Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-21
ALL REPUBLICAN CONGRESS-
CANDIDATES ARE DRY

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the Volstead act by any OF the can
didates. Following are the terms
used BY the candidates in expressing
their stand on the prohibition ques-
ton:
7. Frank Appleby said: Il am
for the enforcement Of the eigh-
teenth amendment without any
reservations"
John w. Herbert said: THE
eighteenth amendment cannot be
changed. I am in favor OF uphold
ing that amendment"
Joseph NJ. Thompson said: Il
favor the eighteenth amendment
and there is no more chance OF
booze coming back into this country
than there is for a SNOWFALL in
| Hades."
The meeting was arranged by the
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. especially for Mr..
Thompson, OF New Egypt, one of the
congressional candidates. in order
that he might present his u to
the people OF this city. Invitations
were extended to the other two con-
gressional candidates to attend and
both were present and spoke. The
AdIktcl hQDlOEI VI GaNQAudACS AOA
county Offices ever heard in this city
at a meeting during the present cam
paign were present and spoke, some
of them at length, entering into a
discussion of national issues and the
League OF Nations.
Mrs. John M. Thompson, wife of
the congressional candidate. was the
first speaker of the night. taking as
her topic the part women must play
in politics in the future. She pointed
out the wonderful work done by wo-
men in the war and declared that
they must now rally to the of
politics. At the conclusion of her
talk Mrs. Thompson was loudly ap-
plauded.
The county candidates who spoke
Were: c. Raymond Lyons, Edward
j. Peterson, assembly; Elmer c.
Wyckoff, Charles Forman, Rene p.
i. Won Minden, sheriff; Walter c.
Quackenbush, William s. Hannah,
Frederick Gebhardt, Arthur A.
Deter, r. r. Vandenburgh. j. Fred
Orpen, Arthur X. Hillpot, William
s. Dey and Timothy J. Nevill, for
| freeholder.
Freebooter Dey declared he did
not favor the repair of present
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new ones. He said he did not pre-
fer concrete to patented surface
! roads, especially warrenite, as the
concrete roads had not yet been
| proven to be the better ones. A five
| year maintenance guarantee with
warrenite pavings, he said, made
this style of road acceptable. Mr.
| Nevill, of Roosevelt, took the oppo-
site stand. he claiming that the old
roads should be temporarily repair
ed now and in a year or so when
the prices drop-as they eventually
will, he said-new roads could be
constructed at a low cost and at 6
big saving. Committeeman Deter
OF Woodbridge, also said he favored
repairing present roads at this time
All three congressional candidates
explained their issues celebrating
somewhat on what they have before
spoken about to the voters OF this
city. Mr.. Appleby emphasized the
need of protective tariff and a bud
get system. Mr.. Herbert told of his
experiences on the state highway
commission and the work done in
laying roads. Mr.. Thompson feat
ured his fight against the profiteer
and demanded one kind of justice
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elected to congress. he said, he would
instigate proceedings which will lead
to an investigation of the storage OF
high explosives about this city and
see what can be done to have them
removed. He spoke more on the
high cost of living, and the extIav-
agance of the Wilson administration
more than on the League of Nations
and concluded by making an earnest
appeal for the support of Harding
and Coolidge and a Republican con-
gresham whichever one of three
candidates 1t might chance to be
He said he was somewhat handicap
ped in this campaign in that he got
OFF to q late start, but, like Senator
Hiram johnson, he is trying to gair
the laps he lost and believes he il
fast catching up with the other can.
dictates who 'gct the jump" on him
=. Arthur Seeley, chairn;-n %
tire Jr. o. u. A. NJ. committee IL
charge of the meeting. presided dur
lag the me3Jrg.