Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-23

the Republican County Commlttee. d.
which candidates for were
Endorsed, I issued a brief statement
declaring myself in the Hello as d
candidate for the nomination ior
mayor of Newark, in spite OF the iaoe
<<t the committee did not give me
its Endorsement. I wanted my frienos
to know that I was not entirely nat
tened out by the steam roller anu
that I did not propose to lay down
to a very small coterie of men VINO
have assumed for themselves me
function of running the.
party in the city of Newark and ehe
county of Essex. =
Furthermore, ! believed II 10 pe
my duty to my party and 70 tne
citizens of Newark, Irrespective ..
party Affiliations, to protest against
such biRh-handed. or, as I should
more correctly say. underhanded
methods, and to show that / have the
courage of my convictions by enter
ing the field In opposition to the can
didate of the bosses.
This is no petty personal quarrei'
1t is a question which concerns the
broadcast principle involved In u po-
ntical life, that Of justice and fair
play. AIN going into this contest
to find out whether the voters OIL tne
city of Newark are willing to stand
for methods which fairly put TO the
blush the assassin-like plots tnat
were Matched In connection with some
of our old-time snap conventions.
Cup to the Voters"
why were conventions abolished?
To abilish these assassin-like plots.
Why was the direct primary SUD-
stituted? To give the people a free
expression OF their will in the selec-
ton of candidates. What Is the mean
ing of the reforms that have been
introduced in our New Jersey cleo
ton laws? Fair play and-bosses,
hands off! What was h purpose OF
the little game which was put up
when 1t came to the selection OF a
m%ayoralty candidate? To deny the
right of fair play and to show that
the bosses can put n over If they
choose. But 1t remains for the voters
to say whether the bosses a really
put 1t over, and that is why / am
still In the game. ] am going to put
up the best fight I know how, and If
I win I shall feel that I have scored
a victory for honest politics.
The records of the methods that
were used to deprive me OF the In
dorsement for the nomination for
mayor are spread upon h public
prints. The account there given are
impartial. I assume. as I have no
reason to believe they have been COL
ored through favoritism for me or for
any other reason. I only ask a care
full perusal of these statements of the
press in order that everyone may
1---. rvhok Ah4 $780, rAJJar 1o0EO lilo
when it is in action, and may be able
to form a correct Judgment as to the
Justice of my arraignment of the gen
tlemen who concealed themselves be-
hind 1t. manipulated Its levers from
their place of ~concealment n sent
it merrily on its way.
Sooner OF later a steam roller
which INDUCES in JOY riding of this
sort will come to grief. Thus far I
believe 1t has hurt itself more than
IL has hurt me. This conviction is
forced upon me by the warm assur-
ances of support I have received from
my friends within the last few days.
by their urgent appeals to me to
stick and by the storm of protest
that has been raised against the un-
fair methods that were used to in
iuence the action of a body of men
who were thoroughly capable of form
ing their own conclusions If they had
been permitted to exercise their own
will in their own way.
BIames Certain T~rium rat
assurances nave been given to me
that a majority of these men would
have been for me If a certain tri-
umvirate had kept their hands off in
stead of resorting to the tactics of
interruptions conspirators. "A mem
Der OF that triumvirate has expressed
a very bland denial of any such o n
spiracy. | am glad he has. for by
that denial he has shown to the pub
lie lust how much credence may be
placed in his word.
Judging from the innocent express
sions in his published statements. 1t
will doubtless be information for him
10 know that by his application of
the gag of unit rule he deprived me
of MANY votes which otherwise would
have been counted for me. and he will
of course. be surprised to hear that
under the gag rule there occurred
such things as two votes counting for
eleven. If those two votes for my
opponent in one ward counted for
eleven, then why should not my one
vote In the same ward count for five
and one-half? I wonder what the
boss m~echanician of the steam roller
would have said If the one Aronsor
committeeman from hat ward had
propounded this little problem In
mathematics.
II want to thank my friends in the
county committee who stood by ms
so loyalty. Toward the majority. as
exnressed in the vote for mayoralty