Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-10-19
DEMOCRATS IN
COUNTY TODAY
Edwards, SiIzer and Geran in
Swing Around MiddIesex
in Auto Tour
BIG MEETING TONIGHT
Most Larger Towns to be Wis.,
ited--Here Late This
Afternoon

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 49,
The Democratic candidates touring
Middlesex county today staged their
first meeting at South Plainfield this
morning. Governor Edwards was
not in the party and Elmer H.
Geran, candidate for congress,
spoke for him. There were about
500 people assembled at the Spicer
Manufacturing Company's plant to
listen to the talks.
Answering an inquiry from one of
those in the audience as to What
is the matter with Frelinghuysen,"
the speaker replied that "As a citi-
zen he might be all right but he is
not capable of properly representing
the people" The congressional can
didate attacked Frelinghuysen' S
vote in the Newberry case and other
Republican issues of the campaign.
George S. Silzer. candidate for
governor, featured the prohibition
question in his talk. He was asked
of his stand on the soldiers bonus
question. "I favor the soldiers
1 will have nothing to say in this
matter" He spoke of the need of
more sanitariums in New Jersey to
care for the tuberculosis patients.
The party next went to Metuchen
where crowd of about 200 gather
ed at the railroad station to hear
the talks. Both Geran and Silzer
spoke here along similar lines as at
South Plainield.
Today marks the invasion of Mid
dlesex county by the state and
county Democratic candidates. In
this swing about the county the can
didates are making it point to dis
cuss the issues as they present
themselves today. The various
planks of the platform are fully ex-
planned. Prohibition, tariff and
night work for women are some Of
the main topics discussed. The
principal speakers at all meetings
are Governor Edward I. Edwards,
candidate for United States senator;
gress, and George S. Silzer, candi-
date for governor. County candi-
dates also accompany the party and
make brief addresses.
County committeeman and COM
| mitteewomen who reside in the va
rious municipalities visited have
beel arranging for the meetings and
| crowds greet the candidates in each
place. A brass band precedes the
| speakers and plays several selections
before the speakers arrive in order
to keep the crowds entertained.
At IL o'clock this morning tAe
party assembled at the railroad sta
| ton in Metuchen and left in auto
mobiles for the plant of the Spicer
! Manufacturing Company in South
Plainfield where a stop was made
at 11:45. Following the meeting
here the party left for the Hotel
| Walker in New Brunswick, where
luncheon is to be served.
This afternoon the party is scned-
| uled for meeting at South River
at 2:15 o'clock, from South River
| the candidates will go to the Sayre-
vile Borough Hall, thence to South
Amboy and after addresses at that
place, arrive in time to address an
| open air meeting here at 4:3O
O'Clock.
At Sis o'clock the candidates are
scheduled. for addresses at Roose-
velt and Pershing avenues, Carteret,
anc at 5:45 for addresses at Roose-
Welt avenue in Chrome. Leaving
the borough of Roosevelt the party
will return to Woodbridge where
dinner will be served at Galaida's s
hotel. following which the canci-
| dates will address a mass meeting
in Main street at o'clock. Dur
ing this meeting MFR. Geran, con-
gressional candidate will go to
Fords and address gathering at
! that place.
Following the meeting at Wood
bridge the party will go to New
| Brunswick. where the big meeting
| of the day is scheduled 70 be held
| in the Opera House at $3.50 o'clock.
| This it is exnected will be the Bug
gest Democratic meeting to be held
! in the county during the present
campaign. The intentions of the
county committee was to hold the
evening meeting in this city.. but due
| to the fact that the auditorium had
been previously enga ged it was
| found necessary to have ths session
| in New Brunswick.
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