The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-29
MAYOR ON STUMP
.SH0ENTHAL REVIEWS HIS
CAMPAIGN ATTACKS.
Democratic Meetings Held in the Third
and Fifth Wards of Orange
Last Night.

Daniel G. Bury, head of the fire commit
tee, again. One of the references in the
Mayors speech, which was given at an
pen air meeting in Alden street, at DeS
street, in the Fifth Ward, that city, was
to the $50 gold badge purchased for the
fire department chief and vetoed, as the
insignia of office, worn on the chiefs sus-
penders, was too expensive, in the Mayors
opinion, and a man in the crowd yelled;
did they have a diamond in it?"
NO" quickly answered the executive
"a stone from the reservoir that was more
expensive
The Mayor also spoke at a meeting in
the Third Ward.
At the Fifth Ward meeting the
Mayor also went after City Engineer
Fred 7. Crane. announcing his belief that
the man was untitled for the position he
holds. and assuring his hearers that II a
Democratic majority in the Common Coun-
ell is secured the engineer will hear from
Them" The remark was generally con-
strued to mean that dismissal of the Of
fetal would be attempted in the event of
Democratic success in the city.
A new object of criticism, was the Sewer
Department. He said: 'They have spent
in the Sewer Department up to October
1 $13, 600 more money than is usually used
in a year, and there is every prospect
that at the doe present rate the amount % Snr
4ttAtA pogvOV AiOAS. 4ASJ O'C
of men employed in the department, and
when they hear L am in the building there
is some quick grabbing of hoes or snoVelS,
and the men start on, apparently 10 Work
somewhere"
Returning to the fire truck purchase, the
Mayor said a member of the successful
firm that submitted q bid on the apparatus
had assured Il friend of the executive ne
was to get the contract some time be1ore
the award was made. The Mayor also re-
peated the remark that the deal FOR the
-. ~ t n RfApuA Ttx 1I1Tk1Eh
b%athhouse, and amplified the remark by
| saying the transaction was reported as
cor on a Saturday afternoon.
The Mayor then read the following pre-
pared statement: =
I'm reference to the chemical truck, L
would like to ask Mr.. Bury a few ques-
tions. 1t is not so long ago but ne
can remember.
"When Alderman Davis asked him in
Council, IL the fire committee had not
agreed with me to readvertise, what dlu
he say? What was his reason for chang
ing his mind? Did he not say that a rep
resentative of the La France Company
saw him and by some argument proved
to him that it would be just as well not
to readvertise?
What was the argument used by this
representative of the La France Com
pany? I him M. Bury ought to a
the people of Orange into his confidence;
THAT was a job remarked someone IN
The Mayor said he assured the com
mittee If they readvertised, lower bids
The Mayor also criticised the public
buildings committee of the Council for
giving work dangerously close to the $500
limit az amount cunt ,O Tleno ono a aor stS and anu anu
other for S499, and told the audience he
called the attention of the majority leader
of the Council to the matter. remarking
in the future he would not stand for the
action"
'"The eader then went to the committee
and told them that was no way for work
to be done as it looked too suspicious, "
was his comment. Discussing the water
committee affairs, the Mayor said that a
big sum had ID beer been pa paid tb out ,o for The or r5sEts
of way fer the new pipe line, $I7, 459 was
paid. you could buy the strip of prop
erty tor less money" was his parting
shot.
Councilman Arthur Seymour was chair
man of the meeting and a strong address
was given by Thomas F. Mill. candidate
for Councilman, who promised, If elected,
to stand by the Mayor and do nothing
he could not look his constituents in the
face bout. Speaker Edgar d. Lethbridgee,
of the Assembly, enthused the crowd with
a strong Remuneration of the Republican
State administration and James N. Wass-
err, candidate for the Board of Education,
also discussed issues before the board.
The Third Ward meeting was preceded by
a big street parade, with red fire, rockets
and a fife and drum corps, and the meeting
held VAS an open air affair
Alderman Daniel Coleman was chairman
of the meeting and first introduced AS
semblyman Lane, who, In addition to dis
Railroad Commission bill. He said in
part:
There was passed by the Democratic
House a Railroad Commission bill, which
was returned to us from the Republican
Senate so amended that we hardly recog-
nized 1t, but rather than get no action
on railroad legislation at all, we passed
the Senate bill. And l ask you what was
the result of that bill, which was duly
signed by the Governor. The bill pro-
vided for the appointment of a commission
of three, and your Republican Governor
appointed on that commission Borden D..
Whiting, counsel of the Lackawanna Rail-
road; Edmund Wilson, counsel for the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and General Will
lam Congdon."
James Underwood, candidate for Council,
was the next speaker, after which Mayor
cident to his efforts to give to the city of
Orange a good, clean, and righteous gov
eminent. A~ssemblyman Hahn was then
introduced. He said in part:
The issues of this campaign are most
important, for you are to decide whether
we are to have three more years of the
present administration Of government. I'm
der the twelve years of rule of the Re-
publican administration the taxes and ex-
penses of the State have greatly Increased.
! Under the last administration of the Dem
ocrats the expenses were but 1000, 600. and
under the Republican regime of today they
are over 5000, 600. If you know how
1 RECKLESS anu eAlTdVdSanI the Republican
administration has been you can vote
nothing but the Democratic ticket this
year"
He then told of the work of the Hahn
investigation committee. pointing out the
corruption found In State institutions, and
blaming Republican rule.
DR.. Hraemer was the next speaker. He
showed how the Fish and Game Com
mission had expended 10000 for quail,
which had graced the tables of the legis-
lators and other State oflceholders in
stead of going into the woods. He then
took up the board of arbitration. saying,
in part:
''This board of arbitration, which was
treated ten years ago by the Republican
administration has cost you as taxpayers
$75. 900. And | ask you what has this board
done? / will tell you, not a thing. They
have not arbitrated q single strike"
Judge Howell then delivered n short adj
dress, in which he eXhorted the assem-
blage to stand by Mayor Shoenthal and
his clean government campaign" and to
vote the Democratic ticket, which would
insure them a Democratic administration
from Katzenbach to their city officials.
The Orange Democrats will continue
will take place. Abyssinia Hall in the
First Ward, Mt. Carmel Hall in the Third
and Columbia Hall in the Fourth wards
will be the scenes of the gatherings. Coun-
ty and city candidates will be at all the
gatherings.
The Democratic City Central committee
will meet tomorrow night. On Thursday
night n meeting at Thomas and Hayward
street will be held, and the campaign will
close on Monday night with a meeting al
North Centre and Wallace streets.