The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-06
FACE EACH OTHER
KENNY AND M'GLENN0N
]. TALK 1T OUT.
East Newark Mayoralty Fight stirs the
Little Borough-Club Opposes
Present Mayor.

Bitter feeling was manifested at a meet
ing of the East Newark Democratic Club,
last night. during which personalities were
freely INDUCED In. creating much talk in
that borough today. Only the strong hand
| of Chairman Edward Fitzgerald prevented
the gathering from breaking up in disor-
| der, it is said. Mayor Edward Kenny and
Principal Cornelius A. McGlennon, who
are opponents for the Democratic nomina-
| ton for Mayor, formed the storm centre
| of the wordy conf1ice. McGlennon attacked
Kenny's Democracy and Kenny retorted
that the McGlennon family was trying to
run the borough. The club has placed IN
nomination a complete ticket for borough
officers, headed by McGlennon for Mayor
and is bitterly opposed to Mayor Kenny.
McGlennon has been making a strenuous
campaign, while Kenny has been summer
Ing at Asbury Park.
Mr.. Kenny returned home last night,
and learning of the meeting, arrived there
when it had been in progress some time.
He listened to several speakers, some Of
whom attacked lin. McGlennon finally
asked that Kenny beg iven the floor, aud
the Mayor accepted. He declared that he
was glad to meet his fellow Democrats m
open meeting, and began by reviewing the
history of the borough and the part he
played in it. He asserted that he could
have had the paying position Of counsel.
but thought that he could do more for
East Newark by acting as Mayor.
II have lived here since 1850" he said,
and defy anyone to attack me as an Of
A(AdA AAA1C vi Il AAh CSoA0N&
everything | possess by hard work, and
my education was secured by money
earned by myself"
CHRISTOPHER Dunn interrupted him by re-
ferring. to some alleged acts of Kenny
While the borough was in Kearny, and the
Mayor answered by declaring that certain
people were antagonistic to him because
he made them pay their taxes. AS to the
accusation that ne was running the bor-
ough. he said that after his second term
as Mayor he wanted to retire, as the bor-
ough had passed through its difficulties,
and wanted Patrick McGlennon. the father
of his present opponent, to run for the
office. Shortly afterward he himself was
injured in a runaway accident, and while
friends placed him IT. nomination for
| Mayor. and he was reelected. This was
against his own wishes, he said. He closed
by asking those present to support him.
by asserting that since the formation Of
East Newark Mayor Kenny had always
stood behind n Citizens ticket, and that
he was the creator OF mugwumpism in the
borough. He demanded to know whether
those present intended to vote for a man
for Mayor who had plunged a knife Into
their Democratic bodies"
Kenny did ask my poor father to run
for Mayor" said McGlennon, "and getting
feated him.
tinaMeedp n McG 9Syer was Sand a P {sq SnIy' reason son,
he is here tonight is because he sees VIC
tory for our ticket. l am opposed to in
~dividualism, and, If elected, will only favor
Democrats for office. | will play no
favorites. and will not sell one mans
property for back taxes and let others
At the close of his remarks McGlennon
asked the crowd If they were not going to
stand by him, and many said they would.
After the meeting Mayor Kenny declared
that the apparent issue was whether or
not the McGiennon family was to be al
lowed to run a Newark.