Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-27
BOTH PARTIES
ON LAST LAP
OF CAMPAIGN
Rallies and Mass Meetings Will
Make Final Week Before
Election a Lively One.
Democrats Will Have Big Time
Thursday Eight and Republicans
Friday Evening-Republjcans
Held Big Rally Last Night.

With music, parading and speech
es, to the accompaniment of red fire
and Roman candles, the leaders of
both political parties will make the
last week of the campaign a memor-
able one, and they will make every
effort to place their candidates and
principles before the voters in q
final squirt before the battle at the
polls.
There will be voting machines in
both polling districts of the first
ward this year. Dummy machines
for the instruction of those not fa-
miliar with this method of voting
are now at the polling places, and
the machines are on the ground
ready to be set up.
The chief event in the democratic
camp this week will be a mass meet
ng at the Majestic theatre Thursday
night. w. Parker Runyon will pre-
side and the principal speaker will
be Former Mayor Dunno, of Chicago
Surrogate DAILY will also address the
| gathering. Senator Silzer was de-
| sired for this occasion, but he has
other speaking engagements for that
evening. An out-of-town speaker is
expected and local candidates will be
heard from. A parade will precede
the meeting.
Tomorrow night the democrats
will assemble in Mussigbrodt's hall
in Hall avenue, and the Fourth
Ward Democratic Association will
hold a rally in l. o. G. T. hall in
Prospect street at o'clock Friday
night. Saturday night the democrats
will have m ass meeting in Obuck's
hall in Penn street.
Republican Rallies.
There was an enthusiastic repub-
| lican 1ollification meeting in Pulaski
hall, on State street, last night, when
over 200 voters of the fifth ward got
together and after hearing short
speeches by some of the local candi-
dates enjoyed refreshments and a
social hour.
John Pfeiffer presided and intro
duced the different speakers after
making a short address himself on
the issues of the campaign. Those
who spoke were DR.. F. c. Henry,
candidate for mayor; William Ma
jewski, candidate for school commits
sioner in the fifth ward: H. E. Pick
ersgill, candidate for recorder; Ferd
Garretson, candidate for coroner;
John F. Ten Brock, candidate for
com ptroller; Eugene Cross and An
drew Konopka.
Joseph Gadek kept interrupting
and asserting that he wanted to
speak, so he was given permission.
His address was in Polish and Eng
lish as there were many Poles and
Slavs in the hall. Mr.. Gadek roast
ed the police for collecting the slot
machines and said those in Polish
places were always collected first.
He started to hit Recorder Pickers-
gill; but finally said he was not to
| blame and again referred to the
police.
After the speechmaking plenty of
refreshments were served and at IL
o'clock the meeting broke up.
Thursday night there will be an
other meeting at the hall, when a
large representation of the Hungar-
ian voters are expected to be pres
ent.
The republicans of the third ward
will hold a rousing mass meeting
and rally in the rooms of the Danish
Sociable Athletic Club tonight. All
the county and city candidates will
be present to address the voters.
Refreshments will be served after
the speechmaking and a social hour
enjoyed.
There will also be a meeting in
Ohucks hall, on Penn street, to-
night, at which the republicans of
the sixth ward will listen to address
es by the candidates and prominent
speakers.
Tom orrow night tho first and sec
ond ward republicans will hold a
meeting in the Westminster. Elab
orate arrangements have been made
by Committeeman Luther J. Hope
and George j. Haney for the meeting
and several prominent speakers, it
is expected, will be present. Judge
Adrian Lyon will preside and after
addresses by the local and county
candidates coffee, sandwiches and
cigars will be served.
The Pulaski Polish Republican
Club will hold a mass meeting at
372 Smith street tomorrow night at
which a large representation of the
Polish citizens are expected to be
present. There will be speeches in
the Polish language and later re-
freshments will be served.
Friday night the banner meeting
of the campaign will be held by the
republicans in the Majestic theatre,
when several speakers of national