Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-10
REPUBLICANS NOT LIKELY TO OPPOSE
MOVE FOR new FORM OF G0VERTMENT:;
BROWN MENTIONS R. R. LAND Case
Brown Says He Wanted Will
entz and Toolan Out of
Building Long Ago
kLSO TAKES SHOT AT B00Z
SAYS He Did Not Write Letter
Grade Crossing Land
Case Brought into Case

Thomas Brown. in an interview
with an Evening News reporter to-
day when questioned about the pub
lie letter written to him by Louis P.
Booz. Jr., city engineer, which ap-
peared in the Evening News last
night, declared that long before the
Zambory-Csipo trial, he had re-
ouested Mr.. Toolan and Mr.. Wilentz
to vacate the offices in his building
and referred to the rumored charg-
es that were heard about the city
months ago concerning his activities
in connection with Wilentz and
Toolan in the purchase of property
needed by. the railroad for grade
crossing elimination. He also ex-
planned his position In the Hart
mann case and answered other
charges. alleging that he has no
feeling against anyone. but believes
Office holders should give honest
service at a reasonable charge.
When Mr.. Brown was asked by
the reporter if he had read Mr..
Boozs article in the Evening News,
he said that he had not had time
Ito read the paper last evening and
then stated:
'The tax payers of Perth Amboy
are not interested IN any letter writ
ing contest. The issue they are
interested in is clear cut one. Is
Perth Amboy to have an intelligent
and clean government or is it TO
continue suffering rrom a govern
ment that makes every honored citi-
ben hang his head in shame? No
matter what change of government
may be effected it cannot be any
worse than what exists at the pres
ent time.
81 have received a great many let
ters and yesterday some of the lead
ing men of the city called at my
Office and stated that they were
heartily in accord in the effort to
change the present form of govern
ment. These men were not politi-
clans; in fact two of them never
take any part in politics. The peo-
pie are thoroughly aroused and
nothing will stand in the way of a
change"
The reporter then called Mr..
| Browns attention to sarious SUBJ
jects dwelt upon in Mr.. Boozs let
! ter to which Mr.. Brown replied as
follows:
Il will not attempt to answer Mr..
Booz's article. / can say that Mr..
Booz never wrote that article. Some
person with half-baked legal term
of mind wrote 1t and poor Louie like
a boob, signed the article And the
mountain labored and brought forth
a mouse and the little legal light
sat up all night to write and the
love of his labor was lost.
when Hartmann was triad for
highway robbery, / represented him
and had him acquitted Hartmann
was unable to obtain the money for
his defense and good old Paddy
Rocks, with a heart as big as a
moon advanced the money. Hart
mann did not pay Paddy and there
upon Paddy asked me to see II
could not stop the city from pay
ing Hartmann the money before
Paddy received what was due him
I thought 1t only fair that Paddy
should be paid and for thai reason
had notice served on the ity that
Paddy's money should first De paid
Il am little bit SURPRISED al
Louie. l went out of my way &c
get him his job as city engineer
and thereby furnishing him with q
meal ticket. Evidently lre Is biting
the hand that fed him. Animals thai
do that sort of thing are considered
/ ingrates. The person that wrote tbs
article that Louie signed is a few
pounds lighter than an migrate oil
he would have signed his name.
They tell me that Louie is making
such handsome fees that if it keeps
up for the next few months his re-
turn will be greater than the salar.
of the President of the United States
1t is all right to have a reputation as
the dearest engineer the city ever
had but Louie should not let them
| pin the name of Louie the boob or
him by getting him to put his name
to articles that reek with vulgar per.
sonal references"
Continued on page 12.)