Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-22
FRANK ]. MURRAY
SEEKS MAYORALTY
Young Orange Assemblyman
Announces Candidacy on
Republican Ticket.

Confident of breaking the "hoodoo'
What has surrounded the campaign
Of every Republican aspirant for
mayor OF Orange since Mayor John
Gill, in 1898, ended four years in
office, Assemblyman Frank j.. Muir
ray, of the First ward. that city, to-
day announced his candidacy for the
office. He is the youngest candidate
that has aspired for the mayoralty
in Orange. He was born in 1884.
The Democrats have uniformly
elected their candidate >since Mayor
Gil's time. The late Henry Stetson
was elected from 1898 to 1904. Sur
rogate Isaac Shoenthal succeeded
him for two terms and Mayor Ar
thur b. Seymour, the present. incum-
bent, won at the elections in 1908
and 1910. The term of office Is two
years and the salary is $500 a year.
Mr.. Murray. who is well known AS
an attorney. in his statement speaks
of the need for reorganization of he
municipal government, and tells of
the petty politics that threatens TO
work seriously against the city's in
~terests,
Mr.. Murray's statement. in part, IS
as follows:
In Difference to the urging of my
fellow citizens | have decided to an
nounce, at this time. my candidacy
for the nomination of the Republican
party for the office of mayor of Or
ange. / recognize the fact. as do
most of our citizens, that the situa-
ton in Orange is serious and that the
need of a reorganization of our gov
ernmental affairs is imperative. We
are suffering from too much petty
politics. The people are keenly anVe
to the situation and they are of a
temper TO tolerate ii nc longer. They
demand for the future an assurance
of a businesslike administration of
city affairs, and this assurance must
be more substantial than the usual
campaign promises of political
candidates.
Appreciates Conditions.
q appreciate prevailing conditions.
and | am in full sympathy with this
sentiment of the people of Orange.
Many of my fellow citizens have
during the past few months favored
me with expressions of their conf
dence in my ability to successfully
lead in this movement for securing
better things for Orange. | have
undertaken the responsibility and the
lie borious task because I know the
people Of Orange generally. irrespec-
tive of party ties, are behind this
movement
While Mr.. Murray is not the first
Republican to announce himself as
candidate for mayor, as former Police
Chief George P. Washer threw his
hat in the ring" a few months ago.
William A. Calhoun, who was presi-
dent of the Orange Common Council,
retiring only recently. is being
doomed by the Republicans. Mayor
Arthur B.. Seymour and a man to be
favored by the Wilson League will. in
all likelihood, contest for the SUI
remacy in the Democratic ranks.
Mr.. Murray is a native of New
York City. Twenty-six of his twenty
eight years have been spent as a resi-
LEM of orange. Graduated from the
Orange High School in 1902 he went
to New York University, receiving the
degree of bachelor of laws in 1905.
He was admitted to the New Jersey
bar as an attorney-at-law two years
later and last year got his title OF
counselor. He practises law in New
ark and Orange and was a member
of the orange Common Council from
January, 1909, to January /. this year.
Mr.. Murray is married and lives with
his wife and child at AZ Hillyer street.