The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-03
LEWIS ~ MIDDLESEN COt WY.
Candidate speaks sixteen Times, winsitns
70 In New Brunswtch.

WV BRrNswICK y. j. Nov .
| Sixteen meetings along the west side oi
tn" Rari-sn and a big rally here tonight
left Vivian NJ Lewis Republican candi-
date for Governor a 'rifs tired hut hit
more confident Of victory than eyer d"
was accompanied on his invasion Of
Mdd"sex county by scm" fifteen flag
bed"cked touring cars and New Bruins
wick's soie taHicab full of committeeman
and others. and when tn" procession
Numbered into some old Jersey town
where Washington headquarters are
thicker than whatnots small bows would
20 dashing into farmhouse@ shouting
, Hi thar there's goln' tn he a meetin
down the road Come a-runnin
And come a-running they did 20 tna
post Office in most places .toting rhe little
ones along 10 hear -viv.- lewis tell Of his
public school policy his ideas "a to rat.
fixing and how he favored Federal and
State control Of highways.
A huge red headed laborrr in big tile
factory outside Of Old Bridge shouldercd
his way 10 the front Of a little crowd of
workers gathered there and sticking his
face clos" mp to Mr.. Lewis's shouted:
How do you Republicans explain IN.
high cost Of livingo-
Mr. Lewis said that there were too few
farmers for on" thing. and that wages
we-. higher anyhow The canridar.
wen, to the wages paid 20 glass blowers
for his example. and back came his
h.ckl"- with: DO you know how long
glass blowers live'-
Mr. Lewis didn't know the answer TO
that. but when tho Iaborer asked him.
"a l.x., kx.h h..
n. was right Their" With the Response
There was littl. break IN tn. trip at
south Amboy. where after tn. speech
making the Lewis party was fed up TO
rhe limit by tn. good women folk Of tn.
old Presbyterian Church Mr.. Lewis
thanked the women in a graceful speech
and then the party climbed into the ma
chimes that were footing tO be on and
making stonjshed Jersey sseeds on the
out-k irt- Of the crowds do coltish stunts
The dust eating continued through
Helmetta. where they ar. still busted at
-nuf making. and over TO Jamesboro
and Prospect Plains and PlaIn-borO.
where one could $50. the Princeton spires
Of the enemys HON.
Mr. Lewis in all has Middiasax speeches
hammered along at his snhen. ~ a
public utilities CDur1 10 rev -'Ss the reason
ablaness of rate fixing. pointed with prid.
10 the state Treasurer report that
showed baIanCp IN the treasury al more
than s. .FDUG and AZ ever avoided any
mention NJ Mr. Wilson's name or any
attack upon HIM directly He kept OH
telling folks ABOUT the evils 81 fifte"n
years ago. when the Democrats ran New
Jersey. and told them ~ tbs. fulfilled
pledges OF the Republicans in this State
VI. Iirs.s the Perkins tax bill as an example
81 how his party raised funds nv railroad
taxation for Use of the public schools
The campaign. with 80 many out 81 door
speeches. ~ showing It's effect upon The
candidates. voice. and hr collected large
share 81 Jersey dust in the course ~ IN.
trip. Mr.. Lewis said Tonight that H..
regarded a trowel ~ greater Necessity
than -.Iap at the CaDdidntO riai bath
A. the meeting IN the New Brunswick
Opera House Tonight the house. seating
.pO. was jamma'i 10 the caves
We are TOO prone 10 regard good gov
eminent ~ an abstract thing sald Mr.
Lewis. while III reality IL ls the attain
man' ~ honest. patriotic citizens h1Y led
together with the idea ~ public veal"
Later h.. on sad THAT no ihought the
time was coming when Women WOULD nav"
iot 80 do IN public affairs. A. this sorne
noisy Rutgers College students in the
gallery hiss~d their disbelief.