Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-04
DEMOCRATIC
MASS MEETING
Judge Herman, Borough Pres
ident Lynch and Others
Speak at TottenviIle

TOTTENvILLE, Nov. 4:-County
Judge J. Harry Herman vas the
principal speaker at the Democra-
tic meeting held last night at the
Tottenville school when a gathering
of more than two hundred followers
that included many women listened
for more than two hours to discus
sions on national, state and borough
issues. There was an automobile
parade from Pleasant Plains to Tot
tenville before the meeting in which
twenty-five cars took part.
f. Wilsey Owens. chairman of the
NTH ward committee, acted as the
chairman of the meeting and intro
cuced the speakers in their turn.
The first speaker was William
Grover, of Port Richmond, who
came as the representative of Mark
Allen, the candidate for state sen-a
tor.
Mr. Grover said that he came to
nail the false reports hat were be-
ing circulated about Mr.. Allen with
regard to his stand on labor and
also On the prohibition question. He
said that Mr.. Allen was not opposed
to organized labor and was not a
prohibitionist as had been stated.
Frank Inness, a former chief as
sistant district attorney, the next
speaker, was there to help the cause
of District Attorney Joseph Maloy,
running for reelection and who be-
cause of his illness has been unable
to campaign himself. Mr.. Inness,
who was in the district attorneys
office for ten years. urged every one
to vote for Mr.. Maloy, who defeat
cd Inn in the primaries three years
ago County Judge Herman made a
stirring address in which he urged
the election of the entire state. city
and borough ticket at the election
next Tuesday.
The Judge spoke with regard to
the recent tariff bill enacted by the
Republicans at Washington and ask
ed the voters to consider the cleo
ton of DR.. Royal S. Copeland, as
United States senator to surplant
Senator Calder. He spoke of DR..
Copeland as the the man who sound
ed the death knell of the garbage
plant on Staten Island, when he as
health commissioner closed the plant
after protests had been made by
the entire populous of the borough
of Richmond. The speaker lauded
Congressman Daniel Riordan and
asked his return to Washington
for another term. At the mention
of the name of Alfred Smith, candi-
date for governor the audience sent
up a loud cheer. Judge Herman paid
a tribute to Mayor John F. Hylan.
as the best friend Staten Island ever
had and told of the trackless troll
ley which is to be established be-
tween Richmond and T~ottenville to-
day.
Mark Allen, the candidate for
state senator, arrived and in a short
address told the voters what he
stood for after giving a short biog-
of his life. Borough President
was the next speaker. He
spoke along the lines of matters per-
tanning to the state, city and borough
government and told of the widening
of Amboy road which had it's incep-
ton way back in November, 1918,
before the city plan commission and
which would mean considerable
lardships to the property owners es-
1ecially in the business sections of
he towns of Great Kills and Pleas
mt Plains. He told of the holding
Up of the proposition by himself in
board of estimate after it had
'een ready to put through and of
he hearing which has been called
December 1 on the matter after
re had halted it so that property
Iwners along the route could De
He spoke of the s575,000 appro-
by the board of estimate
ast week for the first start of the
subway to Brooklyn and of the
oulevard extension. Assemblyman
William l.. Vaughan spoke next tell
ng of his record the past year in the
and asking for his sup !
,ort again this year. ;
John j. O'Rourke, assistant COM :
missioner of public works. was the
asst speaker. The boys of the Mis-
ion of the Immaculate Virgin, Mt.
.oretton, furnished music both in the
and at the meeting.