Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-01
KRAEMER PAYS
PARTING SHOT
TO Mr.. G|LLEN
Record of 1915 Board Shows
Latter Tied Up Work,
He Says.

THE records of the 1915 board
prove conclusively th%t the mili-.
fancy of one member has tied up the
work as tight as drum" declared
Dr. Charles IT, Kraemer today in
taking a parting shot at the inde-
pendent candidacy of Board of
Works Commissioners Charles p. Gill
len. DR.. Kraemer, who is a regular
Democratic candidate against Mr..
Gillen, further declared that 81 do
not believe the people want minority.
representation at the hands OF an
independent. o man without party,
who must at all times stand by him
self il elected to the Board of Works
afiy claims of great deeds
performed by this contestant makes
M ~. ne accomplished all
the work in the board during the
last two years. As matter of fact,
it is a public record that in a speech
at the Beginning of this year, he in
formed his colleagues that he had
been a negative quantity and hadn't
anything to say, and that all the
work and great enterprises were en-
gineered by organization Demo-
Gratis"
DR.. Kraemer also referred to
letter from Lamb & Company, ~of
Philadelphia, in which Commissioners
Gillen's statement that a New York
man held an option to purchase
Lake Wawayanda for $105,000, was
denied. The amount asked from the
city for this property was 2,OO0
Lamb & Company are the Philadel.
phia brokers having control of the
property, and their letter to Dr.
Kraemer follows.
Wawayanda Letter.
| had a talk with our Mr.. Graves
yesterday and called his attention to
the fact that one of the candidates
for election to the Board of Works
is making the assertion that a party
in New York State has an option to
buy the Lake Wawayanda property
for $105, 900. Mr.. Graves states that
this is not correct. No one has any
option to purchase the said property
at any figure.
1--WE do not know whether you wish
to dignity this pafty's allegation by
denial, but If you should SO desire,
you can say we challenge him to
prove his assertion regarding said
opinion"
DR. Kraemer's statement follows:
THE holding of a party together
depends upon organization. No or
ganization, no party, When the mem-
bers of an organization ignore its
principles. then such an Organization
begins to desintegrate, and the party
must, of necessity, lose it's bearing.
Majority rule must be upheld as
an American principle, and this is
the best reason why citizens desirous
of supporting the Democratic party
should vote for the organization can
didates. The party's power and in
fuence in behalf of measures and
improvements benefting the people
of this great city, can only be ex-
erted through the organization.
Independent Candidates Don't Count.
Independent candidates, If elected,
can never count upon this organiza-
ton support, and consequently stand
alone upon all questions of impor-
tanee. That we need united action
upon business problems that confront
the Board of Works must be evident
to everyone That we cannot secure
united action without an organization
majority was shown during the last
year.
II have the highest and most pro-
found respect for those who were my
colleagues, and / can only state in
conclusion that the city of Newark
should be proud Of having repre-
such as the organization
has furnished. have been convinced
that honesty, economy and con-
effort was the basis OF
every one Of their acts"
DIR. kraemer. together with former
Sheriff John f. Monahan. his running
mate for election to the board, ad-
dressed series Of meetings Satur-
day night. They also spoke yester-
day at a Third ward meeting in
Mafronplftan grhaafap nate ~