Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-06
AGING MAYOR DALTON
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ers are made as time may warrant.
Letter Wight Sent TO Dalton.

ers are made as time may warrant.
Letter Wight Sent TO Dalton.
The letter written by James s.
Wight, which Mr.. Dalton claims gave
him the first intimation that he was
TO become acting mayor by being
elected vice president of the council,
follows:
Lawrence O. Dalton. Esq,
Addressed.
Dear Sir
/ hand you herewith resolutions
relative to the matter OF Penn street
and Davidson avenue and also the
extension OF Convery place. / think
upon further examination OF the law
that 1t Is imperative that the same
be repassed at the council and sub
mitted to the acting mayor for his
approval. Under the law, such act
ing mayor must be the vice president
of the council who shall be elected
by the council to preside in the alb
sence of the president of the council,
| aud to perform the duties Of the
mayor in case OF his absence or "a
! vacancy In the Office created other.
/, wise than by death.
As the extension OF Convery place
and the condemnation of land for
that purpose will probably be thor
oughly contested, I deem 1t fmpera-,
tive that the resolution relating
thereto should not have any question
as to its validity.
1t seems to me also that the as
sessments for street improvements
standsin the same position.
Yours very respectfully,
JAMES s. WIGHT.
Seaman Makes Threat.
In an effort to prevent Lawrence
IC. Dalton from taking the position
as acting mayor, Alderman F. A.
Seaman has sent him 4 letter threat
enfng him with strenuous opposi-
ton in case he aver runs for poll
teal office again If he qualities as
acting mayor. Mr.. Dalton says he
has received the letter, but does not
wish to make 1t public because 1t
contains names, which although he
says are daily coming before the
people, he does not wish to make
public. Mr.. Seaman admitted writ
ling such a letter, but deeming it
personal. did not wish to have 1t
made public.
Doesn't Have to Quality.
Mr.. Dalton says he did not have
to qualify as acting mayor, as he
was a sworn officer of the city be-
fore he became Vice resident of the
council. BY accepting city seals,
etc, and announcing his Intentions
iof signing resolutions as acting
mayor today, Mr.. Dalton has acted
against Mr.. Seaman's wishes.
Therefore, the latter says he Will APP
pose him when he rms for any POI
~litica1 office again so long as he has
strength to do so.
Mr.. Seaman contends he was
trfcked into offering the motion for
Mr.. Dalton's selection as Vice presi-
dent. He was under the impression
that Mr.. Dalton was only to serve
as such. He arrived at that conclu-
sion when Mr.. Voorhees, and others
told him that inasmuch as he was
going away for the winter and there
might be times when Mr.. Garretson
WIS not on hand to preside at meet
lfngs OF the Board OF Aldermen, 1t
would be we'll to have some certain
man to fall back on to serve In his
place. Mr.. Seaman says he thought
the proposition q good one.
He says he did not then suspect
he was choosing Mr.. Dalton ag act
ing mayor to replace Ferd Garrett
son. Mr.. Seaman says that accord
Ing o this version OF the proposition
The might have been elected In the
place of MI. Dalton and later dis
covered he was acting mayor. In
THAT event he says, he would have
let Mr.. Garretson name such men as
he choose and would sign such pap
ers for him as he wished to have
signed.
Dalton Knew All About 1t.
Mr.. Dalton says he knew he was
being made acting mayor when he
was being selected as vice president
of the Board OF Aldermen, but de-
clares he did not know it until a
few minutes before the council con-
vened Wednesday night He AYERS
THAT the first intimation he received
of the real contents OF the PROPOSE
ton. came when City Clerk LaRoe
handed to him resolutions for the
Convery Place extension and a let
ter from James s.. Wight, which the
latter had given to the clerk. He
says he read the letter and then
realized for the first time that In
taking the position of vice presi-
dent OF the council he would be-
come acting mayor. He said moth
Ing about the matter to Alderman
at-Large Garretson, and Aldermen
Seaman. Calvin and Hornsby, they
assert. What negotiations he had
with Aldermen sandbeck and
Kutcher, declared to be organiza-
ton men. ID not known.