Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-13
RAYMOND AND
HILL INDULGE
INA WARM TILT
Republican MayoraIty candi-
date Questions Progressive
Candidates Rights.
LATTER COMES BACK
WITH SHARP DECLARATION
Commissioners Kraemer and
Denman Agree on Methods
for City Affairs.
LATTER COMES BACK
WITH SHARP DECLARATION

The meeting held in Berkeley Hall,
405 Clinton avenue, last night under
the auspices of the Clinton Hill I'M
provement Association drew six can
didates for public office to the scene.
Invitations had been extended to all
the candidates to come and tell of
their plans.
There was no quizzing from the
audience, but the proceedings were
enlivened by an exchange of person
alities between Thomas l.. Raymond.
Republican mayoralty candidate, and
Frank A. Hill, who is running for
the same office as Progressive Re
publican.
President Theodore S. Fettinger, of
the association, explained at the OPEN
ing of the meeting that the gathering
was not political partisan one, and
expressed the wish that the candi-
dates would refrain from indulging
in any remarks of political or per-
sonal nature or say anything that
would call forth personalities.
Frank A. Hill, the Progressive can
didate, was the first speaker an
nounced.
Il entered the race for the highest
office in our city as an Independent
Progressive candidate for mayor, and
will tell you what propose to do, If
YOU will elect me on November 8
next" declared Candidate Hill. 81
became a Progressive in 1912, and will
fight to the end against individuals
and interests that seek to wreck that
party.
az am a plain, every day business
man, engaged in business in this city.
! am not schooled in the arts OF
oratory, and / have had no practice
aIraR ht1f i
I have in my heart to say to you, and
trust you will bear with me for
few moments.
The first thing ] want to say to
you tonight is that I am not allied in
any way with either the old, reaction
airy Republican or the old, reactionary
Democratic party of this city, county,
State or nation am a Progressive
in politics, even as I am a pro-
gressive in my business life.
when | received letter from your
president, Mr. Fettinger, whom 1 have
known for many years and with
whom | have done business, inviting
me to attend this meeting the first
thing I noticed upon your etter-head
was that you had adopted the great
watchword of Lincoln's as the watch
word of your society-'a government
OF, for and by the people
II wish to compliment you upon this
watchword, because it is what | have
been fighting for in public life for
many years; it is what the Pro-
eressive party has been fighting for
in political life for many years.
1.-The nominee of the Republican
party may desire to give you this kind
of government; the nominee of the
Democratic party may also desire to
give you this kind of government.
49, ,pI1.
honest, but neither of them can hope
70 fulfill their promises because they
are allied with interests that dom
mate both parties.
Character Assassination.
The campaign that is being con-
Quoted in this city at the present time
is one of personal abuse and charac-
ter assassination. Does it not occur
to you tonight that this kind of a
campaign is very detrimental to the
welfare of this city,"
Referring to the tax situation, Mr..
Hill remarked that while much was
being said in criticism of Newark,
with it's Democratic administration,
nothing at all was said adversely
about the increased taxation in Essex
county, which is under a Republican
administration. He left his hearers
TO draw their own conclusions.
ptlltNS tllt dlldllS VI ILLS CITY
ahould be given over to business men.
[ think we have had enough of law
yers running our legislative and our
municipal affairs. Why not try a
business man once in while?" con- /
tinued Mr.. Hill.
II am a great believer in Newark's
future When | first came to Newark
and connected myself with its bust
ness life, [ knew / had come to
.f - ,raf4 ff,rs ,f4r I,l,
man might live in and interest him
self in and give himself to whole
heartedly.
Since | have lived in Newark, ]
nave strived to do my utmost in hei
behalf. The longer I have lived in
Newark, the more I got to like New
ark. Tonight the affection / once
had has grown into love. | love the
city of Newark. I believe it is the
best city in this country for a man
to live in
Following Hill, Candidate Ray
mond began his speech by saying
that Hill could not honestly run as
o Progressive candidate, as he Gray
mond) had received the Endorsement
of the Progressive party and was
the candidate of both the Republican
ana the Progressive parties and also
of the fusion committee |
Hill, went on Raymond, was prac-
ticing deception in coming before the
people as Progressive.
Il know that the petition filed by
Hill at first contained the sigma
ture of a Mr.. Mascia, a Democratic |
candidate for the Assembly"
This brought quick reply from |
Hill, who demanded to know where |
Raymond got off at" to say who
should or should not run for office. |
II was piece of presumption and |
an arrogation of authority that could
not be excused, he said.
zone of the newspapers has been
trying to cruelty me because ! had
the temerity to enter this fight with
out first consulting it," went on Mr.. (
Hill.
Il suppose If ] had ran as an In