Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-21
B0ETTNER IS
SHOWN HIS DUTY
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tee was appointed to see him personally
and report back to the club prevented
the resembling of a resolution commend
ing the stand which MIR. Boettner took
when he. with the other ten Assembly
men. signed a communication to former
United States Senator James Smith, If.
inviting him to become the Democratic
candidate for the seat Of Senator John
Kean. and the passing Of a new reso-
luton denouncing his present stand.
The refusal of Mr.. Boettner to meet
the members of the club who had in
vited him, although il was reported
that a previous engagement took
him to Philadelphia, was the sub
iect Of unanimous ~unfavorable com
ment, and statements were made
that. according 10 reliable information,
Mr.. Bother was in this city and not In
Philadelphia. As the result Of this dis
cussion the foregoing resolution. was
adopted.
The meeting was not called 10 or3er
until after 9 o'clock because re)lable
information that Mr.. )3oettner was IN
the city and had been seen late in the
afternoon had ON to sor1e ut the
members and an attempt was maze
to locate him, but Ii vain.
When the motion was made to make
another attempt to confer with MT.
Boettner and to appoint u committee of
Ave TO see him there were some serious
objections. Several of the members de-
clared that Mr.. Boettner was no better
now thar he had been before election,
when he had we'll been able to find the
clubs headquarters or some of the
members whom he thought he O
need for his election.
II never heard of him before" a
former School Commissioner Walsh,
rolling up his sleeves and working on
election time like most of is have been
doing and | could not tell whether he
lives in this ward only on election time
or whether he lives here during the
year. He knew where we were before
election and he knows where we are
nov and If he was a man he would
come. 1 am opposed to having Ave men
going after one. His vote may count
something in this contest, bur other
wise he is no more and no better than
we are" The motion to appoint g conn
mtttee was passed, however. The reso-
luton again indorsing the candidacy of
the former Senator was then submitted
by MIR Holzner.
Club Decided Nomination.
1--WE all worked for the nomination
and election of Mr.. Boettner." said Mr..
Holzner after the resolution had been
read, land we all know, and so does
Mr.. Boettner, that there was a question
-. " .,I,- Mould hA 1nnainn tnI q md
that it was this club which nominated
Mr.. Boettner. Now at the eleventh
hour he deserts his friends and his con-
stituents. In all my travels through
the county / haven't found a Demo-
crat who had the least word to say
against former United States Senator
Smith, who has once before represented
us In the Senate, and with credit"
Others called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Boettner had stated that he
would consult with his constituents as
to their wishes OH the Senatorial ques-
ton, but that he had not consulted
with the Democrats of his own ward,
who had gotten him the nomination,
and that he now refused to meet them
at their invitation.
Former School Commissioner Walsh
then made the motion to rescind n for
mer resolution of the members of the
club commencing the stand of Mr..
Boettner when signing the invitation Of
the Essex delegation to the former
Senator to be a candidate for the seat
Of Mr.. Kean. He suggested that in
stead of that a new resolution be
passed denouneing the present stand of
Mr.. Boettner. The resolution was lost.
however, because the majority of the
members felt that the result of the
visit of the committee to MIR. B%oettner
should be awaited.