Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-02
"CITS" READY FOR
ANNUAL STRUGGLE
Party in Power in South Or.
ange Names Slate for
Election.

Indorsing the administration by a
unanimous vote, the Citizens party
of South Orange, in eonYention in the
Village Hall last night, urged the re-
election Of Francis Spelr To the vii
lage presidency and Frederick J.
Lovatt, Edwin S. Allen and Graham
IT. Brewer to their seats in the VII
iage Board of Trustees at the States
only spring municipal election, to be
held in South Orange on Tuesday,
April %.
The nominations were made by ac-
elamation. Former Assistant Attor-
ney-General Edward d. Dutlield pre-
sided and Dudley W. Riggs acted as
secretary. William 7. Baird was
chosen as campaign manager.
The platform adopted pledges the
candidates to " continuance of the
party's past endeavors TO make the
community one worthy of the pride
its citizens feel in It,"
Ridicules New Party.
Chairman Duhield charged that
while the opponents of the Citizens
party had from year to year changed
their name, the leaders in each cam
paign appear to be the same. He said
the name of Taxpayers party. adopt
ed by the opposing side this year, was
rather unpopular. To think of pay
ing taxess he averred, chilled ones
enthusiasm. He added that 1t would
be a task to find the guy among
the opponents of the Citizens party
who put the pay in taxpayers.
'One reason that the Taxpayers
oppose the Citizens party, | UNDER
stand, he said, sis that you will get
in good society If you are affiliated
with it," Mr.. Dufield told how he
was chairman of the nominating COM
mittee of the Citizens party two
years ago, which named the men now
about to retire. He said his commit
tee disregarded party lines and chal-
lenged any man to say that the men
had even been actuated by partisan
motive during their two years in
office. ~
Eulogize Candidates.
The speaker said he regarded the
method of attacking men Just be-
cause they held public office the curse
of American life He said one can
scrutinize the municipalities of the
State and fail to find better set
of men for governing a place than
those in South Orange at present.
Some, he said. scrutinize for mis-
takes, which any man Is apt to make,
and rather than pat the man in office
on the back for the good work done,
attack him.
Arthur h. Leach also eulogiZed the
candidates. Prosecutor Wilbur A.
Mott asked what any one could have
against the men nominated IF any
one believes they ever spent more
money than they should have. tell
me where it could have been cut
down." he said. The opposition, he
said, was charging high. taxes and
extravaganza. These charges, he
said, are only general. The taxpay-
ers, he said, indulge in these general
accusations because general aceusa-
tions cannot be met.
Former Village Trustee Charles s.
Dodd said the village had one great
weak spot in its government. This
he said, was the fire department, He
said the firemen were all good work
ers, but declared they were not pro-
vided with the necessary equipment
He urged the installation of an up
to-date fire alarm and a motor power
apparatus.
The committee on platform con-
sisted of former Police Justice j.
Martin Roll, Edmund c. Stout and
Stephen s. Johnson.