Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-24
Prosecutor Booraem and
County Clerk Conqer Re-
count Doings Of Boss.
LARGE AUDIENCE IN
THE AUDITORIUM
Other Speakers Win Ap-
pIause at Gathering OF
Anti-Strong Faction.

Republican voters had the inside
workings of their party exposed to
view last night when mass meeting
was held in the Auditorium, presid-
ed over by the anti-Strong faction In
this city Private conferences be-
tween the leaders, which are usually
kept secret, were discussed openly
and the doings at these private slate
making sessions were laid bare. The
manner in which Theodore Strong
has tried to boss the party was ex-
planned and facts were given show
Ing how Mr.. Strong has even gone SO
far as to. attempt to influence the
court in his effort to maintain his
political dictation.
John Hanson presided. On the
platform with him we're Prosecutor
Theodore B. Booraem, County Clerk
John H. Conger, County Collector H.
Raymond Groves, Freeholder Will
Ham T. Stacey, DR.. Frank Crowther,
and John Wicoff, of Plainsboro, a
candidate for the nomination for
assembly. All made speeches, some
of them very brief, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Stacey. The band was
seated in the gallery and rendered
several selections.
The audience was slow in 'arriv-
ing. but at S:2O O'Clock when Mr.
Hanson introduced Prosecutor Boor-
aem, the first speaker, there were
about 400 in the hall. Mr.. Booraem
was listened to with close attention
but without demonstration until ne
became warmed up In his subject
making some telling points against
bossism In politics when he was In
terrupted several times with ap'
plause.
The Prosecutors Address.
II am here to address primarily
republican meeting, was MT
Booraem's first remark, after which
he explained the reason for the gath
ering and the reason why there were
two republican tickets for the prl'
maries. He urged that the anti.
Strong ticket be supported as 1t hao
local representation while the other
ticket, he said, cut out Perth Amboy
entirely.
Mr.. Booraem then spoke aboul
the open primaries, which he sale
were SO that the people could namt
their own candidates and be freed
from the rule of boss. Bossisn
was denounced in emphatic terms by
the prosecutor who. after citing the
existing conditions in Middlesex, sale
he referred to ex-senator Theodore
Strong. He told how he had in
cured Strong's displeasure by refus
Ing to obey his commands and gave
several illustrations of the latter
methods.
I'm 1905 the boss came to me
while / was Judge of the court o.
common pleas said Mr.. Booraem
land said, "A certain man refused tt
vote the way told him. He Is II
the liquor business, refuse his IL
cense.' Did do right in refusing tt
obey2 Why was John Hanson turn
ed out from the Board of Freehold
ers? Simply because he would mo-
appoint a man whom the boss hac
selected to Job as road overseer a.
a salary of about $35 in a certain
part of the county. Mr.. Hanson wen
to the committeeman of that part OF
the county and asked him whom ne
wanted. The committeeman said :.
want such a man. Mr.. Hanson told
him that II the man was all right ht
would be appointed, and he was ap
pointed. Qrhat incurred the boss't
enmity and he told Mr. Hanson, 'Yot
won't come back again. and h'
didn't come back.
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