The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
CAMPAIGN IS HOT
MEETINGS BY DEM
OCRATS I'M ORANGE.
Mayor Shoenthal Pleads for a Demo-
cratic Council to Support
His Policies.

Three well-attended meetings in Orange
were held by Democrats in the First, Third
and Fourth Wards last night and all were
addressed by the ward candidates, Mayor
Isaac Shoenthal and several county ora
tors. The night was a strenuous one for
Mayor Shoenthal, who, with his party, was
whisked from one place to another and
managed to get a number Of arguments
against the Republican Council majority
before severa hundred men.
At the close " the meetings the Mayor.
who spoke at Columbia Hall the last time.
went TO a meeting OF the independent
Hebrews Association across the way and
was given q warm greeting. The men
there told the Mayor that there was lack
of protection afforded Hebrews IN the
streets of the valley section. and said they
were struck, shot at with slung shots and
otherwise abused, and then punched and
kicked for r~esentlng the i'll treatment,
Mayor Shoenthal promised to take the
matter up today with Chief Washer and
Chairman Romine, of the police commit
tee.
The address Of Mayor ShoenthaI al. the
several meetings was along the same lines
as his recent attacks upon the Council ma
iorlty and his most telling appeal which
was made at each Of the -four meetings he
addressed last night. was as follows:
~ have been saying a lot of things
about the city government under Repub-
lican management, and / want to show
you | can make good Elect a Demo-
cratic Council and give me in the closing
year OF my second term the advantage Of
n Council that will be in sympathy with
my IDEAS. and | will see that you have an
honest and efficient management of your
affairs. I have hAd three Years of a Re-
publican antagonlstic Council and want
to have for the closing year of the present
term a government In sympathy with my
plans. If ] do not max good l will
never appeal to you again for your
sqMtTpags Tor mysel. or for any one else;e
several speeches during the night, and
was warmly received. He told several
humor and criticised the Republican State
administrator at considerable length.
Speaker Edgar u. Lethbridge, of the
House of Assembly hit the Republican
wings of the State government. and sew
eral other orators entertained the men.
John Lee made a hit at the Fourth Ward
meeting by singing "A sentimental ballad
and William Corcoran also sang.
The Third Ward meeting was presided
over by, DR.. Federico Luongo, who made
Underwood. candidate for Councilman,
was gwen a hearty cheer when he finished
his speech on city affairs. In the Fourth
Ward meeting Councilman Philip +.
Timpson acted as chairman, and addresses
were made by Owen c. Doan. canui-
date for Council. and by Thomas Nc
Laughlin. candidate for the Board of Edu-
cation.
The Young Mems Democratic Club of
the First Ward Of Orange held a mas:
meeting in Abyssinia Hall last night Sew
eral OF the prominent men who are rum
ming for office spoke at length on the
issues of the campaign.
The first speaker, Absa1om p. Bachman,
who is a candidate for school commits
sioner. gave the men a heart-to-heart talk
He said: "One OF the most pleasing things
to notice is the fact that the colored man
is willing to throw off the burden he has
carried since slavery"
When the candidate for Council. John
c. Fineran. entered he was given a hearty
ovation. MIR. Fineran explained his posi-.
ton in the present campaign. He pledged
himself to do all in his power TO bring
about reform and to better the city's con-
dition.
Mr.. Lethbridge spoke upon the exposures
Of the Hahn Investigating committee.
Mayor Shoenthal said the Republicans
had raised the tax bills on the poor people
from "a to $12. He read the message which
he sent to the Common Council o the
purchase of a fire truck.
Louis Fl. johnson, the last speaker, made
a plea TO the men present about the ad-
vantages which would present selves
I tlSv voted the straight Democratic
tlckee.
H. NJ. Randolph, of Newark. also spoke
The final meeting of the club for this
campaign will be held Monday evening
November 4. at their hall.