Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
MAYOR AND PARTY
I MAKE A TOUR OF
FIVE CITY WARDS
A Banner-Raising. Street Pa.
rade and Other Incidents Fea-
ture the Big Trip.

Five wards of this city were circled
last night by Mayor Haussling. DR..
Charles F. Kraemer and Alderman
John Il. Reilly. Board of Works candi-
dates; Richard Stockton, candidate for
State senator; Harry f. Backus, can
didate for surrogate; Sheriff Candidate
dohn j. Bracken and several other
candidates on the Democratic ticket,
Thousands of people listened to the
addresses delivered, and there We're
outbursts of enthusiasm, banner rails
tngs and parades.
The First ward was the first visited.
Assembled at 205 Eighth avenue,
more than four hundred Ital-
ians held a meeting and rally Mayor
HaussIing was the first speaker, and
as soon as the chairman, J. Victor
D'Aloia, introduced the mayor the
band struck up Columbia, the Gem
OF the Ocean," In one large chorus
the Italians made the hall fairly ring.
Mayor Haussling declared that while
sheriff no had the honor OF appointing
{ the first Italian on a grand jury. To
date only two Italians are recorded
as having served In similar capa-
city. The mayor told the assemblage
that he gave the Italians representa-
ton on various boards and predicted
that soon they would have a repre-
sentative in the Board OF FreehoIders.
Mayor Haussling reviewed in short
the work done by the party in the last
eight years.
DR.. Kraemer stated that the italian
laborer working for the city was now
receiving better pay than ever before;
that the city stables have been taken
away from the First ward at the sug-
gestion of the Italians and that q new
school and fire-house are soon to be
erected in the First ward. Candidate
Reilly followed DR. Kraemer in a i've
~ speech. Previous to the meeting a
parade was held.
The Mayors Maiden Speech.
The campaigners after reinforeinp
their party in the First ward, moved
to the corner of Warren and First
streets. There an open-air meeting
and banner-raising was held. Fully
$500 persons listened for two hours to
The principles of Democracy as
fathered by the candidates chosen at
the primaries. This spot was used as
a joint meeting for the Sixth, Seventh,
Eleventh and Fifteenth wards.
Mayor Haussling held the crowd
there for almost half an hour. The
mayor stated that on this very corner
he made his first political speech,
twenty-five years ago. Laughter
reigned supreme when his honor
declared that when he mounted the
PLATFORM someone >in the audience
yelled, "Oh. look at the fat Dutch
man." After that my speech was
short said the mayor. ''but I will
not say how sweet"
The mayor reviewed the work of
the administration, lauded City
Counsel James r. Nugent and at
tackled the methods of his opponents.
The mayor said that he asked for
votes on his own record. "If my
record does not stand, then l do not
want to be reelected" he added.
The work of retaining the
meadows, new city hospitals and
schools and the Passaic valley sewer
Improvement were other topics dis
cussed by Mr.. Haussling.
DR.. Kraemer and Alderman Reilly
also spoke at this meeting, DR..
kraemer declared that the Newark
News was with the Democrats when
1T received the city advertising. Inf
against them when it was taken
away The speaker also reviewed the
work of the meadow reclamation and
Nshowed how in few years the tax
rate will be materially reduced by
revenue which will come from fac.
worthless land.
After half an hours stop at Warren
and First streets the candidate.
visited the Eleventh ward voters. Al
Thirteenth street and Central avenue
, mass meeting was held. Here. az
IN the two other places, the candi-
dates reviewed the work of the adj
ministration.
stockton Union Man.
Candidate Stockton threw some
grape shot into the Colgate army,
when he told how Senator Colgate
sat glued in his seat, when all labor
bills were introduced. Mr., Stockton
stated that Colgate--a manufacturer
did not know the wants of q poor
man.
Il have worked on the railroad and
Know just what you want. / am a
union man and stand first, last and
always for unionism," said Mr.
. Stockton
After the Eleventh ward has been
left in the background, the cam
paigners whirled over to the Tbir-
teenth ward. This ward is the home
OF John +. Reilly, candidate for the
Board OF Works. About 400 persons
crowded into hall at Twelfth street
and Eighteenth avenue.
From the Thirteenth ward. the
battlefield was again changed to the
Third ward. At Prince and Mont
gomery streets, an open air meeting
was held. There fully 1900 voters
greeted the mayor and his party. DR..
kraemer allowed the listeners to hurl
question after question. He was
Loudly applauded, when in concIu.
sion he stated: "On November 4th. |
we will all see the bantier of Denoc,
racy floating from the dome of CITY
Hail, the. banner that means econ
omic saving, sound government ana
for and by the people,"
The last stand made last night was
at the annual reception of st. Angus |
tines Church, in Kruger Auditorium |
A parade was held there. Mayor |
Haussling, Mr.. Stockton, Mr.. Braek- |
en-, Mr.. Reilly and DR.. Kraenssr |
headed the procession about the nail |