Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-01

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delegates. "The people
ba e." these delegates state,
ARE fol Wilson, first, last and all
the timd3 but we will carry out our
boss id |tructed" pledge to Champ
Clark uvtil the Jersey governor Sc
cures a 1ajority in the convention.
| We will en- consider it advisable to
break the belief that Clark will
be unab to land the nomination
| without the Underwood support"
Middlesex Men Busy.
In all the noise and hubbub of
| Saturday afternoon and evening, the
people back home should remember
that there are several Middlesex
county IN. J.) men here working
energetically for their governor,
both on the floor and In the gal
leries. Congressman Scully, rep
~resentinG the Third Congressional
District ON the convention floor, has
been leading the Jersey bunch In the
semi-hourly cheers for Wilson, with
the result that the congressman's
voice Is 'husky and his throat hoarse
from the Jersey delegates untiring
effort to convince everyone assem-
bled hat 1.-The People Want Will
SON." Scully says he is satisfied that
the Jersey delegation has the gal
~lesries thinking this way, but adds
that there are several delegations
seated on the convention floor near
the New Jersey standard who think
differently. When asked If he re-
ferred, especially, to Alabama, the
home state Of Oscar Underwood, he
| n ,~bi,, o1,y Ioo1ipn1 70 onoWar Mr.
Scully and Senator John w. Slocum,
of Long Branch, the congressman's
fellow delegate from the third dis
trict, are both convinced hat Wood
row Wilson will land the nomination
at the next session of the conven-
ton, scheduled for Monday. They
form this belief in view of the steady
gains Of the Jersey governor during
the long session Saturday.
Jersey Wide Awake.
But, to return to Mr.. Scully and
his cheer-leading activities. poll
tics is a funny game" the old say
ing goes, but undoubtedly, 1t works
more enthusiasm into the heart or
the delegates and spectators in the
galleries than any other game you
1 might select. During the long hours
of vigil on Friday and Saturday
nights, when thousands perspired in
seats of advantage at the mammouth
armory, waiting for something to
BREAK" the Jersey delegation was
wide awake, waiting to cheer again
OF counterfeit a loss by bringing IN
fuences to bear upon wavering dele-
gates, and thus add another vote to
the Wilson column. That the Jer-
sey bunch was awake at every SEES
sion was thoroughly demonstrated
at the conclusion Of the t~Wenty-first
roll call. 1t was moved, at that
time, which was about 7 o'clock Sat
urday night, that a recess be ordered
until 8 O'clock, but Congressman
Scully and other Jersey and Ala
bama delegates, seated together,
Jumped on chairs and demanded a
roll call from Chairman James. AL
though 1t was obvious that this gen.
tleman, who has lined with Clark,
did not desire to put the question to
the convention on roll call, neverthe-
less the demand from Scully and his
colleagues was carried. AS every
one knows by this time, the motion
to adjourn was lost by a scant TWEEN
ty votes. "Tom" Taggart and his
Indiana Thirty" voted with the
Underwood and Wilson forces.
Taggart Gives Hopes.
This action of Taggart greatly in
creased the hopes Of the progressive
element, as an adjournment at that
time, with the Clark forces waver-
ing, would have been a decided ad-
vantage for the Missouri candidate,
The hall was in a turmoil during the
~oJl oo1l IN thn n~,ntjnn aC dn1aOatpS
and galleries roared for and against
the Tammany Hall move. The clerks
we're forced to CHECK" the vote sew
eral times, and, on each occasion.
the Massachusetts delegation en-
deavored to change their minds like
the proverbial maid. Chairman
James ruled, however that the "Bay
State crowd" would be required tC
vote as first polled, regardless Of any
change of heart or mind after the
checking began. They finally were
recorded as voting may"
Perth Amboy Party Returning.
Perth Amboy's crowd, which In
cluded City Solicitor Richard F
White, Aldermen Richard F. Gal
vim and F. A. Seaman, City Clerk
Wilbur LaRoe and others prominent
III QOlIl1Cdl liz PuDtIS AIN IL Yin
Middlesex county metropolis, thin
ned out towards the latter part OF
the week, as imperative duties called
them back home. Aldermen Calvin
and Seaman, Clerk LaRoe and JOS
eph Massopust were at Fridays me-
morable session and added their
noise to the din. 1t is said that sew
eral anti-Wilson men from Perth
Amboy were in the Friday night au-
dience, but nc demonstration was
heard from their quarters, as gain
after gain was recorded for the pop
ular governor.
LaRoe Gets Excited.
Mr.. White left for homo late Fri
day night, and was followed by
Messrs. Calvin and Massopust a few
hours later. Mr.. Seaman and Mr.,
LaRoe left for home, over the "B
& o." at 8 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. LaRoe was seen to throw
his hat into the air a couple OF
times at the Friday session, and lat