Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-10-22
DEMOCRATS TO
RALLY IN TWO
WARDS TONIGHT
Campaign Settles for Earnest
Tonight, When Fourth and
Sixth Wards Will Hear Can
didates for Various Offices.

Democrats OF the city have ar
ranged for rally meetings to be held
in the fourth and sixth wards to-
night. Much comment is being made
upon the continual growth of the
number of voters In the sixth w;.ri.
1t is generally believed that the num-
Der of ballots cast there this year
will exceed the 400 mark SO that the
ward may be redivided so as to in
clude three instead of two districts
next year.
The growth there, together with
other parts Of the city, has brought
the total registration in the c''I
, close to that of New Brunswick, the
county seat town, where the regis
tration for the general election is
5,086, as compared with 1853 in
this city.
1t is likely that Congressman
Thomas J. Scully will be one Of the
most prominent figures at the two
ward meetings scheduled for to-
night He has declared that 1t is his
intention to attend if he can posi-
bly, arrange his congressional duties
| so. The session of late has handi-
capped him in campaign work. 1t Is
certainty that the other candidates
will be on hand and majority OF
them will speak. These will include
all of the county nominees and most
of those in the city. They will take
turns in addressing the respective
gatherings.
Democrats OF the fourth ward have
made special arrangements for a
rousing session, as it is intended to
make the rally the largest in that
ward this year. 1t will be held in
Bacha's hall at Fayette street and
Watson avenue. 1t is planned to give
the candidates private reception, at
which they will be feasted.
Democrats of the sixth ward have
arranged to hold big meeting in
Michael Stumpf's hall at 215 Hall
avenue tonight. 1t will be the first
assemblage at a political meeting
there this year Judging by the en-
thusiasm being displayed, there will
be a lively session. All of the speak
ers who will appear at the fourth
ward rally will speak in the sixth
ward.
Under Sheriff Edward F. Hough-
ton, candidate for sheriff on the
Democratic ticket, is in this city this
afternoon to renew acquaintances
and to make new friends. He will
be one of the principal speakers at
the fourth and sixth ward meetings
tonight.
Four reasons are given for the
continual increase in the number of
votes in the sixth ward. They are;
The natural growth of the district,
the fact that many young men have
reached maturity, many have been
naturalized and because the Repub-
lican committeeman there were un-
usually active. Registration there
last year reached 425 and this year
1t rose to near the 500 mark, being
400. The registration of 218 there
on Tuesday was the heaviest of any
place in the city. In speaking of
the growth, M. H. Madsen, one of
the leading officials of the Western
Improvement Association, stated to-
day that the western and northwest
ern sections of the city were growing
constantly. which was largely re-
sponsible for the increase in the
number of votes. He claimed it was
the only territory in the city in
which new houses were under con-
struction and he held it to be about
the only place the growing popula-
ton of the city could spread to. At
the office of the collector of revenue
it was stated that the increase was
due to the natural growth there and
the fact that a number of young men
there had reached maturity and
many had become naturalized.