Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-11
.MILLARD ROSS
!. is REPUDIATED
Wanted to See County Com
mitteemen on the Saturday
Preceding the Election.
AFTER ASSEMBLY TICKET
Leaders Throughout County
With Few Exceptions lgnor-
ed Attack on Candidates.

New Brunswick, Nov. 11:-'The
people of Middlesex county have but
little knowledge of the concerted eff
fort made by the Smith forces to
defeat the Democratic Assembly
ticket on Tuesday" said a promi-
nent Democrat today. "For many
years the Smith interests have con-
trolled the Democracy In this coun-
ty under the leadership of Millard F
Ross, man reputed to be million
aire and who acted as Mr.. Smiths
campaign adviser in his senatorial
fight against Governor Wilson. Mr..
Ross has been regarded as the lead
er for many years and his position
as such was considered impregnable
THE compaign this fall proceeded
quietly until Friday, November g.,
when 1t first became known that an
organized effort had been perfected
to defeat the assembly ticket. On
Saturday last the county committee
seventy-three In number, met at
New Brunswick and to each commit
teeman word was silently given that
M. F. Ross would like to see him at
his office. Some went, some refused
Those that did go may have con-
sented to one thing and have done
another. No one will ever know
Sunday Mr.. Ross was about the
county in his automobile and again
on Monday he left his office in his
car as early as 9:15 a. m. On cleo
ton day Mr. Ross and his two
brothers were about the various
polls giving instructions to the
workers.
ION Monday morning 1t was
known throughout the county that
the breweries at Newark had sent
their representatives into this coun-
ty among their saloon trade asking
the support of the liquor people to
defeat the Democratic assembly
ticket, giving as a reason to deceive
these people that their election
meant the passage of a local option
bill and making them further to
believe that Governor Wilson IA
vored such measure. The liquor
dealers association also lent their
energies in this direction.
In this city where Streitwolf is
popular and enjoys the confidence
and respect OF everyone, base and
false stories were sent out into cir
.culation to diseredit him. Monday
night Mr.. StreitwoIf stated to his
friends that he believed he would
be charged with the commission of
every felony on the statute books
before the close OF polls the fol-
lowing day. Had ] anticipated this
action he remarked, 7 would have
revealed some facts from the stump
of the various inducements made by
some people to have me vote for
Smith that would have made them
wish they were many miles at sea.
"To. show one result of this or
ganized action, the third ward of
the city of New Brunswick generally
gives 500 Democratic majority. 1t
gave 1T5 majority to the Republican
assembly and the usual Democratic
majority of 500 to the rest of the
ticket. It is reported that 1t re-
quired $1,000 to accomplish this
result. Tuesday morning Mr.. STREET,
wolf conceded his defeat by $500.
"The final result, said this DEM
ocrat, in conclusion, 'in the face
OF the attack on Republican party
at the front and the Smith forces
from the rear left a great victory
for Streitwolf and Kirkpatrick. The
vote has established that M. r.
Ross leadership ceases and that his
effort to continue in power can only
bring defeat and disaster to the
Dem ocratic party, as was further
evidenced by the defeat of four out
of six aldermen In New Brunswick
where his attack upon Streitwolf is
now regarded to have reacted. The
old Smith machine is now dying
hard and In their last moments,
realizing that they cannot rule, they
will endeavor to ruin. 1t remains for
the party to give q hurried death
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