Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-10-29
Democrats Hold Two Rally
Meetings in First and Fifth
Wards, When Candidates
are Enthusiastically Greeted.

That there is an insidious but gi-
gantic movement on in the county to
defeat him for reelection to the as
sembly was the charge made by AS
semblyman Arthur A. Quinn at DEM
ocratic rallies in the first and fifth
wards last night, which were attend
ed by between $50 and 400 voters.
Thomas r. Burke, candidate for
mayor, and other local aspirants to
office on that ticket, spoke both at
Martin hall in the first ward and at
the meeting in Massopust's hall,
where a rally both for the fifth and
sixth wards was held. Besides the
candidates for local offices and Mr..
Quinn, Robert A. Hirner, of Wood
bridge, and Eugene j. Mullen, candi-
dates for coroner, addressed the
crowded halls.
James Henderson, president of the
First Ward Democratic Club, early in
the evening received telephone mes
sage from Congressman Thomas ].
Scully stating that he could not be
present, but assuring Mr.. Henderson
that he would attend the general
Democratic rally in the Auditorium
tonight. Besides the candidates a
corps of young lawyers extolled DEM
ocratic principles and urged the vot-
ers to support the ticket.
Mr.. Quinn, after speaking in Mar
tins hall in the first ward, arrived at
Massopust's s hall about 1 l o'clock. He
started by telling of an incident
which he said occurred just before he
entered the hall. He stated that two
local merchants had button-holed
him and taken him to task for not
supporting the bill defeated in the
house of the assembly last session,
and known as the 'garnishee" bill.
The merchants, Mr.. Quinn declared,
had told him that they could not sup
port him If he would continue to fight
the bill,
Gentlemen" said the speaker, 81
don't want their support, or the sup
port of any man that places the dol
lar above his morality. If l am re-
turned | shall again vote against the
bill"
Mr.. Quinn charged that man
known as Mr.. Mutt, who declared that
he represented the manufacturers and
merchants of New Jersey, had carried
on quiet campaign against his re-
election. He stated that every mer-
chant in Middlesex county had been
visited or communicated with and
urged to vote against him because he
was opposed to the "garnishee" bill.
The work of this insidious organiza-
tion, he declared, had been on large
l,A ld C1In n
proportions that it could no longer
be overlooked.
Mr.. Quinn told the assemblage that
the bill, If passed, would allow a
creditor to levy on a mans wages II
they amounted to $12 per week Mr..
Quinn said that ninety per cent. OF
the working people pay their debts,
and that 1t would not be fair to make
a law applicable to the hundred per
cent. in trying to reach the ten per
cent. who do not pay.
II would cut off my right hand be-
fore | would vote for that bill in It's
present state" Mr.. Quinn said. Il
have received word from some mer-
chants in Perth Amboy that they will
vote against me, but do not want
the vote of any man that puts the dol
lar above his morality"
introduced by President Hender-
son. of the First Ward Democratic
Club, Thomas F. Burke, spoke for
about ten minutes and then address
ed the meeting in Massopust hall,
presided over by John j. Clark, can
didate for reelection as alderman
in that ward. II am little deli
cate" said Mr. Burke, about talk
ing about myself. But as business
man | want you to judge what the
future will be by my past record" Z"
He reiterated his sincere interest in
boosting the city, and elaborated on
the benefits derived by the city un-
der Democratic rule. He contrasted
the grass-grown streets of fifteen
years ago to the present pavements
of the thoroughfares. He introduced
James Compton, candidate for alder
man, praised his father, the late
Mayor Compton, and declared the
greatest tribute that the citizens
could pay to that faithful man, 4"
would be the election of his son as
alderman.
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