Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-17
DEMOCRATS POKE
FUN At OPPONENTS
Speakers at West Orange Rally
Refer to Fusionists' Tan
go Tea Party

While the Republican Progressive
fusion group n West Orange were
enjoying last night what William II.
Nosseler, Democratic candidate for
mayor of the town, termed a tango
tea party" the administration forces
had Dig mass meeting in Annex
Hall and political talks were inter
spersed with orchestral selections
and songs. An impromptu group OF
a dozen instrumentalists, with a
leader, gave a flood or harmony to
the Democratic gathering, and the
several speakers We're welcomed en-
Enthusiastically.
In an extended talk Mr.. Vosseler
warned his associates against over
confidence in the campaign, and said
that while the fusiolists declared he
was named by a machine, they had
been hard at work since early this
Year preparing their own political or
ganization. He defended the present
Town Council as representative OF
the town voters. despite the desire
of a faction to name ten lawyers or
ten residents of Llewellyn Park to
run affairs.
He said the nomination was ten
dered him with no strings attached.
He was Just advised ito use common
sense, do what was honest and
right" when urged to become the
candidate, and these principles. he
said, would be his platform. Discuss
ing criticism of the water test well
on Councilman Carl Fentzlaff's prop
erty, he warned West Orange folk
to expect a backfire of criticism as
the usual thing when a private cor
poration's business was affected by a
move for municipal ownership.
Fentzlair Acted Honestly.
II am absolutely convinced after
thorough investigation that Mr..
Fentzlaff has been acting honestly
and aboveboard. and in the interests
Of the town. was the way Mr.. Vos-
seller spoke of the chairman of the
water committee. He said the inSes-
LEGATIONS now being made In n pre-
limlnary way, to ascertain informa-
tion for the future method of water
supply. would earn the thanks of the
public for the present council. He
said the opposition was getting dan
gerously close to personalities when
they gave yelled hints affecting the
honesty of the present officials.
mistakes may have been made, "
said the speaker. "but mistakes don
make a man dishonest" He spoke of
the old cries in former years, and in
stanced a $3.50 investigation which
showed a mistake of two cents in
the books of the collectors office.
There had been hue and cry about
indictments and other dire threats
when he arrived in town some years
ago. none of which materialized.
This cry of fraud and eXtravag
gance at election time is like the dis
play of toys before Christmas" said
the speaker, who also warned the au
dience of the tme- worm trick of the
t"outs' in municipal campaign. Mr..
Vosseler said that If elected he would
welcome honest advice and honest
criticism"
Brady Raps Gillum.
Councilman Michael Brady In
speaking for Percy Reeves, candidate
for council made only indirect crit
icism against Councilman Daniel Gill
lum, who seeks to return to Office on
the fusion platform. Don't send q
weakling to the council" he urged
Don't send down to the town hall a
man who comes back to you like a
schoolboy and says he couldn't do
anything because the other fellows
would not let him. Send down man
with some backbone in him"
Assemblyman Lawrence McCabe,
jr.. who included in his talk q review
of his record at Trenton, asked sup
port for John J. Bracken for sheriff.
He said William HarrigaD was de-
feated fairly at the primary and that
a vote for Harrigan was plainly a
vote for Ralph 3. Schmidt, the Re-
publican nominee. Michael f.. Mullin,
candidate for assembly; John j..
Bracken, candidate for sheriff; Harry
f. Backus, who is the aspirant for
surrogate; Egidio Mascia, DR.. Angelo
Bianchi, and others also spoke.