Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-02
Democratic Majority Reduced
to Minority by DesertiOns
to Republicans.
FORMER MAYOR SEYMOUR
NAMED FOR CITY COUNSEL
Epithets Hurled Back and
Forth Across Chamber
in Orange.

That well-known classic, After the
Battle, Mother" is being intoned by
number of Orange councilmen to-
day.
They spent New Years in the free
for-all wrangle and mud-slinging
contest that marked the four-hour
organization session of the 1918 coun-
ell.
They are somewhat the worse for
wear owing to the efforts that were
necessary in order to prevent their
colleagues from ringing in the name
of John Doe on the city payroll.
The audience helped to prevent this
by bowling a chorus of comments
that ranged from cries of bought,
sold and delivered to something
more striking.
During the lulls, when nothing
more interesting was going on, Presi-
dent John c. Fineran enliyened the
proceedings by calling Councilman
Stetson a coward and his col
leagues hurled back and forth cpl
thets even more explicit.
incidentally, the Democratic ma
jority was knitted so thoroughly that
the remains ought to be taken to a
morgue. Councilmen Stetson and
Gallagher, one an Independent Demo-
crat, the other a Wilsonite. joined
the Republican standards.
This all happened while Council
man Owen P. Casey, leader of the
Democrats, yelled imploringly, Stick
with the bunch.'
The distribution of plums was a
weird process, owing, to the prevalence
of candidates such as Joseph
Brown James Drab" and John
Doe
The only triumph scored by the
Democratic majority was the naming
of former Mayor Arthur B. Seymour,
whose term expires with the old year.
as city counsel. at salary of 1880.
Try 10 Break Quorum.
Even that was hard work. Coun-
.cilmen Stetson and Quinn made a
dash from the room, hoping to break
the quorum. It would have taken a
stop watch to say exactly how quick
that vote was taken.
Here is how other offices were
awarded: Daniel F. Minahan, city
clerk, $4,000; James Hanley, city
treasurer, $1,000; Patrick ]. Deignan,
financial department. $1,000; w. Wal
ter Patton, tax office; Nathaniel J..
Burton, auditor, $1,000; Frank C.
Coughtry, city comptroller, $1,000.
The treasurership gave so much
4-o,,hIo +,,ot tho oottnriiy1aan rvaufod T n.
flip UP a coin to decide it, but Coun-
Gilman Gallagher insisted that his
brother-in-law, Hanley, must have
the position. Hanley got it.
Seymour Averts Clash.
The council chamber had been
transformed into a. veritable bower by
floral gift to the new mayor, Frank
j. Murray. but unfortunately no on~
had sent along dove of peace.
The good sense of City Counsel
Seymour stopped what threatened tic
| become a personal clash between
Councilman P. Allen Smith and
| Charles Davis. of the First ward
whene the men met in the room out
side the council chamber following
| the meeting Davis was angered evil
IDENTIFY by Councilman Smiths refusal
to support John j. Byrne, of the First
ward, for city clerk, and shouted out
| that friendliness for the Orange brew
cry caused Smith to support DAME
F. Minahan for the clerkship. The
| city clerk, by virtue of his position
! is also clerk of The city board OF
| excise.