New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20
DEMOCRATS REVOLT IN NEWARK.
THEY WILL NAME AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
If MAYOR HAYNES IS RENonNATED.

| THEY WILL NAME AN INDtPENDENI thNDAD-'N~
IF MAYOR HAYNES IS RENoMNATED'
formidable revolt Of Democrats in Newark has
begun against the rule Of The party bosses and airey
100 active and welllmown Democrats have ehlisVcu III
! fine movement several meetings have been held ana
a line OF action determined upon. Inc charter |ie0
tons will take place in october, when Mayor anu
Gftccn Aldermen are to be elected. Mayor HAYNES
Democrat has served four terms and is candidate LOT
fifth term. He is the choice OF the Bosses ana MS
nomination Is said to have been demanded by "ourei
Kruger. the millionaire brewer. who Is now III "ci
MANY There is a strong feeling against Haynes among
respectable voters and large element OF the Demo
cratic party shares this feeling 1t is the intention OF
the revolters to nominate independent Democriuc
candidate in case Haynes Is nominated by the party
convention. AS Haynes never got more than aDon1
200 majority for Mayor this division VIII be enough
to insure his defeat.
The organization Of the BOARD Of Works with sweep
ing powers in the municipal government has also
caused great discomfort in the party. The Commits
soners are appointed by the Mayor without connrna
ton nv the Council and as they possess the legislative
as we'll As executive powers formerly exercised by the
Aldermen who are now mere fgureheads. the people
are deprived Of their right OF selfgoverhmenV All
that the Aldermen do is to make the appropriations
and the payments TO the BOARD Of WORKS are hanua
tory The Board has the absolute control OF hundreds
Of thousands of dollars of expenditures M million oo
water supply. All the Commissioners and all the ap-
pontees are Democrats.
For twenty years the BOARD Of Freehoiders was re
publcan II was composed of two members from each
| township and enc from each ward. The Democratic
legislature In 1889 changed the basis OF represen
TO give the Board one member from each Assembly
District and the genymAnder Of these districts maze
the Board largely Democratic. Formerly the frcc-
holders served without compensation and supe-
| roi class of men were elected. Now they are pau
good salaries and the place is struggled for by political
heelers with the result Of greatly deerioratnR INC
character of the Board All the county institutions
are filed with the same class Of men appointed by the
Board and there are only four county officers eected
ny the people namely, the Sheriff County Clerk sur
rogate and Register. III the city only the Mayor
Aldermen and Trustee of the City Home are voted 1or
BIZ the people. All the rest are Democratic appoint
n ents The Aldermen have authority, and no SELF
respecting citizen cares any longer TO take the Occ
There are many prominent Democrats who have WITH
drawn ftom active politics they saw the tehdeSlc
of the party under the rule OF three or Tour men, 1S
are in hearty sympathy with the nCepenGeht move
meDt in the party. and Will lend 1t their acuve slppOTt
in the coming charter election me movement VIII
also extend to the Legislative elections IN november
to defeat the election Of unfit men foI the Assembly,