Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
1ARRETS0N PRESIDES
AT MASS MEETING

Jlatform brought out by Mrs. Brown.
g in direct favor of woman's suf-
rage, were the child labor measure,
he minimum wage scale for women
nc the direct primary law. In all
hese questions, Mrs. Brown states
The ome of this country are espe-
eially interested. She was given a
great ovation at conclusion, as the
many ONE In the audience added
heir hand clapping to the storm of
applause which arose from the male
members and guests of the club.
Mrs. Brown was a delegate to the
irst and second Chicago conventions
and the New York state convention
held at Syracuse. She had the dis
tinct honor of seconding the speech
nominating Oscar S. straus for gov
ernod at the latter convention.
Humorist on Program.
Carl Houser, a famous humorist,
gave a decidedly interesting talk on
national affairs. 1t was trimming
full Of humor of the sensible kind,
and some of the illustrations of Mr..
Houser were the most forceable ever
heard delivered from a local political
platform. Mr.. Houser has several
new expressions; he calls the Pro-
gressive party 'the old affinity Of the
people," The speaker did not mince
words when he classified the New
York newspapers, although paying
due respect to the two metropolitan
dailies which are supporting the Pro-
gressive cause.-the Evening Mail"
and the Press" Mr.. Houser de-
clares that If he is eve elected to the
Board of Aldermen in New York he
will take steps to have the James of
Herald Square" and Times Square"
changed as 1.-The Times and Herald
r never on the square" His re-
marks on other New York newspa-
pers we're enjoyable puns but. at his
request are not printed.
According to Mr.. Houser the much
discussed American history by Wood
row Wilson,, the Democratic candf-
date for president, is a direct blow
to immigration. There are hundreds
Of foreigners, he declares, who ARE
sick OF the king business" n desire
to journey across the seas and take
up their homes In free America. The
only error Mr.. Wilson has commit
ted, Mr.. Houser inferred, was the
compilation Of the American history
with reference t immigration from
Southern Europe and the Chinese
question. The only error Mr.. Roose-
welt has ever committed, Mr.. Houser
declares, was in advancing William
Howard Taft as his choice for pres
ident in 1908.
d- -ytl1 pforo fnV thio
mistake" the speaker promised.
"by putting himself back again In
the presidential chair where he be-
longs" To conclude his interesting
discourse, Mr.. Houser procured three
handkerchiefs; the white one he
waved as a symbol of the "washy,
washy" of Mr.. Wilson's Chinese
laundry; the black one, in reverence
to the administration Of President
Taft, but the waving of the red ban
danna was prefaced with these
words: LAS the Red Sox won today
In New York on the baseball dia-
|mond, so this old red bandanna will
triumph at the polls on November s."
Tailor Nearly Disrupts Meeting.
MAIDS christensen, a State street
tailor, an over-zealous religious
worker, came, into the hall during
Mr.. Houser's talk and, for a moment,
it looked as If the meeting would
visitor. R. l.. Whitehead persuaded
the man to leave the room, however,
and Mr.. Houser continued. Several
times during the evening Mr.. Chris
Hansen returned and tried to secure
admittance to the room, but was I'M
successful.
Mark o. Prentiss, of Metuchen,
candidate for congress. made a few
remarks, In which he set forth his
candidacy and made a direct appeal
for votes. He was followed by Henry
Seidler, OF Roosevelt, candidate for
assembly, who begged to be excused
In favor of former Judge Adrian
Lyon, of this city, candidate for
state senator.
Judge Lyon Makes Appeal
Judge Lyon made the first direct
appeal for votes heard from his lips
during the present campaign. He
called attention tt the fact that many
planks of the Progressive platform
are for states only, and the people OF
this county can secure such prlv1-
leges by supporting the Pfogressives
legislative ticket on election ady.
Mr.. Lyon was received with consid-
cradle enthusiasm, and concluded In
an outburst of applause second to
that which greeted the efforts of Mr..
Houser. Although for some unknown
reason the meeting did not start I'M
til nearly 8 o'clock, or one hour late,
the 800 people present patiently re-
manned until the last speaker had
concluded. The Goodwill Fife and
| Drum Corns furntshed the music.