Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-31
DEMOCRATS PUT
/. THROUGH SLATE
MADE At AVON
County Committee Endorsement
Featured by Contest in Be-
half of CiIlen.
LEADER NUGENT RAPS
THE RAYMOND REGIME
Declares 1t Has Been Inefficient.
Lauds Democratic Ad-
F. ministrations.

BY unanimous vote, the Democratic
County Committee last night indorsed
the primary election party candidate
slate as prepared by the executive
and campaign committee at Avon on
Sunday. An attempt was made by
friends of Board of Works Commits
sioner Charles p. Gillen to have his
name placed on the ticket, but only
forty-two votes in his favor could be
bundled together. John F. Monahan
and DIR. Charles F. Kraemer stand as
the regular nominees for the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners.
The battle for Gillen was started
by George Small, of the third dis
trict of the Eleventh ward. He de-
clared the Eleventh ward was solidly
for Gillen. Joseph Mooney, repre-
senting the second district of the
Eleventh ward, also favored Gillen.
The representatives of the Sixth ward
then demanded a roll-call.
Mr.. Mooney asked that only those
present as committeeman be given
the privilege of voting. A vote by
wards was taken and Mr.. Gillen re-
ceived forty-two credits. George
Roehm, leader of the Fourteenth
%WdTu, WHO DIT ANOD Ou NCbSO
in favor of Gillen, moved that the
nominations of Kraemer and Mona
han be made unanimous.
In the vote by wards former Sheriff
Monahan received 162 against DR..
Kraemer's 160
Moriarty's Prediction.
The meeting was opened by Chair
man James D. Moriarty. He praised
the executive committee for the selec-
ton of the ticket as will be presented
to the voters this fall. He said that
each and every candidate was in the
right place and that success would
reward the party. Former Judge
Charles F. Herr, chairman of the
campaign committee, read the selec-
tions as announced at Avon.
The freeholders ticket. the Assem-
bly, ticket and John F. Otterbein for
register were indorsed unanimously
on the first ballot. The only dissent
ing vote was the effort to have Gillen
placed on the regular Democratic
ticket by various ward leaders in
whose districts Mr.. Gillen was once
a worker.
After the selection of candidates,
form sr City Counsel James r. Nu-
gent, State committeeman, made an
address in which he explained what
Mayor Raymond had done during his
first half term and what he neglected
to do.
Little big mayor was the term
used by the former city official in de-
scribing Mayor Raymond. In the ad-
dress Mr. Nugent said that the policy
of Mayor Raymond was destructive
haf of HqnSqljn q
was a purely constructive one.
"Victory is ours this fall" said the
leader. 1--WE have the me2 and the
sympathy and good will of the peo-
nile. We will have to show that it
takes Democrats to run this big, cos
mopolitan city-not Republicans.
Mr.. Nugent then related how Mayor
Raymond said he made blunder In
the Center Market case when he or
dered s25,O0O be paid for the excaya-
ton work after the Supreme Court
decided that the market contract was
void,
Never Make Mistakes"
"The mayor Judge, who never
makes mistakes says erred" said
Mr.. Nueent well, 1t was Justice
Black who wrote the opinion against
me and he admitted that work done
must be paid for.
'1The upper courts have to pass on
this question yet, and until have
received copy Of the decision / will
place my Judgment against Justice
Hlack's, for / have given as much
correct decision when city counsel
of Newark as Justice Black has given
on the bench.
Mr.. Nugent's speech in full fol-
lows:
"Tonight, gentlemen, the campaign
of 1915 opens.
You have now ratified a ticket Sc
lected by no one man and by no
ooterie of men, but ticket which in
rlicates the will of the Democrats Of
Essex County and of the city of
Newark, as expressed through their
duly elected representatives who sit
upon the county committee.
"I consider the ticket you have
ratified here tonight to be the strong
est put forth by the Democrats, Of
Essex County In many years. This
ticket contains the names of suc-
cessfuI men of affairs In this city
and county, the pages OF whose pub
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