Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-23
MATT|A MAKES
HOT ATTACK ON
Mr.. RAYMOND
FreehoIder Says Executive
Juggled Facts Anent Coun-
ty Patronage Charge.
ALSO ASKS ABOUT RUMORS
OF BLANK RESERVATIONS
AssembIyman Pilgrim and 9th
ers Critioise Mayor at Three
Campaign Meetings.

Declaring that Mayor Thomas L..
Raymond was uttering lie in his
statement that county patronage, as
controlled by the Board of Freehold
ers, was being used to build up a
machine for County Counsel Alfred
n. Dalrymple and the regular Re
publican organization in this county
as represented by the present county
committee, Freeholder Richard #.
Malta, at several meetings last night.
launched the hottest verbal attack
which has yet. been directed against
the city's chief executive.
There were three meetings at which
Mr.. Malta spoke, one in this city
and two in Irvington, and not only
did he declare that Mr.. Raymond S
remark anent the county patronage
was a lie, but he called upon the
mayor to declare whether it was true
or not that he held the blank resigna-
tions of every one of his appointees.
Mr.. Malta said 1t was the common
report that the mayors appointees
controlled their future by handing in
Mr.. Malta said he didn't see where
any criticism was due from the oitys
chief executive anent controlling by
patronage.
Mr.. Malta didn't spare words at
all once he got started. 1T see by the
papers," he said. that Mayor Ray
mond states the patronage of the
county offices is being used to build
ur a powerful political machine. If
Mayor Raymond says this, 1, say to
Mayor Raymond that he lies, and !
can substantiate 1t.
Ever since the present adminis-
tration came into office in Newark," "
continued Mr.. Malta, "it has been
commonly reported that the mayor 6
appointees have controlled their
futures by handing in blank resigna-
tions to the executive. I now pub
licly and in all sincerity ask Mayor
Raymond If this is true, and IL 1t Is,
what about all this talk of patronage
and attacks upon our organization?
What do you think of man who
would mortgage his future and his
convictions by such an act, and what
do You think of an executive who
would demand that an official do
such a thing?"
Jobs for Outsiders.
"How would you like 1t in Irving
ton," asked Mr.. Malta, in his talk
in that place, ''if every time your
executive had an office to fill, he went
outside your town." He proceeded
by declaring that such was the situa-
ton in Newark. He asserted that
the head of the Board of Health was
a man from Brooklyn who had only
been a citizen of the United States
one year. Likewise, he said, the New
ark authorities were trying TO arrange
an examination so that "a man can
come from anywhere and get our
money" Furthermore, he alleged
that, I'VE have in our law depart
ment people who have not resided in
Newark two years" The conditions
in Newark were pertinent to the
voters throughout the county, he
said, because they were asked to ac-
cept "a new boss who believed in
such tactics.
Continuing, the speaker declared
that in his seven years experience on
the board of freeholders, neither MT.
Dalrymple nor any one else had at
tempted to use county patronage for
noIitical purposes. doesn't Mayor
Raymond know that nearly every
office in the gift of the county is un-
der civil service?" he asked. "Mr.
RAYMOND might have said" Malta
went on, that Herbert w. Taylor,
the county chairman, and Mr..
Dalrymple believe In appointing
people who live in Essex county.
In this manner, he suggested that
thew had won the approval of tho
nubic and that any strength accru-
ing to the organization from patron
age might be due to this fact.
Whoop It Up in Style.
Only a supply of red fire was needed
IN make folks out Springfield avenue
and Trvington way feel they were in
the throes of a genuine old-time po-
litical campaign. The fife and drum
artists wre there, together with the
marchers, while the speeches sizzled
ca that the faithful followers of the
Grand Old Party forget the outer
chill. The occasion was the invasion
of that section by the attacking
forces of the regular Republican or
ganization.
one of the meetings was in Hosp's
Hall. Springfield avenue and Forty
third street; a second in Seylers Hall,
Springfield avenue and Avon ave-
me, and the third in Kraemer's Hall.
sixteenth avenue and Twenty-first
street. The speeches in all were upon
similar lines, and besides Freeholder
Malta, the orators We're Director
Walter A. Evans, of the Board of
Freeholders, candidate for the regis
fer nomination; Congressman Edward
w Gray, Assemblymen Charles c.
pilgrim, Seymour p. Gilbert and Ed
ward Schoen, and William Penning-
ton. candidate for freeholder nom
nation. The tourists were under the
care of Charles b. butcher, secretary
of the Republican Voters League of
Essex county.
While practically all the addresses
related to Mayor Raymond, either
jnferentially or otherwise, Mr.. Pill
grims words were probably the most
interesting next to Freeholder Mat
tias.
AssembIyInan Attacks Mayor, Too.
Mr.. Pilgrim repeatedly asked,
what more could the most power
fulN boss want than the undated res
ignations of his appointees, to be
used against them whenever they in
eur his displeasure?" The campaign,
the assemblyman regretted, has be-
come "a campaign of personalities. !"
Were trying to conduct campaign
of gentility. We haven't been calling
the other fellow names. I don't want
YOU to think that the Republican or
ganization is going to adopt such tao
ties
"Individuals who had been mighty
well treated by the Republican vot-
ers of Newark have Immediately
started in to reform the Republican
party with a slogan of You must
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