Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-14
DEMOCRACY IS
MILITANT UPON
CALL To ARMS
Overflow Leni Lenape Club at
Opening Meeting of
Campaign.
FORMER MAYOR HAUSSLlNG
COMMENTS, ON BIG CROWD
James R. Nugent Pokes Fun
at Raymond Administration.
Or. Kraemer Speaks.

az see Democracy is still in the run
ming" said former Mayor Jacob
Haussling in getting the Democratic
campaign under way last night. The
crowd that packed the meeting room
of the Leni Lenape Club, that filled all
available standing room, even to the
entrance way and thence across the
sidewalk almost to the curb line, re-
sponded to the sentiment and seemed
to echo that the Democracy was in
deed in the running. For optimism and
enthusiasm the rally was a fitting
starter to the fight that will come
to grand finale in less than three
weeks.
The Raymond administration was
treated jocularly and the Lenis and
their friends needed no encourage
'ment to declare that it was on the
run. we were told that taxes would
go down and the millennium would
come" said State Committeeman
James r. Nugent, and the gathering
rose as one to cheer when Mr.. Nugent
said, continuing, IF an election for
mayor were held tomorrow there
Democratic majority of from 10000 to
15,000.''
DIR. Charles +. Kraemer, candidate
for Board of Works commissioner,
asked that the regular Democratic
nominees be elected as a prelude to
the election of a Democratic mayor so
that the meadow reclamation project
can go on. 1t will reduce our tax
budget at least fifty points" when
completed, said the speaker, and Mr..
Nugent. expressing like view, de-
clared, 1--WE have the facts and can
substantiate this"
I'VE thought 1t out years ago; we
didn't wait for a fiuke administration
to think it out for us" Mr.. Nugent
continued, and he asserted the talk of
reducing the tax rate was not the
ciaptrap of candidate like Mr.. Ray
mond was a year ago.
When exMayor Haussling arrived
an Assembly nominee had the floor.
A mighty shout from the door, "Hur-
rah for real mayor" with a lot of
emphasis upon the real" quickly
sent the Assembly candidate into the
&c ckground, however. from which he
did not emerge until every Lena re
rad shaken. hands with the former
mayor or had made a desperate effort
ly gave way to Mr.. Haussling as
chairman, and the erstwhile execu-
tive, in Characteristic good humor,
kept the namesakes of the old Indian
tribe in truly cheerful spirits
County Candidates There, Too.
While the county candidates kept
out of the spotlight as much as pos
sible, in view of the fact that the
event marked the opening of the city
campaign, enough was heard of the
Assembly candidates to show that the
party has an excellent corps of speak
ers among them. More will be heard
as the campaign progresses OF their
exposure of the vital weaknesses in
the 1915 legislature.
semblymen to provide for election of
assemblymen by districts; to give
home rule. and to provide for an
equitable abandonment OF the Morris
canal were recalled. J''Where are
those pledges in their platform now?"
was repeatedly asked, and the neglect
of the National Guard was not over
looked either.
John f. Otterbein, the nominee for
register, was accorded an enthusia stio
reception, and in confidential sort
of chat with the assemblage scored
a genuine hit.
Mr.. Nugent was temporary chair
man of the meeting. Among his ref
erences to the present city adminis-
tration he remarked that "The people
of Newark voted us out and others
in. From what ] hear the people of
Newark don't think they gained
much"
The Democratic nominees for the
Board of Works were chosen in free
and open Democratic primaries, he
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