Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-18
THINK EDGE TIMBER
FOR 1876 GOVERNOR
Rousing Ovation for Senator
at G. O. P. Dinner Last
Night by Large Gatherin.
RUNYON'S FINE ADDRESS
Edge Declares G. 0. P. Has
Fulfilled All Pledges but One,
That of Home Rule.
RUNYoN's FINE ADDRESS

That of Home Rule.
There was evidence at the dollar
dinner of the Perth Amboy Republi-
can Club in Y. M. H. A. hall last
night that c. o. P. followers from
this city and vicinity would have
Senator Walter E. Edge, OF Atlantic
county, as their next gubernatorial
candidate. He was rendered q rous-
ing ovation, as was Assemblyman
Runyon, OF Union county. More
than three hundred men attended
the dinner and as result the hall
was filled to capacity. The principal
speakers OF the evening were Mr..
Edge and Mr.. Runyon. They pro-
pounded Republican principles, told
OF what they stood for and urged all
within hearing to stand by them.
The festivities were carried on in
pleasing manner. They we're devoid
OF all mud-slinging and closed with
the guests feeling that the dinner
was one of the best of its kind that
they had ever attended.
Alderman F. William Hilker, as
chairman of the general committee
of arrangements, introduced Harry
R. Wilson, president of the Perth
Amboy Republican Club. Mr.. Wilson
delivered the address of welcome and
then introduced Mayor Ferd Garrett
son as toastmaster. The mayor Off
ciated In most capable manner. He
expressed pleasure at being at SO
harmonious and joyous gathering
and he lauded the speakers, Senator
Edge and Assemblyman Runyon.
Big Ovation for Edge.
Senator Edge was given big
ovation as he arose to speak. The
audience seemed to realize the i'm
portance of his position in the senate
and felt impressed with his guberna-
toriaI capabilities. In opening, the
Atlantic senator told briefly of some
of the Republican complishmcnts.
His strongest argument was for a
protective tariff and he declared that
Repubiicanism stood first. last aud
all the time for a protective tariff.
Awhether Il he Ugh or los He Hain-
hiiT6d that American industry and
Tabor should be protected to Its full
est extent through tariff which
would bring the cost of foreign pro-
ductions up to meet those of goods
produced here by American men,
and not by child labor, convict la
Dor or pauper labor.
Regarding administrations, Mr..
Edge declared that there had been
no high expenses under Republican
rule. On the contrary there were
high expenses, stamp taxes, a war
tax and the like under the Democrat
ic administration. He daclared that
the Democratic budget exceeded that
of the last Republicans in power by
a large amount. The senator illus
trated his belief as the probable
cause for changing by stating that
every twenty years or SO there
seemed to come change. Younger
persons became voters, new blood
was injected into politics and there
came feelings for a change. Then,
fnvaria bly,, the cry came for a low
tariff or almost complete free list,
throwing American producers open
to compete with all kinds of labor
and conditions in other countries.
Such changes might appear all right
in theory, he stated, but they were
not practical.
Fulfilled Pledges.
Regarding the work of Republic
ans in the last session of the state
legislature, Senator Edge declared
that they had fulfilled every pledge
but one, and action on that one was
laid over for year to insure more
mature deliberation. That one pledge
concerned the home rule problem.
In conclusion Mr. Edge lauded
President Wilson, declaring that he
had acted courageously and with wis
dom in the present war crisis. Elk
planning his stand on that point, Mr..
Edge stated that Republicans were
not SO narrow as to divide with
Democrats or any other party on
such grave subjects as international
questions, but, he stated, Republic
ans had their own ideas on city, state
and national government affairs.
Former Judge Robert Carey, OF
Hudson county, was to have been
the second speaker. Mayor Garrett
son announced that Mr.. Carey had
called on the telephone just before
the dinner and announced his re-
gret upon his inability to attend by
reason of the fact that papers from
a vice chancellor had just been
served on him and he was obliged to
work last night to have other papers
prepared by 10 o'clock this morning.
State Committeeman Alfred S.
March, of New Brunswick, was call
ed upon for few remarks and to
present himself before the audience.
In announcing him, Toastmaster
Garretson said he was man whom
Middlesex Republicans looked to for
leadership. Mr.. March lauded the
G. o. P. in contrast to the Demo-
Gratis. In his opinion the Democrats
never had made good. He drew
laughter with some humorous re-
marks concerning Mayor Garretson
and his business.
Assemblyman Runyon, majority
leader in the house, spoke In his
usual forcible way and in his Gus
tomary eloquent manner He praised
New Jersey as the premier state of
the union by reason of its extensive
manufactures and excellent situation
on the Atlantic coast Relative to
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