Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-10-14
BOTH PARTIES
ARRANGE MANY
BIG MEETINGS
Speakers Of Renute TO Be Heard
at Gatherings In Majestic
The a,ls andiH Various Wards.
Mr.. CANNON SANCUINE
President Of DemocraticAss0cIatie
Rsfutes G. O. p. Claim That They
will Sweep theCity-Committses
in Active Conferences.

AS the deciding day draws near.
the political pot boils, and until
election day there will be republican
and democratic meetings nearly
every night in the wards, besides
several mass meetings.
A meeting of the city democratic
executive committee was held in
their headquarters in the Odd Fell
lows building last night, at which
further plans for the campaign work
were made. A session Of the Perth
Amboy Democratic Association will
be held in the same quarters tonight.
There will be speechmaking by the
candidates after the business has
been transacted. Besides the men,
bers a number of democratic voters
are expected to be present. Friday
night the democrats of the fourth
ward will hold jollihcation meet
| ing in the quarters of the Fourth
Ward Club in Smith street.
The democratic leaders are plan
ming to hold another mass meeting
| in the Majestic theatre in week or
so ,at which time speaker of nation
| al repute will make the address of
the evening. The chances of having
William Jennings Bryan speak here
are now very favorable, said q prom
inent democrat this morning. Meet
ings are also to be held in every
ward almost nightly.
| County Chairman Hagerty said
this morning that no definite word
had ye tbeen received anent Mr..
Bryan's new Jersey trip.
Alderman Cannon, president OF
the Perth Amboy Democratic Asso-
citation, when asked this morning
what he thought of Thomas ].
Clark's statement that the republi-
cans would sweep the city, said:
rom has a humorous vein. and
knowing the man as l do, l am sure
that he must be kidding.
II was never more sure than I am
at the preesnt time that the demo
Gratis will continue to hold the city
government and there is not shadow
of doubt as to Mayor Bollschweiler' g
reelection. We will surely carry the
third and fifth wards in regard to
the aldermanic candidates. We are
only figuring on what the majority
will be, but will keep hustling to
make 1t as large as possible" A
hard fight is also being made in the
first ward.
Republican Activity.
The republicans are also active
and, at a ss,eeting of the newly ap-
pointed committees with Chairman
Clark last night in John Hanson'H e
Office in the Adelaide building, plans
were made for five large mass meet
Iings.
The first will be held October 20
in Washington hall following a par
ade. with a band and fireworks.
Prominent speakers, besides the To-
cal candidates, will be present. On
October 22, another large mass meet
ing will be held in Columbia hall on
State street, and on October 20 Pull
aski hall on State street will be the
scene of republican gathering On
October 27 in Obuck's hall in Smith
street the voters of the fourth ward
Will assemble, and on October 80 the
largest meeting of the campaign will
be held in the Majestic theatre
Judge Lyon and DR.. Crowther are
on the committee to secure the speak
ers from the state committee for the
latter meeting, which will be pre-
ceded by parade.
Meetings will also be held in Nc
Kinley hall in the fourth ward once
every week until election day. Com
mitteeman John Anderson has been
empowered by Chairman Clark to ar
range them, and the speakers COM
mittee will furnish orators for the
occasions. The press committee will
meet every night.
The committees expected last
night to meet in the new headquar-
ters in the Scheuer building but, as
the electric lights were not available,
the party adjourned to Mr. Hanson's s
office. The headquarters will be
ready by tonight and a transparency,
with Republican Headquarters' on
it, is to be placed over the entrance.
meeting of the First Ward Re
publican Club will be held in Mar
tins hall, in Madison avenue, to-
night 1t is expected that the entire
republican ticket, from the presiden-
tial nominee down, will be endorsed.
some of the most prominent speak
ers in the city will be on hand.