Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-10-31
Secretary Of State Delivers Address
in This Civ and New Brunswick
Urging Election OF Fielder
CANDIDATE is ALSO HEARD
Point Out Significance Of Success
Of Democratic Ticket TO Administra-
ton Of President Wilson at Wash.

Are you with Woodrow Wilson?
or are you against him? Are you
willing to say, God speed, my good
and faithful servant?'" That is
the uppermost issue in the guberna-
torial campaign in New Jersey this
fall, according to the opinion of
William Jennings Bryan, who ad-
dressed throng of $500 people in
the Auditorium, and some 500 at an
overflow meeting outside, last night.
The eyes of the world, Mr.. Bryan de-
clared, are upon this state awaiting
breathlessly whether by refusing to
elect man supported by the Pres
ldent, the citizens of New Jersey will
repudiate their national leader in
the wonderful reforms he has accom-
Dlished for this state and country,
or will they endorse his acts as gov
ernor in the past and as President
now. In his own individual, brilliant
style, eloquent words and resonant
tntonations, slightly affected by a
cold, Mr.. Bryan described the Presi-
dent as man, conscientious and
with the interests of the people at
heart, and he appealed for the cleo
tion of James F. Fielder as gov
ernor to continue the reforms start
ed by Woodrow Wilson, and thereby
declare that the people are willing
and ready to stand by the President
who has sturdily stood by them.
Mr.. Fielder Spoke First.
Mr.. Fielder was the first speaker
introduced by the chairman of the
meeting. w. Guy Weaver, Demo-
cratic candidate for alderman-at-
large. He spoke for about thirty min
utes urging the citizens present not
to return to power the old bosses
that formerly controlled the Repubii
can party and who are, he declared,
back of the party today, in spite of
the young blood" with which it was
said to have been rejuvenated.
Congressman Thomas Heflin, from
the Fifth District of Alabama, fol-
lowing, occupied the floor until the
arrival OF Mr.. Bryan at 9:55, after
which he acceded the floor to the sec
retary of state. Mr.. HefIin arraign-
ed the Republican party for unkept
pledges, and explained the benefits to
be derived from tariff reform by the
consumer, and as did Mr.. Bryan
urged the people to support Mr..
Fielder as an Endorsement of the
great work Mr. Wilson had accom-
plished and is accomplishing.
Bryan Gets Ovation.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the audi
torium Congressman Heflin had to
discontinue his speech until the ova-
ton given the man who has three
times been candidate for President
of the United States, subsided. Two
thousand voices, many from women
school teachers, who, like the men,
had crowded the hall to hear the
man who had, through scathing crit
icisms Of the press and malicious ha
tired Of special interests, emerged
unscathed to the pinnacle of the
third highest office in the United
States. When M. Bryan began
speaking the whole ensemble to a
man (and to woman) arose with
one thought of doing homage to the
great moralist and politician Mr.
Bryan arrived with Congressman
scully and Thomas Hagerty, county
collector, from New Brunswick,
that place. After the two speeches
here, one In the auditorium and one
outside, to those who could not
crown WltulH luo uOOFS, MT. bryan
returned to New Brunswick, where
he spent the night at Hotel Klein
Mr.. Fielder also spoke to the crowd
In front of the auditorium.
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan began his speech by
one of his Characteristic witticisms.
Il think my task has been very
light this evening" he said, II had
only to open meeting in New
Brunswick. and now l have been
brought down here to only say the
benediction after the sermons are all