Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-17
Democrats Push Wet Fight;
SCulIy for Senator Edwards
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In the course of his talk, which was
very short County Clerk Cannon de-
clared thai his opponent, f. William
Hilker. claimed he was unAmerican.
The Democratic candidate said he
could not understand how this asser-
ton could be made and in speaking
of Hilker's slogan of only one term,
Clerk Cannon declared his was some
what similar, it being "one more
term"
Billy Blake gave a rapid fire COM
bination of stories which were well
received. Then followed an address
by Mayor Frank Hague Of Jersey
CITY. The speaker was strong in his
praise of Edwards and in his attack
on the Public Service Corporation.
After twenty-five years in politics,
Mayor Hague said, Senator EDWARDS
had risen from the rank ana lie 10 a
position where he is now e~ndeaNoflhS
to hold the highest Office in the state.
THE Public Service will not con-
troll Edward /. Edwards as 1t does the
: present high Office holders Mayor
Hague declared, but the people OF
New Jersey viii control the Public
Service" The speaker said that
Senator Edwards was opposed to IN
functions, the state c~onstabulary Dill
and was in favor OF a trial by jury OF
labor men against whom charges were
preferred as the result Of disagree
ments with their employers.
THE Republicans" declared Mayor
Hague, "have tricked and fooled the
labor men in this state. You men
must not be fooled by Bugbee VINO
is controlled by the Public Service
The speaker told of his work in
driving out of Jersey City the strike
breakers brought thereras he said, to
shoot down the labor men. He re-
ferred to the (sfrike breakers as
the riff-ratEs~an 'sl1unks." lie aIso
.o qaair5Hl his campaign against private
detective agencies which agreed 10
fur-ish strike breakers to factories
$1,000 Majority For Edwards.
Tn closing Mayor Hague predicted
that Senator Edwards would carry
Hudson county by a S6,OOO majority,
and said there was no question but
hat he would be elected the next
governor of this state.
The Harmony trio sang again at
this iuncture of the program, they re-
ceiving much applause. Congressman
James A. Hammill, of Hudson county,
the next speaker, took as the princi-
pal topic of his address, the prohlpl-
This, he said, is one of the most
important issues before the voters OF
this state today People, he said, are
inst commencing to realize that ma
fional prohibition is a fact and they
have not yet gotten over their amaze
ment.
HammiIl on Prohibition.
The problem before the voters 10
day. Congressman Sald,
how DO "nullify that nefarious amend
ment." People in his country, he
said. are being amazed at the storm
Of Bolshevism which is sweeping over
Europe. This, he continued, Is an eA-
ample. of it in this country but the use
Of armed forces did not accomplish u
here. Instead, the Congressman sald,
4a H4bnl ipcidfCTIG mower of the minority
was the cause. Millions Of dollars
worth of property has been destroy
ed as the result of this action, the
speaker asserted.
The state has the power to deter
mine what per centage Of alcohol a
drink may have to still be ~nonintoxi-
eating. CONGRESSMAN Hammill sad,
and when a law is drawn up here u
will be SO construed that although
temperance is assured h rigors OF
prohibition will be done away win
Public Service issue.
The sneaker then shifted his talk to
the Public Service-a favorlte target
of the Democratic speakers. The zon-
ing system Of fares, he said. does not
strike at the rich man but at the poor
man. Those who have left the CON
gestad cities to live in the Suburbs 10
escape the high rents are the ones
who must pay the increase IN car
fare he said. when Teddy Ed
wards gets in the Governors chair he
will examine h books Of the up
lie Service Company and bring tne
fares down to a Just and reasonable
price" declared the speaker as ne
Concluded his speech. The battle, ne
said must be won by giving EDWARDS
the united support of the counties In
the northern part OF the state
Scully Causes Surprise.
CONGRESSMAN Thomas j. Scully's ap-
no of fha meatin0 came as a Dig
surprise to most of those present as no
mention had been made by the Com
mittee that the Middlesex representa-
tive would attend.
CONGRESSMAN Scully did not speak
at length but during his talk he made
clear that he was with Senate Ed
wards, He spoke Of the efficient man
ner in which the Hudson county SEN
ator has served as State Comptroller
and prophesied that Middlesex would
give this gubernatorial candidate the
biggest majority ever given a candl-
date.
The Middlesex Representative urg-
ed every Democrat to stand loyalty by
the party and vote he Democratic
ticket straight from top to bottom. In
snaaxing of the county clerkship Con-
eressman Scully said he had no quar-
ge1l with Hilker but that Cannon had
proven his efficiency in office and that
he stood out as a to anyone
VIII aver held the county clerk Of
4 fee.
The next and last speaker of the
night was Senator Edwards himself.
8 Prior to his taking the stage, how
ever. several selections were render
ed by the E. I. Edwards Campaign
GIee Club which consisted of paro-
dies on popular song hits.
AS Senator Edwards took he plat
form and the audience rose to its
feet TO give the gubernatorial candi-
date a ro,lsing welcome, the orches-
ira played How Dry / Ann" The
speaker said he was astontshed at