Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-10-23


ton on the campaign Edward C.
Stokes is making as the Republican
candidate for governor, the Newark
Evening News, last night, published
the following story setting forth
facts that every voter should know:
Down on the train floor of the
Hudson Terminal building in New
York. on a pillar in full view of the
thousands of commuters who morn
ing and evening ride through the
tubes and over the Pennsylvania
railroads Fast Line" is a painted
sign that reads;
vote FOR EDWARD C. STOKES =
FOR GOVERNOR. =
A Jerseyman of an inquisitive ma
ture and mean disposition was
looking at the signEriday, October
10. He noted another man gazing at
the same sign, and thought he recog-
nized the former governor of New
Jersey, who is the Republican candi-
date for reelection.
The inquisitive man felt, however,
that he must be mistaken, for he
had seen in the newspapers of the
day before a statement from the
Stokes campaign headquarters that
Mr.. Stokes was sick in bed with a
severe cold. Nevertheless, he re-
marked the striking resemblance,
and was almost tempted to address
the man when they entered the same
elevator and both were ushered into
the quarters of the Railroad Club.
There the inquisitive man heard
his elevator companion greeted as
Governor" and warmly received by
a group of men, who were evidently
about to make up a luncheon party
The inquisitive one made further
inquiries and was told that his eyes
had not deceived him. He was in
formed that the Governor" had re-
covered his health rapidly enough to
leave his bed and visit some of his
banking and railroad friends, who
had planned little feed in his
honor. Who were these friends? the
inquisitor wanted to know, and here
was the list given him:
Host-James III. McGraw, presi-
dent of the McGTaw Publishing Com
pany.
Guest of Honor-Edward C.
Stokes.
Alexander J. HemphilI, president
of the Guaranty Trust Company of
New York.
the Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, New York.
A. B. Leach, senior member of A.
b. Leach s. Co., bankers, New York.
9. Ledyard Blair, head of the bank
ing-house of Blair & Co.
j. Horace Harding, of the banking
firm of @. ID. Barney & Co.
r. II. Williams, coal operator, of
New York.
Samuel Heilner, another coal OPP
orator, of Philadelphia.
The "Vacant Chair Shadow.
The man went and told this story
to some of his friends. He embel-
lished it with the statement that
Charles d. Hilles, chairman of the
Republican national committee, had
been invited to the luncheon, but had
declined in time so that he was not
expected. Still there was one va
cant chair at the luncheon table, and
'ehe mean man gave it out that he
had heard the place had been re-
served for James Smith, Jr., who
had failed to put in an appearance
for some reason or other.
The tale continued with other de-
tails as to the object of the gather
ing. 1t was declared that the men
we're called together to raise a fund
of 100000 to elect Mr.. Stokes as
governor. Their support was not to
be on the ground of political par
tizanship. but was to be based on the
claim that their interests would be
safe in Mr.. Stokes's hands. The
luncheon was referred to as of the
Jackpot variety in which everybody
"stayed in" or as like the old Gary
dinner" that was so handy in keep
ing up the price of steel.
There was alleged to be double
or triple purpose back of the move.
One reason for it was said to be to
discredit President Wilson by bring
ing about the defeat of the candidate
he had indorsed for governor.
second was that by thus discrediting
Wilson his currency bill program
would be knocked In the head. The
third was that with Stokes as COVER
nor, the Buck bank stock tax law
would be safe and banks would con-
tinue to be able to escape paying
their lust share of the taxation bur