Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-03-27
THIRD DISTRICT
POLITICS BUZZ
GarretSon Tells Metuchen
Wood League He Will Go
UnpIedged if Elected.
BOROUGH FIRM FOR WOOD
Not Likely to Support Him.
Opposition for Lewis H.
Thompson in Monmouth
BOROUGH FIRM FOR WOOD

While the Democrats of Middlesex
are having their little fight as to who
is to represent them at the Democratic
National Convention in San Francisco,
1T Is beginning to look as If everything
within the Republican ranks is not
as serene as they would have it appear.
Although Midd1eSex county Republi-
cans seem to be backing Ferd Garret-
son for the Nomination, Monm outh
Republicans are having a little trouble
of their own.
Lewis H. Thompson of Red Bank
has generally been accepted as the
most likely candidate for delegate
to the convention, but the latest de-
velopments has brought forth DR.. Will
liam M. Thompson a popular dentist
of Red Bank who also has been stung
with the convention bee. AS the Mon
mouth county Republican executive
committee has not held a meeting as
Iyet very little could be learned con-
cerning the actual conditions as they
exist but it was learned from DR.. Or
will Van Wickle, the treasurer of the
county committee that 1t Is expected
a meeting of the committee will be
called within a few days. DR.. Van
Wickle who resides in Matawan has
been treasurer of the county commit
tee for the past twenty-five years.
At the present time it is impossible
to state definitely whether or not the
Monmouth delegate will come out for
General Leonard Wood for President
or not. 1T is likely that the big men
in the Monmouth Republican ranks
will try to keep the delegate from de-
claring himself for. any one candidate.
If this should occur II Is more than
likely that the Wood followers will
place a man favorable to Wood in
n In l.
tions will not be known until after the
meeting of tho count executive COM
mittee.
Firm For Wood I'm Metuchen.
BV StaH Correspondent.
, METUCH ~, March 27-Although
the sentiment here at tho General
Leonard Wood Club meeting held
last night seemed to favor the can
didate of former Mayor Ferd Garret-
son, of Perth Amboy, for delegate to
the national convention on the Re-
publican ticket from the third dis
trict, the keynote of the meeting was
"Wood-First. last and always and
we will support the candidate who
pledges himself for our choice"
There were about 400 women and
men at the meeting, switch was adj
dressed by DR.. Charles e. Eaton, ed
itor of Leslie's Weekly. DIR. Eaton
gave review OF lne conditions Ill TINS
country during the war and at pres
ent, declaring that the country must
be saved by man having the ability
and farsightedness of General Wood.
He reviewed brihy the accompl sh-
ments of the various Republican can
didates for the pres dency.
Col. William Dinwiddie, of Metuch-
en-, who may possibly be the choice
for delegate of the Wood supporters
here If Mr.. Garretson maintains his
present attitude of not pledging him
self for any presidential candidate,
presided at the meeting. Mr.. Garrett
son stated he IS strong supporter
of General Wood but he explained his
stand in wishing to go unpledged to
the convention as a matter of prin-
ciple on his part. He declared that he
had always run for office unpledged
and wished to continue.