Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-06
BAN ON WOMEN
IS EXPLAINED
BY ALDERMEN
Common Council Again Refuses
to Confirm Names of Ray
mond Appointees.
NO POLITICAL STATUS,
AND THEREFORE ILLEGAL
Democratic Minority Leader
Hits Back at Mayor Raymond
for Playing Politics.

Mayor Raymond again met defeat
at the hands of the Common Council
asst night, when he made another at
tempt to name Dr. Sara D. Smnlley
and Mrs Reginald Manners Laird as
members of the Board of Health.
The substitute appointee, DIR. Elmer
@. Wherry, also was rejected on the
ground that he Is a Republican. His
name Jared no better than that OF
DIR. William Buermann, who was re-
jected by the council some time ago.
There was a large audience at the
meeting, among which were a num-
Der of women representing local or
ganizations
Alderman Mark r. Phillips. the
Democratic leader. was on his feet
as soon as the mayors message TO
confirm the women was read.
I'VE do not hold anything against
the two women nominees personally -
said the majority leader I'VE are
here to live up to the law. That law
under which we are working says
that an equal number Of political
faith be appointed to the board. AS
the women are of no political faith,
they cannot legally become members
of the Board of Health.
mo one wants to see the Board OF
Health situation cleared up any more
than l do" continued Mr.. Phillips,
"but again we intend to obey the
spirit as well as the letter of the law
which provides that not more than
five of the ten members Of the board
shall be of the same political faith"
The first name given to the council
to act upon was Dr. Wherry.
"Mr. President, DIR. Wherry is Re-
publican and cannot hold a place in
the Board of Health" said Mr.. Phil
lips. There are now five Republicans
on this slate. l move that his name
be rejected" The motion was sec-
onded by Alderman Thomas j. Lee,
jr. The final vote was 23 against Q.
Aldermen q. Garfield Clifford, Henry
Hahn and Theodore Gottlieb, Repub-
licans, voted with the Democrats in
the turn-down of DIR. Wherry. They
gave parliamentary reasons as their
excuse.
A Legal Move.
The name of Mrs. Laird was again
brought up for consideration.
THE time has arrived when we
must show our hand" said Alderman
Phillips -Our fight against these
women ie legal and not personal and
move that the name Of Mrs. Laird
be rejected"
This motion was seconded by sfr.
Lee.
Alderman Gottlieb declared that
the majority was playing politics" :"
This remark aroused the ire of
Alderman Phillips, who then made
an attack on Mayor Raymond for his
stand as to the bosses"
you Republicans, headed by his
honor the mayor. keep preaching pol
itics," said Mr.. Phillips Several
weeks ago Mayor Raymond, before
the Boy Scouts at the 7. NJ. C. A.,
made lengthy speech on citizenship.
In that speech he declared that no
man was a citizen who would follow
the dictates of political boss.
Now 1t Is UP to me to tell you how
sincere he was in that speech" con-
tinued Mr.. Phillips. Twenty -four
hours after that declaration, Mayor
Raymond was closeted in his off1ce
with Republican leader. What was
the outcome? Why that very night
two bills were introduced into the
Legislature. The first is that bill
with the No. Al affixed. You all know
what happened to that bill. IL is a
matter of history. The other bill
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