the Automobile Club of Essex
County are considering the question
of consolidation. While these reports
have been current for some time, 1t
is learned upon good authority that
the trustees of both clubs have in
structed their respective presidents
to confer and formulate plans where
by this consolidation may be af-
fected."
The principal point Of difference Is
over the acceptance of A. A. A.
affiliation by the New Jersey Club,
which Is now held alone here by the
Essex Club. 1t is believed that this
acceptance viii take place.
1nw.rr af ~ hhA fTxyN
organizations will come the end Of
one of the bitterest and long-cou-
tinued fights among motorists IN this
State IL not in the country. -Four
years ago there arose q controversy
among the members Of the New Jer-
sey Automobile and Motor Club and
the State motorists, which for ten
years prior to that time had been in
unison, split UP.
Cause OF she-Dispute.
The dispute was over the right OF
representation in the Associated Au-
tomobile Clubs of New Jersey and
through the latter body in the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. The
national organization and the men
in control Of the New Jersey club at
that time asserted that It was taxa
ton without representation" The
Jersey organization was obliged to
pay something like 81. 400, which made
them the largest contributors in the
State, yet they were In minority on
State body.
Several men who had been pre-
viously prominent in the New Jersey
club and were then the ruling spirits
in the State body, resented this decla-
ration, and when the New Jersey club
withdrew from the Associated Clubs
and the American Automobile Asso-
citation they quit the New Jersey Club
and formed the Newark Motor Club.
From that time there were divided
interests, and It Is said that the cause
of the motorists in State legislation
suffered in consequence.
About year ago the Automobile
Club of Essex County was formed as
the outcome of proposition to have
a lunch club by some of the
younger men among the dealers in
this city. and when It was launched
1t was merged with the Newark
Motor Club. Augustus v. Hamburg,
president OF the Board Of Trade, was
elected president, and It WAS largely
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