Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-24
BIG WELCOME FOR
ROOSEVELT IN THIS
CITY TOMORROW NOON
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Mr.. Murdoch will be introduced to
the throng by Samuel G. Garretson,
a noted G.. A. r. veteran and father
of Acting Mayor Ferd. Garretson.
Mayor Garretson will welcome the
Roosevelt party at the railroad sta
ton, and, with Judge Lyon, escort
the distinguished guest to the Audi
torium. 1t is expected that Mr..
Roosevelt will speak about an hour,
and will then skip off for New
Brunswick, via Railway. He will
probably make a platform speech at
Railway and deliver an hour ad-
dress at the county seat.
Judge Lyon, who is a member of
the state committee and a candidate
for a Roosevelt delegateship in the
Third Congressional District, will
meet the Roosevelt party tomorrow
morning at Asbury Park. The col
onel will address the voters at AS
bury Park at 1920 o'clock; Long
Branch at 11:17 o'clock, and Red
Bank at 11:32 o'clock. AutOmo-
btles will be in waiting at the Cen
trail station In this city to escort the
Roosevelt party to the hall. Mr..
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Judge Lyon and undoubtedly re-
ceive a tremendous ovation from
the assembled throngs.
Roosevelt Line of March.
The route the Roosevelt party
will take, from the station to the
hall and return, is as follows: Cen
trail station, to Market street, to
Maple street, to Smith street, to
New Brunswick avenue, to the Audi
tortum. After his speech, Mr..
Roosevelt Will be escorted back to
the station by the following route:
Auditorium to Fayette street, to
Madison avenue, to Smith street, to
Central station. The entire police
force and the fire patrol will pre-
serve order along the routes. -.
John ]. Deveny, captain of the fire
police corps, in compliance with the
wishes of Chief of Police p. j.
Burke, will have his men act as a
special escort for former President
Theodore Roosevelt during his visit
in this city.
Taft in MiddleseX.
President William Howard Taft
will open his campaign in MlddleseX
county at 2:30 O'Clock this after
noon, with an hour talk at New
Brunswick. He will visit Perth Am
boy Monday morning in the interest
of the stand pat Republicans and
Will receive an ovation second to
none in point of enthusiasm, etc,
Chairman John Pfeiffer declares.
The Taft campaign today includes
only one visit to the Third Con
gressional District, that at New
| n~,,.nu;,Ir H. rrt11 I,,ly1 "a prnnf
er part of the day in visits to cities
in North Jersey, postponing his tour
of central and south Jersey until to-
morrow and Monday.
Chairman Pfeiffer, who ia also
chairman Of the Republican County
Committee, has announced a recep-
ton committee which will meet
President Taft at the Central sta
ton and escort the distinguished
guest to the speaking stand In
Maple street, opposite the p~ostotice
building. The committee is as fol-
lows: John Pfeiffer, c. c. Baldwin,
Abel Hanson, George j. Haney,
William II. Pfeiffer, DR.. f. C. Henry,
William A. Spencer, N. w. Pierce,
Jr., C. NJ. Liddle. William S. Dey, OF
South Amboy; John Hanson, R. s
Gill, Ira r. Grouse, Samuel w.
Hornsby, Oliver w. Ramsay. Nor
gan f. Larson, John F. Ten Brock,
r. l.. Fowler, John II. Gregory,
Harry Conard, S. F. Somogyi, Frank
Staas. Louis FRANKIE, John II. Lessen
and Frank r. Valentine, of Wood
bridge.
President Taft will be introduced
this afternoon to the voters of New
Brunswick by Mayor John j. Morri-
son, of that city, who will also ofliC-
late in that capacity at the Roose-
welt meeting in that city tomorrow
afternoon. Mayor Morrison Is 6
Republican. Acting Mayor Ferd
Garretson will introduce Presidcnt
Taft at the meeting in this city, ant
will welcome former President
Roosevelt tomorrow afternoon al
the Central station. Chairman
Pfeiffer expects the Taft party al
[ 1915 o'clock Monday morning and
no time will be lost before the open,
ing Of the candidates address, as
his time is limited to about twenty
five minutes.
Schools Not to Dismiss.
1t is understood that the public
schools in this city will not be clos
ed Monday morning to give the chill
dren an opportunity to sec and hear
President Taft on his short visit
to Perth AInbOy. The movement
to declare a short recess was start
ed by the high school seniors, but
has not met with announcement by
, any of the officials of the schools.
Supt. S. f.. Shull was not at his of
flee today, but it is reported that
he has expressed himself to the eff
feet that no action will be taken by
the school authorities in this mat
ter. President John X. Sheehy, OF
, the Board of Education, says the
matter is up to Supt. Shull.