Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-19

organization. The Middlesex assembly
man received 191 votes against TAI
for his opponent, George Leary. OF
Newark
| Leary, who was defeated by Mr.
/ Quinn, is reputed to be one of the
most popular men in the labor ranks
of the state. He was backed strongly
for the office by Mercer county and
Essex. county delegates, and he ac-
cepted his defeat with far more grace
than some of his supporters. Climb
| ing up on the platform after the cleo
tion he shook Mr. Quinn's hand, de-
clared him to be the better man, and
the two men who had but few
minutes before bitterly opposed each
other in the lists, left the hall arm
| in arm amid great applause
The big fight centered about the
motion to indorse the committee re-
port favoring the extension of Labor
Commissioner Bryant's term. Quinn
and his opponent lined up on the op-
! posing sides of this issue, the local
men being opposed to the report be-
ing adopted and Leary and his
friends favoring the report.
After the committee recommended
the adoption of the report of the
executive board on the bill, Presi-
dent Quinn turned the gavel over to
Vice President Marsh and took the
floor During his remarks he openly
asserted that he was being opposed
for the Office as president because
of his attitude on this bilt AT this
Leary jumped to his feet and loudly
declared that the reason he opposed
Quinn was because the latter had sat
silently In his seat in the legislature
when labor was under attack, and
had left another member of the as
sembly to fight It's battles Mr.
Quinn hotTy resented the insinua-
tions and the convention was instant
ly in a uproar. The vote was finally
taken on the recommendation of the
committee in favor of the Bryant
bill and the delegates greeted the af-
firmatiye vote with applause. With
the passing of few more resolu-
tions the convention then adjourned
Mr.. Quinn returned to this city
Immediately after the convention ad-
journed, and since that time has re-
ceived hundreds of congratulations
from his friends here who hope to
have him elected this fall to fill the
place left vacant in the State Senate
by DR.. William e. Ramsay.
Attorne.. caneral John W. Westcott
was commended for the work he did
In prosecuting the Roosevelt strike
deputies, and resolution was passed
requesting Governor Fielder to remove
Sheriff Houghton of Middlesex county
for his course in connection with the
Roosevelt strike. 1t was charged that
he had hired the deputies who killed
men were New York gangsters. Presi-
dent Quinn's report opposing the estab-
lishment of state constabulary was
unanimously approved.
A reference to Sheriff Kinkead OF
Hudson county for his work in connec-
ton With the recent Standard OH strike
in Bayonne is found In resolution
eensuring certain public officials of
Hudson county who have used the
power OF their Office to force men back
TO work and to accept the conditions
proposed by officials of the Standard
Oh company
The Standard Oil company was at
tackled In resolutions which stated
that thousands of workers Of New Jer-
sey ''are compelled to endure I'M
civilized treatment at the hands OF
mainly the Standard Oil
company and that at the Bayonne
strike ''hired gunner were imported
who ruthlessly shot down innocent men
and children on the public highways-"