The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17
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NwO-LICENSE LEAGUE
NUTLEY ANTI-SAL0ON MEN
GET IN POLITICS.
Form Organization and Will Try to
Elect Arthur Carr and G. W. Lich-
tenstein to Town Council.

A meeting of Nutley citizens who are
opposed to the granting of any licenses in
that town was held last night at Con-
nolly's Hall, Nutley, and their organization
was perfected for work in the present
campaign. The meeting was presided over
by j. T. Yarrow. A Corwin Rutan was
appointed secretary.
Considerable time was spent discussing
the most available methods to be used
and on the objects for which the several
meetings had been called. 1t was finally
decided to name the organization THE No
License League of Nutley. N. j." with
the following objects in view:
ITO secure the best possible government
for the town of Nutley, particularly the
abolition of the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within its limits. Membership shall be
open to all who will declare their interest
in the objects of the organization and shall
subscribe to the constitution and bylaws.
There shall be al executive committee,
which shall devise ways and means of
raising funds necessary to the welfare of
the organization, and ii shall conduct all
campaigns for the election of candidates
named or Endorsed by the league. The
league shall meet at the call Of the exeeu-
tive committee, but the executive commit
tee shall call a meeting of the league in
May of each year to elect officers and to
provide for a proper representation of the
league at the meeting of the Town Council
to consider the granting of licenses. and
1t shall call a meeting of the league in
of each year TO indorse or nominate
candidates for the November election.
members shall constitute a quorum.
The league shall be supported by volun-
tary subscriptions"
The meeting decided to indorse Arthur
Carr, Republican candidate for member Of
the Town Council for the Second Ward,
and also to place In nomination Charles
w. Lichtenstein as an independent candi-
date for member of the Town Council from
the First Ward in opposition to the Re-
candidate, Henry. F. Banta, the
present Councilman from that ward
The Following officers were then elected.
President, Donald Mcmillan; vice-president,
j. t. Yarrow; secretary, Herbert l.. Lewis;
Ernest f. Cockefair. For men,
bers Of the executive committee: First
Ward, Alfred Wassall and Joseph Mulch;
Second Ward, Elmer S. Farwell and i.
Corwin Rutan: Third Ward. j. Harry Van
Wrinkle and the Rev. Father Francis A.
Foy.
The following resolutions were adopted
the league:
l"Resolved. That in the present campaign
the No-License League of NutIey, N. j.,
confinc its efforts to the election Of coun-
eilmen who will vote against the granting
OF any and all licenses for the sale Of
"That the league indorse or nominate in
each ward. including two candidates in the
Third Ward.
THAT a personal work be ap-
pointed in each ward to conduct a vigor-
GUS house-to-hoUse canvass under the d.
rection OF the executive committee, with
object of securing the voters support
to candidates nominated or Endorsed by the
league.
THAT the executive committee conduct
a general educational campaign to induce
independent voting on local questions, and
thereby supplement the work Of the ward
committees.
THAT the league recognizes the work
accomplished by the Second Ward Asso-
citation. and that the leagues work in the
Second Ward be made subordinate to
the associations whenever 1t shall support
candidates that the league can indorse."