Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-27


ucted in violation of the law
officials were responsible for tbs
. Governor Wilson said;
Il have no power TO remove the
officials responsible. ! have no power
to call upon the attorney general to
sci aside any officers who refuse -
act. ! have absolutely no legal pow
ers whatever ! say this with the
deepest regret, because 7 have often
wished / had The only thing can
do is to give ii the publicity that /
| can. The Governor of New York and
the Governor of Ohio have the right
OF removal. but the Governor Of New
Jersey has not.
THE only thing ] can do is TO
bring this condition TO the attention
] OF the city officials in the most ern-
phatic way l can That is absolutely
| all / can do. For the rest am with
out power The only way you can
indict man is upon the presentment
of a grand jury
Has No Power
The Governor made it plain that
the elisor act of 1911. which was mat4
use of in Atlantic City and Hudson
county, did not give him any power
to initiate proceedings against per-
sons accused of crime. That act
! gives the Supreme Court justice
power to supersede the county judge
and gave the attorney-general power
TO take the place of the prosecutors
but conferred no power Of interfer-
ence upon the States chief executive
Governor Wilson said the bill II
originally drawn gave the Governtz
power. but this was stricken out be-
fore the measure finally became q
law
The Governor promised TO send
| copies of the petition and exE5bits -
the local officials in Newark and
Essex county and call their attentio1
TO the alleged unlawful conditions.
Members of Delegation
/ Besides Mr. Stearns those in th4
delegation that appeared before thu
governor were: A. w. McDouEaH.
secretary Of the Bureau of Associated
Charities of Newark; Mrs. William s.
Disbrow. of the Newark Conten1-
porary Club; Mrs. Samuel Clark. pf
the board of managers of the Newark
~. NJ. c. A.: Rev. Davis W. Lusk. o.
the Newark Ministerial Union;
Charles A. Coburn. Newark: Charles
F. Buckley, Newark; Fillmore Con-
dit, Essex Felis, representing the in
ter-church faction, and Samuel VIII
son. of the law enforcement commits
tee of the Anti-Saloon League.
The petition was as follows:
As representatives of one Of the
siea' :. s.'i'-a'a 'i.''-1 s-.ss s-.,.sr
a-1,--. -. - i,~,,,- 20 x-,,,,, No.
49, ,eo,75itio,,s ,aqsr3ins, vice ana
Ia wlessness in the citv of Newark
that are unchecked by the local au-
tborities
saws Resorts Are Immune.
-, i ,natter of common knov.f.
adee sn.f nIaces thar handler 10 the
hasas, 81 hsn,an nassions dance ha5ls
,,,ith I,o,,or attscl7nents saloon hac1-
roo,,,s restanrants where disorderfv
,,~or,ay, resort tn drink with snsn.
tot.1s uhare innocent ssrls are lured
10 tbs;r destruction alleged music
balls' that Are purvevors of lewdnes.
and common brothels-ali are appar-
ant1v immune from Interference on
the mart of anv of the city or county
authorities.
..wa have tested this conmom
knowledge bv actual observation, and
know these places exist and that tbs
vicious conditions are beyond descrip-
tion. We have on file written stats-
ments from large number of prorn-
inent citizens. including six clergy-
men. LAWYERS and others who are IN
fiuential in business. religious and So
cial circles. confirming our own oh-
/. carx-afiOns