Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-03
DEMOCRATS IN
FOURTH WARD.
Had Candidates Out at a Biz
Meeting Last Night The
Speakers There.
BURNED RED FIRE
J. ]. Garland Said He Wash I on
the City Ticket Differed With
Mr.. Stricken.


The rally and mass meeting of the
Fourth Ward Democratic Club last
night was a big demonstration and
members of the party turned out in
sufficient quantity TO fill the head
quarters in the KroegeB building on
Smith street near Oak Some were
there from other wards, but 1t was a
fourth ward meeting in every @spect
but one, namely that enthusiasm and
confidence for the democratic party
was the keynote of the gathering
The candidates present were; Will
lam n. Quackenboss. candidate for
sheriff William A. Crowell and
Thomas F. Dunigan, candidates for
freeholders: James j. Flynn, candi-
date for coroner; Lawrence c. Dali
ton, candidate for alderman-at-large
John F. Donehue and James j. Gar
land, candidates for commissioners
Of appeal; Peter j McKeon candi-
date for alderman; and Carl Juhl,
for school commissioner
The speeches of the evening were
made by Joseph e. Stricken and Mr..
QuaGkenboss. but nearly all of the
candidates spoke at least a few
words.
Alderman Henry Toft, president
of the Fourth Ward Democratic Club,
presided.
Some red fire and fireworks were
set off while the audience was gather
ing.
Mr.. Stricken Speaks.
Chairman Toft introduced as the
first speaker Joseph e. Stricken
Mr.. Stricken congratulated the club
on the splendid example which it has
set for both parties throughout the
city He spoke of the tax bills and
said that although there is a small
drop in the tax rate the valuations
are raised so much that the bills are
higher. He then asked what great
improvements have been made the
past year by the republican council?
"A steam roller which goes. parading
up and down the street crushing a
lot of stone which could be used to
better service elsewhere. How many
new policemen have been appointed?
And you who are firemen know that
if you want twnty-fve feet of hose,
you've got to beg for it.
Mr.. Stricken spoke of each of the
candidates in turn and presented
reasons why they should be elected.
ua caid ttot ha anticinatac M uo1Iy
over for the republicans in this city
if the democrats will get together
While the speaker was enumerating
some of the candidates using their
first names, he mentioned Jimmie"
Garland. Mr.. Garland arose from
said that as his name has not appear
ed in a list of the candidates recently
published he would not stand. The
man whose name had appeared, he
declared, was the real candidate.
Mr.. Stricken said that II was too late
for Mr.. Garland to withdraw and that
his. name appears on every ballot and
on every official record
The man whose name has appeared
in place of that Of Mr. Garland's was
b. J. McNally, a member of the dem
ocratic city committee on vacancies.
Quackenboss Attacks Opponents.
Mr.. Quackenboss was the next
speaker. He asked those present to
vote for him and the other demo-
cratic nominees and to ask others to
do so, because they are not the crea-
lures of a boss. He mentioned Theo-
dore Strong's name several times.
Mr.. Quackenboss declared himself to
be a staunch friend of labor and told
of some of his own early experiences.
He said that he stands on a platform
that provides that not d dollar shall
be spent for a vote.
He said that the republican candi-
date for sheriff, Andrew S. Church,
is not friend to laboring men and
referred to an incident which he said
he could prove by affidavit. II re-
lated to the failure of the Fisher
brickyards a few years ago when, he
declared, Mr.. Church broached a
scheme to settle the employees claims
for 4j cents on the dollar and divide
the proceeds, as employees wages
would be preferred claim.
Mr.. Quackenboss, who is now one
of the coroners of the county, refer
red to his tilt with County Detective
Mulvey last Sunday over the disposal
of the body of one of the crew killed
in the engine fatality at Deans, and
he asked If the prosecutor, who sent
Mulvey TO order an autopsy, when he
meant an examination, was the kind
of man for that office.
Messrs Crowell and Dunigan spoke
very briefly Mr.. Dunigan defied any
man to place finger on any dishon-
est act of the Board of Freeholders.
Mr.. Flynn made a few remarks.
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