The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-22
TAXES DUE TO
SCHOOL FUND GRAB
BY REPUBLICANS
Study of Assessments Shows
This, Declare Democrats
at Kruger Rally.

The meeting of the Gottfried Kruger
Club, in its headquarters in
avenue last night, brought out not only
the nominees and the men actively
identified with the Democratic cam
paign his year., but also many who
in former years were prominent in the
yearly fights, but who have lately with
drawn from the limelight. Former
Senator Michael T. Barrett was one of
these. He said that he had been out
of politics for fifteen years, but was
present BECAUSE he wished to be iden-
titled with this campaign.
81 feel as If 1 would like to get back
into harness. again." he said. THAT Is
something l will never do, however.
Former Judge Gottfried Kruger,
founder of the club, presided. He was
greeted with loud applause when placed
in the chair by Judge Charles F. Herr
More than 800 attended the meeting,
which was followed by a supper in the
big reception-room on the 0 fioor
of the building.
At the guest table sat former Judge
Kruger, with City Counsel James Il.
Nugent, State Democratic chairman,
on his right and Judge Herr on his left.
The others at the guest ia were Ed
ward Waterman Townsend, nominee
for Congress in the Seventh District
last year; Assemblyman Edward Ken
ny, of Hudson, whose boom for Gov
ernor was given a boost; former Mayor
lillian III. #. Fielder, Sheriff William
Harrigan, Major Isaac Shoenthal, the
nominee for surrogate; Commissioner
George II. Lambert, nominee Tor re-
election to the Board of Works; VIII
lam p. Macksey and Assessment Com
missioner Adolph Fisch.
During the meeting Edward d. Bal
entine, one of the Assembly nominees,
spoke at length on the diversion OF the
school money for State uses by the last
Legislature, a proceeding which he con-
demned In no uncertain terms. lie
urged his hearers to look at their tax
bills and see what that diversion mad
led to. Mr.. Balentine also quoted from
the Democratic platform a plank which
pledges the party to restore the school
funds to their original purposes. He
said In part:
On April l. 1909. an unsuccessful attempt
was made by the Democrats in the state
Senate to relieve the upper house commit
tee on education OF further consideratlon
OF mouse Dill 1OU, tHt JtuhCiiitc
which provided for an immediate distrlbu-
ton of all that part of the main stem
railroad tax collected in 1907. which, un-
der the law OF 1sS, II snppos sea 30 so for .
school purposes. Bill $50 was drafted by
the Democratic city counsel Of the city OF
Paterson. Edward F. Merry. and was
and continued efforts of the Democracy
members. despite the opposition OF the
so-called real leaders ON the Republican
side.
effort to relieve the Senate comin,t-
tee of the Radcliffe bill was made by
Senator Hlnchiiffe. Dsmocraiie tSn mor
ton and precipitated thereby a reo-not
= The passaio Senator held thnt the money.
amounting to more than $1,000, 900, under
the law belonged to the municipalities or
the State and was improperly held in the
Democratic Senators Silver. Gehhar1t
and Osborne indorsed that view. and held
that the time had arrived for immediate
action.
sen opposed the motion, on the ground that
it was contrary to the rules Of the Senate,
and therefore wholly uncalled for. Senator
Osborne claimed that IL such was the case
it was high time to change the rules, REFER
ring to a letter he had received from the
Board of Education Of Newark. showing
that unless the main stem tax was MS
tributed at once the public schools would
be closed on May /. In spite Of these facts
the Republican Senators. by a strict party
vote, defeated Senator Hinchliife's motion
and later defeated the Radcliffe bill by
smothering 1T in COMMITTEES. passing later
a substitute bill which robbed the taNpay.
ers of the municipalities Of this state oil
hundreds Of thousands of dollars. Gripping
tion in order to provide funds to pay for
useless offices and worse than useless com
missions.
Study your tax bill.
c.. ~ uo..fk ~ N.th1in coInol tnniSll riny
at Trenton last year. The action OF tht
Republican Senate in this matter alone
should be enough to defeat every f,ernD'
lican candidate fer the Legislature IN the
State OF New Jersey at the con'iiig eiee'
ton.
Assemblyman Edward Kenny. of Hud'
SON, who was one of the guests, was
roundly app,auded when his boom TO
Governor was mentioned by Judg'
Kruger, who introduced him. He SAT-
that he wanted 1t understood h N
did intend to become a candidate TO
Governor, and thought, IL elected. tina
he would make a pretty good one.
In urging that strenuous work b
done for the whole Democratic ticket
Board of Works Commissioner Georg
H. Lambert, a candidate for reelection
called attention to the illness of his co
worker, Commissioner Thomas f. Hal
pin. who Is under the care of a ply
sician. Frank A. Boettner, another o
the Assembly candidates. compared tn
so-called Republican platform with tina
adopted by the Democratic party, an
asked the voters to choose which the
would prefer,
City Counsel James r, Nugent, chair
man of the state Democratic Com
mittee. said hat he had prophesie
twice before in the rooms in which h
now stood and that his forecast ha
proved correct. He added anothe
prophecy that there would be a victor
for the entire Democratic ticket TIL
year.
Other speakers called on by Jude
! Kruger were Sheriff William Harr
: gan, Edward w. Townsend, candidai
for Congress last year.; Major Isaa
%Shoenthal, nominee for surrogat'
Frank p. Shalvoy. William p. Mackse
and John j. Bracken. candidates for II
Assembly.