Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-22
GERAN DENIES
He CANDIDATE
Says That He is Not Going to
Run for Anything This
SETTLES ALL DOUBTS
Praises Woodrow Wilson and
Says That Turn is To-
ward His Ideals
SETTLES ALL DOUBTS

Urging that the people take an
inventory of themselves and the
Democratic party in particular, For
mer United States District Attorney
for New Jersey. Elmer H. Geran.
speaking last night at the first meet
ing of the City Democratic Club. m
their new club rooms over the Strand
theatre, declared that in so doing
they would leain to judge man as
a man ard not for his standing in
the financial world and that the
Democratic party would find itself
bound up in Woodrow Wilson. who
stood ftr the cause of the common
man and net for special OF pr vate
interests. Mr.. Geran's address was
rot strictly of political nature and
it is not likely that another one like
it will be heard by the local club for
some time to come.
The opening of the new club
rooms and the fact that Mr.. Geran
was to make the principal address
brought out a large crowd of per-
sons to the meeting over which
John Kelly, president of the club,
presided. Mr.. Kelly after calling
the meeting to order, turned over the
rooms to the club, saying that they
would be open at all times for those
who wish to use them and that in
the near future it is intended to
have a paid secretary at the rooms
at all hours.
Mr.. Kelly pointed out that with
the aid of the club rooms as
headquarters the Democratic activi-
ties for the coming campaign would
greatly aid in the fight which the
local Democrats have before them.
- o.-it fDfe
Board of Aldermen which are heard
from time to time, Mr.. Kelly declar-
ed that no one can point a finger at
any expenditure of money by the
board that has not been fair and
just.
Upon entering the club rooms Mr..
Geran was taken about by Alder
man-at-Laree Richard ]. Calvin and
introduced personally to everyone
present. When he began his address
he referred to these introductons as
reminding him of the day when he
ran for office and was introduced to
all hands. He said that he was glad
to have met everyone present put
had no idea of running for offlce this
fall.
Mr.. Geran declared that the coun-
Iry HetQS ilOAddyo eRAf0
suggest that day be set aside as
inventory day, a dey designated as
time when al men and women Will
sit down and reflect in the way they
are going, wherher or not they are
worth while. He told how inventory
is taken in the business world ana
now .he United States government
measures a man as to whether OF
l. IL al fnnnn0a tax.
The wo Id today measures. point
ed out rlr. Geran. a mans value
accordire to his financial success
whe-. in fact character. religious De-
lief and education go to make up
the sum total OF life. Every man
has a great many assets that are
not found in the surrogate's once.
You may be rich in money but
bankrupt in character. declared the
speaker.
Turning to the United States. Mr..
Geran said that the spirit OF the
country at the present time is big
ness. We want to be known as the
land of the biggest railroads, coal
mines. industries, buildings, large
financial interests and accomplish
ments. This very bigness may have
served US in the late conflict, but
this does not mean that we are
nation that will survive.
He questioned whether the reig
ious standards of the country hao
kept pace with the material gains,
declaring that it takes a certain
amount of religion in every nation II
that nation is to succeed. The same
is true of art, music and literature
he said, which had not kept pace
with the material gain.
LAS political organizations are we
going ahead or behind?" asked the
speaker. He referred to the time
when every man interested in ms
government was politician, ana the
political parties were not controh-
ed by selfish interests. As there
seems to be a change in party spirit
he continued, the people are get
ting away from the relationship be-
tween themselves and the party. He |
urged that all take an inventory OF
themselves to see If they are READY |
to fight for the party.
During the time the Democratic |
marty was out of power, he said, the |
general feeling was that it was only |
an opposition party and that it was
impossible to trust the party with |
the government OF either state or
country. The Democrats of New
Jersey, the speaker declared, proved |
that there was ability in the party TO |
lead and govern and this was also |
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