Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-17
FOURTH WARD
IS ENTHUSED
BYDEMOCRATS
County aud City Candidates Ad-
dress Crowded House in
|. 0. G. T. Hall.
HACERTY'S STATEMENT
County Chairman Says Bryan VIII
Carry *iddIesex County if the Use
of Money at the Polls Can Be
Done Away With This Year.

At last nights enthusiastic demo-
cratic rally in the fourth ward Coun-
Ity Chairman Thomas H. Hagerty cor
lrected misquotation of a statement
furnished by him recently for the
New York World The latter came
out last Sunday with an article based
on election forecasts by the county
chairmen throughout the state, and
1t stated that Chairman Hagerty
said Taft would not get more than
l,50O majority in Middlesex county.
! What Mr.. Hagerty really said is
as follows, according to statement
dictated by him to a NEWS man:
/ The democracy of Middlesex county
Is united and harmonious for Mr..
Bryan this year. Few if any of the
democrats who opposed him in 1895
are in antagonism this year, while
! the reports received indicate that
many republicans will vote for Mr..
Bryan for the first time.
The republican organization In
this county entirely relies for success
upon the use Of money and the pur-
chase of votes, and the democrats ins
tend to again wage their anti-bribery
crusade. and this with redoubled en-
ergy and vigor. If we can compel, as
we confidently hope, an honest, clean
election, Mr.. Bryan will carry Middle
sex county by good-sized majority"
Mr.. Hagerty's utterances were
warmly cheered at the meeting in
| l. o G. T. hall last night, as were
the sentiments of the other speakers,
who were very optimistic as to the
democrats chances in the battle Of
November 3. President Cassidy was
unable to preside at the meeting be-
cause OF death in his family, SO
James Rhodes had the chair. The
latter, in q brief speech, introduced
| William H. Quackenboss, of New
Brunswick, the candidate for sheriff,
as the first speaker. The shrievalty
nominees words won much applause.
DR., William E. Ramsay, a eandi-
date for another term in the assem-
! bly,, gave roustng speech in which
he said he stood on his record and
would answer any question which
anyone might care to ask him regard
ling his services and experiences in
Legislative halls. Mayor Bollschweil-
er got his usual cordial reception and
said he could continue to look out
| for the peoples interests If reelected
Senator George s. Silzer won much
favor with his address on the issues
paying particular attention TO the
county situation.
The other speakers, whose appear
ance and statements evoked out
bursts of enthusiasm included Sur
rogate Peter F. Daily, of New Bruns-
wick; County Chairman Hagertyi
William T. Major, candidate for re-
corder; William A. Growney, who IL
again up for comptroller; Alderman
B. M. Cannon, Richard F. White, and
others So imbued were those pres
ent with the ideas set forth and the
spirit of the occasion that the gath
ering did not break up until nearly
midnight. The hall was decorated
with bunting and flags and the place
was filed to the very portals.
New Brunswick Meeting.
A rousing mass meeting in the
| third ward of New Brunswick took
place at Armory Hall last night. The
nall holds 700 persons and fully
twice that number tried to gain ad-
mittance.
The principal speakers were Con-
gresham Adamson, of Georgia, and
Former Prosecutor Peter w. Stage,
of Bergen county. Surrogate Daily
and State Senator Silzer, as well an
local candidates, also nspol-s. v
Clark at AsDury Park.
John Edward Clark, the democrat
| ic nominee for congress, attended a
meeting at Asbury Park last night
and spoke.