Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-15
Democrats Meet in Fourth;
Ready for Big Smoker

A meeting of the Fourth Ward
Democrats was held in upper Smith
street last night, at which about 125
members of the Fourth Ward Club,
were present.
Mayor Frank Dorsey, Bernard M.
Cannon, candidate for reelection to
the position of county clerk; John
Toolan, candidate for assembly; John
Kelly, former second ward alderman:
Thomas Grove, candidate for Fourth
Ward Alderman, and George Walker,
defeated candidate for the nominal
ton of freeholder, were the chief
speakers of the evening. They told
of increasing the strength of their
club, getting the voters out on the
final registration day, and then make
a final drive for election. The pla--
form Of Senator Edwards, candida, e
ct, was taken as their topic by a num-
Der of the speakers. City and county
candidates, were also boosted.
The smoker to be held in the Audi
forum tomorrow night was mention
ed to the club members, and they
were requested to be or hand in
large numbers.
A meeting of this club will be held
the early part of next week.
Ready For Smoker.
Arrangements for the big smoker
to be held in the New Auditorium in
New Brunswick avenue tomorrow
night by the Perth Amboy Demo-
cratic Club are about completed and
a program has been arranged that
should more than satisfy the several
thousand who are expected to attend.
The smoker will mark the conclusion
of Senator Edward L. Edwards, DEM
ocratic candidate for governor, and
county candidates tour of MiddleseX,
| and Democrats from all parts of the
county are expected to attend.
The smoker is scheduled to get
under way about S:15 o'clock and a
ten-piece real Jazz band has been
engaged to put some initial pep"
into the meeting. 1t is believed that
when the affair gets under way
there will be enough animation to
make any such pep-producer neces-
sary. Among the numbers which
have been arranged are selections by
the Harmony Four of Jersey City,
the Edwards Campaign Glee Club of
thirty voices, solos by Joe Holleran,
monologue by a w~ell-known humor-
list and two or three boxing exhibit
tons.
In one of the boxing exhibitions of
four rounds Kid Potty, the local
featherweight scrapper, and Joe
Vance, another local boxer, will meet.
In another frankie Burns, of Jersey
City, will put on an exhibition with
Frank Nelson, of Hoboken. Efforts
were also being made with Promoter
Joseph McNulty to have Joe Honan,
THE Fighting Waiter" and another
man In his class go on.
In addition to addresses by county
and local candidates Mayor Frank
Hague, of Jersey City; Congressman
James Hammill, also of Jersey City,
and State Senator Edward I. Ed
wards will speak to the men assem-
bled.
Owing to the large number which
are expected to attend there will be
no food served but orders for cigars
totaling 10000 have been placed and
there will be plenty of smokes for
all. The cigars and a useful souve-.
mir will be put in separate packages,
each man attending being presented
with a bag.
Although admission will be by tic
ket only, tickets for the event are
free and may be secured from Dem
ocratic committeeman or at the
Headquarters in the Democratic Club
tonight. More than 5000 tickets have
been distributed and it is expected
that the large Auditorium will be
filled to capacity.
This will be the first event of this
kind held in the big hall since its re-
opening and Mayor Frank Dorsey,
who heads the committee on ar
rangements. promises to fill it Ito
the rafters."
In order to light up the block be-
tween Smith M State streets and
! the Auditorium eight large arc lights
are being erected by the municipal
light employees today, this making a
| second white way" for both the
Democratic and Republican meetings
in the Auditorium.