Rown to Run in N.J

The Daily Register V6L 98 NO.219 SHREWSBURY, N. J. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1976 15 CENTS Keansburg voters to elect council tomorrow By BOB BRAMLEV cation, and current chairman of the Citizens Advisory mered hard on the incumbents' expenditure of about $4,000 the Economy tn Government charges, reminding voters that Board. to allow some 17 borough officials and employes to attend a Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. McDermott, Mr. Cappadona and Mr. Far- KEANSBURG - Local polls will be open from 7 ».m. Mr. Acconzo and Mr. Motlchka, running as a two-man League of Municipalities Convention in Atlantic City last ley were shown copies of $3,»65 in vouchers covering the until 8 p.m. tomorrow as borough residents decide the slate under the slogan "Keansburg Wake Up," urge a long, November. convention expenses in a meeting with Borough Council makeup of Borough Council for the next two years. hard look at the municipal budget and charge the In- The candidates also charge, that the administration, act- April 28. Mr. Hayes added that the Economy in Government Eight candidates seek three four-year terms on the five- cumbents have not lived up to 1174 campaign promises. ing through the borough manager, Eugene J. Bedell, im- group canceled a subsequent appointment with council at man council, which took office two years ago when voters In the sixth, seventh and eighth positions on tomorrow's properly denied them and their campaign manager, Mrs. which the original vouchers were to be shown them. ballot are three Incumbent councllmen who seek new terms lsabelle McDermott, access to borough vouchers, including approved Council-Manager Plan B of the Optional Municipal The Incumbents also insisted that the $4,000 spent for as the "People's Choice:" Thomas E. Kinlin, Walter M. those applying to the convention. Charter Law, throwing out the previous three-man non-par- the convention was in any case more than justified because tisan council. ' Hoeseman and Ronald N. Hayes. Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. Cappadona and Mr. Farley also say knowledge gained in Atlantic City has produced more than In the tint three places on tomorrow's ballot are former The incumbents believe their record In office Justifies they are unimpressed with a 12-cent decrease in the borough $400,000 in federal, state and county aid the borough would their reelection, declaring that despite a budget shortfall of Mayor Eileen M. Lloyd, in office when the government tax rate for the current year claimed by the incumbents. not otherwise have obtained. changed in 1974; Francis V. Cappadona, borough manager about 1300,000 inherited from Mrs. Lloyd's administration, "We cannot feel overwhelmed by Kinlin, Roseman and in Mrs Lloyd's administration, and newcomer Walter v. they have managed not only to make up the deficit, but to Hayes reminding us we received a 12-cent decrease in taxes Mr. Kinlin scored as "deceitful" Mrs. McDermott's in- Farley, a local businessman. These candidates seek office put the borough in the black and make a good start on up- this year, when in reality the total of 98 cents last year, sistence that a Superior Court suit she has filed to force ac- as the Economy in Government slate, charging that the In- grading its Image. minus the 12-cent decrease this year, still adds up to a raise cess to vouchers and other borough records is not politically cumbents are squandering taxpayers' funds. With three of the five seats on Borough Council at stake, of 86 cents in two years. Why wasn't most of the 88-cent as- motivated, and Mr Bedell insists that borough records are The fourth and fifth lots on the ballot are occupied by victory by either of the three-man slates carries with it con- sessment for the 'fhortfall' eliminated this year? Is It be- accessible to any resident who will follow the prescribed or- Patsy J. Acconzo Jr., active many years here in civic, vet- trol of the governing body for sure; If the Acconzo-Motichka cause of their big spending? Are they planning another derly procedure to get them. erans' and youth affairs and an unsuccessful candidate two ticket wins, control will depend largely on the third coun- spending spree in Atlantic City?" the candidates demanded An order for borough officials to show cause why Mrs. years ago, and Michael Motlchka, former borough clerk, cilman elected. in a flier mailed to Borough voters. McDermott should not be given access to borough records is Planning Board chairman and member of the Board of Edu- The Economy in Government candidates have ham Mr. Kinlin, Mr. Roseman and Mr. Hayes have answered Sec Keaasharg, page I rown to run in N.J. - By CABL ZKITZ phrey, called Brown "an in- Byrne for administration offi- teresting and exciting leader cials to stay out of presiden- NEW YORK (AP) - Cali- of a new generation of politi- tial politics. fornia Gov. Edmund (I "Jrr cal leaden^! , • Several members of ry" Brown Jr. is coming to For his part the 17-year-old Byrne's staff have been work- New Jersey to look for dele- Brown said Dugan had Issued ing for Carter despite the gates to support his bid for the invitation "and as time governor's order. the Democratic presidential permits I'd like to go in and Brown said, "I'm in this all nomination. get acquainted." the way." Later, he added, Brown accepted an in- Dugan Is the chief architect "I'm running to obtain this vitation yesterday to meet of the strategy to seek un- nomination." New Jersey's uncommitted committed New Jersey con- He said he didn't know if delegate candidates with the vention delegates. He has his schedule would bring him expectation he can woo some acknowledged it is a holding into New Jersey after the of them to his banner. action for Humphrey. Maryland primary to cam- Brown said the meeting has Dugan failed however to paign among the public. been scheduled tentatively for persuade Humphrey to acti- He indicated he is looking May 18, the day he will have vely enter the June 8 New to pick up uncommitted sup- his first presidential primary Jersey primary when II of port in several other states as test when voters in Maryland the state's 108 delegates will well as New Jersey. "I'd like choose between him and be selected. to get as many delegates as Jimmy Carter. Meanwhile, Gov. Brendan possible," Brown said. The California gover- T. Byrne has come out for His home state's primary nor received the invita- Carter and the external de- takes place the same day as tion to come to New Jer- velopments in the presidential that of New Jersey and Ohio. sey from State Democratic race have fueled a bitter in- The three states will choose Party Chairman James P. ternal state Democratic party more than M0 delegates on Dugan, who traveled here feud betwen Dugan and June 8. yesterday to meet Brown. Byrne. Carter now has a wide lead The California governor wat Dugan was met In New tn the delegate nee but tx t»r being Interviewed on a net- York, by Daniel H. Horgan, a short of the 1.S00 delegates work television program. close political ally who was needed to win the nomination. ENTERS STATE PRIMARY — New Jersey Afterward the two men met fired last week from his Dugan maintained that he Democrat party State Chairman James Dugan, 'oegether for an impromptu $3t,800-a-year Job as assistant was not hoping to bring Brown left, and California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. session with several news- commissioner of community in as part of a stop-Carter confer at television studio in NYC yesterday af- rcannrw men. affairs. strategy. He said his aim from ter Brown's appearance. WAYWARD CHIME - When the bell In the 83-year-old clock atop po- Dugan said, "I asked the A spokesman for the gover- the beginning has been to of- lice headquarters pealed 14 times at 4 p.m. last Tuesday, Red Bank governor to come in to talk to nor acknowledged that Hor- fer New Jersey Democrats a gate slate in New Jersey on The state chairman said the residents figured the bell's age had finally come home to roost. Ac- the uncommitted candidates gan's links to Dugan contrib- broader choice of candidates. his own but rather after being desire to meet Brown "in- tually, Investigators climblna the belfry found that olaeons were in New Jersey." The state uted to the decision to fire He said he did not extend urged to do so by a large dicates latent support" for roosting on the clock's mechanisms, having broken through the pro- chairman, saying he still fa- htm, maintaining that Horgan the invitation to Brown to number of the ticket's mem- the Califomian among the un- tective glass case. A new plexiglass shield was later Installed and the vors Sen. Hubert H. Hum- had violated an edict from meet the uncommitted dele- bers. committed candidates. clock hasn't missed a beat since. "I Cioffi opposes gambling bill ons can ttell _i time in Red Bank as approved by Assembly By BEN VAN VLIET clock Li the belfry of Police to strike the hours, the ad- By ANN BBENOFF effort to include Long Branch by drawing people here be- lar argument that legalized Headquarters decided to ditional weight throws the in the bill which is now before cause of our schools, beaches, gambling would encourage or- whole clock mechanism out RED BANK - When the give out an extra 10 chimes/ LONG BRANCH - Al- the Senate.

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