Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-08
AMBOY MEN AT
THE CEREMONY
Local Delegation is Impress
ed by Enthusiasm at Sea
Girt Yesterday Afternoon.
INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP
Prominent Gathering of jer-
seymen-- Congressman ScuIIy
in Limelight- Auto Accident

The interesting proceedings yesrer-
day at Sea Girt when Governor
Woodrow Wilson was officially noti-
fed of his nomination by the Demo-
cratic National Convention, were
witnessed by many Perth Amboy and
MiddleseX county politicians, who
made the eyentful trip to and from
the little sea side town in automo--
biles. The party from this city in
cluded all the leading Democratic
politicians and office holders, who
have watched the progress of the
governor in his climb up the political
ladder with more than ordinary in
terest. Many in yesterdays delega-
tion to Sea Girt were prominent fig
ures in the frequent gatherings of
the Jerseymen during the stormy
days at Baltimore.
Prominent Amboy Men Thele.
Among those who went from here
were: Sheriff Albert Bollschweiler,
DR.. William E. Ramsay, candidate
for the Democratic nomination to
the state senate; City Collector Rich
ard F. White, President William D.
Voorhees,, of the Middlesex County
Board of Taxation; Acting Mayor
Ferd Garretson, Alderman F. A.
Seaman, Alderman Richard ]. Gal
vim, president of the Woodrow Will
son Democratic Club; Street Com
missioner George NJ. Adair, Arthur
A. Quinn, candidate for the Demo-
cratic assembly nomination; William
j. Leayy, mentioned as the logical
candidate for Democratic aldermanic
honors in the first ward; Chief of
Police Patrick j. Burke, Desk Ser
geant William McDermott and
Roundsman John Morris, S. Splitter,
ID. M. Greger, j. A. Christopulos,
James F. O'Brien, Marshal William
Walters, Gene Porter, former Fire
Chief T. E. Anderson, William R.
Cornelison, Nathan Roth, Philip Jo-
selson, William ]. Murtagh, George
Hardiman, Joseph McNaulty, Peter
IS. Byrnes, c. A. Sexton, Harry R.
Wilson, president of the Young
Mems Republican Club, and Fred w.
De Voc of the EVENING NEWS.
County Clerk B. M. Cannon, of
this city, went to Sea Girt with a
New Brunswick delegation, which in
cluded the following we'll known in
county politics: Judge Peter F. Daily,
Surrogate D. w. Clayton, D. c. c.
Robert Helm, Deputy Sheriff Edward
F. Houghton. County Collector
Thomas H. Hagerty, Freeholders Pc.
| ter H. S. Hendricks, A J. Gebhardt,
William Casey, Andrew Ely and AL
fred T. Kerr; District Court Judge
Freeman Woodbridge, County Tax
Commissioner William C. jacques,
George A. Viehmann, Abraham Jelin,
William II. Boylan and others.
Mr.. voorhees,, accompanied by
Messrs. White, Adair and Hardiman,
offered to act as pathfinder" whit n
the autos started from Perth AM
boy shortly after noon. He sped
ahead of the crowd at South AM
boy, however, and was not seen again
nor his party until the arrival
home late in the evening. DR.. RAM
says car contained the senatorial
candidate, Sheriff Billschweiler, DR..
w. T. Jenkins of New York, a warm
personal friend of DR.. Ramsay, and
the NEWS correspondent. The trip
down was uneventful, except that
Alderman Galyin's car became
cranky" outside of Keyport and
offered to stop for rest. The offer
was accepted After three minutes
delay the trip was resumed under
much better conditions.
Sheriff Makes Good Guide.
If you ever want to tour Mon
mouth county, engage Sheriff Boil
schweiler as a guide. DR.. Ramsay
decided before he arrived in Sea Girt
that the High Sheriff of Middlesex
knows every by-path in the county
| to the south. Mr.. Bollschweiler
suggested "a turn to the right" at
every crossroads, which was accom-
plished with many flourishes on the
part of Dr.. Ramsays big gray car.
| The sheriff's personal conducted tour
through Monmouth was very inter-
esting, although it delayed the party
trifle in reaching the Little White
House" One of the features of the
trip was the periodic vote of thanks
extended to Mr. Bollschweiler for his
invaluable information of the cars
wherebaouuts every time it was
backed out of a wrong road. which
was frequent, to say the least.
Anyway, the crowd arrived in Sea
Girt in time to break up" a contem-
plated group sitting by Quinn, Me-
Naulty, Murtagh, ct al, in front OF
| q photographer. 1t is said that the
picture was taken, despite all efforts
to the contrary. Mayor Otto Witt
pen of Jersey City, was the first man
to greet the local delegation, and he
Immediately made room for DR.. Ram
say and his guests on the veranda of
the governors home. This position
of advantage was left, however, be-
fore the speaking started, to accept
comfortable chairs In the newspaper
enclosure, which was about twenty
feet from the porch where the speak
ing occurred. 1t was a most desira-
BILE location.
Local Delegation Impressed.
Senator-elect Ollie James made a
decided impression upon the Perth
Amboy delegation, with his fiery,
vet we'll chosen remarks. He was
earnestly applauded by the Middle
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