Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
NOOPPOS|TO|N
To DELEGATES
Republican Gathering at As
bury Park Saturday Finds
Leaders Are in Harmony
GARRETSON FROM COUNTY
Lewis Thompson, of Red Bank,
the Other Delegate Two AL
ternates from Ocean County

The meeting of the representative
Republican leaders from Middlesex,
Monmouth and Ocean counties COM
prising the third congressional dis
trict, held in the Coleman House at
Asbury Park Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of considering two dele
gates and two alternates to the ma
tional presidential convention, was a
harmonious affair. The names of
Ferd Garretson of this city and Lewis
Thompson of Red Bank, suggested as
the choice for delegates. were not
contested.
The representative from Ocean
county were agreeable to the scheme
of allowing Middlesex and Monmouth
counties each one delegate, while the
two alternates should be chosen from
Ocean county. Only one name was
mentioned for alternate. 1t being that
of a Mr.. Crabb, of Ocean county.
Although the actual electing of the
delegates and alternates still rest with
the voters when they go to the polls
on April 27, 1t is believed that the
choice of the leading party politicians
announced on Saturday will go a
great way towards having these men
elected. Petitions for both Mr.. Gar
retson and Mr.. Thompson were circu-
lated at the Asbury Park conference.
It was expected at first that New
Perth Amboy have the only candidate
in the race from Middlesex, but 1t Is
underst ood that the G. o. P. leaders
there were won over to the support of
the former Perth AInboy mayor and
on. Saturday the county seat repre-
sentatives declared themselves in IA
vor of Mr.. Garretson.
The discussion during the meeting
led to the subject of the state Re-
publican big Four" the district lead
ers decided In favor Of e. c. Stokes,
and United States Senators Freling-
huysen and Edge. The fourth MEM
Der of the "big four" was not agreed
upon.
State Committeeman Frederick
Schneider, of New Brunswick, presided
at the meeting. There were no recon-
mendations on the congressional ticket
from this district as the men present
felt that a decision could not be made
until the platform is adopted. The
liquor question was discussed, no defi-
mite action being taken, however. Be
tween twenty-five and thirty attended
the conference, including state and
county committeeman, Republican
club heads and the county clerks and
sfleriffs Of Monm outh and Ocean coun-
ties.
The discussion on the congressional
question was strictly informal as the
meeting had been called to consider
the delegate question only. Among
the names mentioned in the congress
ional talk, however. were those OF
John Herbert, of Helmetta; T. Frank
App1eby, of Asbury Park; Robert Car
son, OF New Brunswick; Joseph
Thompson of New Egvnt and Freder-
lex s. Richardson, of New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy was represented at the
conference by County Chairman John
Pfeiffer, County Collector f. William
Hilker and Morgan F. Larson, presi-
dent OF the perth Amboy Republican
Club. Other Middlesex county Repub-
licans present were: State Commit
teeman Frederick Schneider, Free
holder Clarence M. Haight, James A.
Edgar. Robert Carson, Henry Banker
a William Kane secretary of the
M Idlesex County Republican Commit
tee. Senator Stevens of Monm outh,
and Senator Hagerman, of Ocean, were
among those present.