Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-06
CERAN ENDS
HIS CAMPAIGN
Tells MataWan Residents
That He is Sure to be
Elected Tomorrow

MATAWAN, Nov. 6.-To a dele
cation of townspeople and friends
who gathered early this morning at
his home here to wish him god
speed on the last day of his cam
paign and success at the election to-
morrow, Elmer H. Geran, Democra-
tic candidate for congress, summar-
lied the issues on which he has made
the contest and in reply to a ques-
ton as to the outlook for his cleo
ton said that according to reports
given him by the chairman of the
Democratic committee of Middlesex,
Monmouth and Ocean, he will carry
Middlesex by 1000, Monmouth by g.
900 and get enough normally Repub-
lican and independent votes in Ocean
to cut down the usual Republican
majority to less than 1900.
'"These estimates" said Mr.. Ger
an, indicate my election by from
1000 to 5000 majority. And from
conditions as I have observed them
in the last two weeks of campaign
ing 1 do not find reason to disagree
with these estimates"
Everywhere 1 find the people
aroused on the two great issues.
They are not interested in me per-
soidliyp do iloiIy VI SOo, iAJ Ciit
town friends, are, 1 know. And it
pleases me that they are not, but
that they look upon my candidacy as
an opportunity to express their up
position to the present administra-
ton and its two notorious betray-
ais of the people into the greedy
hands of wealth and privilege.
II find that the people have found
out a few things about the tariff and
taxation. 1 find them figuring on
the increase in the cost of their liv-
ing. They are finding out what be-
comes of the IS and $40 more that
they have to pay for a dress or an
o%vercoat. They are finding out that
the government will get only $40 of
the $165 a year that the tariff will
tack on the cost of living of the ave-
rage American family. They are
finding out that the trusts will get
the remaining 1928 and they want to
know why thy should be taxed for
the trusts. They have heard me and
other Democratic candidates say
these. things and have taken Jthem
sometimes as campaign talk. But
now they are finding out for them
selves. They are Investigating for
themselves and they find that what
we say is true.
~ find that the people are wise
as the boy on the street says to
the results of the administrations
revenue law and that they are
aroused against the party that dared
and did reduce by more than $780,
900. 900 a veal the taxes of the very
wealthy and left the average citi-
zen. the worker, the mechanic, the
clerk. the average merchant and pro-
fessional man, to struggle along with
the same weight of burden that he
has carried since the early days CT
the var
$50 1 find that the people are not
going to vote for or against me. or
for or against Mr.. Appleby, but that
they are going to vote for them
selves; that they are going to give
consideration to their own interests;
that they are going to vote for the
things that I represent in this CAM
paign and against the things that
Mr.. Appleby represents and for
which he voted in congress that
they are going to restore the govern
ment to themselves, taking 1t out Of
control of those who administer it
In the interest of a favored few who
control the nations wealth."
Mr.. Geran will spend the day in
Monmouth county. ~canvassing lew
eral small towns during the morning
and afternoon and speaking tonight
at meetings at Monmouth Beach and
Sea Bright.