Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23
c. D. P. COUNTY
TOUR TO-DAY
Large Crowd Greets Candi-
dates at DuneIIen and Me-
tuchen Meetings
FRELINGHUYSEN THERE
Runyon and AppIeby, Too---
Monster Mass Meeting to be
Held Tonight

Accompanied by 100 or more au-
tomobjles containing about 400 en-
thusias site Republican men and
women, the national, state and
counly Republican candidates are
touring Middlesex county today. The
procession is preceded by a brass
fand and large meetings are being
held.
The start was made from Dunei-
len at 1880 o'clock this morning,
there being a crowd of about 500,
including many women, assembled
to hear the speakers deliver their
first addresses of the day. United
States Senator Joseph S. Freling-
huysen and Congressman T. Frank
Appleby, both candidates for re-
Tefection, and State Senator William
N. Runyon, candidate for governor,
were the principal speakers at
Dunellen and each was scheduled to
speak at the other places visited
The candidates for county offices
also were in the party, preceding
the national and state candidates
SO that no delays would be met.
Today's tour will end with
huge mass meetings tonight in Jun
ior hall. this city. and Montalvo's
auditorium in New Brunswick. The
same speakers will appear at both
meetings, United States Senator
Pepper of Pennsylvania; Professor
McElroy of New York and Mrs.
Lillian Feickert of Plainfield speak
ers in addition to the candidates.
A feature of the meeting at
Dunellen was the unexpectedly large
number of women found in the audi
ence. The speakers were given a
big welcome and following their
talks, Senator Frelinghuysen. Con-
gresham Appleby and Senator
Runyon went to the plant Of the
Spicer Manufacturing Company in
South Plainfield where they went
through the buildings. The ether
members of the party continued on
to Metuchen, where the brass band
had attracted a large crowd. The
meeting was at once opened Ill Metu
chen, county candidates speaking
until the others arrived from
South Plainfield.
At noon today there were twenty
six automobiles containing Perth
Amboy Republicans in the process
sion and as many from New Bruns-
wick. Woodbridge, South Amboy,
Roosevelt and several other places
had their representative voters in
the party.
Following the Metuchen meeti. :
Woodbridge was visited by the party
again being welcomed by a large
audience.
Senator Frelinghuysen spoke in
defense of the present administra-
ton. and emphasized the need of
a Republican congress being re-
turned If President Harding is al
lowed to carry out his plans.
Senator Frelinghuysen spoke of
free trade and pointed out that the
protective tariff was a means of
keeping up wages of industrial en-
ployes as otherwise expenses would
have to be cut down in order that
the industries of this country might
compete with the foreign companies
bringing goods into this country for
sale.
Both Senator Runyon and Con-
gresham Appleby were referred to
by Senator Frelinghuysen as excel
lent types of business men, both of
whom possessed records to be proud
Of
Senator Runyon said he was op-
posed to the present state edminis-
broken promises. Before being
elected governor, he said, Governor
Edwards promised five cent fare
| but. despite the fact that he had Il
| utility commission appointed by
| himself to place this matter before,
| he failed to secure the five cent
fare and instead we have an eight
cent fare now.
Governor Edwards promised to
make the state 'as wet as the At
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