Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-18
NEITHER EDWARDS NOR
CAN STOP PROHIBITION"
SAYS G. D. P. CAND|DA1E {
Big Republican Rally Held Here
---niIker Warmly Received 80
: Carey Makes Great Patriotic
Address.

The prohibition question, which is
a plank in the Democrat platform
in New Jersey this fall. was taken up
by Newton A. X. Bugbee, Republican
gubernatorial candidate at the large
city mass meeting held in the Audi
torium here last night, and he em-
phatically declared that this question
is not an issue in this campaign and
that he or any other man who might
be elected governor could do nothing
to prevent the enforcement of the
dry law in this state after January 16
of next year.
I'm using this question of prohibi-
ton as an ISSUE" Mr.. Bugbee said,
"our opponents are injecting an issue
which is entirely foreign to the cam
paign as the result Of the failure to
find In the business administration of
the Republican party during its pres
ent term of Office anything which they
might criticize and use as an issue.
The Democrats had to have an
issue and decided to camouflage the
prohibition question into making it
appear like one. They seized upon
this idea and declared: If we are put
in power, we will make New Jersey
wet
The Democrats can do nothing with
this matter. My opponent. 1 myself or
no other man has the power to say
that New Jersey shall be wet after a
constitutional amendment has been
ratified making the country dry af
ter January 16, next. When my op-
ponent promises you such thing he
is telling you something which he
cannot carry out The enforcement
of prohibition will be q federal mat
ter and state authority will not be suf-
ficiently powerful to make it possible
for New Jersey to remain wet while
the rest of the country is dry. 1 re-
hot ic
and that the governor, no matter who
he may be, can do anything to keep
this state wet "
Mr.. Bugbee's answer and explana-
tion of the prohibition question struck
popular chord among the Republi-
cans gathered at this meeting. which
was one of two big G.. o. P. gatherings
held in Middlesex county last night,
the other being in New Brunswick.
About 1000 voters from this city were
present to hear the state. county and
city candidates plead their cause and
explain their stand on certain mat
ters.
Considering the fact that no enter
tatnment in the form of vaudeville or
boxing maches were offered last night
such as was the case at the Demo-
cratic smoker on Thursday night. and
that the meeting was primarily for
Perth Amboyans with another Re-
publican meeting dividing the atten-
ton of the county, the local Republi-
can leaders were highly pleased with
the big turnout and were optimistic
of the way the Perth Amboy voters
will cast their ballots at the general
election on November 4. The meeting
was arranged by special committee
headed by Alderman William C. Will
son, composed of members of the
Perth Amboy Republican Club. The
Columbus italian Band furnished mu-
sic during the night.
John Pfeiffer, Republican county
chairman, presided at the meeting,
which was not composed altogether of
men, there being several women pres
ent. After telling something of the
state of affairs which confronts the
voters today with the country now fa>
cling the crisis of reconstruction,
Chairman Pfeiffer introduced the
four city candidates, each of whom
spoke briefly asking the support of
election. The candidates were: Jens
n. Wester, alderman-at-large; Frank
Tooker, alderman, second ward;
Christian Andersen, alderman. fourth
ward, and Benjamin Riedy, alderman.
sixth ward.
Former Judge Robert E. Carey. of
Jersey City, one of the most popular
Republicans in the state with the peo-
pie of this city, was on hand to give
a spirited talk in which he told con
siderable about the inner workings of
the Hudson county Democratic ma
chine" of which, he said, Mayor
Frank Hague, is at the head. Before
entering into his discussion of the
work of thi% machine" he assured
the voters that there were some" Re-
publicans in Hudson and declared
they would cast total of 35, 900 votes
for Newton A X. Bugbee in another
two weeks.
The speaker characterized Mayor
Hague's love for the working man.
as a lot iof bunk" these being the ex-
act words used by Mr.. Carey. "Mr.
Bugbee,"' he said, "by his honest
business methods and clean living has
built up an enviable reputation for
himself His handling of the states
funds during the past three years have
proven that he is capable of conduct
ing the financial part of the states