Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-02
old COMMISSION
RULE MEN ACTIVE
Do Not Want Mayor Murray to
Get All the Credit in Or
ange Referendum.

executive of Orange, a second group
OF commission government advocates
in that city stirred themselves last
night and issued call for a meeting
tomorrow night at Albert e. Robin
sons office in Gone street, that city.
The men who were active in the
commission government struggle two
years ago will try a second time to
launch the scheme.
The leader in the second group of
commission advocates Is Cornelius
O'Donoghue, vice-president of the
remnant of the Woodrow Wilson
League still in existence. This or
ganization was rent in twain during
1918. O'Donoghue will have with him
former Councilman Hugh ]. Brady
who was active in the old fight for
a change in government; William f.
Hamilton, president of the Wilson
League and also a former councilman;
DR.. Carlos Martinetti, who made an
Intellectual attempt to get the empty
honor of Republican candidate for
councilman in the Third ward last
year; Joseph D. Holmes, head of the
anti-saloon citizens committee of
fifty, and Charles F. Kroeh.
Former Tax Assessor Robinson, who
lost his job when the Democratic
Council took up the reins of govern
ment three years ago, and who was
host to the commission government
crew during the nights they had their
conferences two years ago, has again
loaned his Office for the anti-Murray-
ties.
That Mayor Murray's quiet stalking
for a committee of one hundred has
nettled the really truly commission
lea ia indioa aA in, Y-t - I,o
statement issued to the newspapers:
THAT Mayor Murray is not to have
the lead in putting out commission
government propaganda is evident
from the call for a public meeting
issued today by the members of the
old Commission Government League
of two years ago" The statement also
recites that the list of names repre-
sents ''all the political parties in Or
ange."
By a coincidence the lists include
two names of men, and both are on
the two committees, so publication
of the mems intention to serve both
groups will probably result in revision
of the names.
Surrogate ShoenthaI in Line.
Mayor Murray today made public
his list of one hundred names, which
includes that of Surrogate Isaac Sho.
enthal. The former Orange mayor
was named by the O'Donoghue clan
as one of their men, but he side
stepped them and today signed the
mayors petition. The mayor said he
would call meeting for Thursday
night at some office not as yet chosen,
and the committee will organize.
He will retire from the movement
than n mi pQv md tho mi
will have active charge. When asked
the mayor said he would not be a can
didate for commissioner If the cam
paign Is successful The signers of
the mayors resolution include many
officials and former office-holders.
The resolution signed by the one
hundred men follows:
whereas, The undersigned citizens
of the City of Orange believe that the
system of government now in opera
ton in our city is Anticipated. and
citizens of the city the results and
benefits which ought to jbe expected
| from a city goyernment{ and
Whereas. 1t is felt that said sys-
| TEN should be changed and new and
better system put in operation; and
Whereas, The undersigned have
confidence that the commission form
of government Is the best system for
city of this size, and that it would
be a great improvement over the ex-
listing system and would produce a
more businesslike administration of
public affairs, In that authority and
responsibility would become concen-
trated and politics and craftsmanship
entirely eliminated from the election
of local officials;
Therefore, we, the undersigned, do
hereby resolve and form ourselves in
to committee of one hundred citi-
zens of the city of Orange for the
purpose of aiding and promoting the
adoption of the commission form OF
government for Orange, and we do
hereby pledge this movement our loyal
support and do urge the citizens OF
Orange generally, without regard ,to
partisanship, to lend 1t their support
and cooperation"
Many Officials on List.
The committee of one hundred is:
School Commissioner Sumter L.
Beegle, w. Bradford Smith, Abram
Mosler, John N. Lindsey, president
of the Police Commission; former
Police Commissioner John B. Ever
EFT; ex-Judge Charles B. Storrs,
Henry F. Schmidt, George w. Leth-
bridge, John K. Gore, vice-president
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School Commissioner Frederick M.
Struck, Commissioner Thomas F.
Brennan, DIR. Thomas w. Harvey,
former City Counsel William A. Lord,
School Commissioner James p. Kelly,
George e. Spottiswoode, Excise Com
missioner Adam H. Groel, Playground
Commissioner DIR. Walter Dodge,
former Alderman Philip F. Timpson.
William B. Blackman, School Com
missioner John J. Booth, John Pom
zini, Paul Ippolito, Stuart Lindsey.
Ex-Police Commissioner Manton B.
Metcalf, DR.. John Pinsky, DR.. Walter
F. Barry, Aquilla Venino, ex-School