Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
HOT ATTACK
ON THE MAYOR
BY ALDERMAN
j. r. McCrudden, of Aimshouse
Committee. Raps Executive
for Remarks.

The meeting of the poor and aims
committee of the Common Council
last night was somewhat. enlivened
| by the remarks hurled at Mayor Ray
mond by Alderman Joseph F. Nc
Crudden. A program of criticism was
outlined by the alderman to answer
Mayor Raymond's attacks, but as the
session was a special one, all remarks
were postponed until the next meet
ing.
Taking from his pocket clipping
of the Evening Star, Mr.. McCrudden
asked that the clerk be instructed to
read 1t. This was done after Alder
man Theodore Gottlieb asked why the
Evening Star or any other paper
should be believed. To this question
Alderman McCrudden said
Leave it to The Star. They print
facts, not fancies. That is quota
tion, and IL 1t is not correct then 1t Is
UP to the mayor to haye 1t contra
dicted."
The article read from the Evening
Star was from a speech made by the
mayor at the Roseville Presbyterian
1 Church. In that speech he said that
the members of the poor and aims
committee bought supplies for the
almshouse and then gave them to
their friends.
After the article was read Alder
man McCrudden then asked II the
committee was willing to be branded
as crooks?
"Am Honest and as Good ias Mayor"
"I for one am honest and hold as
good a reputation in this city, either
morally, yes, morally. politically or
| in any other respect as Mayor Ray
| mond. If he would mind his lbusi-
ness and not speak too much at these
l'church affairs Newark might get
something of real value from his ad-
ministration. He is advised by a
bunch of disgruntied office-holders.
..If the mayor is such a lover of
the Bible as he tells his church flock,
then ] am sure he overlooked the
twelfth chapter, twenty-second Verse
,,f Proverbs, where 1t says, Lying
lips are abomination to the Lord. hut
they that deal truly are His delight
II think the mayor will be all right
when he hits the trail for Billy sun
day. 1t behooves me to say that am
of the opinion that his honor viii soon
retract what he has said and make a
DuDl1C apOlO6ys SoAu MI. N'N,N'S@A
in concluding.
Praise for Evening Star.
Alderman John ]. Walsh. who at
tended the meeting, said that the
Evening Star was doing the public a
great good by printing facts of what
il taking place in the City Hall.
aRead the Evening Star and you viii
see what is doing, and you can rest
assured that the quotations are COR
rect said the alderman from the
Fifteenth ward. E
The committee decided to go ahead
with having new specifications made
nv Architect Joseph b. p. O'Rourke
for new furnishings at the almshouse.
This is made necessary by the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court setting
aside the recent awards. So that there
will be no further trouble, Mr
O'Rourke submitted a new list Of
groupings for items to be bid on. The
law department, the members Of the
committee and the officials OF the
institution will help frame the new
specifications.
II was also decided to get figures
aa. to the cost of plowing the land
at the almshouse. Alderman Charles
q. Hahn asked the committee to con-
slider the erection of a pigpen for the
almshouse property. This matter will
be taken UP at the next meeting.