Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-27
LABOR MEN
OUT AGAINST
Mr.. HOWELL
Oppose Reelection Of Present
Congressman Because of His
Friendship for Speaker.
STATE THEIR POSITION
Members of Teamsters' Union In
This City Are Out Against rfeiffer
Becouse Of Trouble Some Time
Ago-EIecti0n Be,s.

The labor element in Middlese,
county, 1t was learned this morning
is out to defeat Benjamin F. Howell
Tor congress because, they claim, he
is pledged to Uncle Joe" Cannon
for speaker If the republicans have
a majority in the House of Repre-.
sentatives.
Several local labor leaders said
today that Speaker Cannon i.
against labor and that the labor or.
ganizations would not support any
man who was pledged to support
him. A member of the local brick
layers union stated that every brick
layers union In the county was out
to defeat Mr.. Howell unless he
changed his position.
Another laboring man, when ask
ed If the movement against Howell
was united, said he hoped so, and he
added that an effort would be made
to have every union man in the
county vote against the republican
nominee for congress.
The republicans are not worrying
much, however, over the announce
ment and claim that the congress-
mans past record will reelect him
this fall. "No matter how Mr..
Howell is pledged" said a republi-
can, "he has given Middlesex county
many benefits during his past terms
and anyone who takes the trouble
to make a list of them will see for
themselves just how much he has
done"
Teamsters After PfeifRer.
1t was also learned today that the
local teamsters' union, which has not
been very active for the past three
or four months, is against William
H. Pfeiffer, the republican candidate
for sheriff An EVENING NEWS
m an heard one of the members of
the union say yesterday that he and
his fellow members would not vote
for Mr.. Pfeiffer for various reasons.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Pfeiffer dis
charged the president of the union
from his employ and the speaker
mentioned that fact as one reason
why the union was against the re-
publican candidate. The member
also said that Mr. Pfeiffer was an
enemy of the union after it was
formed and that their president, he
understood, was discharged for that
reason.
Some Bets Made.
1t was reported this morning that
New Brunswick man, who drives a
wagon for a yeast company, was
willing to bet $500 even money that
Pfeiffer would carry New Brunswick
by 200. City Marshal Walters, when
told of the story, said he was willing
to take the bet, but added that he
hardly thought the Brunswick man
was in earnest.
The fact that the republican and
the dem ocratic candidates for mayor
both reside at State and Market
streets has been a subject of conver-
sation among politicians and others,
but the first freak bet relative to
the mayoralty election was made
yesterday between Marcus Stricken,
justice of the peace, and a Staten
Island man The justice Willingly
accepted the Staten Islanders money
at five to one, that the man at State
and Market streets would not be our
next mayor. The justice wagered
that he would, and offered any
amount of money to back up his
claim. The old Staten Islander told
the justice how foolish" he was and
said he did not care to accept any
more of his money. The islander
apparently did not know that the
candidates are neighbors.