Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-12

Tho Republican demonstration, last
night, wns markell by unhounded
enthusiasm. Tho people of the city
and vicinity turned out in force and
filed Wilder Hull until fully $50 mon
were standing. Congressman John
Dalzell, of Pennsylyalia, the speaker
of the evening, declared that it was
the best filled hall he had addressed
since the beginning of the campaign,
and he has been speaking almost
nightly in Ohio and West Virginia.
Enthusiasm was the kevrote OF the
demonstration. The guests of honor,
Edward O. Stokes, candidate for
governor. United Stotes Senator
kean, Congressman Dalzell, Congress
man Benjamin #. Howell and Staio
Senator jackson arrived in this city
oarly and went to the Packer House.
They tlined there and, shortly after Z
O'Clock, the crowd began to gather.
Morrissey's band assembled about 1880
o'clock and paradod up and down
Smith street, followed by large
number of mraders carrying sticks
of rod fire. Fire works were set off
along the street Shortly before 8
O'Clock the guests of honur and men,
b,s of tho local committee and club
,ntered two open barouches at tlie
Pack or House door. The paraders
marched to Wilder Hall, amid cheers
and red fire. The hall was already
we'll filled, and, within minute or
two, tho seating capacity had teen
reached nnd the.rear and side of the
hall began to be filled by those forced
to stand.
Tho speake ers, number of guests,
the members of tho committee and
number of this city's prominent Re-
publicans occupied seats on the plat
form. The band sat in the front I.art
cf the hnll.
A large delegation from the New
Brunswick Young Mems Republican
Club camo over by trolley, and took
an active mart in the cheering in the
hall They carried flags. At the re-
auest of Judge Adrian Lyon, who
WAS chairman of the meeting, the pre-
sident OF the New Brunswick club oc =
oupied scat on the platform.
At the back of the stage was hung
large banner containing the pictures
and names of the presidential and
Woe presidential candidates.
After q selection by the band, Chair
man Lyon introduced the gubernat
orial nominee. Mr.. Stokes was greeted
with prolonged applause. After ex-
planning that it would take him sever
nj minutes to recover from the com
nlimentary Introduction of the chair
man. MFR. Stokes delved into his sub
ject. He threshed ont the State issues,
and went into the questions of public
expenditures and equal taxation at
length. He enumerated the improve
ments consumated, under way or.
planned by the Republican admins
trntions OF the last ten years. He
cited the good roads improvement.
tho augmented facilities for caring for
our insane and blind, tho rearing OF
the RAILWAY reformatory, the eplplep-
tic village, the expenditure of $4O,o 900
for voting machines to abolish the
stuffiog of the ballot-box, and the i'm
proponents to the common school
system. He declared tnat every cent
of the State funds had been expended
judiciously and economically, and
that there had boon no dishonest pay
ment OF commissions to party W orkers.
He told of the payment of $1,000 by
the last Democratic administration for
n quantity of paint to pint the Stat }
house at Tranton. What did they
do with all that paint?" asked Mr..