The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
ALL FOR RIORDAN
MANY SAY EVENING STARS
EDITORIAL HIT MARK.
Mr.. Riordan Expresses Thanks and Says
He will Accept the Inevitable.
What Others Say.

Joseph p. Riordan, who was ousted from
the office of Mayor of Harrison through I
suit brought by an unknown person or per
sons on a constitutional point and not foi
any dereliction of his duties, said today
that while many OF his friends had urgee
aim TO appeal he had decided on advice Of
counsel that it would be useless, and he
thanked the EVENING STAR for its edi
torial yesterday on his behalf.
THAT editorial states the matter so clear
iy that 1t could not be improved upon,
said he. Hundreds of my friends evident
lv read 1t. for they have called me up on
the telephone or have seen me In person
10 congratulate me upon being so fortunate
as to have the paper put the case so wei
10 the point. / believe there was hardly =
person in Harrison but what was
With the article. 1t VIII De "luety copieu'
sReearding the persons who attacked
the constitutionality of the law under
which / was elected l am still at sea. off
course. l nave my suspicious, but as !
can prove nothing l must keep silent l
have had several manufacturers tell me
that they would put up the money II l
would appeal, and ! referred 1t TO my
counsel. Michael T. Barrett. but he ad-
vised me not to proceed further. It is
hard to be placed in the position OF a
helpless victim, for l always tried to DO
my duty as Mayor, but ] guess must ac-
cQ1I me ElIUHIltU. II ID Gel AdAhtJ
fort to know that l am supported by so
many friends, among whom l count the
EVENING STAR
what other prominent Harrison men
think of the Riordan case ana OF the
EVENING STARS editorial is given as
follows:
Councilman Clarence T. Van Deren said;
II know of no other editorial / have ever
read that covers facts so Thoroughly ana
presents them In such a trenchant manner
as the one appearing In last nights WEN
ING STAR on Mayor Riordan's case. l
was very much pleased to read sucn an
able, concise and accurate editorial cover
ing the situation in question. So far as
IL relates to Acknowledgement Robert II.
McCarter as being party TO the proceedings
by which Mayor Riordan was ousteu l
would say. that he ave his consent TO the
suit being brought by request of former
Justice Gilbert Collins. / know personally
that he had no interest In the matter ana
acted as he did only as n matter OF cour-
tesy to Collins. l took great interest IN
the bill Of 1907 and had the assistance OF
the Attorney-General in getting GoVernol
Stokes to sign the bill.
Councilman John j. DAILY said;
II appreciate very much the interest
That the EVENING STAR Is taking IN lne
Riordan matter on behalf OF the citizens
Of Harrison. The own of Harrison mas
been tricked by parties who have not had
the public welfare at herat, ana VINO ue-
prived our town of a Mayor wnlcn on,oe
II uDcOiuttl1 Dttt1SbAJ
duct Of the business OF the Council, ana
who Is elected by the popular vote OF Inc
entire town. and is the only officer VINO
is held responsible to the whole people Tor
good government.
.The suggestion of the EVENING
tina the people Of Harrison should
awaken to the fact that they have been
of their Mayor through cewardly
tactics and demand of the Legislature a
valid law to restore such an officer, is a
good one, and should be adopted. 1t does.
indeed. seem a travesty on good govern
that an o cial whose honesty and
sincerity were never questioned; whose
sole aim was the welfare Of the people,
whose time was freely given for their
benefit. should be ousted from office and
not he allowed to know who Is behind
the proceedings"
: Or. M. OF. Dolphin said:
IT heartily indorse the editorial in last
nights EVENING STAR, n am glad
to see a newspaper. take such an interest
in the people. / hope it will result In an
arousing Of the people to such an extent
that they will tnke a deeper interest in
those things that make Cor the public
The town of Harrison Is under a
special charter, and all laws passed that
us are necessarily special leglsla-
tion. The only way out of the difficulty
is for us to go under. the general town