The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
REFORM HITS EAST ORANGE.
EVEN THE UONEN ARE PLAYING
POLITTIS OVER ~ JERSEY.
Two of 'Em Are Hoping TO he school Com.
missiOners - And Nardham EarmIr,
says They Ought Ia BE The Good and
the Beautiful a. q Nass Meeting.


the Beautiful a. a Mass Nee,lnE
EAST ORANGE, y. J oct is--lt il prob
ably true that there IL more hot politics in
this Jersey town just now than there II
anywhere in the United States. not except
ing the Ninth Assembly district Of New
York, with Devery and all hi, pumps.
The excessive heat H. generated through
the activity Of = r"v political organizat ion
here. called the Citizens Union Of Fast
Oranga.
Like most Citizens Unions. it." agin the
government !, was organized for tho
avowed purpose e turning the Republican
rascals, out of all III" municipal offices and
filing thos" Offices with other Republicans
and some Democrats Of its own :, lection.
all Of whom must subscribe tu the doctrin"
of the divorce Of national. State and county
polltic- from municipal politics.
the union was urgallz"d about six weeks
ago, made nominations for all the city
Offices ia 10 filed this fall, from Mayor
down. and started out on a hammer and
longs campo ~. Archer Brown &C TN"
well-known iron and steel firm Of Il gers
Brown & Co. wa elected president Of tn"
organization, and Edward h. Sumerwell.
a lawyer prac' isng in New York, wa,
nominated for Mayer. IL the present
campaign the union declares, among other
things. for the repeal of the so-called
Maekcr law, which provides that all mu-
nicipal and charter elections in the state
Of New Jersey >rall he held in the fall a.
the same time A. State and national cleo
tions The tli2euS' Union declares for
spring murioi'al AVID charter electors
BY way of adding interest and gayety
to The campaign, N" CITIZEN Union folks
Issued come literature containing the
results Of municipal bond ISSUES. which
tend To show that IN" chairman of the
Finance Committee of the city Council
has sold bondr to loca trust company
for much less than New York bond houses
would have paid. This literature also
contains statements TO the effect that +.
although the city has a bonded indebted
ness OF si,i5o.sl.s5 aud an increa-a tax
rate or higher assessment. the city
fathers have found il necessary TO borrow
from local bank Il, per cent. $3.50"
IN the past eight months. Since the circula-
ton OF this literal urc, they are asking in
Fast Orange. hot Where did YOU get IT,"
but What have YOU done with it,"
Any political organization Ia Fast Orange
that isn't Republican needs all the help
it can get, if it, going to put a ticket in
the field, and 30 the Citizens I Mon man
ayers nominated two women. Mrs. Anna
Pomeroy Alexander and Mrs. Juliet G..
Gushing, for members Of the Poard of
Education. This was TO make the union
strong in the homes. Il vas pointed ont
that II a couple of women We're nominated
for Office the union would have the united
and solid support of the WOmau's Club
the Ladies Political STUDY club, the Char
lotte Emerson Brown Club and the Meta
physical Club. so Mr.. Alexander and
Mrs Cushing wer" nominated Al q many OF
the women of East Orange are with the
union.
The union held it, fir, mas meeting
q month ago and It's second one tonight
To-nights meeting was held in Common
wealth Hall and Mr. Brown presided The
main hall vas crowded with mon and in
the gallery were pretty girl- ard their
mammaS There wCrc, of course, dele
cations from all the clubs mentioned and
there we're many associate members Of
tn" fashionable lSs"z County Country
club, young women who can ride across
country and after he hounds
Mr. Brown opened tn" meeting with a
speech, and he was followed by several
Of the candidates for the Municipal Council
and Nlr Sanford Ellsworth Cobb Both
are young men. To b" exact, Mr. lardley
j. "a and Mr. Cobb j. 20 The Citizens
Union managers point with no little pride
70 both these Young men, especially to Mr.
Nardlev, who i, spoken If a. the leader
of our most fashionable ST.
Mr. iardley spoke fir-t and spoke very
well Among other things Lee said:
We haN" been criticised for putting
women on our ticket i NAV b" a hit IN.
usual heredtOus, hgt they have done it
elsewhere, and think Won will all agree
with me IN this A woman L. the proper
person TO look after tho 81 iidr,u.'
Mr iardl"v SAID iil- IN a nice, faIhcrlv
kind ot way and ~oir' of the del,g atian
from The Metaphysical tlIb were inclined
TO regard il a. pa"uuineuun that 80 young
a man, aud unmarried ~ the bargain, could
speak - raj lily on the subject of child