Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-31
LAUDS
WORK OF COUNSEL
ANDC|TY ENGINEER
Progressive Mayoralty candi-
date Willing to Reappoint
East Orange Officials.

Praising the services rendered East
Orange by Borden ID. Whiting and
William ID. Wiliigerod, counsel and
lengineer respectively, Of that city
Henry S. Gilbertson. the Progressive
nominee for mayor, told voters in the
columbian School last night he would
reappoint them If he happens to be
the city's next executive.
| Mr. Gilbertson's Republican rival,
Judge Worrall f. Mountain, before
he primaries announced his intention
of remaining Mr.. Willigerod, but would
not commit himself regarding the re-
tention of Mr. Whiting.
.As a matter of general policy,
Isaid Mr.. Gilbertson, II would feel
Questions of this character are adj
lministrative details in the handling
of which the mayor, when elected,
should have a free hand. In this
particular instance, however. 1 have
no hesitancy in giving definite an
swer.
1.-THE services of these men have
shown conspicuous professional abil-
lity and conspicuous devotion to the
Interests of the city. Unless some
thing now altogether unsupported
should take place to shake my con-
lfidence in them shall reappoint them
| both to their present positions.
lconsider that I would be wronging
the city If should discard them and
the wealth of knowledge of the i'm
portant matters before the city II !
should do otherwise.
| Neither of them, by the way, so
far as I know, has lifted a finger or
spoken a word in behalf of my cleo
| ton. and since l myself have never
| held q public office or placed myself
under obligations to any political
party I have no fear that l will be
regarded as an migrate" II I make
imy appointments solely with refer
ence to the good of the city"
| Talks at Republican gathering in
| the High School Thursday night has
convinced Mr.. Gilbertson that Repub-
licans feel the election lies between
! himself and Judge Mountain. Have
/ you noted" said the speaker, that
Judge Mountain, whose friends after
the primaries openly boosted he was
as good as elected. and began to talk
about appointments, has been follow
ing me around the city. holding pub
| lie meetings in every ward where
have been and emitting them where
have not been?
my opponent and his political as.
sociates," he said, have done us all
a great favor by clarifying the issue.
| I had known for some time that
Judge Mountains political advisers
were opposed to undermining the city
charter. For instance, Philemon
Woodruff, chairman of the committee
of fifty, and who is sometimes credit
ed with having discovered Judge
Mountain, has said on at least two
occasions that he could not conceive
of such a thing as a change In the
form of government of East Orange.
edward S. Pierson. not four days
ago, expressed similar views to me
personally McCurdy Marsh, Judge
Mountains campaign manager, re-
signed from the Progressive Club
when 1t Endorsed the commission plan
last spring. Howard Marshall, in In
| PRODUCING Judge Mountain Thursday
evening, averred that East Orange
did not need a change In Its form OF
government. And now Judge Moun-
tain says that the plan we propose
| N founded upon fallacieS."