Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-30
Raise Banners al.
Prospect Plains
and Iamesburg
A NEW SLOGAN

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Congressman Thomas j. Scully,
OF South Amboy, introduced
phrase on Saturday afternoon at
Prospect Plains, during the opening
tour OF the 1912 campaign in Mid
diesex county, which promises to be-
come live wire" slogan, when he
said: Our governor will be elected
president because he is the man who
put the Will in Wilson, AMI the
Snail in Marshall" The congress-
man declared that the slogan is orig
mai and laughingly followed it up
with the startling announcement
that Teddy Roosevelt is the gentle
man from New York who took the
"T. r." out of Truth"
First Wilson Banner Unfurled.
The Introduction of the foregoing
mentioned slogan into the campaign
was but one of the features Of an In
teresting tour of the southern Sec
ton OF the county on Saturday after
noon by Mr.. Scully and DR.. William
Z. Ramsay, Of this city, candidate
for state senator, during which time
the first Wilson banner of the cam
paign was flung to the cool Septem-
Der breeze. Jamesburg had the dis
tlnction of unfurling the first VIII
son banner, while Prospect Plains.
wherein exists the Monroe Democra-
tic Club, was a close second. There
1s every indication that at least ten
Wilson banners will be flying In the
county before November s, Judging
from the sentiment noticed on Sat
urday in the districts across the.
Raritan.
Speeches were made by the candi-
dates at Jamesburg and Prospect
Plains. The speakers at Prospect .
Plains consisted of Mr.. Scully. DR..
Ramsay, Assemblyman John p.
Kirkpatrick, of Jamesburg, and
George L. Burton, of New Bruns-
wick, candidates for assembly; Will
liam Morgan, of South River, candi-
date for coroner, and former ASSEM-
blyman Elmer H. Geran, Of Mata-
wan, sponsor of the Geran election
law. Surrogate Daniel w. CLAYTON
was chairman Of the Prospect plains
meeting, while Assemblyman kirk
patrick, president of the Janesburr
Wilson Club, ofIiciated In that ca
pacity In his home town. All the
candidates spoke at Jamesburg be-
fore the Prospect Plains meeting
with the exception of Mr.. Morgan.
DR.. Ramsay Speaks.
When the Scully party arrived at
Jamesburg the banner had been un-
furled and Surrogate Clayton was In
the act of giving fiery Democratic
address. Mr.. Scully was Immediate
ly introduced AMI made an appeal
Tor support Of Governor Woodrow
wilson and the entire Democratic
ticket. DR.. Ramsay made few re-
marks, while the congressman was
conducted through the crowd by Mr..
Kirkpatrick and introduced to the
prominent men and women OF
Jamesburg. Among the men ,he
met was John H. Baremore, presi-s
dent OF the Board OF Education and
superintendent of the George w,
Helme snufr words at Helmetta.
The Jamesburg banner is across
the road lea7ing to Dayton and
Trenton. and is erected opposite the
old Creuger hotel, in what is termed
Upper Jamesburg. The Prospect
Pla1ns meeting was more prear-
ranged, and stand had been erect
ed for the benefit of the speakers,
The banner was unfurled by Con-
gresham Scully while the band play
ed "Everybody's doin' it now"
which was very appropriate, DR..
Ramsay declares. The doctor also
announces that Congressman Scully
has received an offer to appear with.
the well known comedy, when
Bunty Pulls the Strings" following
his successful efforts on Saturday at
Prospect Plains.
Prospect Plains Meeting.
Charles Edwards opened the Pros
! pect Plains meeting and turned over
the key to the situation to Surro-
gate Clayton. who introduced the
speakers in the following order:
| Congressman Scully, DR.. Ramsay
Assemblyman Kirkpatrick, Mr.. Bur-
ton, Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Geran. Mr..
, Morgan, who is candidate for coro-
ner, journeyed up from his South
River home Unexpectedly, and was
called upon for speech while
standing in a crowd Of onlookers.
The Goodwin band. of Cranbury, and
the Jamesburg cornet band furnish
ed music. The Jamesburg band is
composed Of Democrats-every one
of them-and attended both meet
ings without any request for renum-
Grafton. The two meetings were at
tended by several hundred people,
including many ladies.
! Congressman Scully and his party
motored through South Amboy, Old
Bridge, Spotswooi and Helmetta on
the trip outward, but returned
through Dayton, New Brunswick
and Metuchen enroute homeward.
Congressman Scully renewed many
old acquaintance on the trip, es-
pecially in Jamesburg. Mr.. Bare
more declared after the meeting in
that town that the borough will give