Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
A. H.. M'CEEHAN
IS NOTIFIED
Progrsssiyes in Session in
T0ttsnyiIIe.

Albert H. Mcclellan, of Prince
Bay, was informally notified of his
nomination for state senator to
represent the twenty-third senatorial
district, at a meeting of the Progress
sive County Committee of Richmond
county held last night in Masonic
hall, T~ottenville. After the action
of the convention, held In the Office
of Lott c. Aston in Manhattan last
Friday, at which there were present
delegates from Rockland and Rich
mond, was made known by Aston,
Mr.. Mcclellan came forward and
made a few brief remarks of appre-
citation Of his selection and said that
he stood for progressive principles
and that he would work for progress
sives from top to bottom. He said if
elected to the legislature he would
do all in his power to do away with
the primary bill enacted last March.
Mr.. Mcclellan will be officially mott
fed some time this week.
In h absence Of William II. Jack
son, county chairman, who is in
Syracuse for the state convention,
and Captain James LaForge, the vice
chairman, who was unable to be
present, William Writ Mills was
made chairman of the meeting. After
the reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting by Secretary w. A.
Eadie, the announcement of the va
rious committees selected by Chair
man Jackson was read. A report of
the bylaws committee was read by
J. H. Tate and the sections as far as
read were adopted. Following this
Chairman Mills announced the name
Of Captain James LaForge as an cleo
tor to vote for Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt in the electoral college.
This vas met with a round of ap-
plause. Colonel Garland N. Whistler,
of Rosebank, candidate for assembly,
was next introduced and made a
stirring address in which he lauded
Theodore Roosevelt as the highest
type of an American citizen, conclud-
ing by saying that all propose a cheer
for the next president of the United
States.
Peter c. Miller, of the Forty
fourth election district of 1ottenville
| at the close offered a resolution rati-
flying the entire county ticket as fol
lows: Garland N. Whistler, of Rose.
bank, for assembly; William H
O'Neil, of Stapleton, for sheriff; AL.
bert II. Mcclellan, of Prince Bay, fol
state senator; William Writ Mills, Of
West New Brighton, for congress
and Captain James LaForge for cleo.
tor. There were about seventy-fiye
present at the meeting, which was
an enthusiastic one.
The following are the various com
mittees named by the chairman
Committee on vacancies, Lott c. AL
ston, chairman, Henry S. Boreham
A. H. Mcclellan, Frank Foggin, w
A. Eadie, and w. Writ Mills; com
mittee on public meetings, B. B. Bah.
bitt, chairman, Hudson w. Kelly, II
D. Leslie, F. j. Crystal, James Laing
John c. B~uhumeister. Clarence Ed
gett, William H. Bedell; committee
on law, Lott C. Aston, chairman
Edward 8. Napolis and Charles ]. D
Noble; finance committee. Frank
Toggin, chairman, Patrick Cofinberg
A. L.. Eglington, G.. Traphagen
James LaForge, P. c. Miller ano
John Anderson; committee or head
quarters, E. V. Jordan, chairman, c
Jacobson, Harry Bailey, William s
Brink, Harry S. Boreham, T. l.. Den
nison, Jr., J. H. Tate, Fl. w. Putnam
and l.. B. Eadie.
1t was decided to meet next Tues
day night in Columbia hall, Wes'
New Brighton. At this meeting the
ratification of the state will take
place.