Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-12
DRIVE STARTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Two Big Meetings Held at
Roosevelt Big Meeting to
be Held Here Friday Night

Two big meetings in Roosevelt last
night, marked the opening of the
Democratic campaign in that section
of Middlesex county. One of the
meetings was held in the Democratic
headquarters in Chrome and the
other at the headquarters in Carteret.
Both meetings were addressed by the
candidates of the county and district
and additional speakers were Senator
Thomas Brown of this city and Sur
fogate Daniel w. Clayton. of New
Brunswick.
DIR. William r. Ramsay was the
principal speaker among the various
candidates and spoke along the same
lines as he did at the county com
mittee meeting in New Brunswick
last week. He spent considerable
time explaining the workings of the
Volstead act. and the way in which
1t does not control the liquor business,
and how the government has lost
control of the booze" business and
driven ii in the homes. where child
ren and babies are drinking the home
brew. "The Volstead act does not
go far enough" said the doctor
He advocated Federal aid for state
roads, justice and reward for ex-
service men and women and increase
pay for postal employees. Other can
didates present spoke on the issues
upon which they are running for
Office.
Senator Brown, one of the princi-
pal speakers of the evening, spoke
on the Democratic achievements of
The past eight years, of the pros
perity of the country and the high
financial standing the United States
has attained under the Democratic
leadership.
Surrogate Clayton addressed the
meeting on Democratic issues and
urged the support of the voters for
the Democratic ticket in the No
vember election.
Toolan To Organize Ex-SOldicrs.
Counselor John l.. Toolan has been
appointed by chairman George White
of the Democratic national COM
mittee to head the work of organizing
the service men of this county who
are supporting Cox and Roosevelt
Counselor Toolan is a veteran of the
world war and his services as a
older and a citizen have resulted
in his being selected for this honor
Governor Cox has written him per-
sonal letter in which he expresses
his personal appreciation. stating that
outstanding fitness for this work that
l now, in the rush of my own cam
paign. turn for a moment to take
the pleasure of expressing to you
my personal appreciation.
"You are a man already marked
in your community. You are a
vete: an soldier who hurried TO the
defense of your country in the hour
of national need. Therefore, You
have both the right and the privilege
! of telling your neighbors what you
| fought for. | myself am doing my
best as l understand it to interpi ct
and to make real your ideals.
Among those ideals was the
thought, crystalized into determine
tion, to fight war to end war. to
establish on the shambles of the
great conflict into which we were
drawn by inescapable duties towards
ourselves and all mankind a basis
/ for permanent peace. You who fought
over there and we who served al
home must lco- operate in full measure
to keep faith with our dead"
Big Meeting Here
In order to arrange for a big mass
| meeting of the voters of this city
| the Democratic city organizat lion
will hold a meeting on Friday night
in the headquarters in the Strand
theatre building The program foI
this meeting has not been decided
| upon as yet, but at a meeting of the
| committee tonight it is likely that
/ the final arrangements for Friday
( nights meeting viii be completed.
| The Democratic committeeman m
/ the city are working today TO regis
| ter every Democratic voter. Each
| ward is being canvassed and every
/ one will be registered. Many of the
| registrations will no doubt be made
! by affidavit. for it is determined 10
/ have everyone in the city registered
whether or not they may be able IL
/ get to the registration place.
Governors issue ProclamatiOns
/ BY The Associated Press.
! ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 12:-The
shooting 10 death yesterday of a
negro guard at cotton gin in Ar
| kansas numerous fires of undeter-