Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-23
MAYOR HITS HARD;
ANSWERS RIVAL
Accepts Challenge and Names
F. H. Sommer as ArOn-
4 sons Backer.
Il AM FREE" HE SAYS,
AS BIG CROWD APPLAUDS
Congressman Kinkead Tells
Audience That Newark Is
k "cIean" City.
HFf

- :, the event OF his election.
on,n. "a the men behind him, Mayor
Jacob Haussling thus accepted ,he
cha,1anse of his opponent at a JOINT
awaiting Of the Roseville ana
E,eyenth Ward Democratic CLUBS neio
IN the Roseville Auditorium last
night. The mayor named orhiel
sheriff Frank II. Sommer as n Oh
the men. and further declared tnal
the others we're being heard from
and that it was not necessary TO
mention their names. The mayor
f,,rther asked his opponent to come
out and prove that he was not Tree.
He used the phrase of his
time and again, Il am free. Inc
bic crowd that jammed the nan IN
terrupted the mayor time ana asaih
and voiced their approval by shout-
ing ct is straight from the snouioer'
Mr.. Mayor"
Says Sammer Backs Aronso"'
When order was restored Mayor
Haussling read the following;
NV attention a been drawn 10
tha ,eport of a speech made by my
Iriend. Mr.. Aronson, the other nlgnt,
In which he betrayed some irritation
~ remarks ! have made In pubic
previously. In those remark l pau
a tribute to the goodness or neafl
of my opponent, but suggested that
! he might not be able to carry out
n liberal program in the event OF
e,ection because of the men who stood
at his back, in other words, VINO
were supporting him. Now Mr.. Aron-
son challenges me to name his back
ers, as though ! had intended TO imply
something dishonorable or discredlt-
able. OF course, ] intended nothlng
of the kind. When | have anything
of that kind to say | do not satisfy
myself with intimation or insinua-
ton, but come out into the open n
make direct charges.
But, as Mr.. Aronson has asked me
10 name his hackers. l will gladly
comply. to some extent, at least, one
~ them is Frank H. Sommer, one
time sheriff of Essex County, and dur
ing that period somewhat concerned
with enforcing his own views OF what
should or should not be done on Sun
dav within his jurisdiction. l am not
NJ the present time debating Mr.. Som
mer,s attitude, which I believe was
conscientiously taken. but do not
feel that 1t was hat Is generally
known as a liberal attitude. and l
have the impression that the citizens
OF Newark agree with me In this re-
spect. Mr.. Sommer was an active
supporter of Mr.. Aronson's before the
urinary, and, so a as | know, is
sti,l supporting him. If he is not
the fact has not been made known
publicly. Among Mr.. Aronson's other
supporters are a number of persons
whom. I believe to be well-meaning,
but whom I consider to have narrow
views on the Sunday question. You
hear from them from time to time,
and the enumeration of their names is
not at this moment necessary.
Nov, with these gentlemen en-
Enthusiastically backing MI. Aronson, 1t
would be quite natural for him to
rely somewhat upon their wishes n
advice IL he should be elected Mayor
of the city. Otherwise he has less OF
gratitude and appreciation in his
makeup than think.
Accepts Aronsonis Challenge.
Agar MIR. Aronson challenges me
TO repeat what he calls his war cry,
at am free, and to listen to the de-
risjye laughter which would greet any
such statement coming from my lips,
Notwithstanding this terrible threat.
I accept his challenge, for l am free,
and nobody ought to know this bet
ter than MIR. Aronson himself. Ex-
cept where l have made specific
pledges to the people of Newark, and
the implied duty which / feel to carry
out what l understand to be their
wish on any question which may
arise, / am absolutely free. Further,
/ am perfectly willing to let the peo-
pie themselves judge as to whether or
not have been a free man or have
worn somebody's collar during the six
years | have been Mayor.
"But there is an implication in this
challenge to me hat ! am controlled
by some persons or interests that are
improper. AS l have been quite open
with Mr.. Aronson, / ask him TO be
equally open with me and reduce this
intimation to a plain, direct state
ment. I ask him to name the person
or persons who have ever controlled
me in any action as the executive of
the city; the time or times when
have been thus controlled, and the
measure or measures in which my
free action was prevented and my
W judgment overridden as the re-
suit of such control. Also l would
~~-,o.t ls-, e., ,,aLo Innvup xuhAnoxat
Z and wherever ! have violated any
pledges to the people. expressed or
Implied, whether as the result of such
control or otherwise.
Promises to Continue Policy.
In addition to the reading of his
position in reference to the challenge
issued Mayor Haussling said: Il am
your present Mayor, as o all know.
and while l have served in hat Office
have done my utmost for the city
and the people that live in 1t. If
reelected | intend to go along in the
same way or in a better way IL pos
slble. firmly believe the best in
tercsts of the citizens will not be
tsaserved if the Board of Works,
i{ard of Aldermen and Mayor do
nct work in harmony. Since Newark
ssts been under Democratic admins
ssasion en- ordinance was passed pro-
hifiting secret sessions of municipal
Scdies and this way many a dollar
has been saved the city. For fifteen
years the question of preventing the
pollution of the Passaic River has
been under discussion. Under the
administration of the Democrats the
work OF preventing this pollution has
ALREADY been started and within the