Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
DEMOCRATS OPEN
/ CAMPAIGN FIGHT
First Rally Is Held in Rooms of
Leni Lenape CIub-Nu-
gent Speaks.


q Before a crowd which packed the
club-rooms of the Leni Lenape Club
on Court street and extended even
out to the sidewalk, the Democratic
campaign in Essex county received a
flying start last night. Nearly all the
candidates for the city and county
offices were present, and each spoke
for at least a few minutes on the
principles for which they stand.
As climax to the meeting, Police
Judge Simon Hahn, who presided,
introduced City Counsel James r.
I Nugent.
Mr.. Nugent said it was very rarely
that he came before the public to
make a speech, but that he was glad
of the opportunity at this time of
saying few words. Democratic sue
cess in Essex county election day
was almost a certainty, Mr.. Nugent
declared. There had been no cam
j paign before the primaries, the new
State committeeman said, because it
had not been thought necessary.
In urging the election of the vari-
Gus candidates., the speaker declared
that they were all sterling Demo-
Gratis and worthy of every Democrats
suffrage Those who had held office
before had been tried and had been
proved true, while the new men had
been passed upon by the executive
committee. and later ratified by the
county committee, Mr.. Nugent told
his hearers.
Mr.. Nugent caused ripple of ap-
plause when he referred to the open
ing of the campaign at the beni
( Lenape's club-room.
Every campaign that was started
here has been successful" declared
Mr. Nugent, land for that reason the
campaign committee decided to fol-
low the precedent and hold it's first
meeting here"
The necessity of electing the Demo-
cratic candidates for freebooter was
dwelt upon by the speaker, who
pointed out instances of the extrava-
gance of the Republican board. Mr..
Nugent also declared the city tax
rate had decreased two points. while
the county rate went up eight points
last year.
\ OF the candidates for Assembly the
following addressed the gathering:
Simon L. Fisch, Charles A. Nutting,
James r. Byrne, Edward G. Eaton,
Joseph F. Papscoe, Laurence McCabe,
1r., and Hubert ]. Rowe. They dis
cussed the planks of the State plat
form and those who are members or
the Assembly at present spoke of the
various progressive measures they
had voted for.
Freebooter Candidate Louis Lewis.
Colonel James r. Mullikin and Alder
man Mark F. Phillips, who is a can
didate for reelection, also spoke. All
urged the necessity of electing the en-
tire ticket and Alderman Phillips
spoke Of his record in the Assembly in
1907 and in the Common Council the
last two years
Board of Works Commissioner Pat
= rick II. Ryan, who Is up for reelection,
received a big hand when he was in
troduced. Mr.. Ryan spoke as follows:
Having received a denomination
from the Democratic party as a can
ddate for reelection to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, I
consider it proper to place before the
voters a statement of my views and
purposes with regard to important
city problems, particularly those with
which the board has to deal directly.
my third year of service in the
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners is now drawing to a close.
During the first two years that body
was controlled by members of an
other party. During the present
ryear, for the first time in many years.
the Democratic party has been in
control of the board. A number of
important steps In the interest of the
people have been taken. One of the
first was the reduction of the gross
budget of the board by approximately
100000, a remarkable achievement in
view of the short time the party had
been In control of the situation, and
vet accomplished without any sacri-
flee of efficiency.
1.-THE great water department has
been reorganized and its methods
systematized. Thousands of dollars
of arrearages, which had been I'M
collected under the previous regime,
were paid into the city treasury.
: "che establishment of an asphalt
repair plant has all but been ac-
complished, the requisite contracts
having been awarded. This step,
taken in conjunction with the re-
organization, though not enlarge
ment. of the street maintenance
forces, will enable the city to MAIN
tain and repair it's highways at the
minimum of cost and time, and do
away with an abuse of long stand
ing.
at is the purpose of the board to
institute further economies and other
improvements as rapidly as time and
circumstance will permit. To this
program l give my cordial public
pledge.
THE year in the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners has been
smade historic by the adoption of a
plan of reorganization of the trolley
service, involving the granting of
franchises for tracks in large num-
Der of streets, and the construction
of costly building and other work
by the Public Service Corporation.
While the propositions came in form
from the corporation, they included
many features for which the city had
been working for a long time. Though
none would pronounce the present
scheme fiawless, it is universally
recognized as a long step in advance
Its immediate effects will be the in
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