Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-01-01
THE PRESS PREDICTS TENOR OF INAUGURAL
Theodore R. Believed Cwords Selection for Clerk
This Borough-An Old Worker for
Street Supervisor
Street Supervisor
THE sequel to last November's cleo
tion will take place at high noon

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tion will take place at high moor
= on Saturday, January l, 1911
ldont forget the date), when Thoma.
F. Crawford, Pleasantville's only drug
gist, will take his oath of office as May,
or of this Borough. The fashionable
hour of weddings is set by law as tht
correct time for this particular muni
cipal happening.
After the performance of this i'm
portant function Clerk Andrews will in
solemn tones read the prescribed oath
to the new members of Council, Messrs
Louis Zentmayer and Harry Conovsr
who will then be seated in all the dig
nifty of their positions latter is a
successor of himself.
1t is the purpose of the new Mayor
to make brief, pointed inaugural ad-
dress, which will be punctuated with
two or three valuable suggestions. The
Press remains unauthorized and there
fore cannot predict even 80 much as the
pith of Mr.. Crawford's remarks. The
gentleman is naturally of reticent dis
position and does not care to rush intu
print" as bigger guns often say, but
from certain hooks and corners there
have been waited just one or two ideas
that will be presented to the councilmen
in the inaugural address.
Mr.. Crawford was selected as the Re-
publican candidate because he has done
what no other man ever did in Pleas
antville in the same line of business
he has made q success of the retail drug
business and, to quote leader at that
time, when young man is able to
do this he ought to make good Mayor;
we need business men in our public Of
fees Very good, but
Crawford Has a Will
Inasmuch as Mr.. Crawford was the
regular" candidate it was expected Of
him to be regular in his actions toward
those who selected him as the standard
bearer. All went well until it became
known that Borough Clerk Andrews is
to be assisted out Of his office, to take
a place in the rank and file. Mr.. Theo-
dore r. Lore was settled upon by the
Mayor elect as Mr. Andrews successor
and then war and rumors of war began
but through it all Mr.. Crawford has kept
his eyes glued on Proverb: ''If thou
faint in the day of adversely, thy
strength is small" He has not tainted
and, if the councilmen confirm the ap-
pointment on Saturday, Mr.. Lore will be
the next Borough Clerk In justice to
Mr.. Crawford and without malice to
Clerk Andrews, whose faithful services
may be ended, the former has so far
fought good fight. He gave his word
man to man, to Mr.. Lore, that in the
event of his election the latter would
receive the appointment. He has thus
far demonstrated that his word is his
bond.
When this word or bond, was given
Mr.. Lore was in good repute with .'the
organization" but since then the prob
able clerk is out of bounds and the may
or-elect has been left to hold his ground
against field of tacklers. They tackled
and Mr. Crawford has declared his in
tention of holding down on the goal line.
May Favor City
Thomas FsCrawford does not turn s
deaf ear to the advices of many con
stituents who are favorable to the adop-
tion of local city government, to re-
place what these same men believe we
now have-an antiquated borough gov
ernment 1t is therefore altogether likely
that the new Mayor will embody in his
inaugural suggestion that the council
men prepare themselves to handle this
change when the coming census shall.
have determined that the Borough's pop
ulation has reached the 5000 mark. ii