Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10
WET AND DRY
ISSUE RAISED
Democrats, Led by Edwards,
Show How 1922 Campaign
Will be Waged

NEWARK. Dec. 10-Democratic
men and women to the number of
over five hundred, crowded to the
doors the ballroom of the Washing
ton hotel this city, yesterday heard
the issue in the coming campaign
for n new governor and United
states senator will be on the old
question of wet" and dry Mayor
Frank Hague, of Jersey City. made
this declaration in a speech which
predicted nat Hudson county would
so Democratic in 1922 by 10000.
Governor Edwards carried it in
1919 by $1,000, ne declared. and if
he runs again next year for United
states senator the women of the
county will double his former plu-
rality. incidentally the inference
vas that the present chief executive
would carry along with him the
party nominee for governor and
with Essex kept neutral on the
wet" issue and the Democratic
organizations in the remaining 10
counties giving the same support
to the state ticket as they did in
1919, the mayor of Jersey City de-
clared the party would win an
other victory.
AtiAlpASl LNdllOHdl 1tl1lI man 0OT-
dell Hull, of Tennessee failed TO
put in appearance, sending a tele-
gram pleading illness, the meeting
was a great success. Governor Ed
wards. State Chairman Mcdonald.
James Il. Nugent, of Essex; former
Attorney General John w. Wescott
of Camden. and Robert II. Huds-
peth of Hudson, National Commit
teeman from New Jersey, together
with Mayor Hague, were the active
participants.
Not a single boom for governor
heard throughout the meeting
but 1t was significant that Mayor Ar
chibald, of Newark, had a seat
among the speakers. while the other
discussed possibilities remained in
the background. Governor Edwards
and Mr.. Nugent made ringing
speeches. The former said the DEM
party has the single domi-
issue of the country today, re-
ferring to the liquor question. He
drew a great roar of applause when
he said:
Il have just returned from the
governors conference. There were
some thirty-four governors present
and only one did not take a drink,
and yet they tell me they are all pro-
Yes. L was the only exception" |
added the executive. THAT kind of
politics will not 50 in this or other
country. They presume TO ~legislate
for you and then disregard that leg
themselves. 1t is time to call
a halt"
IF I had been at the governors
conference it would have been unan-
imous," remarked Mr.. Nugent. who
followed his excellency. The Nugent
drew a laugh. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Edwards speech
three cheers We're given him Is the
next United States senator from
New Jersey. 1t was evident from in
cidents at the meeting here yester-
day that Mr.. Edwards has not yet
decided to enter the senatorial lists
against Mr.. Frelinghuysen. II have
got Job enough and am not talking
for myself" declared the governor
in his speech referring to this mat
ter.
In his speech Mr.. Nugent declared
everybody is coming around now at
Washington to the Wilson League of
Nations. although they are calling ii
an association of nations. Refer
ence to Mr.. Wilson brought forth a
round of handclapping which lasted
three or four minutes.
In introducing former Attorney
General Wescott as a veteran DEM
ocrat Governor Edwards referred TO
the Camden man having twice NOM
Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent. Referring to the former Presi-
dent, Mr.. Edwards then declared:
Everything he proposed is now
being done"
In his speech Mr.. Wescott said
that the four points to the Demo-
cratic brief should be: Taxation,
tariff, personal liberty, peace. Mr..
Hudspeth reviewed the state politi-
cal situation briefly, paying tribute
to the different state leaders present.