Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-05
CANNON AND BROWN
PRAISE THE DEMOCRATS

AdEA ina IG hh0NS hN ANNNA
come an orator. He said that judy
ing from the turnout at this meet
ing, one of the greatest sixth ward
gatherings in his experience as a
politician, the Democrats are due
for a clean sweep.
The speaker referred to the ex-
travagance of the Republicans, and
said they fooled the people last year
by promising to fill the dinner pail,
but instead have emptied II. He said
the people won. stand for this. and
believes all OF the Democratic can
didates will be given a good major
ity. He spoke OF Richard Calvin,
candidate for acknowledging as
a well known and capable candidate
and urged that he be elected along
with John Kozusko. the sixth ward
candidate. In closing his address
he urged that his friends get behind
the entire ticket.
Former Assemblyman Fred w. De-
said that he hoped to follow in
the footsteps OF Thomas Brown as
a senator. In his address he urged
the voters to put John Kozusko and
Richard Calvin, and the remainder
of the ticket across.
The Democratic senatorial can
didate referred to the economy plat
form of his opponent, and Mr.. Lar
sons reference TO mention of the
reservoir topic as CHEAP politics.
1T is costly politics to you citi-
zens." Mr.. DeVoe declared.
MI. DeVoe spoke oe MIR. Larson's
desire to become senator because of
the fact that s24,000,0 900 will be
spent for tunnels and bridges.
Chris ~Jorgenson, former alder
nan of the sixth ward, made a plea
for the election Of Mr.. Kozusko and
Mr.. Calvin. and the entire Demo-
cratic slate on next Tuesday.
John Clark, fifth ward alderman,
said that the park grounds in the
sixth ward were purchased by a
committee headed by Mr.. ~Jorgenson
and on which he also served, and
that the grounds were made into a
real playground with a baseball
field. When the Republicans took
control, Mr.. Clark stated. the play
ground was turned into a garbage
dump. o.
Mr.. Clark also referred to the fact
that in 1915 Mir. Jorgenson was
chairman of the street committee,
and run same at q cost of $4,000,
while this year the street committee
is spending $4,000. The speaker
asked what the sixth ward is get
ting now. nothing but furnishing
street sweepers. and he added that
the sixth ward has not received any
improvements since the Democrats
were out of control. The fifth ward
alderman referred to a report in the
recently that Alderman Riedy
had talked with his constituents for
thirty minutes. adding that he new
er knew the sixth ward representa-
tive to tex more than thirty sec
onds.
Mr.. Clark stated that the budget
Democratic regime amount
ed to $500, 900, while this year it is
s1,200.00O.
DIR. William L. Ramsay spoke in
the interest of the party as a whole
and predicted hat the party is COM
ing back into its own. DR.. Ramsay
confined the greater part of his adj
dress to the fact hat this county had
no tuberculosis hospital. He told
about the dangers of this. disease
and declared that in spite of a bill
passed by the legislature TO allow the
bonding of a county for a sanitor-
ium, the only hospital this county
has is on paper. He told or the prac-
tice now of sending people away
L L IL LlCAI ~
Penna., for treatment and declared
that this was bury4ng the patient
before he "a dead.
The greatest smirch on the Board
of F~'reeholders. according to DR..
Ramsay, is the fact that they have
TO take charge OF the tuberc-
ulosis patients of the county. He
said that the Democratic candidates
are pledged for such an institution
and urged the voters to do their ut
most to elect them and the ticket as
a whole.
Richard Calvin, candidate for al
ierman-at-large, in his address dwelt
the lack of improvements that
have been received in the sixth ward,
and told of the poor condition of the
various streets and said h a the
present alderman must be blind
If he can't see the present conditions.
IF he hasn't given you improve
in the past four years, how
can he give them to you in the next
two years" asked the speaker.
Assistant Prosecutor John L. Too
Ian, urged the people TO support the
sixth ward Democratic candidate,
Calvin, for alderman-at-large, and
also other ward candidates.
Freeholder Candidates Hallahan
and Fallon referred to the price
of Goa being paid in Essex county
and that being paid in this county
and declared that they are for strict
economy in county affairs. Fallon
told of receiving a letter from Plain
field requesting him to lay off the
patent paving people. He said that
he was not afraid Of that gang.
Mrs. Campbell of Highland Park
urged the women TO do their part in
electing the entire Democratic tic
ket.
Other candidates who spoke were
John Kozusko, candidate for alder
man; assembly candidates, Kalteis-
sen, Gerity and Murray. Other
speakers were Joseph Deegan. John
Powers, who acted as chairman of
the meeting, and John Kelly, presi-
dent of the Democratic Club.
H. Dali