Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-03

81, 900, 900 surplus which the state
fows has through the efficiency and
business administration of Mr.. Bug
bee during the past three years. dur
ing which time he has been state
comptroller.
This surplus the Hudson County
Democrats are nav eager to control,
though they depleted the state treas
ury three years ago when the Repub-
licans took control, and II Edwards
goes to Trenton, l expect Frank
Hague, mayor OF Jersey City will go
too, as a watch dog over the treasury.
THE Hudson county gang thought
that 100000 too Juicy to remain
out of their clutches. and foisted the
wet plank in their platform on the
people,, even though the liquor
amendment had been legally passed
and will become a law January, 1920,
four days before the new governor
takes the oath of Office" said Judge
Cerey.
Have you seen James A. Fielder
stumping for Edwards? No, he is of a
different stripe, and he was not Sc
lected by Frank Hague when he ran
for governor" was a statement made
by the speaker.
HiIker Speaks.
"Mr. Cannon is a nice man person.
ally" said Mr.. Hilker, but as boss
- ~AANNANSC0 COaiAty Az los N ~
vantage of his party and the ineff-
cheney of his office, is shown by the
fact that the office is two months be-
hind in the recording of deeds n
mortgages, and 1 hin 1t is time a
change in management was made.
1.-THE Acknowledgement of two nun
dred and fifty soldier votes at the
primaries last year, was caused by the
inefficiency OF the management, in
causing three names to be placed on
the ballot for freeholder, where only
two were to be elected he said.
The names Of the candidates ac-
cording to Secretary of State Martin,
were given him by Mr.. Cannon, but
this the present county clerk denies.
Mr.. Hilker concluded by saying
that If elected he would put pep in
the office, see to 1t that deeds were
recorded in less than two months and
that he would spend more than two
hours a day in the Office.
A reply to all the charges made by
the Democrats against Mr.. Belloff's
and his own record on the Board of
Freeholders were fully answered by
Clarence M. Haight. A list of the
permanent roads built In the county
was read. also a list of bills contract
ed by the Democratic board for which
the Republicans had to provide for
the following ear
The matter of labor and costs was
referred to n compared with in
creased costs and conditions occa-
stoned by the war, over which the
board had no control.
while the Democrats bought the
site for the tuberculosis hospital, we
were compelled to pay the $48, 900
for which they indebted the county,
though 1 don't believe anybody would
give $4,000 for the ground today"
said Mr.. Haight.
The freebooter admitted the build
ing of the jail by a Democratic board,
the members of which as a Jail COM
mission were appointed by them
selves, at a cost to the county of
$500.
Freebooter Louis j. Belloff told of
the work done by the freeholders re-
garding financing the erection of the
Albany street bridge, and the trips
made by he and Mr.. Haight to get
the consent of the government to
proceed with the work.
Declaring himself In favor of d
bonus for service men, Assembly Can
didate G. Raymond Lyons declared
1.-The best thing Edwards and DeVoe
could do vas to lay off the bonus
question and leave 1t to the American
Legion to settle, as service men were
too big to sell their votes on q hun
bred dollar promise.
Declaring this to be O. most impor-
tant year, that with a full Republican
ticket elected this fall 1t would be
significant and preparatory for the
1920 campaign, Charles e. Tindell,
assembly candidate, asked for sup
port OF the entire ticket.