Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
COMMISSION RULE
LEADERS NAMED
Committees of Organized Move
ment in Orange Made Public.
Murray's Message.

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w. Bradford Smith, president of the
Citizens Commission Government
League. of Orange, today made pub
lie his committee lists for the various
branches of the work to overturn the
present city administration. In con-
junction with Mr.. Smiths announce
ment a statement of Mayor Frank J.
Murray, who organized the commit
tee of one hundred to start the move
ment, was made public. The mayors
statement follows:
Nov that the citizens of Orange
have formed an organization to con-
duct the campaign for commission
government, l shall retire absolutely
from any part in the management or
direction of the movement. 1t is now
citizens undertaking and for the
citizens to manage and direct. | be-
lieve in the principle of commission
government and have no doubt as to
the success of the coming campaign
and will give it my support and as
sistance. What service 1 shall rem
der, however, shall be purely that of
private citizen in the ranks"
Executive Committee.
The executive committee or the
league is: w Bradford Smith, presi-
dent; DR.. Walter f. Barry, vice-presi-
dent; Henry r. Schmidt, treasurer;
Alfred j. Crosse, secretary; Sidney NJ.
Colgate, chairman finance committee;
Henry L. Holmes, chairman publicity
and literature committee, William A.
Lord, chairman committee on legal
questions; Surrogate Isaac Shoenthal,
chairman speakers and meetings COM
mittee; Edward L. Davis, chairman
committee on petitions.
President Smith has named the
members of the Citizens Commission
Government League to serve on COM
mittees, as follows:
Finance Committee.
Sidney NJ. Colgate, president Board
of Education; John N. Lindsey, pres
ident Police Commission; John D.
Everitt, president Board of Trade and
president Orange National Bank:
Manton B. Metcalf, former police COM
missioner; Philip N. Timpson, former
Berg, John X. Gore, president Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission;
Adam H Groel, president Excise Com
mission: Lewis w Butterfield, Peter
Weber, Norman H. Thatcher, John
B, Everett, former police commits
sioner: Arthur d. Chandler, former
president Board of Education; Robert
Gilfort, Henry H. Truman, former
Mayor; Hugh ]. Brady. former alder
man; Charles R. Wilmot, president
Mutual Trust Company and No Name
Hat Company; Sumter L. Beegie'
school commissioners; Thomas f.
Brennan, former fire commissioner.
Speakers Committee.
Isaac Shoenthal, former mayor and
surrogate; Louis NJ. Sanders, for
mer health commissioner; George w.
Lethbridge, William F. Hamilton, ST.
former alderman; John j. Booth,
school commissioner; Stuart Lindsey,
DR.. Joseph E. Sheehan, Chandler
Sexton, DIR. Robert S. Watson, for
mer fire commissioner; Leo Berlow,
Rev w. P. Lawrence, DR.. Thomas w.
Harvey, Frederick M. Struck, school
commissioner; James A. Clark, James
McCloskey, j. F. Behrens, LUDLOW b.
Clark. former health commissioner;
oscar S. Thompson, John A. Siggins,
DR.. Herbert Richards. health com
missioner.
Legal Committee.
William A. Lord, former city coun-
sci: Charles B. Storrs. former Judge;
Ralph E. Giordano, George W. Perry,
Myron T. Harris, Camillus G. kidder'
park commissioner; David A. Nc
Bride, Coleman e. Nissan, president
New England Society; Charles F.
AGuiiia n. Venino, Salvatore Mutt,
Herbert S. Smith, Charles Fl. Bur
tbs, Augustus II. Sklllen, excise com
missioner; B. Frank Wolfinger, Her
bert T. Abrams, former school COM
missioner; Professor Charles F.
Kroeh, Absolom p Bachman. ]. l..
Smith, Alonzo Brewer
Publicity Committee.
Henry L. Holmes, cashier Orange
National Bank; Alton II. Sherman.
SUPERINTENDENT West Orange public
schools; William NJ. Swingle, former
Orange public schools;
Rev. Adolph Roeder, pastor of the
New Church; John Ponzini, editor La
Verita; Charles T. Gwynne, play
ground commissioner; George E.
Spottiswoode, Spottiswoode-Cusa
Company; Samuel II. Atchison; Aaron
F. Burt; Dr. Walter Dodge play
ground commissioner; Joseph Gasner;
DIR. H. Herbert Simmons, deputy
county physician; George II. Werner;
James p. Kelly, school commissioner;
Maynes Potter; DR.. F. Myrell Plum
mer, president fire committee; Alfred
]. Bitterle, Joseph D. Holmes, former
alderman; Paul Ippolito; Henry
Nolte, ST., former school commits
sioner.
Committee on Petitions.
Edward l.. Davis. Arthur j. Nc
Dewitt, G. Wallace Hutchinson, for
mer school commissioner; DR.. w. G..
Alexander, DR.. Herman Cassini, for
mer school commissioner; John L.
Davis former councilman: George
Roach Albert E. Robinson, former
tax assessor; Frederick w. Cooley,
Henry Dalmases, DIR. William Brien,
former mayor of West Orange; Will
lam B. Blackman, Robert C. McNal-
ly, Samuel Colt, Luke Riley, Oliver
S. Williams, former health commits
sioner; Carl Greenwald, Cornelius
O'Donoghue, DIR. Carlo D. Martinetti,
Rev. r. b. Smith.
pOIicemau Involved in Raid