Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-27
TH0S. P. NOLAN
NEW PRESIDENT
State Trustee of st. Pat
rick's Alliance Wins in CIese
Election Yesterday.
MAJORITY OF 3 VOTES
Resolutions Adopted at An
nuaI SessIon.-Nsxt Gen.
vention to be al Newark.


Defeating John F. Kirby, of Dover,
by majority of only three votes out
of about 180 cast, State Trustee
Thomas P. Nolan, of Elizabeth, was
elected president yesterday after
noon of New Jersey State Council,
st. Patrick's Alliance of America, at
the thirty-ffth annual state conVen-
ton held in the Knights of Colum-
bus rooms in the Boynton building.
Only Contested Office.
1t was the only contested election
and ''hurrahs," etc, were heard con-
tinually throughout the warm elec-
ton as vote after vote of the 180
delegates was cast and the result
stayed in doubt until the very end
Veteran members of the organization
said after the meeting it was the
hottest fight they have ever witness
ed for the highest honor conferred
upon a member.
Following his ultimate defeat Mr.
Kirby graciously withdrew and made
the election unanimous. Thomas G.
Gaynor, of Newark, is the retiring
president and was elected to the past
presidency. .
List of New Officers.
Following are the other new Off
GERS, all elected yesterday afternoon
without the semblance of opposition; :;
Senior vice president, Joseph L.
Kennedy, of Montclair; junior vice
president, Frank B. Richardson, of
Trenton; recording secretary, James
A. Grant, of Newark; financial secre-
tary, William S. Darcy, of Trenton;
treasurer, John j. Hughes, of Pater-
son; sergeant at arms, John Casey,
of Orange; senior conductor, Harry
Haywood, of New Brunswick; chap
lain, Rev. Thomas F. Blake, of Allen
town; trustees, l.. c. Dalton, of Perth
Amboy; John P. Joyce, of Trenton; /;
Patrick O'Brien, Of Harrison.
Delegates Chosen.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton, to be held in Elizabeth on July
81, 1911, were elected as follows:
Thomas Higgins, of Elizabeth; Will
liam P. Kilderry, of Newark, and
Patrick Doran, of Morristown. There
were no alternates chosen. The new
ly elected officers were Immediately
installed by Captain John j. O'Leary,
of Elizabeth, national president of st.
Patrick Alliance.
During the afternoon session,
which began at 2 O'Clock and lasted
until 6, speeches were made by Cap
tain O'Leary and Alderman L. G.
Dalton, of this city. The former call
ed attention to the rapid growth of
the alliance in New Jersey, and in
fact over the entire United States.
His remarks were prefaced by words
of praise for Independent Branch
No. l, of this city, which had nothing
but continual thought for the pleas
ures of the delegates during the day.
Nothing was too good for the yisi-
tors.
The next state convention will be
held in Newark on June "a, 1912.
History of Local Lodge.
Following is the history of the
local lodge as set forth in the souve-
mir books distributed yesterday
among the delegates:
"One of the most prosperous
branches of the order is that which
is now known as Independent Branch
No. /, of Perth Amboy. 1t was or
ganized on March 12, 1889, as
4, Q.
first officers were: President, John
Connors; vice president, John Keat-
Ing; recording secretary, William
Rafferty,; financial secretary, Patrick
Farrell; treasurer, Patrick Camp
bell; conductor, William Quigley;
warden, John Donovan.
"On or about January 1, 1891
District No. s was formed and the
Perth Amboy Branch became Branch
No l of that district. The district
had also had in It's jurisdiction
Branch No. 2, of Metuchen. On July
8, 1894, South Amboy Branch No. 4,
District No. 6, presented it's clear
ance card from District and be-
came Branch of District 8, remain
ing in this district until October 90
1901, when 1t was suspended and
some time later disbanded. On jan
uary 16, 1908, Branch No. 2, OF
Metuchen, amalgamated with Branch
/, and from that time this branch
had been run independently and is
today in good financial condition.
Since becoming an Independent, or
from January /, 1908, to January /,
1911, the branch has paid mortuary
penses to the amount of $2,350.67.
THE present officers are: Presi-
dent, William J. Desmond; senior
vice president, M. ]. Nolan; junior
vice president, Matthew Hope; past
president, James Bolan; financial
secretary, Edward j. Dalton; record
ing secretary, L. c. Dalton; treasur-
er, George r. Murray; conductor,
Peter Leahy; sergeant-at-arms,
James Doyle; trustees, William Quig-
ley, John Toolin and Daniel Dwyer
Past presidents of the branch are
John Connors, Henry w. Foley,
Lawrence DAILY, James F. Burns and
John ]. Clark"
Resolution is Adopted
Urging the rejection of the pro-
CONTINUED on page z.)