Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-30
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PLACE IN COUNCIL

Theodore d. Gottlieb, former free
holder. has sent an open letter to the
voters of the Eleventh ward, an
nouncng his candidacy for alderman
on the Progressive ticket.
His letter follows:
To the Voters of the Eleventh
Ward--I announce my candidacy for
the position of alderman and solicit
the support of all independent voters.
In making this announcement. / be-
lieve you have right to know my
record, my qualification and my atti-
tude on public Questions
was born in New York. and have
lived in the Eleventh ward since 1884,
cast my first vote in 1901 and was adj
mitted to the bar in 1905 and have
offices in this city.
Prior to 1912 l was a Progressive, or
New Idea Republican, an original
supporter of former Senator Everett
Colby In 1912 l was elected a Roose-
welt alternate delegate and ran for
the Assembly the same year on the
Roosevelt Progressive ticke0
served this ward in the Essex
County Board of Chosen Freeholders
from 1908 to 1911 and aided in the fight
for civil service, the publication and
reform of the Overlook Asylum,
adoption of competitive bidding for
all supplies, resulting in fairness to
all dealers and a large saving in
money to the county; the elimination
of prison contract labor, favoritism
and extravagance on the Plank road
and bridges, and the application of
business principles to all questions
and the dem onstration that public
business should be as carefully, eco
nomically and conscientiously con-
Quoted as private business, and free
from the domination of petty partisan
politics.
| have made a careful study of
municipal law and the problems of q
large city and am interested in civic
development, social service, charitable
and correctional work. being a direc-
tor of the New jersey Legal Aid So
ciety and chairman of the research
department of the Essex County Pub
lie Welfare Committee. / am at pres
ent trustee and manager Of the New
Jersey State Home for Girls, at Tren-
ton ian honorary appointment by
Governor Wilson,. In all these activ-
tiles | have gained knowledge and a.
point of view that believe can make
me useful to the city, and therefore
ask your support. if my record and
my declarations meet with your APP
proval.
Briefly summarized. my present plat
form is: l. Elimination of bossism.
Economical administration. g. In
dependence and efficiency. 4. Ap-
proved business principles applied to
the city's affairs. S. Competitive bid
ding for all supplies. G. Public well
fare work by the city. a greater in
terest in support of Fairgrounds,
baths, efforts to secure fire proven
ton, better housing conditions, reduc-
tion of infant mortality and municipal
legal aid for the poor and the op-
pressed
Despite my candidacy for alderman,
1 am strong believer in commission
government, and as a member of the
Committee of One Hundred and chair
man of the publicity committee, hope
to work hard for its adoption at the
special election, to be held early in
1914 believing that it will result in
better government with more direct
responsibility to the citizens.
THEODORE D. GOTTLIEB.
242 North Seventh street and 81 Gin
ton street.