Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-10-20

The democrats formally opened the
campaign in this city last night with
meetings in the third and fourth
wards. George S. Silzer, candidate
for state senator from Middlesex
county, and the other speakers spoke
at both meetings, a coach conveying
them alternately from one hall to the
other. The meeting under the aus
pices of the third ward democratic
club was in the lodge room on the
third floor of Washington hall on
Fayette street, and the fourth ward
meeting at |. o. G. T. hall on Pros
pect street. Fully one hundred DEM
ocrats attended each meeting, the
keynote of which was enthusiasm and
a demand for the elimination of bri-
berry, the purchasing of votes at the
polls on election day.
Following the meetings a large
number of names were signed to rolls
of democratic clubs from which COM
mittees will be selected to watch at
the voting places and prevent, wholly
or in part, the use of money to influ-
ence votes.
The third ward meeting was presi-
ded over by James Kirby and the
fourth ward meeting by Peter ]. Nc
Keon, president of the Citizens Pro-
gressive Association.
The speeches made by the candi-
dates and Surrogate Peter f. Daily, of
Middlesex county, were practically
the same at both gatherings.
Mr.. Silzer said that he looks for q
democratic victory in Middlesex
county this fall because he believes
that the people have become incensed
at bossism and that a sense of honor
will pervade the election and win q
victory over the republicans, who, he
asserted, rely on the purchasable
vote to keep them in power. He told
of the cordial way in which he and
his colleagues on the democratic tick
eft have been received in various parts
of the county and said that the at
tendance and enthusiasm have sur
passed anything at democratic meet
ing for many years.
Mr.. Silzer read the letter forward
ed by him to Senator Jackson, few
days ago. inviting the republican can
didate for reelection to meet him in
debates to discuss Senator Jackson's
record in the state legislature. His
letter, he said, has not even been re-
piled to by Senator Jackson, let alone
accepted, and he said that, If the
statements of the democrats are un-
true, Senator Jackson should appear,
and refute them. He said that if Sen
ator Jackson would meet him in Will
der hall Monday night, instead OF
speaking at the republican meeting
in the third ward, that he will break
his engagement himself to speak at
the fifth and sixth ward meetings,
with their permission, and meet Sen
ator Jackson in debate to discuss the
issues of the campaign.
Referring to Mr.. Jackson's state
ment that he stands upon his rec
ord, Mr.. Silzer said that that record
does not amount to much, and he
to-. Of what little the republican can
diddte for reelection had done at
Trenton. He contrasted Mr.. Jackson's
record wath that of Senator Minturn
of Hudson county, who introduced so
many excellent measures.
81 don't promise to turn the world
upside down." said Mr.. Silzer, ''if
am elected, but if you send me and
the democratic assembly candidates
to Trenton, and, by and by, get Char
ley Black in the governors chair, we
and such men as Senator Minturn
and Senator Colby, even il he is re-
publican, will see that { ere's some
thing doing along the line of equal
taxation" The reference to Colby
ELECTED much applause, only equalled
by that which greeted the close of
Mr.. Silzer's address.