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highly paid executive director. When it was made clear that Peachee would actually be in charge of the party, Cramer rejected the proposal.
Dark mutterings about Cramer’s alleged ineptitude as chairman continued through the winter. There were repeated rumors that he was about to resign. One report had it that he would run for the state Senate.
Cramer, in the meanwhile, remained undisturbed by it all. He continued to manage the Republican affairs in a workmanlike manner and refused to be baited by the sniping.
That sniping, however, grew more intense as time passed. Two weeks ago his opponents finally locked onto an issue which appeared to have enough substance to justify a formal challenge to his leadership.
It became known that the GOP was having financial problems. A widely heralded “Commonwealth Gala” fund-raising event turned out to be a bitter disappointment, bringing in only a fraction of the revenue expected.
Cramer announced the headquarters staff would have to accept a 10 percent pay cut. Several top salaried employees resigned.
It was then that Robert Weed, who had served as a Trible consultant during the fall campaign, went public with his criticism of Cramer. According to Weed, Cramer had badly mismanaged the party’s finances, had not demonstrated aggressive leadership and had generally done an unacceptable job as chairman.
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