Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-04
Special to ms EVENING NEWS

Special to ths EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. A
strong speech against vote buying at
to say that he proposed to put it up
to Chief Harding of the local police
force, to see to it that the law in this
regard was enforced, or he would pre-
fer charges against him, was made by
George S. Silzer, the democratic can
didate for senator, in accepting the
nomination at the democratic county
convention yesterday
The figst against bribery is going
on throughout several of the counties
of the state at this time The good
government club of Monmouth coun-
ty has had three men arrested for
committing bribery, it is alleged, at
the primary election, and the demo-
Gratis of Midd1esex propose seeing to
it that the coming election is a clean
one.
Mr.. Silzer, on being brought before
the convention said that he stood for
equal taxation and for all the prin-
ciples set forth in the platform adopt
ed by the convention. He then took
up the matter of bribery at the polls,
and in speaking thereon had this to
say:
1--WE want the use of money done
away with at the polls and the COM
ing election is going to be clean one.
| want to see that there is a square
deal and | propose seeing that the
law is enforced. l propose to put it
up to Chief Harding of this city to
see that the law is enforced and un-
less it is | will prefer charges. The
law allows the officers certain
distance from the polls and the law
should be enforced. ! am friend of
the chief, but l propose seeing that
the law is carried out.
Mr.. Silzer said he had been advised
by some not to take the nomination,
but inasmuch as the delegates had
unanimously decided upon him as
their nominee, he would accept. He
was given a big reception by the del
/ egates. The nominees for the assem-
| bly, all made their appearance before
the convention, and in speeches of ac-
ceptance urged the delegates to rally
to the support of the whole ticket
The assembly nominees are Thomas
Hagerty. of this city; DR.. w. E. RAM
say, of Perth Amboy, and Albert
Kerr, of South Amboy.
Before the candidates were
brought before the convention. SurTo-
gate Peter f. DAILY delivered q rous-
ing speech, in which he urged that
the coming campaign be conducted
without mud singing and that every
effort be made to stop the use of mon
ey. They should fight it out on prin-
ciples and make a strong fight
against vote buying.
The liveliest part of the convention
was over the nomination of a coro-
ner When nomination for this of
flee were called for, John A. Coan, as
spokesman for the third assembly dis
trict, the district entitled this year
to name the coroner, named William
Morgan, of South River. Another
delegate in this district named Theo-
dore Quackenboss. Mr.. Coan said at
the caucus the nomination of Mr.
Morgan had been unanimously agreed
upon while the man who named Mr..
Quackenboss disputed this as he had
not voted for him.
H. b. Cook, speaker for the second
assembly delegates, who had not
agreed in caucus upon a nominee for
coroner, being divided between Mr..
Quackenboss and Mr.. Molthausen, of
Sayreville, said he presumed it was a
democratic convention and that the
unit rule wouldn't be enforced. He