Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
BIG WELCOME
FOR LEWIS IN
N. BRUNSWICK
Republican Candidate Ia
Pleased With His Recsp-
tion In middIesex.
RECORD BREAKING CROWD
County Seat Was Out In
Force to Hear His
Speech.
OLD BRIDGE QUEsTIONER
Employe at the Tile Works
There Wanted to Know
About Eight Hours.
OLD BRIDGE QUEsTIONER

New Brunswick, Nov. 3:-vivian
M. Lewis, republican candidate for
governor, was greeted here last
night with an enthusiasm which was
an ovation, the audience breaking
frequently into cheers and applause
and at times seemed to be reluctant
to cease long enough to hear him
speak. The seating capacity of the
New Brunswick Opera House is 2,000
people. After it was almost over
crowded last night several hundred
men were left standing in the street
in front of the building.
The meeting was practically OPEN
ed by the Rutgers College students
who occupied standing room midway
OF the gallery. Beginning with the
college cry they cheered again and
again for Vivian NJ. Lewis, Congress-
man Howell, ex-senator Theodore
Strong, Mayor John J. Morrison, ex-
Senator William H. c. jackson and
other prominent citizens on the
stage. For five minutes the opera
house was in roar of cheers and
applause
In addition to the many women III
the audience the boxes were occupied
by Mrs. J. N. Carpenter, Mrs., A. v.
Schenck, Mrs. Kenneth J. Duncan
Mrs. Theodore Strong, Mrs. John j.
Morrison, Mrs. William J Schles-
singer, Mrs. Isadore Hirsch, Mrs.
George w. Interest, Mrs. Robert
| Carson, Mrs. c. o. Stillman, Mrs. AL
fred s, Marsh, Mrs William H. C.
| jackson, Mrs. John H. Conger, and
other well known society women Of
this city.
Theodore Whitlock, president of
the New Brunswick Republican Club,
introduced Walter D. Van Sickle. re-
publican candidate for alderman-at-
large In this city, who presided over
the meeting
When Mr. Lewis was prkI : A&45 he
was greeted with rounds of cheers
and long-continued applause The
candidate found his audience in a
happy mood, and he met them more
than half way, making a, number of
local references which apparently
pleased everybody. ''Jim' Parsons,
an oldtime democrat, came in for
one joke, and laughed and applaud
ed. as heartily as the heartiest. Other
local hits met with like reception.
At the conclusion of his address
here Mr.. Lewis was hurried away to
SOmerville, where he arrived shortly
before 10 o'clock, and addressed
meeting there. The original date
for Somerset county was next Mon
day, but in order to hold republican
meetings at Red Bank, Long Branch
and Asbury Park on that day the
time was changed to last night.
The other speakers at the meeting
in this city were former Congress-
men Adam Bede, of Minnesota, and
Asher Hines, of Maine, the famous
parliamentary expert of the House
of Representatives
Ten automobiles decorated with
flags whirled Vivian NJ. Lewis, re-
publican candidate for governor, and
his party of fifty men through the
southern and western parts of Mid
dlesex county yesterday In the
party were Congressman BENJAMIN
F. Howell, ex-senator Robert Carson
John Pfeiffer, chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee; ex-Sen-
ator William H G. Jackson, Arthur
Schenck, republican candidate for
the assembly; James Parsons and
the several members of the County
Republican Committee.
Sixteen towns and villages were
visited and at all, with two excep-
tions, Mr.. Lewis made speeches
varying In length, talking on State
topics almost exclusively in which
were included agricultural and In
dustrial pursuits, according to the
locality. He devoted quite as much
time to indorsing Congressman How
ell and the republican candidates for
the assembly as he did to State
topics
Mr.. Lewis reiterated his previous
ly made speeches on rate-making,
public schools, extension of the pri-
mary election law and agriculture,
but with much greater breyity than
has been his custom.
At Milltown there was a group OF
about 200 people, among whom
were number of school children,
accompanied by their teachers. Mr..
Lewis told the people there that New
Jersey, If it's present school policy
should be continued, would soon lead
all other States in its support OF
free education. He promised, II
elected, to continue the school policy
now In operation and to recommend
to the legislature its enlargement
and extension in every way required
by the demands of the times
At South River more children and
more teachers heard Mr., Lewis talk
in the same vein that he had spoken ST
Midtown. At another plaes he said
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