Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-09
ELECT HAGERTY HEAD
OF COUNTY DEMOCRATS
WOMEN AT SESSION
Big Rally Largely Attended at
County Seat; Hear All Can
didateS on Issues.
WOMEN PLEASE LEADERS
Ramsay Says VoIstead Act
Does Not Go Far Enough,
But Not Against Dry Law
cy stan Correspondent.

Cy Stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Get. 9-The
organization meeting of the Demo-
cratic county committee held in
Montalvo's hall here last night was
a monster success, the meeting place
being filled to capacity. A majority
of those in attendance were women
who took a great deal of interest in
everything that went on at the
meeting. The showing of the women
at this meeting makes the county
leaders feel very confident. Candi-
dates for national, county and local
officers addressed the meeting in
addition to the main speakers of the
evening.
The nomination of Thomas FL.
Hagerty for reelection to the posi-
tion of county chairman for the en-
suing year by Surrogate Daniel w.
Clayton was the opening gun of the
big rally. and the present chairman
was unanimously elected. John j..
Campbell, of Middlesex borough,
was also unanimously elected secre-
tary of the county committee.
The reelected county chairman
opened the meeting with a plea to
the women to work among their
friends and get everyone out to
register on Tuesday, the last regis
tration day. The speaker stated
that the Republicans in the county
arc well organized as was shown by
their vote on primary day and he
would not want the Democratic
women to be beaten by the new
Republican voters. The county
chairman requested election officers
to explain every little detail re-
garding the ballot to the women.
Candidates for various Offices ad-
dressed the meeting and received
round after round of applause. An
thony j. Gebhardt, candidate for
sheriff, in an address promised to
run the office of sheriff in a business
like manner if elected.
j. Milton Preger, Leo Coakley and
Joseph Maloney. the three assembly
candidates. addressed the meeting
on somewhat similar subjects, the
{ first speaker termed seat in the
assembly as very important posi-
hon and promised to watch all
legislation coming before that body
IL elected. Preger spoke in favor of
higher pay for school teachers, ap-
pointmeht of women to various
boards and the taking of al annual
census IN municipalities of over
10000 population. Leo .Coakley, of
South Amboy, in addition to other
things, stated that the Democrat tic
candidates, workers or voters should
not let the opposition campaign or
newspapers throw mud in your eyes
On the various issues.
Joseph Maloney. the Perth AM
boy entry in the assembly race,
spoke on somewhat similar lines as
the other candidates for assembly,
especially the raise in pay for teach
ers. soldiers bonus and better COM
pehsation laws.
Edward Nugent, Patrick 'Fallon
and L. Leon Loblein, Democratic
frdeholder candidates, addressed the
m9eting and all three promised to
give a business-lilse administration
il klected, and 100 per cent. value
fot all taxes collected. Loble:n. the
only candidate running for reelec-
top, spoke on the interest he had
talfen in the vocational schools dur
inb his administration, the building
ofIa school in this city and Perth
Arhboy. He also spoke in favor of
th4 patrol system for county roads.
pr. William f. Ramsay, Demo-
crfbtic congressional candidate from
the third district, in opening his ad-
DRESS explained to the assemblage
stand on suffrage when he occu-
I'd a seat in the senate in this
tie. At that time the speaker
hted many men and women in the
Iuntry, including his own mother,
kfe and sister, We're against suff-
ige.
3During the war the women were
tlled upon to do mems work and
leir success in doing this work en-
fled them to the vote. IF l was
tlled upon to vote on the question
tier the war l would certainly be
favor of it," the Democratic con-
fessional candidate stated. In re-
krd to the eighteenth amendment
lie Perth Amboy candidate fatty
Fnied that he was against the
nendment but stated that he be-
eved the Volstead act does not go
r enough.
He stated that the government
hs lost control of the booze" con-
ol and compared the enforcement
mob rule. In addition to other
pics the doctor declared himself
favor of state roads and increase
pay for POSTAL employees to in
rease their efficiency
One of the principal speakers of
he evening was Mrs. George Sevey
II Chicago, who was prominently
connected with government work
Suring the war, particularly during
he liberty loan drives. This woman
1vas in Europe several times during
he war and is aidink the Demo-
cratic national committee during this
NRmpaign. This speaker touched on
n brious articles of the league, at
licking the Interpretation of a Mrs
1 livermore that article 23 allowed
j raffic in women and children, the
Peaker claiming that this provision
for the purpose of downing white
Iavery.