Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-25

has not entered them in the quest for
office, but it has valiantly, 5teadfastly
fought to sustain principles of true
Democracy, and to give the people in
every election an opportunity to Sc
lect, as candidates, men who stood
for those principles.
THAT the majority of the Demo-
cratic voters of Essex county and the
city of Newark have not seen fit in
the past to join with us and cast
majority vote in the primaries has
not in the least served to discourage
us nor to divert us from our purpose
to continue the battle for Democratic
principles and freedom from domina-
ton of selfish control of the party.
1.-THE Wilson League contends in all
fairness that ii is the regular Demo-
cratic organization OF this county,
because of sthe fact that it has sup
ported the national and State adminis-
trations 1t was the first Woodrow
Wilson League organized in the
United States. 1t helped elect Wood
row Wilson to the governorship. 1t
helped again to make him president.
1t helped elect James f. Fielder in
spite of the tremendous onslaught
made upon him by the Democratic
machine OF Essex county.
Proud of Record.
THE woodrow Wilson League Is,
therefore, proud of its record, and 1t
glories in its Democracy and Its regu-
larlty in the support of honest gov
ernment and real political principles.
1--WE believe we have presented an
admirable ticket. We believe 1t
should appeal to all Democrats who
have the welfare of the party at
heart and who want to see unfettered
men In office. The men on the ticket
were selected because of their fitness
for the offices, mot because they
sought the places.
"For members of the General As
sembly we have selected IRA L. Cal
vert, college principal; James N. Cat
low, lawyer; Joseph Fl. M. Cook,
agriculturist; Louis b. Lesser, law
yer: Theodore G.. Hindenlang, lawyer;
James f. Mooney, lawyer; John V.
Laddey lawyer; Joseph Mutch,. en-
graver; Patrick r. Murphy, business
man; Adam j. Rossbach, lawyer
Ottmar Venino, contractor; Maurice
r. Welch. electrician and financial
secretary of the Essex Trades Coun-
Gil For register we name John IL.
COY. real eState For freeholders we
present Lawrence j. Carlin, business
man; w. Hinyer Ragsdale, business
man; Charles r. Reeve, real estate.
For Board of Works we have selected
Theodore S. Fettinger. business man.
For trustee of the City Home we nave
selected George A. Allsopp, 1ewelry
manufacturer.
"The occupations of these men indi-
cate their capacity and fitness for the
office for which they are selected.
Good Word for Gillen.
Additional zest has been given our
nf injnnfinn
| commissioner Charles p. Gillen into
the fight, and because of the willing
ness of the Wilson league to support
MIR. Gillen's candidacy, and Mr.. Gill
| lens willingness to cooperate with
| us. ,..,,...,
Like all other citizens who believe
that a faithful public official should
be rewarded by being returned &c
office. we resent with all our mighl
| the refusal of a renomlnatioh oi
| Board of Works Commissioner
| Charles p. Gillen. We believe he de,
serves O. vindication at the hands ol
the Democratic voters of this city
We have, therefore, placed but one
! man on our Board OF Works ticket
ono whose Independence is unques-
toned and whose civic activities have
marked him az one who could be de-
pended upon to stand by the people
| if elected to the Board of Works.
1--WE believe that If the friends OF
Mr.. Gillen do their full duty at the
polls on Tuesday, Theodore S. Fet'
finger will be nominated, and In hin
the people viii have n man TO vote
for at the next election who will bt
not only acceptable to Mr.. Gillen anc
those who stand with. him, but to In
dependent voters in all parties.
1--WE realize the great handicap We
labor under In the fact that not hail
the voters Of the city attend the pri'
maries, but we have high hopes thai
the revolution now on in both parties
will bring out thousands who hav'
not voted in primaries before. ans
that tho Wilson League ticket vii
poll the largest vote it has ever beei
given. and that the results will prove
a big surprise to those who stand II
opposition TO progressive Democracy
1--WE give fair warning to those wht
! have sought to divert true expires
sion of the public's will that we arr
going TO insist upon full, fair count
of the primary ballots, and that, i
there is material evidence that al
attempt has been made to count out
any of our candidates, a recount will
be insisted upon"