Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-23
MURRAY WILL NOT
NAME OTHER MEN
Orange Executive lncensed at
Failure to Confirm Calhoun
and NeiIl.

In a huff because the Orange Com
mon Council declined to confirm the
names of William A. Calhoun for po-
lice commissioner, and ]. Alexander
Neill for fire commissioner. Mayor
Frank Murray today issued a state
ment to the effect that he will send
in no other names. This will result
in President John N. Lindsey, the
veteran head of the police board,
whose departure from public life
Mayor Murray and others regretted.
will continue for another year, at
least, and Fire Commissioner. Mat
thew Chalmers will also remain in
the department administration an
other twelve months.
The Democratic majority Monday
night declined to confirm the names
of Messrs. Calhoun and Neill be-
cause both were too active in city
politics to be considered valuable
in the police and fire departments,
which have been kept pretty free
from political influences of late years,
since the old Common Council COM
mittees were replaced by the commits
sions in shaping their policy and
work.
Praises Men He Named.
issued to the newspapers, used about
1900 words in giving his reasons for
issuing his awful def to the council
majority. calhoun and Neill, OF no.
body" He apotheosizes his one-time
campaign manager, Mr.. Neill, and the
Republican Club president, Mr.. CAL
houn, in the most extravagant terms.
and declares 1.-The city has never been
served, and never will be served, by
any men having any higher ideals and
conceptions of public service than
have Mr.. Calhon and Mr.. Neill. :"
Other remarks that would make the
executives campaign manager. and
the man whom he headed off In the
campaign for mayor. blush. are in
cluded, the mayor insisting he got the
two men to stand for the places only
after repeated urging" Mr.. Neill was
particularly shy of the attempt to
elevate him into the limelight despite
his preference to remain in the
ranks, a private citizen. Mr.. Neih, ="
the mayor stated, ION my solicitation,
permitted me to use his name for
appoint ment.'
The mayor, who was at the council
meeting, and within a few inches Of
the latter led his fight against the
appointment of Messrs Nein and
Calhoun. tells OF his listening to the
Democrats extolling the nominees. He
then said:
Record of Nominees Good.
1.-THE only excuse offered for the
action of the Democratic majority
was that Mr.. Calhoun was once a
member of the Common Council. that
he was spoken of as a candidate for
mayor. and that he is president of the
Republican Club. The offense charged
against Mr.. Neill was that he was
my designated committee in my can
didacy for mayor 1t is surprising
that while the leader of the Demo-
cratic majority admits that these men
have retained the respect and conf
dence of the community, notwith-
standing these records and connec-
lions. they evidently have forfeited
the confidence of the Democratic
members of the Common Council
Mr. Calhoun's record in the Common
Council has never been surpassed: as
an able. conscientious, industrious,
broad-minded and courageous man in
the council, he has had few equals
and no supporters. That he was re-
garded as mayoralty timber is a COM
pliment to him and the Republican
Club of Orange is to be congratulated
in having such a man as its presi-
dent If Mr.. NELL is to be indicted
for supporting my candidacy as
mayor, the majority members of the
council might on second thought per-
ceive that in indicting him for this
alleged offense, they are at the same
time necessarily and implicitly in
dieting for the same offense over halt
of the voters of Orange
"A citizen Is not to be condemned
for taking an active interest in public
affairs 1t is evidently the opinion
of the Democratic members of the
Council that citizen should be PEN
allied and disqualified for such activ-
ity. I want to say that If more citi-
zens like Mr.: Calhoun and Mr.. Neill
would take a greater interest in our
local affairs. this city would be much
better governed. Mr. Calhoun and
Mr.. NELL have nothing to apologize
for, as TO their records but on the
contrary they haxe every reason TO
be proud of them. They have worked
IN the cause Of the people In an honor-