The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
ARE YOU COUNSEL
FOR ER|E?' PARKER
ASKED BY RIVAL
Townsend Catechises Republi-
can Congressional Candidate
in Speaking Tour.
PARKER A STAND-PATTER;
aCANNONISM THE ISSUE"
Mayor Mcclellan, in Letter,
Strongly Indorses Townsend.
independence Candidate Out.

r. Wayne Parker. Republican con-
gresham from the Seventh district.
was asked a number OF vital questions
last night by his Democratic opponent
for election, Edward w. Townsend, in
the speeches he made in Montclair,
his home town; Verona and other
places. Perhaps the most vital ques-
ton to be answered by Mr.. Parker is
this:
Are you, Mr.. Parker, who are a rep
.resentative in the Congress of the
United States, an attorney for a cor
poration-the Erie Railway Company
which the Federal government is suing
as a part of the notorious coal trust?"
Besides ~propounding these questions
to Mr.. Parker the energetic young
Democratic nominee reiterated his cam
paign slogan that the issue is Cannon
ism. rae
Reports from the clipping bureau, to
which he a promptly subscribed upon
his nomination, Mr.. Townsend said, in
dicated that he was receiving more
newspaper notice In his campaign here
in Essex than was being given IN
other Congressional district in the
United States. with the single exception
Of the Illinois bailiwick of Speaker Joe
Cannon. He charged part of hat up to
the fact a he had some warm
friends in the newspaper profession, but
he declared that he believed the In
terest In the Seventh New Jersey Dis
trict to be due more largely to the fact
that he a in his speech Of acceptance
of the nomination made Cannonism the
issue.
MI. Parker is a standpatter," the
Democratic nominee said In his speech
at the Montclair Club, In his home
town. THAT means he Is opposed to
any change in present conditions; that
he is satisfied. opposed to reform"
Further along he said:
"I believe the day is not far distant
when the ~standpatter will be a stencil
in the nostrils Of the people,"
In a speech at Johnson's Hall, in
Verona, Mr.. Townsend said:
"Mr Parker believes that 1t Is the
proper function of Congress to l~egislate
for a class just as much as I believe
It is the proper and peculiar function
of Congress to legislate for the whole
people,"
Mr.. Townsend pointed out that as a
AoWdiu III Fobi&6 wv vi IN 'HiS
for Cannon for Speaker Of the House
Congressman Parker had been made
second man on the Judiciary commit
tee. The chairman of that committee,
which was known as Cannon's morgue
for reform bills, had been denied are
nomination by his constituency, and so,
II Parker were reelected, he would prob
ably be made the head of that impor-
.tant committee. provided, of course,
that Cannon went back with a Repub-
lican majority Of the House to back
for another term as Speaker.
Incidents Of the reign of "the Gar
like. arrogant, incorrigible Speaker
were reviewed by the nominee, who
stated that he had, as a newspaper cor
respondent and secretary Of a senator,
been enabled to see how the wheels go
round In Washington
Mayor McCIeIInn's Tribute.
Harold M. Anderson during the Mont
clair meeting read a letter sem to Mr..
Townsend by Mayor George B. McClel-
Ian, Of New York city, strongly indors-
ing his candidacy. 1t was announced
at the same meeting hat Joseph r.
Buchanan had withdrawn from the In
dependence League ticket as a candf-
date for Congress to help Townsend
In his struggle to defeat Parker.