Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-29
.FUSIONISTS ARE CALLED
AND SOREHEADS
Democratic Speakers Attack
Opponents at Meeting in
West Orange.

The Fusion candidates in West Or
ange were characterized as selfish
ce-seekers and soreheads at the
open-air meeting of First ward DEM
ocrats in that town last night.
Councilman John r. King, who is
seeking reelection in the First ward,
said Councilman Daniel w. Gillum,
one Of the Fusion councilmen, had at
tended but single meeting of the
street committee last year. Mr.. King
is chairman of the committee.
Il wish you would call your street
committee meetings for Sunday aft
ernoons," was the request Council
man Gillum made to him, Mr. King
said II told him." he said, that the
sabbath was a day of rest and that
did not propose to use it for that
purpose"
Mr. King pointed to his record in
the Council and denounced the Flu
slonists as ''soreheads."
Tax Assessor Francis A. Byrne
styled the fusion folk as selfish Office
seekers who would not dare run on
the record established by the Repub-
lican party, to which most of them
belong.
The assessor also stated that as a.
result Of the water committees work
on the water problem the assessors
had increased the valuation figures
| of the West Orange Water Company,
which asks $2S5,000 for the water sys-
TEN, franchises, etc, ii intends to
sell to the town, and the cost for
! the engineers services and special
lelection on the water question will
be paid out of the sum the company
| will pay in taxes in excess of for
mer amounts turned into the town
treasury. The speaker said the fusion
lists were using motion pictures at
their meetings because no digestible
arguments could be offered voters by
the fusion candidates.
County Clerk Joseph McDonough,
who presided, said voters interested
in fusion criticisms of the town ad-
ministration ought to go back to the
days when as Republicans the opposl-
/ tion was in power.
"Waldman's in it's palmiest days
never had q show like they gave" he
said.
The county clerk was town clerk at
the time and he told of the conduct of
affairs. He said the fusionists were
exercised over the proposed expendi-
! ture of $300000 for the proposed
| water system WIllCH WAS
authorized by the voters. They are
not fusionists," he continued they
are Republicans who are ashamed to
seek office under their own party
emblem"
Mr.. McDonough made an appeal for
the reelection of Town Clerk George
| w. Foster who was unable to attend
the meeting owing to illness, and of
John f. Otterbein. also ill, who is
candidate for register.
Tax Collector Frank A. O'Connor,
speaking of men having more than
one position, questioned if his rival.
Jesse NJ. Hayes, would give up his
employment as an automobile sales
man to give his entire time to the
office. He explained how he had
saved the town 5000 by knowledge Of
Supreme Court decisions. and to this
he added the 81 ,45S paid by Mrs. Jessie
| Koewing in excess of what the old
| Republican administration was will
| ing to accept. These two items alone
presented 5000 more than his years
salary.
Anthony Gmeiner said if elected tax
assessor he will work to equalize
taxes in the town. Several Assem-
bly, nominees also spoke.