The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-24
CANDIDATES TELL
ORANGE DEMOCRATS
WHAT. THEY'D DO
Seymour, at Big Fourth Ward
Rally, Says Perry Is Greedy
for Office.
OBNOXIOUS" LAWS HIT
BY ASSEMBLY ASPlRANT
Grinsted Resents Statement At
tributed to Perry-Crowd
Waited to Cheer Harrigan.

The large crowd which turned out last
night in the Fourth ward, Orange, ex-
pecting to hear William Harrigan and
Harry V. Osborne, was disappointed in
tina instance. but was amply repaid for
its discomfort in standing outside in
the inclement weather.
Michael Barry, Democratic candidate
for freebooter, affirmed that he would
endeavor to continue his work in the
same manner as it has been conducted,
II he was reelected.
Fred G. Shann, nominee for assembly,
spoke a good word for all of the local
candidates, and said. There are many
vital questions in this campaign to
come before the Legislature, and fore
most among them is the fact that there
are on the statute books laws which are
obnoxious 10 the majority of the peo-
pc"
Mayoralty Candidate Arthur B.. Sey-
mour said: "Mr. Perry aspires to hold
all the offices in the county possible.
He already holds the position of county
register. 1t pays $500. Anyone hold
ing that Office should, to carry out his
I satisfactorily. devote his full time
TO 1t. L have asked Mr.. Perry, inc he
has not answered. how he can expect to
hold 1t and the position of mayor of
orange as well and do justice to both.
His only answer has been to remind me
that during HIS first and second year
as register he was also a councilman,
and served with credit in that capacity.
But didn't he resign from the council?
Il charged him with seeking to build
up a personal machine. Even his
shameless Republican allies now ac-
knowledge he has d machine. He said
that as long ago as December he was
offered the nomination for Mayor. Who
offered it? I never heard of any pc
tition being circulated or a body of
citizens going to him and asking him
to take 1t. 1t is apparent that as soon
as he retired from the Council he got
the city central committee together, of
which he is the head and leader, and,
after offering the nomination to several
whom he knew would not take it, de-
cided that he would offer it to himself,
and the manner in which he has nomi-
mated himself should be rebuked.
IF | am elected Mayor / shall at
once establish Office hours, during
switch time l shall be ready and will
ing to receive suggestions as to the adj
ministration of the city government
promised the candidate.
w. Stanley Grinsted, candidate for
I lection as school commissioner said
What we need is to keep the hands
of the party politicians off the board.
Do o want to turn the board over to
men who must, on account of business,
be out of town all -ay? Do you want
to turn over the schools and the money
which is to be spent on them and for
them to men who know nothing what
v of their needs? Mr.. Perry said
something about the bricklayer on the
board knowing nothing about the selec-
ton of a principal.
"There are bricklayers and plumbers
who know more about the selection of
q principal than Mr.. Perry does about
selecting a mayor and school commits
%sioners."
Councilman John c. Fineran, chair
man of the Democratic City Central
Committee, announced that Mr.. Harri-
gan and Mr.. Osborne would be at a
MONDAY meeting next week.
John Siggins was chairman of the
meeting.