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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09
YORK STATE WORK
Hustling Story of Party Doings-Chairman
Pitts in Action

conventions of various kinds to be held in the
state are under way. Chairman Pitts is print
ing letters directions, programs, blank min
utes, report certificates, credentials and various
other needed supplies to use in calling and hold
ing the conventions with the idea of making the
work far more easy and efficient. The plan is
an enlargement of the policies followed last year
under which the conventions averaged thrice the
usual size
The chairman is sending full instructions III
regard to calling and holding all the various
conventions and the election of the various kinds
of delegates, and is also sending to every county
blanks to be returned giving date, place, hour,
etc, of the convention, and intends to have all
supplies printed and forwarded before he leaves
for the summer conventions about the state, the
middle of May.
Dr. Tiffany is to cover half the counties, and
Mr. Pitts the balance, taking from one to three
days in each county.
Mr.. James Mcneil of Columbia county is the
first county chairman to send in to headquarters
the revised re-enrollment by election districts,
under the new system. He has done fine job;
the names are groupd by election districts, sub
divided by postofices and R. F. D. routes, alpha
betically arranged, surname first like city dl-
rectory Six copies are being typewriter, three
for state headquarters and three for Chairman
Mcneil so that he will have county headquar
tiers copy, one for each district chairman and an
extra for organizers to use.
This same system is to be followed in all
counties.
Every Pyohibitionist zOko afford to do
is urged to aid at once; nozV, before the battle,
is the time to prepare Several hundred dollars
is needed to pay Overdue bills. We must meet
obligations promptly and keep the bartys credit
good.
Chairman Bishop of Jefferson county has just
made splendid report, believed at headquar
tiers to be the best made by county chair
man in New York state. For the months of
January, February and March his county has
raised $1O179o in cash and pledges for Ven
ango work in the county, of which Bishop raised
$68s personally; $50 Venango signatures and 80
signatures to vote our ticket at once-total in
three months 900 additions to the party. Mr.
Bishop has received valuable help from Chas. K
Dealing of Carthage, Wallace Nichols and many
other local workers who are circulating the
cards. The number of Prohibition voters and
Venango signatures is rapidly nearing the 5000
mark-a splendid step toward the securing of
the about 1000 necessary
In Columbia county, Coley Chadwick, in three
months of Venango work. has raised $34916 in
cash and $1,21435 in pledges, as well as secur-
ing 327 Venango pledges-this in a county with
but III Prohibition votes last fall, and no men
of wealth to back the work. Chairman Mcneil
has aided greatly In one town, but fifteen sig
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Of the general who selects some vulnerable point
lin the enemy's line and hurls every available man
upon it, knowing that, if he can break the line
at that point, he can swing the victory all
along the line. Our leaders reasoned that one
two or more Prohibition legislators in the
state capitol would be more telling vote-maker
for the candidate for governor and for the Pres
dental ticket than anything else they could
secure
So they went at it. They hunted out young
men-college studerts-who had enough of in
terest in the Prohibition cause to be willing to
do hard humble work for small pay, and they
put six of them for the campaign of 1904 into
few counties, to work with and talk with the
voters, organize local party machines raise funds,
and, where possible, hold meetings for the Pro
hibition party in local legislative campaigns.
The workers were not all very we'll trained;
of them were not in the field during the
whole campaign; funds were not overplenty-
but the partys vote for legislative candidates
footed up than 10000 and we just missed
sending two to the legislature. That was
an eye-opener to both friend and foe.
The committee simply resolved to do the same
thing "a whole big lot more"
The next campaign was in 19O6-two years
ago. The committee did all the getting ready
work it could, hunted for available young men,
far and wide, and got sixteen of them with
which to cover about one-third Of the state.
The campaign had its hard spots and its discour-
agements and all that but when the votes were
counted there were more than $1,000 of them
and three of our candidates were elected to the
legislature we had elected sheriff in one county,
and twelve of our legislative candidates
had failed of election only by margins so narrow
that you could almost hear the hair rising upon
the heads of the old party politicians all over
the state.
OF course you have read more or less of that
before but there is another chapter in the
writing.
l went into the office of the Minnesota state
committee the other day and asked, "What are
you going to do this year," They made me
promise not to tell, for they said it sounds too
much like fairy story yet I don't know as
would venture to tell it, if I were free from the
promise. We have not got used yet-rnost of
us-to recognizing that the old days of faithful
effort for no visible returns have passed away
and that we in the new days of doing
things.
But this much anybody can find out: The
Minnesota committee will put into the field this
year LOG men, better men, better trained with
more enthusiasm than ever before and will keep
them in the field longer, be able to back them
better and will set them to work, not only with
the general wave of public feeling in favor of
Prohibition opening the way for them, but with
more than 10000 men who voted OUR ticket last
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THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1r1oN1sr

conditions here No cumulative voting system
We have no men of enormous wealth, none OF
abnormal popularity. Yet in 1906 our people
elected one legislator from this city, in a square
out and out fight; and missed eecting two more
by just a handful of votes. This year they will
put nine regular workers into the field in this
volunteer workers.; and l. for one shall watch
for results with big expectation
One of the features of the work this year is
going to be that many counties will put full
tickets in the field, concentrating, some of them
the greater part of their effort upon the egisla-
tive candidate while others will make fight
to elect the candidate for sheriff and others still
will try to capture all the county Offices
The state ticket will not be neglected bv any
means
have never felt that it is the office Of Pro
hlbition paper a Prohibition editor to be
forever throwing bouquets at Prohibition work
ers but would like to tell some tales out of
school, about those men whom I meet up here
10 many readers of this paper I do not need
to say that the leaders of the state committee
of Minnesota, Higgins, Dean, Wells, Way Engle
Roberts, Mckenzie and the rest of them, are full
sized MEN. The nearer one gets and the better
look one takes at them the surer he is of that
Calderwood, the secretary, the whee-horse. the
stroke oar, the main shaft-rnost of the Prohibi-
tlonlsts OF the country are coming to know that
Calderwood is big enough man for anv lob
from the Presidency down
But IN saying this I am, very largely, telling
you what you already know found some
other men up here whom most of you don't
know, but whom 1t was inspiration to meet
and to learn about
[ found a young fellow who had been doing
splendid work here for months past on salary
of $50 per month"; in spite Of the fact that
big firm wants him at more than double that
salary. And even at that his salary from the
committee has just been cut, at his ozvn motion
down to the very limit of board and Clothes
so as to make it possible to meet other impor-
tant needs
L had man after of the working force
OF the coming campaign named to me who will
come here to work for perhaps $40 per month
refusing offers of from $1OO to $3.50 per month
in other work
met young fellow who last year worked
three and one-half months for the committee
and was paid $40 for it. and who, when the
campaign was done, gaze $500 of that to the state
committee to carry on aVork, and has been split
ting wood and washing dishes to work his way"
in theological seminary this past winter.
Such men are not "the stuff heroes are made
of" they are heroes You can't have defeat
where such men lead
My advice to every Prohibitionist in the
United States is, While you hustle "for all YOU
are worth in your own field, 7vatoh Minnesota
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-22
TRY TO MAKE MOORE
SCHOOL BOARD CLERK
In Absence Of President Bradley,
Mr.. Larson Moves for Election Of
NeWsdeaIer to COIyer's $ Position.
CONTRACTS FOR REPAIRS GIVEN

Another futile attempt was made
at an adjourned meeting OF the
Board of Education last night to
elect Charles r. Moore to the office
of secretary In place Of Jesse Colyer.
Commissioner Larson made the
motion, which was seconded by Com
missioner Moore, and in spite Of the
protests of Commissioners Stack and
Seaman, refused at first to withdraw
1t. Finally. after Commissioner
Stack had talked several minutes on
the subject, Mr. Larson said IF you
feel that way about it, / will with
draw my motion"
President Bradley was absent last
night and Vice President Seaman oc-
cupied the chair. The meeting was
called to order at S.15 o'clock and,
until after ii the only matters be-
fore the board were number Of bids
for grading and repair work at sew
eral schools.
After the contracts had been
awarded and few minor matters
disposed Of, Commissioner Larson
said: II nominate G. F. Moore for
secretary, as our other secretary went
away and left us and we don't know
when he is coming back" Commits
sioner Moore at once seconded it and
Chairman Seaman asked what the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-22
LARGE TRACT
is PURCHASED
NEAR MAURER
Real Estate Firm Buys lO2 Lots
ffsm VaIGRtlns Estate, Opps-
site A. S. & R. Plant.
CUT IT INTO svlLDlEG LOTS

Burke g Bolger have purchased a
large tract of land on tne westerly
side of State street, opposite the
American Smelling & Refining Works
and will cut it Into building lots.
Mason & Smith are surveying the
property today and 1t is the inten-
tion Of the purchasers to place It on
the market at once.
The track consists Of 6 " acres and
has frontage of 1850 feet on State
street. 1t will be converted into 1O2
lots, fronting on State street, and
having depth of 200 feet each, to
the Pennsylvania railroad.
The tract was purchased by Burke
& Bolger from the heirs of the estate
of James Valentine about a month
ago, for large sum. Many times at
tempts have been made to secure the
tract. but it could not be purchased.
The lots, Mr.. Bolger says, are al
ready in demand and about half of
them have been sold. Several houses
will be built there at once. Work on
one of them win be started Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-22
DEMOCRATS
NAME COUNTY
TREASURER
Henry ". Jones Suggested for
Office Declined BY Richard F.
White MsstiHg Today.
W. PFElFFER OPPOSING PELTlER

Another conference of the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee
will be held in the Elks' rooms at
New Brunswick this afternoon to dis
cuss candidates and plans for the
coming campaign. B. M. Cannon, r..
f. White and a number of others
from this city will attend.
The last meeting took place about
a month ago, when Thomas II. Hag-
erty, of New Brunswick, was elected
county chairman. Officers were elect
ed, with the exception of treasurer.
r. f. White, of this city, was ask
ed to take the Office but he declined
and committee was appointed to se-
cure nominee. 1t is understood that
the committee viii recommend Henry
w. Jones, of this city, for the office.
1t is also understood that William
Quackenboss, of rev Brunswick, is
slated for the nomination for sheriff
and that he will be endorsed by the
committee. Thomas f. Burke. of
this city, has been mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination, but,
when seen by NEWS man this
morning, he said that he was not GO
ing to New Brunswick this afternoon,
aHu Soulu hOt pay any thinB IA lS5oA "a
to the situation.
Other candidates for the various
ohices are likely to be endorsed, and
a few surprises may be sprung.
Pfeiffer Out for Shrieyalty.
William H. Pfeiffer, who, as told
in the NEWS yesterday, is favorably
mentioned in connection with the re-
publican nomination for sheriff, came
out this morning and announced to
a reporter that he had decided to run
and would have his petitions in cir
culation next week.
Mr.. Pfeiffer is understood to have
the backing of the organization in
this city. He says that, while he has
not as yet prepared his platform, he
will. If elected, carry out the law to
the letter.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-22
MAN CAUGHT
In PHILA. PUT
UNDER BONDS
plejko Accused Of Stealing SIT
from Anton Fix AnOlher
Charge Against Him.
he DENIES ACCUSATIONS

Martin Piejko, forty-three years
old, of 761 State street, was held in
default of $500 bail by Recorder
Pickersgill this morning to await
the action Of the grand jury on a
charge of grand larceny, preferred
by Anton Elk.
On Monday afternoon Mr.. Elk dis
covered that he had been robbed OF
$177. Piejko, who lived in the
same house, had been in the habit
of entering his rooms, and when he
could not be found later, he was
suspected The police were notified
and Detective Long started work on
the case. The detective learned
that Piejko had purchased a new
suit on Hall avenue and that he had
been seen with money. Long found
that the man was in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Elk could not afford to send
an officer after teh man, so Andrew
Andersen volunteered to go. He left
here Wednesday night and finding
Piejko, notified Chief Burke by tel
egram. Andersen brought Piejko to
New Brunswick yesterday afternoon.
He was met there by Detective HUFF,
who brought the prisoner to this
city.
Piejko denies that he stole the
money and it was not found on him.
He asserted in court, however, that
If Mr.. Elk would swear that he took
it, he would go to work and pay him
that amount. Mr.. Elk swore 1t, and
the prisoner was held.
After his arraignment the woman
with whom he boarded made a
charge against him for non-payment
of board.
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length of the term should be, Mr..
Larson said two years.
Commissioner Seaman repeated
the motion and asked for remarks.
Commissioner Stack said he did not
think it was fair to GUST Mr.. Colyer
in the middle of his term, and that it
was not fair to bring up the matter
in the absence OF President Bradley.
Mr. Stack said that he had been
notified by Mr.. Colyer that he was
going to Europe and supposed that
every member OF the board had been
told likewise. Commissioner Larson
said that he did not know that Mr..
Colyer had gone until two weeks af-
terward, and that he considered it a
personal slight, besides a slight to
the board If he was going away" "
said the commissioner, why didn't
he notify us and offer a substitute,
so that we could have accepted him
II we wanted to-"
Mr.. Colyer'B son, said Mr.. Stack,
was capable of doing the work and he
thought the motion unfair. He ad-
ded that the board had agreed not to
bring up the secretary question un-
less every member was present, upon
which Mr., Larson said that he had
never promised any such thing.
Continued on page 10
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-22
BUYS
THEMANALAPAN
COMP ANY
Perth AmhOy Man is the New
Owner Bid $500, Real
Price, SGT, 600.
ANOTHER BIDDER FROM HERE.

Freehold, Aug. 22:-David H.
Smith, of Jamesburg, as receiver Of
the Manalapan Light Company, on
Tuesday sold the property of that
corporation at public sale to w. ].
Lansley, of Perth Amboy, the pro-
moter and one of the largest credi-
tors of the concern, on a bid of $500.
The real price for the business was
1870 as there are $4,000 worth
of bonds outstanding, besides O
mortgage of about $500 held by
the Freehold Mutual Building and
Loan Association. The property
consists of the lighting plant at Free
hold, the residence property at 8
Broad street, in which the exchange
office is maintained, the mill proper
ty at Englishtown. valuable fran
chises, poles, wires and parapherna-
liza at both places.
Mr.. Lansley, now the sole owner
of the concern, said after he had
purchased the property, that he
could not tell at present tust what
disposition would be made of the
business. He said that he was chair
man of q committee of the creditors
and he thought that 1t was due them
that a meeting of the creditors
should be called and plans formulat-
ed to conduct the business in the
best interests of all concerned. He
intimated, however, that the light
ing plant would be put in first-class
running order, and he said he
thought the business could be made
a paying proposition.
When the sale was called by the
receiver at 2 o'clock at the offices Of
the concern at Broad street, Acton
G. Hartshorne, protested against the
sale being made, on the ground that
no order had been secured from the
court Mr.. Smith said that such an
order had been made by the court
of chancery but admitted that he
had never seen the order, the bill Of
sale having been sent him by his
lawyer, Malcolm McLear. Nir Harts-
horne, after the sale lmat-
ed, said he had no obj the
property changing title new
owner would satisfy the mortgage
held by the loan association. Title
cannot be passed to Mr.. Lansley un-
til the sale is confirmed by the court
of chancery. Other bidders at the
sale were w. I. Warmer, Of the
Lakewood Water, Light and Power
Company; v. P. Christopherson
electrical engineer of Perth Amboy;
and B. l.. Fisher, of Rocky Mount,
Va.
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Sent Letter and Form Of Amended
OrdinanCetOBOard Of AIdermenLaSt
Night will Be Considered Later.
PUBLIC SERVICE WOULD BUY
Understood TO be Ready to Take Over
Franchise With Few Changes
Municipal Plant Suggested.

Giving public support reason
Light Heat Power
Public Service Corporation
franchise, but o
according
i'll desires
letter. together with the
they referred
0
as
Companys
city
August 81
o city Of Amboyj
"Gentemen:-
petitioner Light
respectfully
honorable ordinance form
granting
Amboy wherein its
conduts. Approved August ~, 1906
\, "And petitioner will &c
acITIzENs ELECTRIC LIGHT HEAT POWER CO.,
"By Clancy Boynon. Secretary"
the ordinance which accompanied the
the franchise in brief
that
principal wherein
provided
the within period of tweny-one
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ed In the electric light company
could be put to better use by them.
let alone putting any more into the
concern. None of them are rich
men. They have their own affairs
to look after and they feel that they
need their cash. If the public had
stood by them the way 1t was prom
ised at the beginning the Citizens
concern, 1t lie pointed out. would be
a paying investment today.
Seeing the way things are going,
the stockholders are anxious to get
their money out of the concern to
put It to use in their own business.
It is understood that the Public
Service Corporation has signified q
willingness to take the stock, pro-
Vided an. ordinance is passed by the
aldermen making some changes in
the franchise. It is declared that
the Public Service is now operating
here without any franchise whatever
and If they take over this one, they
will be bound by all it's provisions,
which has many advantages for the
city, such as fixing a maximum rate,
lighting the public buildings and 80
on.
OAUy OAM DuJ 1Atc A&tAAbs
The aldermen have the alterna-
tive Of buying the company itself II
it so desires. The city must first re-
fuse to buy before the company can
sell to any other concern. Under
the present state of affairs, however,
it is argued that the city does not
want to buy out the company. In
the first place the bond market for
municipal lighting is decidedly bad.
It is next to impossible, it is said, to
sell them Secondly, the city's bond
cd debt is SO near the limit now that
it would be unwise, in the opinion OF
some of the city fathers, to attempt
to establish q municipal lighting
plant at this time.
It is also pointed out that even
after the Citizens Company is taken
over, If 1t should be- 1t would be
necessary to spend thousands OF
dollars before the plant would be In
any shape at all to supply the entire
city Besides, the logical place for
municipal plant, It is argued, is at
the old water works plant in Smith
street. There is nothing to prevent
the city starting a plant there at any
time. even II the Citizens Company
Is allowed to sell out to the Public
Service.
Unfair to Business Men.
For the city not to buy and at the
same time to refuse the Citizens
Company to sell to another concern,
would mean much loss, financially,
to a number of local people, in fact,
more than they can stand, as they
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ANTI-SMOKE
ORDINANCE is
INTRODUCED
Aldermen Take Seps 10 RsIiaYe
Mechanic Street People from
Chemical Works Nuisance
MEETING BUSY, TaOuGH BRIEF

An ordinance TO prohibit the emis-
sion Of smoke containing SCOT or 9TH
er substances which make life in the
vicinity unbearable, was introduced
and given its first reading at last
nights meeting of the council.
A penalty of any sum not less than
s25 or more than $200 is provided.
A ten-day sentence is provided In de-
fault of the payment OF the fine The
matter was referred to the city attor-
ney for his opinion as to the powers
Of the Board of Aldermen In thie
cnnection
The ordinance is for the relief Of
the Mechanic street people who have
complained OF the smoke from the
chemical works
Bonds Sold to Everetts.
Resolutions were adopted approv-
ing the sale by the city treasurer OF
500 600 school bonds and $100, 900
street improvement bonds to John d.
Everett & Company, OF New York,
at 101 and accrued interest
VIII BE Called Broadway
An ordinance was introduced to
change the name OF New Brunswick
avenue to Broadway. The petition
received last Monday night to change
the name was granted, on recommen-
dation of the street and sewer COM
mittee.
Hall Avenue Bridge Repairs.
City Engineer Mason reported on
the Hall avenue bridge over the @
R. r. tracks His letter declared
that the bridge needs painting and
new flooring at once. The clerk will
communicate with the Central rail-
road, requesting that company to
have the repairs made at once
Against Blocking OF Crossings
Alderman Cannon said he had nor
ticed in yesterdays NEWS that the