Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-08
To HAVE OPEN
COP. QUARTERS
Republican Club Decides to
Engage a Secretary and
Start Active Campaign.

Open quarters for the Perth
Amboy Republican Club which will
be opened daily, the engaging of a
secretary. installation of telephone
and purchase of more stationery,
were definitely decided upon at a
meeting of that organization last
night. With election day only three
weeks away it was agreed that the
clubrooms should be open every day
and night in order that the organ
ization work might be completed.
These steps were suggested by Mrs.
Oliver w. Ramsay, the state vice
chairman in charge of the women's
work in Middlesex county. John
Hanson, Jr., was named committee
of one to make the necessary ar
rangements for the open quarters.
In speaking at the meeting last
night Alderman William C. Wilson.
the Republican candidate for mayor,
intimated that If elected he would
name to the Board of Education a
woman to succeed the member
whose term expires next January.
He said he had been approached
some time ago by the Building
Trades Association and asked to
name a member of that organiZa-
tion on the school board If elected.
He said he promised to do so at that
time but now he would be forced to
explain his difference of opinion
concerning the appointment as the
women are commencing to play an
important part in political and civic
matters.
Morgan i. Larson, president of
the club, presided and during the
meeting several of the candidates
for Office were heard from besides
Alderman Wilson, they being John
Sofield, candidate for alderman in
the first ward; Frank Woglom. cam
| didate for alderman in the third
ward, and Walter Quackenbush.
candidate for freeholder.
Mrs. Oliver w. Ramsay impressed
upon the members of the club the
need of hard work between now and
Tuesday IL they expect to get out
all of the Republican voters to
register. After they have registered,
she said. the work of getting them
| out at the general election and vote
the straight Republican ticket must
be accomplished. Mrs Ramsay stat
ed that as county chairman she had
a hard task before her and asked
for all the cooperation the men
could give her.
Albert Leon, the presidential Re
congressional district, was present
and gave an inspiring talk on the
importance of voting straight Re-
publican ticket and warning against
over-confidence.
Alderman Wilson pointed out the
Importance of getting out the voters
Tuesday, the last registration day be-
fore election. He asked for the sup
port of the whole Republican ticket
| from president down to candidates
for city office. He spoke in partic-
ular of Harry w. Tooker. the G. O.
r. candidate for alderman in the
| fifth ward. He told of the candi-
dates ward record. pointed out that
he had been injured while in the
service and said he was handicapped
for life. The support of this candi-
date by fifth ward voters was urged
by the alderman from the first ward
Alderman Wilson touched upor
the need of memorial building here
which could be placed at the dis
posal of ex-service men, wherein
they can meet at all times and not
be forced to pay rent. This is some
thing which should be done at the
earliest possible opportunity, he
said.
The mayoralty candidate declared
that although the Board of Alder
men is Republican by one member
the balance of power now lies with
| the Democrats, as the mayor is
Democratic. The mayor has the
power of veto which the Republi-
cans are powerless to overcome, the
alderman said.