Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
ENGAGE JUDGE
LYON To FIGHT
Republican City Committee
Secure Counsel to Bring
Matter to Final Settlement
TEN BROCK WILL AID
Mr.. Lyon in Letter Says Bill
lin Legislature Would End
the Difficulty.


| The Republican City Committee
named committee of three mem
bers last night to fight the mayor
Iality issue to climax. at its meet
ing last night, The committee.
which is composed Of Harry r. VIII
son, Ellsworth R Walker and John
Pfeiffer, ngagedA Adrian Lyon as
counsel to fight for the Interests of
tho city at large, the Republican
party and Alderman-at-Large Ferd
Garretson. The city committee de-
cided last night to exert every ofort
to have the question definitely and
ronclusiveIy settled and to that end
urged its committee of three to fight
Ito the last ditch.
MessrB. Wilson, Walker and Pfeif-
fer will probably 20 over the subject
with Mr. Lyon in the course Of day
| or SO, and decide on the line OF ac-
tion. All members OF the city COM
mittee we're with one exception pres
ent In the meeting held in Fere Gar
retson's offices last night City
Chairman l.. Burt Moore nresided.
Ten Brock VIII Aid.
Every effort will be made by As
semblyman John r. Ten Brock, OF
this city, to introduce and secure the
passage through the legislature of
a measure which would relieve the
present mayorality situation in Perth
Amboy. he stated today in an inter-
view with the EVENING NEWS re-
porter Mr.. Ten Broeck appeared to
be very enthusiastic about such a
measure and continued TO assert his
stand in the matter. No steps have
been taken at Trenton, as yet, to
Introduce the bill. ne stated. Mr..
Ten Brock declares that other ci-
ties need such measure as well as
Perth Amboy.
Former Judge Adrian Lyon has
sent letter to the EVENING NEWS
d COPY Of which Is printed herewith,
in which he plainly states the pres
ent mayorality situation; the most
effective remedy and the ready as
surance given by Assemblynan Ten
Brock of that gentlemans willing
ness to assist in passing such a mea-
sure.
Questions Stand Of Democrats
Judge Lyon questions the probable
stand of the democrats IL sueh bill
reaches the Senate. The present
assembly Is strongly Republican.
|fhirty~seven to twenty-three hut the
Senate only stands eleven to ten In
favor OF the @. o. P. men. which
lis NOT even considered working
majority. Judge Lyons plan is SIM.
liar to that which was published yes-
tarday in the EVENING NEWS. sug-
gested by John w, Beekman, Judge
q tne pls.Iact eoui. - eonciuslon -
MI. lyon aasocates she loea .nas r..
& liens le'l .ue siinsu s,, ~ ea1payu.s' VIZ
,asor. sucn plll, anu .n-l lne sanae
pc IorWHraeu " theif repressh' 'atises
at trenton,
JUDGE LYONS net.cI'
M. Lyon iee'er IoIIoWs
Inere are eeF1ain .things ABOUT lhe
Mayoraii.s zsltuasIon enst ais -
FIRST, tnose respohsipie Tor var.
psiton e1ee.1on e VICE pIesiuune
OF tne couhcl, WIN ,nten. 70 MAXI
MN ac1lhg mayor, cialnl u was no
9 poEtlcsl tricK and .hat u was oiity
zone 70 ciear up ooup,thl lua,'el's
Seeohd, me ,orheF AiueI iiis ~ ma "a,
Large acted as MAYOR IN good lal' T.
and tue recent contest Ior Ainer'pan.
at-Large was Waged an ,oe peiieI
that In case MAYOR bolisehWeiier
Was eiectea sAsrlA me AIDE. naA-
at-Large eject would act as Mayor
during tns coming year.
Third, tnat tnere very Sud
stantiai doubt ABOUT MI paaton
autherlty 70 act as mayor ana, even
Eff there were not, II must ne con-
ceded fnat the Aiderman-at-L Large
Is the iogfcai obiclai to act IN case
OF vacancy n tnat once
Fourth, a hill introduced IN the
Legista 'uTe maklhg the Atuerfn ~, p.
at-Large acting mayor, u sunnoreeu
by both democrats and hepuniicans
IN fnis city wouiq De Fery sure .o
ba quickly pass8a ana approved ny
the Governor. and would pc the oniy
way TO dehniteiy settle tnis mattef
forever.
now, VII noth isehocrats an. ne-H
pnoicans approve the passage OF shss
hllif nave used the TORN o.
Chapfer one o. me laws q isII 60
that i can naraly inee' win opoosi-7
ton from any otner source ~ Is as
follows:
An act 70 proVlue VINO eshaii 'aii.sl aee ~
mayor ID case OF the deatns ressg-
nation, eisauallncation or otnsr als-
ab,Ii Y, OF the mayor - aly eles
re = en1etea uy .he Senals ails
Genefal asseHse'y u sns asaes u