Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-09-20
SEYMOUR SAYS HE
IS NO P. 7. BARNUM|
VIII Not Emulate Late Circus
Man in Making vir-
tues Known.

mayor Arthur b. Seymour Demo.
cratic executive of Orange. today is.
sued statement to voters of tho oil,
respecting his candidacy. He deolaros
ms intention of supporting any of his
opponents. II on the Democra II,
eichet' II he Is defeated. and exnec,s
iioni them the same consideration
Whiie the mayor appeals for sup-
port SIMPLY on his record as mavo,
ior tour years, and advises those who
uo not regard with satisfaction bis
.onouct OF affairs-allowing of course
M nohest differences of opinion
No'e against him, he answers some = !,
hiigs by other aspirants MAD,
ouilhg The week and insists he l., ~,
gong to emulate p. T. Rarnnn, 70 no.
votes. NUN TO get
his letter follows.
ho.h me request of the citizens 90
80 '"e great parties, from all narts
VI 'ne city, | have again consented 3D. IS -
stand for the Democratic nomination
Tor mayor of Orange. and most re-
spectfully ask your support for my
candidacy.
Il am not running as the candidate
of any faction of the Democratic
party, neither am claiming to be the
only candidate who represents the
taxpayers. nor yet do / assert that !
am the only one who can win If NOM
/ mated by the Democrats.
Furthermore, | am not the only
one who can give the citly's affairs
the proper attention. These claims
are left for distribution among the
other asprants for the Office, If, in
deed, no one of them has not already
taken all unto himself.
Again, | do not expect to make my
virtues, or claims to the Office. known
to the citizens through the bill-poster
nor IN IA manner mad., fani~'is hy tie
| late lamented r. T. Baraum.
LAS candidate | am willing to
stand on my administration Of the
/ mayoralty office to which the citizens
have elected me. Many have been
kind enough to say that my conduct
of the office has been satisfactory TO
them. That | have disappointed some
cannot be denied, but the foundation
of their criticism Is for the most part
personal with them, | went into the
| Office without any promises or pledges
of any kind except that I would, as
| far as in me lay, give the citys af-
fairs a careful, attentive and busi-
ness-like administration.
''rhat is all that | have ever prom
| ised and that is all that / will prom
ise now That some have disa greed
with my judgment goes without say
ing, but / have always and will al
ways, reserve the right to think and
act for myself, holding no one but
myself responsible for those acts.
| TO act with deliberation and give
careful consideration 70, argument Is
in my opinion, the first duty Of the
! mayor and to that principle l will ad-
| here in the future should | be again
elected to the Office.
"If my administration has been un-
satisfactory to YOU. always remem-
bering that we may honestly differ
| then YOU are in duty bound to vote
against me, but if on the other hand
/ my administration has been salts
| factory. then / believe. l have just
claim to your support at the primary
of September "a, and on election day
should be nominated.
IF any other aspirant be success
full at the primary ! will sincerely
and actively support him for election
and shall expect the same considera-
| ton from the other candidates should
| the Democrats return me as their
nominee"