Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-09
REPUBLICANS
DENY SPLIT
All Working for Success, is
Claim big Meetings Are
Being Arranged

Branding the reports of internal
strife" within the ranks of the party
as propaganda emanating from the
camp of their opponents in an effort
to minimize the healthy condition of
the Republican organization In the
county. the Republican leaders to-
day stated that the party is as well
organized today as 1t was prior to
the presidential sweep two years
age. Republican leaders state that
not only will the county give Ssn-
aters Frelinghuysen and Runyon
and Congressman Appleby and the
entire county ticket Nfe majoritles
running into the thousands, but also
fai; to agree with "Davy' Baird's
prephesy to the effect that Mr.. Sill
ger Would carry Middlesex county,
Mr., Baird's prediction oannot even
be applied to the expected results in
the borough of Metuchen where the
Democratic guberpatorial candidate
resides, 1t is claimed that harmony
reigns supreme and that the feel
Ing of competition among candi.
dates where more than one office OF
the same kind is to be filled has
been eliminated by the establish
ment of q committee on campaign
meetings and the rank and file, ss
well as the leaders, are working Tor
tho entire ticket.
Assemblyman Edward J. Peterson,
chairman of the committee on CAM
paign meetings, today stated that
while a dozen meetings may be held
during the coming week, the CAM
psign will not reach its height until
after the final registration day IN
the larger municipalities. Systema-
tic methods to increase the regis
t~ration in every part of the county
will be followed by a series of well
planned meetings in every munich
pality and in the wards of the cities
and outlying districts of the larger
townships. The best talent within
the ranks <of the party throughout
the state will be booked by the meet
ings committee to carry the gospel
OF Republicanism to the very front
rorches of the thousands of persons
in the county who will be entitled To-
the right of suffrage.
Two meetings are scheduled for
tonight at which Congressman I.
Frank Appleby and the candidates
will be the principal speakers in
clude those of the Women's Repub-
lican Club of New Brunswick in
Redmen's Hall and the Sixth Ward
Republican Club, in Slovak Hall, in
this city.
On Tuesday afternoon a rally or
Republican women will be held in
this city at which Congressman APP
pleby, Mrs. Robert Huse, of Eliza
hotI Gown, ar1u Miss paneIana parlxer.
of Perth Amboy; Miss Gertrude Wise
field organizer of the Republican
women and most of the candidates
for county Office will be present ana
address the gathering. In the eve
ming the regular weekly meeting OF
the Roosevelt Republican Club will
be held in that borough. On Thurs
day evening the regular weekly SEES
sion of the Perth Amboy Republican
Club, at which the county candidates
will speak, will be held in the head
quarters of the club.
Assemblyman Peterson stated to-
day that several other meetings are
planned for the week but the exact
date has not been fixed owing to lack
of meeting places in several COM
munities on the nights on which the
county candidates, and in some cases
out of town speakers, are available
Speakers having a statewide repu-
tation are scheduled for next week.
Prominent among them is Pierre
Garven, of Bayonne, prosecutor or
Hudson county, whom, it is expected
will address rallies at Woodbridge
and Roosevelt on the night of Octo-
Der IT. these municipalities not be-
ing affected by the final personal
registration date observed by the
larger municipalities of the county.
Plans for the monster Republican
rallies at New Brunswick and Perth
Ambey are being completed by the
chairman of the special committee,
F. William Hilker and his asse-
ciates, State Committeeman Fred G.
Schneider, Senator Morgan f. Lar
son and Assemblyman Edward J.
Peterson. The largest meeting place
available in the county seat and
metropolis will be selected in order
to accommodate the crowds which
are expected to assemble to hear
Senator Frelinghuysen. Senator
Runyon, Congressman Appleby. the
county candidates and a state
speaker or two who will be pressed
into service in the event there is a
delay in shifting the candidates be-
tween the two cities due to break