Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-04
Local Organization Names
Committee to Select Candl-
dates for Local Offices.
BACK PRESIDENT SELL OF
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Pass Resolution Favoring
Selection of Out of Town
Man for Food Inspector

The Perth Amboy Progressive Club
last night came out strong in favor
of out and out Progressives for poll
tical Offices, endorsed the idea of
President Sell, of the Board of
Health, in looking outside the city
for trained food inspector, and ap-
pointed a committee to investigate
and recommend candidates for city
offices. 1t was the regular monthly
! meeting of the club and was held In
the rooms in the Scheuer building.
1t will be recalled that former
Governor Stokes spoke in this city
! last week on amalgamating the Re-
| publican and Progressive parties and
some curiosity was held as to how
the local Progressives took the mat
ter. The following resolution settles
that matter beyond question::
Resolved, that the Perth Amboy
Progressive Club go on record and
respectively ask our state and county
committees to suggest and recon-
mend candidates for public Offices
who are out and out Progressives. ."
The resolution was enthusiastically
adopted by unanimous vote with
out word Of debate.
After the resolution had been car
ried Adrian Lyon reported that much
activity was being shown in the
county and state and that he could
hear of no sentiment among the Pro
gressives in favor of any degree OF
amalgamation. On the contrary, he
stated, the Progressives were stead
lily gaining on all sides and the pub
lie was becoming convinced of the
sincerity and permanency of the Pro
gressive movement. The new head
quarters of the county committee
he stated, would be opened this week
in Room 7, Lansberg building, in
New Brunswick, under County Chair
man H. Raymond Groves. The quar-
ters will be open every day from
now on until the close of the cam.
paign next fall.
The matter of procuring a food
inspector for the Board Of Health
came up for discussion. Presiden
Harvey Sell, of the board, who fl
also an officer and member of the
Progressive Club, was present ant
naturally was Quizzed by his fellow
Progressives.
"Is there any Preservaline being
ed.
"Well, that's hard to say" answer
ed Mr.. Sell. Il understand 1t is al
legged there is or was some used; ]
don't think any Is being used at
present. One point has been over
looked in previous discussions, which
Is this: The fact Of possession OF
Preservaline Is not crime under
| 1,,, 70 10 g,@ o.,
prove that 1t has been used in meat
or something to eat.'
1t was brought out In the discus
sion that man specially trained for
the work of food inspection could be
engaged for about $1,000 per year
DR.. George w. Tyrrell said he did not
believe the matter Of public health
should be measured In dollars and
cents and he offered the following
resolution:
"Resolved, that the stand OF
President Sell, Of the Board OF
Health, In favoring an outside train
ed man for food Inspector for Perth
Amboy is endorsed and approved by
this club" The resolution was
unanimously carried.
Several vacancies have been filled
Daniel Weber was elected to the
board Of directors to succeed Herbert
Gillis, who moved to Metuchen. Mr.
Weber was also elected secretary oi
the club to succeed Joseph w. Clark
resigned. DR.. George w. Tyrrell and
]. Z. Griswold were elected members
of the board of directors and l.
dubois Watson was added to the
membership committee. Reports o1
committees showed the various de
partments actively at work.
The matter OF candidates for al
d, dermen in the second, fourth and
sixth wards and for excise commits
sioner came up for discussion and 6
committee composed of DR.. George
w. Tyrrell, Soren P. Stark, E. G
Smith, F. w. Pugsley, F. G. C
Schmid and J. E. Griswold were ap
pointed to investigate the matter ot
candidates for these offices and re-
port at the next meeting, July 1.
The local Progressives claim {
strong organization with permanent
headquarters, and declare that theil
membership is Increasing. They In
sist that the new party will be {
formidable factor in the campaign
next fall, which will be the frs
entry Of the Progressives in loca
politics. Last fall the club confined
itself to national, state and county
Offices and adopted a "hands off
policy in regard to the local ticket
This year they will have a candidate
for every office They have already
launched the boom of Charles w
Barnekoy for alderman-at-large