Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-25
REPUBLICANS ON
GAY EXCURSION
State Leaders Among the
Crowd on Board-Harmony
is the WatchWord of All.

With the band playing Hail Col
umbia," the steamer Albion, bearing
an enthusiastic band of county Re-
publicans, slipped away from the
steamboat dock this morning on it's
way to Coney Island, where dinner
will be served at Feltman's. Cheered
by the weather, which they claimed
was the harbinger of success in the
approaching elections, the staunch
Republicans appeared to be in. the
best of spirits. About 1875 excur-
sionists boarded the boat when it
left New Brunswick, and fifty more
joined the party In Sayreyille; 152
Republicans from Perth and South
Amboy took the steamer here. and
thirty-five went aboard as the Al
bion docked In Roosevelt.
There were freehoIder aspirants
galore on board, but the indications
were that there will be no "bucking'
of candidates in the primary. Clar-
ence H. Haight, of New Market,
Abraham Feihle of Sayreville, Edgar
Bennett of South River, John H.
Leisen of Woodbridge, and Collin
Stratton, of South Amboy, were
among those who have their eye on
the seats in the county board. Mayor
"BilP' Dey of South Amboy, consid-
cred to be one of the strongest Re-
publican possibilities, did not take
the steamer here, but sent word that
he would join the excursion in Coney
Island.
Before leaving, Collin Stratton,
who is now councilman-at-large of
South Amboy, stated he would not
run unless he received the regular
Endorsement of his party, but that If
he was selected he would make spir-
tied fight based upon his efforts to
bring about the betterment of the
road conditions on the south ap-
proaches to the county bridge.
When the Albion docked in this
city 1T was compelled to draw np
alongside a freight boat, over the
passed to get on board. In the rush
to get over the gang-plank one of
the men tainted, end he was taken on
board and attended by DR.. J. L. Suy-
dam
On the return trip the boat is to
leave Coney at 6 O'Clock. The outing
committee consisted of James A..
Morrison, William H. Klein, William
H. Turner, William Hilker, William
s. Dey, William Hamilton and w. H.
Walling.
At Feltman's grove the Perth AM
boy City Republican Committee is to
meet and discuss probable candi-
dates for the city offices that are to
be made vacant this fall.
State Committeeman Alfred S.
March, Robert Carson and other
prominent county seat Republicans
came to this city to take the boat
Because of illness in his family, ex-
Governor Edward c, Stokes was un-
able to go on the outing with the
Middlesex Republicans, but State
Committee Chairman Newton K.
Bugbee, of Trenton, who is to be
one of the speakers, made his ap-
pearance. Others ON board were
Judge Robert Carey, of Jersey City;
former State Senator Joseph Frel-
inghuysen and David Baird, OF Cam
den, recognized as state party
leader.
Unison seemed to be the watch
word of the eXcursionistS, and it
looks as If contests in the Republican
primaries will be few and far be-
tween. State Committeeman March
stated that William A. Spencer, of
this city, was the only candidate for
the state senatorship in the field and
that he would be given the whole
hearted support of Middlesex Repub-
licans Petitions for George E.
Goldberger, of this city, and Fred
Schneider, Of New Brunswick, for
the assembly, were circulated among
the excursionists before the boat
started, and many names were
ascribed.