Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-30
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Democrats Organize for Cam
paign-- Recorder, President
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
S~potswood, Aug. 30:-The Spots
wood Democrats met last night and
organized the Wilson and Marshall
Club, of Spotswood, with t~hirty-siX
charter members. The attendance
at the meeting was upwards of forty
five voters, but several left before
the membership roll vas passed for
signatures. P. M. Bovine, we'll
known In Democratic circles in the
county, was elected president. The
session was called to order by Bor-
had conceived the idea of the club
and had sent out the typewriter
call for the meeting, who called for
nominations for permanent chair
man. Mr.. Bovine was Immediately
mentioned on every side and be-
came the clubs unanimous choice
for leader.
The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, P. NJ. Bovine; vice president,
Nelson E. Jolly; secretary, William
Snowfall; treasurer, William H,
Hul1t. Committees appointed by the
chair were: By-laws-A. D. Apple
by, William ]. Bissett, George Lott;
rooms-John o. Cozzens, James Bee
be; speakers and banner committee
Fred W. DeVoe, Nelson E. Jolly;
membership-William s.. Sawyer,
George w. DeVoe; finance, William
S. Sawyer, Mayor A. B. Appleby.
During the meeting six dollars was
donated by popular subscription to-
wards d~efraying the expenses of the
first session, County Committeeman
Sawyer, who vas named on the
membership and finance committees,
expects to have a very favorable re-
port to present at the next meeting,
which will be-held next Thursday
night in the vacant room adjoining
Feldbaum's store, where last nights
organization was perfected.
1t is the intention of the club to
hire these rooms as permanent head
quarters and open same every night
from now until election day. The
walls will be decorated with cam
paign pictures, and a huge banner
secured to hang r Main street
in the center of the town. Promi-
nent county speakers will be Sc
cured later in the campaign-proba-
bly, an orator will be here next week
to address the voters from the
platform of Whitney hall, which can
seat two hundred men. Wilson,
Hughes, Scully and Ramsay buttons
were distributed last night, to the
delight Of the young boys. The but
tons were supplied by Congressman
Thomas j. Scully, of South Amboy,
and DR.. William E. Ramsay, sena-
torial candidate, of Perth Amboy.
According to the Oldest inhabitant
it Is the first Democratic club Spots
wood has enjoyed in years. The
Democrats are los strong in Spots
wood, compared with about fifty
Republicans, but the club workers
are determined to even increase the
majority this year. The split in the
local Democratic ranks for the may
orally nomination, in which Coun-
Gilman Aug. Cornell is opposing
Mayor A. B. Appleby. out for re-
election, was not preached at last
nights session. 1t Is the intention
of the club to work for harmony and
not war. Councilmen Hamilton
Hazlehurst and Joseph Hodapp, Re-
p%ublicans, filed petitions yesterday
with Borough Clerk DeVoe, indoors
ing lhClIoC1NCo " lOtiSttloh' liz
will oppose II. Garner DeVoe and
John Beebe, Democrats, who have
filed petitions.
The following jpined the club last
night: Nelson E. Jolly, William
Snowfall, William S. Sawyer, Will
liam Pitts, George Hodgkiss, Ernest
Metzel, Gus. eager, William Phillips.
William McMuliken, A. D. Appleby,
James McMuliken, Sr., George Lott,
John Dawson, William Jolly, Samuel
Rigler, Charles Culver, Howard T.
Hulit, A. A. Cornell, A. B. Began, F.
Emmons, H. N. Yahnel, John H.
Dill, D. Kopeck, G. Keuhn, Mayor A.
B. Appleby, John Bremen, B. Field
baum, Clarence Phillips. Harry
Rigler, Abe Lott, George w. DeVoe,
P. NJ. Bovine, James Emerson, Fred
w. DeVoe, H. P. Yahnel, John II.
Dill and Clarence Burchell.