Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-23
The voters Of the city Of Newark are entitled to
know all the facts in connection with the can
didacy Of Mr.. Reid and MIR. Aronson for the
Republican nomination for Mayor. Because
Y of the numerous misstatements which have
been made and published about this matter,
the following facts are important: M

lin wv IN APNAuNn #4#Hn @y
u)-Mr Aronson sought to obtain the Endorsement of the Republican or
ganzahon. He appealed to the chairman of the County Committee and many
of its members, urging them to aid him in obtaining this Endorsement n fact he
felt so confident that he would receive this Endorsement that a few hours before
the meeting of the County Committee was held he openly boosted that 10 other
name would be considered.
2-Mr Aronson never complained about bosssm, and never criticised the
members of the County Committee for expressing preference until after he had
tried to secure such Endorsement for himself and failed.
8)-Every elected member of the Republican County Committee residing
in the city of Newark had timely written notice of the meeting, and the mem =
bers who we're present had their votes asti strict accordance with their wishes:
The unit rule wa not invoked or used. and no n knows that better than Mr..
Aronson. There werepr present at the meeting referred to about 154 out of 12
elected members from the city of Newark; of this number "a voted for Mr.
Aronson, and 120 voted for Mr.. Reid, irrespective of absentees.
4-When Mr. Aronson requested the chairman of the County Committee
to help him in securing the Endorsement he vas informed by the chairman that
the mhter was entirely in the hands of the elected members from the city of New
ark, and that the chairman would not interfere in any way with the free express
sion of their preference, and he advised Mr. Aronson to personally see these
members, particularly those from his own ware, the Ninth. The chairman also
told Mr. Aronson that in contests of this kind it wa expected that the decision
of the majority would control and that the candidates failing TO receive the in
dorsenent would abide by the result This MI. Aronson fatty refused to do stat
ing that he had spent too much money and too much time in his campaign to
withdraw.
C)-At the meeting of the Committee at which Mr. Reid was Endorsed Mr.
Aronson did not have a single vote from his own home ward, the Ninth, every
voef from that ward having been cast for Mr. Reid, although the membership in
that WARD is about equally divided between Regular and Progressive Republicans.
MI. Aronsons name was presented by member from the Sixteenth Ward
ON. Aronson is not deceving anybody as to the motives which inpel
him TO denounce the organization and criticize some of its members. His willing
ness tic permit his meetings to be used as the forum for SANDER and vtuperaton
only furnishes additional evidence of Mr. Aronsons lack of good faith, and of his
insincety and inconsistency. II the County Committee had Endorsed Mr.
Aronson he would have appeared before the people as the advocate of the organi-
cation; being denied such Endorsement he denounces and msrepresenb it,
G)-Mr Reid did not seek this nomination, and did not permit the use of
his name until after his home ward had unanimously Endorsed his candidacy. He
has conducted dgniRed, clean campaign from beginning to enc, and has pub
Icv announced that if the Republican voters select another candidate he will
work Just az hard for the election of such candidate as he would for his own cleo
ton. He has not descended to personalities or INDUCED in mudsinging; nor has
he attempted to msrepr@nt the facts for the purpose of aiding his candidacy.
Paid for Harold 4 nnn committee % Aanmya stree NmA n .