Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-25
: sa,:=,,;5ISM BY
REPUBLICANS
Speakers at First Ward
Meeting Pound the Non
Partisan School Board.
ATTACK ON THE NEWS

Criticism against the EVENING
NEWS because of its support of non
partisan candidates for school COM
missioners flowed freely at a gather
ing of first ward republicans in
Martins hall last night. Some of
the speakers were so forcible in the
statements that their fellow republic
cans took occasion to comment and
advise hat no attack be made on the
newspapers.
Vice President Clarence NJ. Liddle
opened the meeting about $3.50
o'clock and Secretary Cortlandt b.
Brewster read the minutes of previ-
GUS meetings. MAIDS Dinesen, a re-
publican candidate for school COM
missioner, opened with remarks
concerning the NEWS, wherein he
vigorously opposed the support given
the non-partisan candidates by the
newspaper. Later in the evening he
told of how in his estimation and the
ninds of a few others he had heard
hat the constant harping on the
non-partisan school board was be-
coming sickening. He referred to
articles printed almost daily in the
NEWS concerning the abolition of
politics from school matters. He
said when the idea was new it was
received with great interest, but now
1t was becoming a dead issue.
H.. r.. Wilson Addresses.
H. R. Wilson referred to his
speech at a former meeting and to
his letter to the NEWS. He said he
had been treated very fairly in the
matter. He suggested less criticism
of the press for the betterment of the
party. He said he was unable to see
why republican voters should moi go
and hear democratic speakers and
democratic voters to hear republican
speakers, that each side might try to
convert the other. He said it was
only natural hal a staunch republic
can should vote a republican ticket.
Col. Lang Is Heard.
Col. John d. Lang was another
speaker who advised less %antagon-
ism against newspapers. He referred
several times to editorials in the
NEWS and at one stage said a state
ment had been made that the repub-
lican candidates for the assembly
had not said what they were going
to do if elected. He said the same is
to be said about the democratic can
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opposed the non-partisan school
board. He claimed it was not non
partisan and related a story of meet
ing a prominent clergyman and dis
eussing the subject. According to
the colonel he and the clergyman
met in the formers parlor and the
minister of the gospel was asked if
he had signed the petition for the
n~on-partisan school board. Mr..
Lang said the preacher replied he
believed he had. The colonel added
that when he asked the minister If
he really believed 1t was a non-par-
tisan board and knew of its transac-
tions, the preacher replied in the
affirmative. The colonel added that
he then told the minister about a
member of the present board send
Ing his children to a parochial school,
then later tothe public. school when
they have learned as much as posi-
bic In the former place. The colonel
said he asked the minister: Would
you vote for such a mani" and that
he replied ooh. no."
Gust as in this case" continued
the speaker, "the people don't know
the non-partisan board"
Will Start Newspaper.
John Fl, Gregory confined most of
his remarks to sentiments against
the NEWS. He read his platform
by which he pledged himself, if elect
ed school commissioner, to give his
very best ability to the people of the
city when performing the duties per-
taining to the office. Later, when he
was, not speaking for publication, he
freely voiced his sentiments against
the NEWS and said he would start a
new newspaper with six good bust
ness men.
address of the evening, In which he
uttered some interesting remarks
concerning the speeches made by
Frank S.. KatZenbach and others at
the recent democratic mass meeting.