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CLEVELAND
OR SEYMOUR
Again the Ex- President En-
dorses the Democratic
Ticket.
THIS TIME A LETTER
Monster Mass Meeting at
Long Branch Candidate
Speaks.
MONMOUTH COUNTY SUI 2
Big Democratic Majority a
Cinch-Progress of the
Campaign for the
Governorship.
MONMOUTH COUNTY SUI E
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ASBuRY PARK, Nov. !, 1sol.-It Is
many a campaign since old Monmouth
has been so thoroughly aroused as sne
was Yesterday. Mayor Seymour, the
Democratic nominee for Governor, made
tour of the county and raised such
wave of enthusiasm in this former Demo-
cratic stronghold which threatens 70
sweep from the face of her fertile terri
tory all vestige of the Republican mlsruie
under which she has groaned for the past
decade Several of the larger municlpah-
ties were visited by the Mayor and MS
party, and everywhere, after the people
had seen the Mayor, spoken to him ana
heard him speak to them, they went
away convinced that he was the man
they wanted at the head OF the state
government and determined not only to
vote for him themselves but TO do all
in their power to convince others 10 vote
for him also.
Territorially speaking, Monmouth is one
of the largest counties in the State and
rich in magnificent distances, so that IL
was necessary for the Mayor to make
an early start in order to visit as many
of the towns and villages as possible with
the portion of his time the State Commit
tee had allotted to Monmouth. He lett
the Broad street station of the Central
Railroad in Newark on the sos train and
ran through to Atlantic Highlands, which
he reached at 1910. Passing through the
station he shook hands with the train
men. who greeted him with expressions
OF admiration and encouragement AS
soon as the passengers on the tram
learned that the Mayor was aboard they
Mattewan, where cars were changed, the
crowded into his car and he held an Inn
pronptu reception all the way down. Al
Mayor was met by David Crater, member
of the state Committee; Judge ]. Clar-
ence Conover, the energetic and entnusi-
astic chairman; James z. Degnan, vice
chairman; John 3. Jordan, treasurer, ana
Charles E. Close, ex-Assemblyman Jonn
b. Honze, William Andrews and ex-
Sheriff John H. Paterson of the County
Committee There was a crowd at the
station which cheered the Mayor entnusi-
astfcaliy as he passed along.
The run from Mattewan to Atlantic
Highlands was short one. At the lat
ter station there was another large
tbrong which cheered enthusiastically
when the Mayor appeared. procession
was formed which, headed by brakes
Band of Elizabeth, marched TO Temper-
ance Hall, where a meeting was organ
ized Ex-Sheriff Patterson presided ana
besides the Mayor Joseph Buchanan OF
Monfclair spoke. The Mayor held re-
ceptson after the speaking and greeted
the citizens of the town. The procession
was then reformed and escorted the can
didate back to the station, where the u;lo
4raf,a u-aa taken to Newport
The whistles and factory bells were pro-
claiming the noon hour when the pro-
cession escorting the Mayor passed
through the streets of Keyport to Ar
morv Hall where meeting was held.
The Mayor rode in carriage with Judge
Conover and members of the County
Committee. Although Keyport is one OF
the Monmouth hotbeds of RepubHcanism
the reception which the people gave the
.Mavor as his carriage rolled along was
most fiattering. At the meeting in Ar
mory Hall Mr.. Degnan presided and the
Mayor spoke His experience was the
same as he has met with in all parts of
the State In the audience were many
who had come merely out Of curiosity to
see the man who had been nominated for
Governor by great party and were not
af all enthusiastic, but the Mayor had
not spoken long before they were all at
tention and applauding most heartily his
common sense, practical sayings.
number of school children followed the
PROCESSION into the hall and inspired Mr..
Seymour to speak of the public schools.
He soon won the hearts of the little ones
nv asking them some questions which
they answered accurately and quickly
and made them believe that they had
some interest in the States affairs. After
dinner in the Mansion House the party
took trolley cars back to Mattewan, where
the Mayor held a reception on the sta
6ton platform. The Mattewan station is
some distance from the town proper and
the walk is one one would not care to
4a,xe without some inducement Of the
ordinary. Nevertheless the crowd at the
sta ton was large and It repeatedly
cheered the candidate.
From Mattewan the train was taken to
Red Bank, where the Mayor and his party
were met by another and larger delega-
ZION of the County Committee led by ex-
Asse1nblvman William Pintard and Sher-
fff Patterson. Two gaily decorated troll
lev cars were taken to the Globe Hotel
where the Mayor held another reception
It IS some distance from the station to
the Hotel and all along the route men
stood and cheered the Mayor as he passed
by The Globe Hotel was brilliant with
bunting and at every available space dis
played a nag and portrait of the ne%t
Governor Mr.. Seymour was greeted by
cheers from the large tlrong which was
collected In front Of the hotel when ne
came up He passed into the parlor
where Judge Conover Sheriff Patterson
and Mr. Pintard introduced the citizens