Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
SEVEN ASPIRANTS
FOR FREEHOLDERS
STATE PLATFORM
Republicans Declare for Com
pctitive Bidding and
Against Politics.

Following the adoption of the statute
providing for a smaller board of free
holders of Essex county. of nine mem
bers, an important sequence came to-
day in the announcement of W
candidates for nomination at the Re-
publican primaries for membership on
the new board.
The candidates their views
on several of the important affairs OF
the county n indorse such move
bidding in purchasing supplies for
county work and institutions; the
limiting ofslegal operations pertaining
to lunacy proceedings and several
other reforms which have recently been
executed.
List of Candidates.
Those who make the announcement
are:
George ]. Anthem. Frank L. Driver,
John Howe, DR.. John Hemsath. Ed
ward jacob, Wallace Ougheltree. Ed
ward Winslow.
IOllOWil6 10 IA aAAAPohNNaiS
the candidates: =.
I'm announcing ourselves as candi-
dates for nomination at the primary of
the Republican party of Essex county
for membership in the Board of Chosen
Freeholders, we declare:
Il. That we are in accord with the
movement that led to the adoption by
the people of the county of h statute
providing for a smaller Board of Free
holders.
70. That we appreciate h a this
movement was based upon the desire
to secure in the administration of 1.-The
business affairs Of the county the APP
plication of the principles of business
efficiency always recognized as essen
tial in the conduct of private business
enterprises.
80. That we believe that the admin
istration of the business of the county
according to these principles, requires
hat all supplies should be purchased
as the result of advertisement and COM
petitive bidding.
Competitive Bidding.
1.-THE system of purchase through
competitive bidding will end the prac-
tise of treating the providing of county
supplies as patronage. oftentimes indis-
criminately and injudiciously placed,
and resulting In excessive prices for
wares supplied.
TT will afford a mear> OF preventing
waste and the purchase of supplies be-
yond the county's reasonable needs.
at Will provide a standard by which
supplies furnished may be checked.
"It will afford an equal opportunity
to all dealers to supply the county
with the wares in which they deal.
1T will afford the people of the coun-
ty, an opportunity to know the prices
paid.
we commend the efforts of those
who secured the inauguration of this
system in the county and pledge our
serves, in the event of our nomination
and election, to maintain, extend and
improve 1t. This system, though in
force but a short time, has resulted In
a saving of thousands Of dollars.
"a. That we believe that these prtn-
ciples require that broad authority
should be vested in the heads OF the
several institutions of the county. and
that they should be held to strict @c-
countability for the exercise OF such
authority, and that no political or other
influence should suffice to retain in
these Institutions any incompetent or
inefficient employees, or to secure the
discharge of competent and efficient
employees.
REORGANIZATION Of OVERLOOK
I'VE approve of the reorganization
of the management of the Overlook
.z.f,,~. ,,.a, khic ha ais a ranrQ9 MIA
ton tlat has already produced a de-
cided change for the better.
SO. That we believe that these princi-
pies require the initiation of a uniform
system of bookkeeping and accounts for
all county institutions, departments and
offices.
'6. That these principles require the
adoption OF such a system OF paving
that viii best meet the changed condi-
tions Of traffic and the Initiation OF an
! efficient system for the speedy repair
of such roads when disintegration ap-
pears.
~. That, in accordance with these
principles the Office of the county coun-
sell has been reorganized; all legal mat
ters of the county have been centered
in the county counsel's hands and the
practise Of having certain matters
particularly Proceedings in lunacy-
placed in charge of counsel specially
employed, so increasing the cost of this
department. has been discontinued.
This course we commend, and pledge
ourselves to its continuance.
IS. At the p~enitentiary a small per
cent. of the prisoners are employed but
a part OF the time in breaking stone