Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-28
MATT|A POURS
HOT SHOT INTO
Mr.. RAYMOND
Freeholder Riddles Mayors
Charges and Asks About
"BIank designations
EXECUTIVE CAMPAIGNS,
BUT LACKS USUAL PUNCH
Final Night of oratorical Hos
tiIities One of Fiercest of
Pre-Primary Battles.

The new drive of the allied armies
in the western theater of the Euro
pean war and the counter-attacks Of
the Germans have nothing on the Anal
oratorical smashes of the regular Re-
publicans and the "AntiDals'' in
winding up their primary campaign
last night, The desperation of the
primary fight here Is relatively the
same as the physical assault abroad,
and the question of who holds the up
per hand Is as indefinite in one place
as in the other.
The final primary charge III New
ark, however, seems to be in favor
of the regulars, for on the sur
face OF things they appear to have
outmaneuvered the "Anti-Dals." Es-
pecially was their strategy superior
to that of General Raymond, who
appeared to be lacking in his usual
acumep last night. He attended only
one meeting, that at the Eagles hall,
1893 Springfield avenue, and 1t is doubt
full il he did any effective work. lie
missed out in two big meetings IN the
Ironbound District, where he had been
expected, and his absence caused con-
siderable disappointment in both
, places.
The regulars didn't have any lapses
and they got good results from thelr
big gun fire. Freeholder Richard +.
Malta, who has been the chiei
spokesInan for the regulars in reply
ing to the Raymond attacks, raked
the RAYMOND lines with virtually
every kind OF shot and shell and then
added a few hand grenades for good
| measure. He replied to all Mayor
Raymond's charges against the free
holders and County Counsel Dal-
| rymple, and there was no one to dls-
pute him In fact, he scored plg
point when he met William j. Wahe-
| field. one of the "Anti-DaP freeholder
candidates at one of the meetings,
and received q personal Endorsement
| from MIR. Wakefield Mr. Malta Inn
mediately turned this In his favor by
| contrasting it with the Raymond con-
| demnation. go
Then AsseInblyman T. ]. Smith,
who Is running for the board
| OF Works nomination on the resul1r ~
| ticket. replied to Mayor Rayh1ono >
| Indictment of the Republican asein.
bIvmen right after Mr.. Raymond had
6nished speaking at the Eagles nan.
with renewed vigor Freehoiaer
Malta went after Mayor Raymond,
charging the executive with misrepre,
sentation, dema goguery, bossisih anu
on ;nsatiable desire to increase the
amount of patronage at his command.
The purchasing bill introduced in tho
Iest Legislature at the mayors De-
host was dissected mutilated and hg-
1lratively kicked out of the WINDOW.
Malta at Many Meetings.
The freeholder appeared at num-
l,a,- of meetings in the interests of tho
ree1,lar Republican primary candi-
dates. He received willing support
| from other speakers in his eSooriatlon
of the mayor, but Congressman to-
ward W. Gray was the one wnoss
follow I'D on Mattia's address excited
| the most attention.
The congressman repeatedly
warned his listeners that factional
| strife perpetuates the Democratic
narty. and that "if you submit to
| the family quarrel that some people.
| through selfish interests, have stirred
IN" relief from Democratic nara
| times" would be delayed.
.4So-caIled 'reformers get up eaten
words to entrap the voter, and BOSS
ism is one of them, he said. In
closing his speech the congressman
| declared "that an effort Ia being made
| IN wrest the Republican leadership in
Essex county from It's present hands.
| If the voters saw anything better
offered. If they believed the leader
shin would be In cleaner and better
| hands, then, he said, they should in-
decd welcome a change. Continuing,
bowever, he asked If any scandal or
suspicion had ever been directed
against the Republican legislators at
Trenton: at the Republican freehold
ers: at the Republican members of
the Board Of Works No, he an
swered, nothing but praise had been
bestowed upon them by fair and I'M
partial critics.
! one Of the principal meetings held
was in connection with an Eighth
ward smoker in Necestro's Hall, AT
| Berkley avenue and North seventh
/ street. Almost all the candidates ap-
peared there at some time during
the night and a number Of them also
visited the Ninth Ward Republican
club 81 Elizabeth avenue, and the
Eagles Hall Suburban rallies took
place at the Irvington Town Hail.
! MYRTLE avenue and Chapel street,
| Bloomfield and in Millburn.
Some Of the Anti-Dals looked in at
! the Eighth ward smoker, too. In
fact, an Anti-Dal candidate, William
J. Wakefield. candidate for q free
holder nomination. had the platform
when Freeholder Malta arrived.
az went through the county for this
man here when he was candidate"
said Mr.. Wakefield, nodding toward
Mr., Malta, because ! thought he'd
make a good freeholder. and I'm glad
to say he's vindicated my Judgment,
although he doesn't agree with me
now"
Mr.. Malta referred to Mr.. Wake
fields words as soon as he opened his