Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-28

with public Endorsement, as
might prove harmful, had decided t
work In behalf of the Republica
candidate, Mr.. Raymond, and that h
wanted me to circulate this fact in
quiet way. Again I dismissed him.
"a few days later he called agar
and during the course of the CONVEX
sation he declared that Mr. Raymon
, could be elected If the minister
would only do their part. He GALE
NV attention to the fact that MI
! RAYMOND had spoken at the centen
! ary M. u. Church, the Park Presby
! terrain Church, and wanted to know
If | would not open my pulpit to him
II refused to do this emphatically
and I told him that the only RICH
way. the only clean way, the onl.
honest way for the league to act II
this matter was to openly announc
their Endorsement of Mr.. Raymond
and not to do 1t in surreptitiou
and sneakng manner.
A visit was then made to the head
quarters of the Anti-Saloon League
situate i'm the Ordway building. Mar
ket and Beaver streets. The office!
of the league are located on the tentl
floor and occupy a suite of foul
rooms.
n Hive OF
There was a hum OF industry in tbs
offices of the Antl-Saloon League
Several young women were busily
engaged in addressing envelopes from
long typewriter lists; one was adj
dressing q Plainfield list, another
was addressing envelopes to Allo-
way, N. j.; typewriters were clicking
away at a speed that bodies i'll foI
the citizens of New Jersey with lib
eral views: telephones were ringing
and in n word every clerk was hard
at it, hustling and bustling away as
If their very lives depended upon their
activity.
An inquiry for Mr.. Shields, the
State secretary, was met with the in
formation that he was out of town
and would not be back for week.
Mr.. Wilson, assistant superintendent,
"in charge of law enforcement was
then inquired for. Hes very busy.
responded the young lady who guard
ed the portals; busy debating"
After a wait of ten minutes. with
no signs that Mr.. Wilson would be
ever disengaged, G. Rowland Mum
roe. the attorney and "lee slative
was INQUIRED for.
Mr.. Munroe came out of his office,
looked searchingly for moment at
the visitor and then smiled a well
come. The interviewer was invited
to "step into the office"
For fifteen minutes the merits and
dement's of local option and the adj
vantages and disadvantages of pro-
hbition and the enforcement of
Sunday observance and closing laws
were discussed.
Working on the q. T.
Then, to the inquiry: rs the Anti
Saloon League doing anything in the
present city campaign" Mr.. Mum
roe answered:
Eyes. we. are all hard at work for
Mr.. Raymond"
Have you openly Endorsed him.
mo, that wouldn't do; 1t wouldn't
be wise to do this, you know, in
Newark"
Asked whether the Anti-Saloon
League had effected any organiza-
ton work in Newark, Mr.. Munroe
said:
1--WE have organized 1875 commit
tees in Essex county, among the
members of the different churches,
and every member is now working to
defeat Mayor Haussling."
"Haussling Is probably q good man
himself, but he is backed by the
brewers and the saloon interests, and
you know the brewer and the saloon
keeper are the men We are after.
You know Haussling is only a tool
of the brewers, and the only way the
League can hope to ac-
lict. i. In in tlx
Essex county is to bring about his
defeat. This will mean the defeat
of the brewers and the saloon in
terests, and will also mean the en-
forcement of the Sunday laws
TON Raymond and / went to coll
iege together. / know him and /
know that our interests would be
safe In his hands," continued Mr..
Munroe.
do you believe that Raymond will
enforce the Sunday observance
laws?" was the next question asked.
81 believe he would" declared Mr..
Munroe.
HAS Raymond made you any
pledge?" was the next question.
Il am not at liberty to say. You
know this is a hard fight, and we
cannot be too careful"
We'll the saloon vote Is a heavy
vote, and our work has got to be
done quietly"
But you are hard at work for Mr..
Raymond, and you don't look like a
man who would work hard and
spend your money unless he had
made you definite pledge?"
Mr.. Munroe shrugged his shout
ders.
I'm what localities are your com.
mittees worldng?" was the next
question.
"All over the county. but mostly in
the city--in the churches-through
membership of the churches" re-
sponded Mr.. Munroe, adding: Come
in the other office; want to show
voters of Camden county; maybe
you can improve it a little"
The interviewer was then ushered
into an adjoining office, and a
lengthy letter, in course of prepare
ton, was read by Mr.. Munroe, at
lacking Senator w. 7. Read, OF
Camden. The letter was a vigorous
assault upon Senator Read, which
is to be sent out with Photographic
copies of Justice" showing the
publication of O letter Senator Read
had written to the National Liquor
Dealers Association, regretting his
inability to be present at their con-
vention In Atlanttd City, all of
which Is to be sent to the regis
tered voters of Camden county be
fore election day.
Mr. Munroe then showed the caller
all the lists the Anti-Saloon League
had gathered. covering every voter II
every county of the state of New Jer.
sey. with the exception of Essex ant
Hudson, all checked Off as to theii
viexys IN local onfiOu