Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26
MAYOR SEYMOUR
GREETED WARMLY
Challenges Rival to Specify Al
legged Faults of Admin
i~stration.

With open-air meetings in the First
and Third wards last night the Demo-
Gratis of Orange started q series of
street-corner campaigns that will con-
tinue all next week. The speakers
poured hot shot into the ranks of the
Republicans, Frank j. Murray, Re-
publican nominee for mayor, and
Councilman Charles II. LeMaster get
ting most of the criticism.
Mayor Arthur B. Seymour was
greeted warmly, and made interest,"
ing speeches at both gatherings. He
prefaced his speech with the state
men that fellows out of office, seek
ing to get places, are saying the gov
is rotten, un~progressive and
unbusinesslike." He marveled that
this criticism of the city administra-
ton was applied only to the two years
the Democrats have been in control
and that the ten years the Repub-
licans had charge were ignored.
He challenged Mr.. Murray to specify
the alleged faults of the city govern
ment or confess by his failure to do
so that the administration is a good
one. Mayor Seymour analysed the
| excellence of the different branches Of
the government.
Takes Up Criticism.
Mayor Seymour said in part
I'm my speech on Wednesday night
before the City Central Committee l
went over the work OF the yarious
boards governing the city and In
sisted that the affairs of the city were
conducted In a b~usiness-like and non
partisan manner, and that the boards
were progressive. h various de.
partments named were the School
Board, Fire and Police commissions,
water and lighting departments n
the street department. We demand
ed that Mr.. Murray instead OF dwell
ing on glittering generalities and
| charging that we have been unpro~
gressive and partisan should specify
the charges he has to bring against
the conduct of the city affairs so that
we would be able to answer the
charges, If he has my.
yesterday / met him on the street
and he informed me that in his speech
in the Fourth ward he would be
specific and l therefore waited with
some degree of satisfaction mis- speech.
! read his speech in today's papers
and find thai he must have changed
his mind. for he has not specified In
any way that we nave been unpro-
gressive and partisan, but he still
cries just what he has been crying
from tho beginning. that the Council
has been dealing in petty politics be-
cause of the quarrel over the appoint
ment of "A 50 a day job"
smith Raps LeMaster.
Councilman p. Allen Smith, who
seeks reelection in the First ward,
and John r. Kelly, aspirant for coun
ell In the Third ward, gave interest
ing talks. Councilman Smith in
speaking of Councilman lie Master
said voters should pay no attention
to an official who voted for a scaV-
enger contract-seeker ever after II
was shown that a check for 1,50O flg
ured in the firms effort.
"Now il is charged we Democrats
have beer fighting in council. | ad-
init we have, and as n result we
have the same scaYenger and the
same service for $13,776 a year for
which the Republican council paid
s1S, 900 a year. IL fighting can save
the city $4,000 q year it 1T worth
while. -,
Tax Assessor John p. Lee explained
the dispute as to sending the reeoio-
ton asking authority for a hlsher
tax rate to the County
BOARD. and the order for his tax book
for c~ertidcation was sent him only
IN Wednesday. He explained the
Ioqacies left the Democratic admin
istration by the Republicans, includ-
ing the Graves estate middle and
notes with interest for borrowed
money. which he declared totaled
S197, 900.
He denied the statement of Mr..
IeMaster that he sought a raise OF
$40 in salary, and taking up n pubic
statement by the Republican leader
In which he called Mr., Lee names
the assessor said he had been ior
wears before the public; had previous
lv held the office of assessor. and IN
stituted reforms that were of value TO
the community.
"Mr. LeMaster has called me a
coward. The people of Orange know
my reputation. He sued in the court
for his and got six cents damages
He was instrumental in selling out
the Republican party in council, and
his price was the extension of one
Job and "A 50 o day place. Now he
-.,gx An1 thtG time he