The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-02
WALLACE WON'T RUN
E. o. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
CANDIDATE OUT.
Fourth Ward Man Leaves Ticket Because
He Has Not Lived in District Long
Enough-Walkover for Thomas.

Jardlne Wallace, who was nominated to
be Alden Freeman's running mate on the
Fourth Ward independent ticket In East
Orange, has withdrawn from the contest
for school commissioner owing to the fact
that he has not been a legal resident of
the district he sought to serve for three
years, as required by law. Mr.. Wallace
had made a favorable impression and was
considered a formidable rival of President
William G. Thomas, president of the East
Orange Board Of Education. but as the In
dependent voters VIII not place any other
name in Mr.. Wallace's place, President
Thomas will have a walkover. 1t was posi-
lively stated by a prominent member OF
the independent party that this latest move
In East Orange politics was not, however,
a harmony" move.
The case of School COMMISSIONS William
II. Neidlinger, in Orange, called the atten-
tlon of Mr.. Wallace to his position and
he Immediately sent the following letter to
j. G. Warner, chairman Of the meeting at
which Mr.. Wallace was named;
when | was nominated by the lndepen-
dents as their candidate Tor me Boaru
of Education. we understood that the
law. in regard TO residence, referred TO
the time a candidate had lived in the
city. and on this understanding was
fully entitled to enter the contest, as l
a previous time had lived several years, Il
total far exceeding the limit set by law,
but a question has come up making II
doubtful II the period of three years stated
in the law does not apply to three years
Immediately preceding inauguration, ana
rather than try TO evade the' law, or put
any part of the ticket IN JEOPARDY, 1 leel,
very reluctantly, impeled to withdraw
from the contest.
II take this opportunity, however, OF
thanking the citizens of the Fourth WARD
for the honor conferred. and assure them
that l shall work as hard for my success
sor and the entire ticket as when l was
myself a candidate"
Mr., Warner stated that Mr.. wallace $
withdrawal was received with much re-
greet as he has for over three weeks been
carrying on a vigorous and successful
house-to-hOuse canvass among the voters
of the Fourth Ward. Since Mr.. Wallace
issued his statement showing that the
other wards of East Orange had school
houses valued at $500, 800, while the Fourlh
Ward has no schoolhouse at all, COM
mendable activity has been manifested
the retiring membe from the fourth
Ward. William @. Thomas, who Is now
completing his fifteenth year in the Board
of Education. In view of his present ac-
tivity in pushing forward the erection OF
the Lincoln School. the committee on va
cancies Of the Independent Citizens ticket
at a meeting held last evening,
not to further oppose Mr.. Thomas re-
election to the school board. 1t was the
opinion of the members OF the
in which all the ward candl-
dates concurred, that the cause OF COM
paint against Mr.. Thomas had been re-
by his recent action, and 1t was
thought only fair that he should be given
the opportunity TO round out his long term
on the board by actually establishing the
much-needed schoolf facilities in the Fourth
Ward.
This statement is indorsed by all the
of the executive committee of
the Fourth Ward branch of the Repub-
lfcan League for Equal Taxation and
Limited Franchises, who met with the
on vacancies of the Independent
Citizens. The executive of
the Colbyites in the ward believes that
fractional strife and party spirit should
not be injected into the Board of Educa-
tion, and will make a contest only when
certain definite principles and clearly de-
fined issues, like proper school facilities
for a l-ong-neglected district, are at stake.
This joint action upon Mr.. Wallace's
pendent Citizens is in consequence of the
fact that the ward candidates brought
forward at the public meeting in Pythian
Hall on July s were Immediately thereafter
by the executive of the
Fourth Ward branch of the Colby League
in East Orange.
School Commissioner William II. Neid-
Of Orange, is paying no attention
to a war of words over his case. He in
tends to go right ahead and attend TO
the business of his committees and his
duties IN the board unless the courts sus-
tain the efforts made by Republican OPP
ponents to GUST him. The decision of the
State Superintendent of Schools will not
GUST him and further proceedings against
him must be taken in the courts where
the opponents of the First Ward official
have met with NO success.