Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-22
LEWIS TOURS
IN old SUSSEX
Meets Many Democrats In
that Old Home of Demo-
cracy During the Day.
SPEECH AT NEWTON

Newton, Oct 22:-Former Assist
ant postmaster General William M
Johnson, of Hackensack, accompa-
MED Vivian M. Lewis republican
candidate for governor, on his cam
paigning tour in Sussex county yes
terday. This county has claimed for
long term of years to be the home
of the original Jeffersonian democ-
racy In New Jersey, and its claim
mas been allowed, according to the
statements of quite a number of
them in Newton last.
There were more, rather than few
er democrats in Sussex Friday than
there ever were and they confidently
predicted real old-fashioned dem
ocrattc majority for Woodrow Will
son. Nevertheless, Mr.. Lewis was
kindly received from the beginning
of his tour at Sparta until the end
of 1t here last night. The repubIi-
cans say that they are united and
that not only the members of their
own party, but several democrats in
the county will give Mr. Lewis lift
on the road to success on election
day.
With Mr.. Lewis and Mr. johnson
yesterday was Major Wood McClave,
the republican opponent CT Congress
man Hughes.
Five automobiles met Mr.. Lewis
at Sparta. Among others Who ac-
companied them were ex-Judge Hem
ry Huston, of New ton; Judge Henry
c. Hunt, and John Stantan. of Sus-
sex; d. H. McCerty, chairman of the
republican committee X. f. Good
man, of Newton; United States Sem
ator Kean, Captain Theodore l..
Northrup, who was one of the Cen
eral Kilpatrick's scouts, and Captein
Duryea, who made and carried the
flag of truce for General Custer at
Appomatox.
After shaking hands with a group
of citizens at Sparta the party went
TO Ogdensburg, where the hand
shaking was continued. The next
stop was Franklin Furnace, ith
more introductions and clasping of
hands in the goCd Old fashioned way
of electioneerinE in New Jersey.
When the party reached Hamburg
some hundred people heard Mr..
Lewis, Mr.. McClave ana Mr.. John
son speak on state isues Ex-Sena-
tor Johnson kept the attention OF
the audience while Mr.. Lewis and
Major McClave exchanged greetings
with those present. Mr.. johnson
has many warm friends in his native
county and they always give him
cordial greeting. His welcome
never is monopolized by the republ-
cans. The democrats always do
their share in a neighborly spirit
and today there was no exception to
the rule.
The party paused for a few min
utes at McAfee and then proceeded
to Sussex, where a meeting was held
in the largest hall in the borough.
people. There, as at Hamburg, Mr..
Lewis, Mr.. McClave and Mr.. John
son were the orators of the day.
After speaking upon the import
ance of the tariff to Sussex county,
Mr.. Lewis discussed state Issues,
particularly upon the public utility
bill with rate-making amendment,
good roads, an employers liability
law and public schools, following the
same lines that he has generally
adopted He told the people here,
as he had told them elsewhere, that
if they did not believe that he would
keep his promises he didn't expect
them to vote for him.
Major McClaye spoke earnestly in
favor Of the tariff, of his interest
in the workingmen and alluding to
the fact that there had not been
strike in the industry with which he
was connected in Hackensack in the
past fifty years.
Ex-senator Johnson spoke on
state issues, reviewing briefly the
progress of New Jersey under repub-
lican administration executives.
From Sussex the party passed
through Beeberyille and arrived in
Newton in time for dinner. The
meeting here was held in the public
school building, which afforded Mr..
Lewis the oportunity to again
speak upon the great accomplish
ments of the republicans as patrons
of the schools. He also spoke on
agriculture and showed that he had
statistical farming in New Jersey
at his fingers ends. Mr.. Lewis is
lawyer by profession, but of late his
outdoor exercise has made him look
more like a farmer than a member
of the bar, as a gOOd-natured repub-
lican told him when he presented
him with a handsome specimen of
an apple known as the greening.
Mr.. Lewis, accepting the gift, said
he was glad that 1t wasn't lemon
That will come later, pleasantly said
a democrat who was one of the trio.
This democrat said he was seventy
six years old and had never voted
anything but the democratic ticket
and had never missed voting since
he was old enough to cast a ballot.
Ex-Judge Huston, who presided
at the Newton meeting, made with
each introduced one of his charac-
teristic speeches.
Mr.. Johnson and Mr. McClave
we're the other speakers at the meet
ing. On the stage were all who had
Joined the campaigning party during
he day, and John l.. Swayze, one of
the counsel for the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company,
who was formerly prosecutor of the
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