Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
Explains Why He
Accepted the
Invitation.
SOME SURPRISE
Prominent Woman
and Hu m orist
Are Heard. ......

Despite MS attendance last night
at the mass meeting of the Roose-
welt Club, in Goodwill hall, Acting
Mayor Ferd Garretson still declares
his faith in the policies and princi-
Piles OF the Republican party, al
though refrafning from any discus
sion of the merits of the respective
standard bearers OF the old line Re-
publicans and the "Bull Moose"
Mayor Garretson states that he at
tended last nights meeting, at which
he acted as chairman, in semi-offi-
cial position: he could not resist the
temptation, he continues, to preside
ats political gathering at which one
of the principal speakers was wo-
man.
Many In the audlef OF 800 men
and women were surprised, without
doubt, to see Mr.. Garretson step
to the platform and acquiesce when
F. w. Pugsley, chairman of the
Roosevelt Club, introduced the mayor
as the chairman of the evening. With
the intention Of explaining his pres
ence at a foreign political gathering,
Mr.. Garretson delivered few care
fully worded remarks, in which he
referred to his practice of accepting
all invitations to preside at public
gatherings and conventions, there
fore his acceptance Of the invitation
extended by the committee from the
Roosevelt Club. The acting mayor
was interviewed after the meeting
by a NEWS reporter, who said: did
you attend as city official or as a
Progressive.
NO." he replied, 'I am a epubli-
can and came here to preside in a
semi-official capacity"
Address Of Acting Mayor.
Mr.. Garretson is the regular nom
inee for mayor, although bearing the
stamp of approval Of the Progressives
for Teddy" Roosevelt at the presi-
Dental primaries in May, but de-
clines to talk national politics at this
time. He attended and addressed
recent meeting OF the Young Mems
Republican Club in Odd Fellows hall.
Ac last nights meeting of the Bull
Moose" Mr.. Garretson spoke as fol-
lows:
Perth Amboy has been the scene
of several notable gatherings during
the present year and, because of the
fact that I happened to be acting
as tile city's chief executive, it has
been my great privilege and pleasure
to havesan important part In all OF
those events. It has been my policy
and desire to respond, II possible, to
all calls for attendance at public
gatherings.
"The welcoming Of visiting fire.
men, aviators, singers, deep water
way enthusiasts and all the other
conventions that have enjoyed the
hospitality of our city was perhaps.
dwarfed, to some extent by the two
great political gatherings OF last
May when, within few hours time,
had the honor to meet In semi
official way two of the aspirants for
the presidential office, one of whom
Is the President of the United States
and the other the present standard
bearer of the Progressive party, The
odore Roosevelt. When this oppor-
tunity was offered to me as the acting
mayor. through your committee to In
troduce the speakers this evening, the
novel feature, the presentation OF
political argument in Perth Amboy
by a woman at once appealed to me
and I could not resist the temptation |
to accept the invitation"
Woman Speaker Makes Appeal.
Mrs. William Grant Brown, presi-
dent OF the Federation of Women's !
Clubs, OF New York, was the first
speaker. She made direct appeal
for woman's suffrage, aid brought |
out the planks In the platform Of the !
Progressive party which will tend to
provide, 1t Is claimed. suffrage for all
men and women. free and equal. /
Mrs. Brown declares that she
speaking as one woman-is tired to
ner classification; 1t is charged by
Mrs. Brown that the constitution
written in the good old days OF orr
has placed the. women
Of this country in the company of
Idiots, criminals and lunatics, in the
clause which pertains to the qualif-
cations of q legal voter.
OF the planks of the Progressive
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