Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-18
JUDGE MOUNTAIN
FIRES BROADS|DE
AT HIS OPPONENT
Challenges WooIston to Take
Stump in Open for East Or
ange MayoraIty.

Lamenting the fact that his oppo-
nent has been delivering his campaign
talks in 'parlors,'' instead of at open
meetings, where all would have OPP
portunity to hear him, Judge Worral
T. Mountain, who is striving for the
Republican nomination of mayor of
East Orange at the Stockton School
last night again criticised his rival,
John B. Woolston.
After declaring he knew Mr.. Wool
ston for twenty years mas been poll
tieian under the tutelage of the Re
publican ring, which has impressed
his opponent as a machine-made and
machine ground tool, ready at the
suggestion or opportunity to be ma
ehine-tu Judge Mountain loudly
asserted, I'VE cannot utilize TINS sort
of a man in our city government"
He reiterated his attacks on Mr..
Woolston for the latter's alleged iden-
LITIGATION with the organization OF the
Sterilization Company of America,
with offices in Newark, and denounced
his opponents assertions that ne mas
long been O business man.
An utterance by Judge Mountain
which met with the hearty approval
of the one hundred men and women
at the meeting was his declaration
that a disastrous act of the incoming
uavor. whoever he shall be, would be
TO dispense with the services OF both
CITY Counsel Borden ID. Whiting ana
citv Engineer William d. Willgerod
He said one or both of them must be
retained because of their familiarity
with the railroad situation. Il do not
believe in removing any man Tor po-
i
litical reasons he SAID.
criticizes Rivals Platform.
Criticism of Mr.. Woolston's plat
form was voiced by the judge, espe-
cially the part that referred to his
qualifications as q business man. lie
declared the correct phraseology or
the opening paragraph should read'
"a political administration OF CITY al
fairs by politician "Mr Wooistoh
has behind him ana | have agalhsi
me all the power of the machine,
said the Judge. mot only that, he
continued, but all summer my adj
yersary has been busy organizing ana
engineering a machine to carry on
this campaign. He has headquarters
recurring abundance of funds to
maintain My headquarters are UNI
der my hat.
.'While it is harmless in itself to
have headquarters and to nave an
organization, many citizens have re-
garded with suspicion the one now
seeking to control the city, ana TINS
spirit Of uneasiness has arisen from
the fact that ii did not seem neces-
sary TO have an organization Of this
kind moving with such ostentatlon
and display for a man seeking so
modest an office as mayor
"Behind the candidacy of Mr.. Wool
ston," Judge Mountain alleged, ARE
set of political soldiers of fortune,
who migrate from one party to an
other as they seek to anticipate the
results of the campaign that they
may share in the spoils. Some of
them are alienated Democrats who
have been disappointed and are now
seeking by dint OF mercenary as
sistance to obtain the same result
under different colors," he said.
Asks Opponent to Take stump.
'Mr. Woolston must take the
stump and declare where and how
he stands" declared the jurist. He
has got to explain his connection
with the sterilization company. He
has got to tell us whether he is going
Whiting" Accusing Mr.. Woolston
of dominating the Republican city
committee, Judge Mountain declared
he was able by this fact to satisfy
his ambition to be a candidate.
~ can say and cannot be in truth
contradicted," he went on, that long
before the situation created by the
termination of Mayor Gregorys term
had appeared on the horizon, Mr..
Woolston was warily, but indus
triously stirring political waters to
see If he would be acceptable and
was endeavoring to create demand
for his political services; and this. in
the face Of opposition and knowl-
edge that his candidacy would so far
as could be forseen at that time, al
most certainly result in a candidacy
of Democratic supremacy in munici-
pal affairs But he persisted in his
quest, and dominating the Republican
city committee, obtained his ambi-
tion.'