Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-22
REPUBLICANS PAY
VISITS DOWN NECK
Can didates Addressed Meetings
in the First and Twelfth
Last Night.

Two Republican rallies were held
last night in the First and Twelfth
wards, both of which were attended
by candidates for city and county
Offices. The meeting of the First
Ward Republican Club was held IN
Gerardo Rita's Hail. "a Drift street.
State Senator Austen Colgate, cam
didate for reelection. urged the elec-
ton of the Republican Assembly can
didates from this county, as we'll as
his own return to the Legislature. He
said that the Democrats had been
given an opportunity to carry out
their pledges in the Legislature and
they had failed to do so. Assembly
men Thomas J. Smith and w. Give
Crosby also laid emphasis on tbs
necessity of electing twelve Republ-
can assemblymen from this county.
Freeholders Amos w. Harrison
August l.. Lacombe and Richard +
Malta, who are seeking reelection
pointed to their record on the count,
board, which they said earned them
the votes of their constituents In tho
coming election. Mr., Malta dwelt q
length on the big improvements which
the freeholders have made on lite
Lincoln highway, and termed tho
road one OF the best in the country.
He also spoke OF the improvements
made i'm the county hospitals and
other Institutions.
Thomas L. Raymond, candidate for
mayor, made his usual attack on the
present city administration for the
raise In the tax rate and increased
wages. He said that he had been
charged with being a corporation
lawyer and wished the charge were
true. Mr. Raymond declared that not
a single corporation had given him a
retainer, and nearly all his clients
were working people, the same as
those who attended the meeting. The
candidate made a plea for the vote
of the young men, and promised that
if elected he would see that the sums
collected for taxes were devoted TO
Fairgrounds, lighthouses and other
needed public improvements.
Ralph 3. Schmidt. candidate for
sheriff, and Fred g. Stickel, jr., can
didate for surrogate, also sneke
They explained the various duties of
the offices to which they aspired and
promised to conduct them in A
straightforward business manner II
elected. Arthur r. Denman and Will
lam Tries, jr., candidates for the
Board of Works, pointed out that the
office of commissioner of the Board
of Works is one of the most inn
portant in the city. They spoke Of
the vast sums of money which the
board is empowered to expend and
declared that the best way to insure
the proper expenditure of these APP
preparations was to elect Republican
members of the board. Mr.. Denmau
also urged the election of the Re-
publican aldermanic candidates In
each ward and declared the time hal
arrived to place the Common Council
under Republican control, so ~ @
insure a return of Republican power
The same candidates spoke at the
meeting OF the Twelfth Ward Repub-
lican Club, held In Albert Romans
Hall. 50 Hamburg place. About fifty
persons attended the gathering. The
members of the club were congratti-
lated on the progress they had made
since their club was organized three
weeks ago. Charles F. Martin, presi-
dent OF the club. acted as Chairman
of the meeting.