Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-09-05
Former Judge Lyon Address
ed Enthusiastic Meeting of
Citizens There Last Night.
COVERS WHOLE SECTION
East Brunswick and Madison
townships and Borough of
y Spotswood Represented.
LYON GIVES INSIDE FACTS
Relates Some of His Expert
ences With the Old Party
Organization.
LYON GIVES INSIDE FACTS
Especial by Staff Correspondent

Especial by Staff Correspondent
Old Bridge, Sept. 5.-Former
Judge Adrian Lyon, Of Perth Amboy,
Progressive leader in Middlesex
county, motored up to Old Bridge
last night and assisted in organizing
a Middlesex Progressive Club in
Madison and East Brunswick town
ships, and the borough of Spotswood.
hall, with about 1856 people present,
including five fair suffragettes. 1t
is estimated that about seventy-f1ve
men have signed the membership
cards, and have thus signified a will
ingness to help the Progressive
party's cause in the three districts.
G. I'll. De Voc Chairman.
Charles H. De Voc, of Spotswood,
who has been active In the work in
that section Of the county, was
unanimously elected chairman, when
the permanent organization was per-
fected. The other officers chosen
were: Vice presidents, Charles Reid
of East Brunswick township and
Thomas Wooten Of Madison town
ship; secretary, M. B. Carpenter OF
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Killey, of Spotswood. Mr.. De Voc
called the meeting to order, as chair
man of the provisional committee,
and called upon Provision Secretary
M. B. Carpenter to read the call
The temporary officers elected were
Chairman, E. T. Rice; secretary, M
B. Carpenter, both of East Bruins
wick.
Judge Lyon Called Upon.
Immediately after the temporary
organization was perfected Chairman
Rice called upon Judge Lyon for a
few remarks. The Perth Amboy
leader had the crowd with him from
the start. 1t was an enthusiastic
gathering and applauded vigorously
on several occasions. Mr.. Lyor
!. told his audience Of mis- two trips te
: ChiGagncn one as a delegate to the
Republican National Convention and
the other as representative from the
Third Congressional District to the
Progressive National Convention
and recited little instances Of the
visits in the windy City" to assure
In the hearts of every one present
at the regular Republican nomina.
ton had been made at the wish and
will Of the bosses, and not Of the
people.
Some "Inside" Facts.
Judge Lyon gave a little Inside
knowledge" as we'll, and took the
people into his confidence on private
matters which served to mar, he
AYERS, his public life as assemblymar
from this county. At that time
over twelve years ago--he said that
he was "a part and parcel Of the
ring, too, but was always conscious
of an undercurrent of wrong In the
workings of the party machine" He
told of an instance while in the
-@HApse of Assembly at Trenton
whereby he incurred the displeasurt
of the party's leaders and was
"steam rollered' in committee ses
sion.
Chairman Gets Mixed.
Upon conclusion, Chairman Rice
proposed a vote of thanks to the
speaker of the evening. 1t was sc
moved, but in putting the motion be
fore the house. Chairman Rice made
a mistake which was laughable
because Of co-incident, yet purely
unintentional Mr.. Rice lived In Ole
Bridge many years aeo-during the
reign of the late Judge Strong or
the county bench-and but recently
returned to his old home after years
of travel in distant lands. It was but
natural then that the chairman
should put the motion as follows:
1T has been regularly moved and
seconded that a vote OF thanks be
extended to former Judge Strong
All in" The crowd stopped him
Theodore Strong, the leader of the
G. 0. P, Is son of the late Judge
Strong and is opposing Judge Lyon
and his Progressive party.
To Name Executive Committee.
President De Voc was authorized
to name an executive committee OF
fifteen-fve from each district-to
serve in that capacity during the
coming campaign. He announced
that tne appointments will be made
within a few days. "T. r." buttons
and campaign literature were dis
tributed among the voters. The Sill
yer Cornet band, Of Old Bridge, fur
nished a musical program during the
evening. Judge Lyon was accompan-
led last night by James e. Griswold,
chairman of the Roosevelt Club, OF
this city.
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