Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-29
At
BIC MEETING
Democrats and Republicans
Speak at Two Meetings Here
BIZ Specin1 Corresnondenf.

BY Speciol Correspondent.
TCTTENVILLE, Oct. 29-Political
meetings were held in all parts Of
the borough of Richmond yesterday
and last night by both h Democra-
tic and Republican county organiza-
tions. Candidates for both the county
and city offices were heard at all of
the meetings. Two meetings We're
held in Tottenville, n in h after
noon by the Republicans at which
Representative +. H. LaGuardia, can
didate for president of the Board of
Aldermen, spoke to a gathering Of
about fifty, mostly being women
present. Representative LaGuardia
in his swing around the island spoke
at several places in the afternoon and
wound up last night in an address
before a mass meeting held at Fire
mems hall, Stapleton.
Miss Elisa E. Evans, who an
nouneed herself as a Democrat, acted
as chairman of the meeting here and
she introduced the first speaker of
the meeting which was held on the
side, of the school building because of
no lights in the building, Mrs. Will
liam G.. Wilcox, of West New Brigh-
1on, also a Democrat. Representative
1aGuardia arraigned Tammany Hall
and pledged if elected to the office
that he would look out for the inter
est of the people in not only the
Board of Aldermen but the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment In
e. which he will have three votes the
same as the mayor. The Democratic
meeting held at night in the audi
forum of the school was attended by
more than two hundred voters. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one and
was addressed by the various candi-
dates running for office in the county
of Richmond.
The meeting opened with the boys
Band of the Mission of the Immacu-
Rate Virgin, Mt. Loretto, playing the
"Star Spangled Banner" and Charles
J. Scales singing a solo with Miss
Kathleen Harding as the accompanies
on the piano. f. Wilsey Owen, chair
man of the fifth ward general COM
mittee, acted as The chairman II
the first speaker was Matthew j.
Cahill, chairman of the Democratic
County General Committee. He spoke
Of the various candidates running on
the ticket and of the three out of the
seven candidates being in he service
of the government during the world
war. He was followed by James f..
Donnelly, sheriff Of Bronx county,
who came here to plead for the cleo
ton of Robert l.. Moran, candidate
for the president of the Board OF
Aldermen. Joseph IL. AIllIOSt CdnuA-
date for district attorney; A. j. b.
Wedemeyer, candidate for municipal
court Judge; George p. Reynaud,
candidate for assembly for the sec
ond district; Thomas Cosgroye, can
didate for assembly in the first dis
trict; Edward J.. Atwell, candidate
for alderman in the sixty-seVenth
district, each made a brief address in
their turn. Both Reynaud and Cos
grove each pledged themselves to
present a bill in the legislature for a
bridge from Tottenville to Perth Am
boy should they be elected next Tues-
day.
Stuart L. Ritz, candidate for as
sembly in the second district, and
James Laing, candidate for alderman
in the s~ixty-seventh district on the
Republican ticket, spoke at a rousing
meeting at the S. S. White Dental
plant at Prince Bay at noon yester-
day. Mr.. Ritz and Charles A. Mar
shall, candidate for district attorney,
spoke at the meeting held last night
at Firemen's hall, Stapleton, at winch
Representative LaGuardia was the
principal speaker. Mr.. Laing, Mr.
Ritz and Mr.. Marshall are making a
strenuous campaign throughout the
island. All are residents of Totten-
vile.