Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-27
DEMOCRATS GET
AD|T OF BLAME
Republican Orators in Summit
Lay Everything to Them
= But the War.
Special to the Evening Star,


SUMMIT, Oct. 27-The tariff and
the Democrats in power in the State
ana nation got fine old verbal lash
ing at the get together" smoker OF
the Republican Club here last night.
For the alleged business depression
and everything the people haven't
got, the audience of about 100 Re-
publicans We're told by the Repub-
lican campaign orators that the
Democrats are solely responsible. the
European war has not had, nor is II
Having any i'll effect on the pros
perity of this country, the speakers
said, but is being used only as sup
terfuge by the wicked party now IN
power at Washington.
Former Councilman Ruford FRANK
lin, president of the Republican clup,
and for several years chief ollef OIL
the local Republican machine, pre-
sided at the ''get together function
because of a previous engagement,
John II. Capstick, candidate for Con-
uress: Senator Pierce, Assembly Can
dtdate Judge William N. Runyon,
conntv Chairman William N. New
corn and Candidate for Register OF
Union County Frank II. Smith, dld
not arrive at the meeting until about
1890. After the Assembly candidates,
Morgan and Pierson, and Candidate
for City Clerk Frederick G. kentz,
and Director John N. Cady, who is
an unopposed candidate to succeed
himself in the Union county board
Of freeholders, had GRATED and Mr..
Franklin had exhausted his line OF
political argument, the chairman
was forced to sing. little to hold
the impatient audience. Former
Councilman oliver B. Merrill also
contributed vocal selections, and for
mer Councilman George G. Faiken-
burg gave humorous recitations.
There was no dancing, although the
chairman called for talent OF any
description to while away the time,
! Judge Newcorn arrived shortly be-
fore the congressional candidate ana
he and his party took the partial
idleness of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company's factories in Eliza
beth. as had Assembly Candidate
Morgan, as an example of what the
tariff laws and the Democratic party
at Washington had done. Judge
Newcorn declared the Democrats are
endeavoring to make President Will
son and this country's desire for
neutrality and peace the issues OF the
campaign. Neither have any place
in the campaign, the county chairman
told the voters. Assembly Candidate
4 1Nr.
such n man as he is needed In the
I,eeislature to see that the state
school funds are, not disturbed Tor
anv purpose but the schools. Con-
eressionai Candidate CapsticlS said he
favored national highways, tarlfI
revision board, national eight-hour
law and was opposed to making
fo1tball out of the tariff to the IN
jury of business"
Mr.. iCapstick further declared that
al am not presenting myself before
you as O political orator or poll
/. tician, but / am just retired busi-
ness man who has done things in
this world and will do them for you
if YOU will be kind enough to send
me- to represent you in Congress-.
Chairman Franklin assured the Nor
ris county candidate that he is surely
going to sit in Congress.
County Register Smith, VINO Tor
ten years was chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee of Union,
told just what modern business
methods have been followed in the
= office since he took charge.
Senator Pierce reviewed his record
on the taxation question and told
what he had accomplished in the way
of forcing the railroads and banks
TO pay a fair share of the tax bur-
den and what he still hopes to ac-
conplish along these lines.