Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-06
SAYS DEMOCRATS DO
NOT HARM0NIzE HERE
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~ 1A1 RoAN oN AANcA =
He hen spoke of the earnest work
of the men in the club and a man
whose name he did lot mention
which resulted in Democrats getting
control of the city.
In closing, Mr.. Toolan declared
that a motion he was about to make
make would e that the club
would go more than half way in
meeting the conditions, even though
IL Inundated themselves. Mr.. Toolan
then moved that an invitation be
extended to the Democratic City and
County Committee to use the club
rooms for meeting, the door to be
thrown open to the committee and
the use of the hall given gratis.
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote.
The city candidates who r
known to be favorable to Cannon
were conspicuous by their absence.
This fact alone is considered by many
to show that although there may be
harmony among the county candi-
dates it is lacking as far as the city
situation is concerned.
President Kelly in opening the
meeting laid stress on the fact that
the Evening News printed a story
in which it was stated that the club
openly supported some candidates
in the primary. Mr.. Kelly stated
that the ideals Of the club are to
stand behind those who have been
successful and had not done one
iota to further or stand behind any
one candidate in the primary. AS
a club Mr.. Kelly declared that NJ
did not believe any n could criti-
else it as having stood behind any
one candidate. Some of the mem
bers may have taken sides with
candidates Mr.. Kelly pointed out,
but as a club, no. He said that the
The first speaker of the evening
was James ]. Flynn, candidate for
freeholder. Mr.. Flynn said that
people ask him how he ex-
poets to get elected when the pres
emit freeholders have 1900 men
working on the roads. He declared
he will, if elected, have as
many men on the roads but they
will be doing something for the
money they receive. He said that
f he and O'Connor are elected the
people of the county will get honest
dealings.
Edward j. O'Connor, also candi-
late for freeholder, urged open
specifications and personal inspection
IF all public work. He said he de-
sired the honor of breaking the
machine which controls the
Board of Freeholders and that if
the people of the county
would have no cause to regret it.
Thomas F. Meaney, Jr., of Jersey
City, was the principal speaker of
he evening and for the most part
iwelt upon the national issues. He
vent deeply into the seating of
Newbery in the senate and de-
it to be the greatest crime
ince Hayes vas made president The
also came in for its share
If comment by Mr.. Meaney and he
iwelt for considerable time on this
ssue.
He pointed out how certain sena-
ors for their own personal profit
lesired that tariff be put on certain
not because it would aid
american industry, but because it
would aid their own pockets. In
this point he told how one
purchased 100000 gloves
rom Germany to hold until the high
ariff vas passed on cotton; how
Smooth worked for a tariff
N sugar as he is a stock holder and
aid Mr. Meaney. Smooth will be the
lext head of the Mormon church
nd the Mormon church owns the
,eet industry: the same conditions
.lso holds good in the tariff on
yool said Mr.. Meaney.
Mr.. Meaney created considerable :
musement when he remarked that
ome time ago President Harding !
ound his job too big for him and
-ished he was back home in
HE is not alone in that !
ish as we wish that same thing" l
lid the speaker. 1
The speaker declared that he be- !
eved the railroad strike to be per- I
sctly -~justifable and held that the l
len had the right to strike. In ex- c
the granting of the injunc- l
against the strikers, he said l
lat some time ago Attorney Gener- q
Daugherty had President Hard /
lg appoint a judge in Chicago. t
alter Daugherty decides 1t is time E
overnment stepped in, so lines up 7
18th capital and goes to this judge
nd Eets an injunction. a court or
against the strikers. This shows
lat the Republican party is linked
p with big business, he said, and
rged that the people of New Jersey
md to the senate a man who Is {
ompletely out of sympathy with Y
lie throttle hold on the railroads
nd coal mines.
Mr.. Meaney then went into details '
oncerning Governor Edwards as a
andidate for the United States SEN {
te in preference to Joseph S. Free
nghuysen. who is a candidate for
collection. He told of Governor
dwards as a banker as a governor l
as a man and declared that the {
ote which will be rolled up for s
.dwards and Silzer in Hudson coun- {
7 will stagger the rest of the state.
uring his talk Mr. Meaney also paid I
'tbute to Judge George S. Silzer of ]
governor. In closing he said he
two friends in Middlesex, one
cling John e. Toolan and the other
.ernard NJ. Cannon. both of whom
e characterized as good and faith
ii servants to the people of the
Andrew Wight, Fred DeVoe and
ames Murray, candidates for as !
embly, were the mex to speak. MI.
Wight declared that Silzer is a free
and said that the platform
at Trenton is Silzer's plat
For the first time in forty
ears he said Middlesex county has
chance to elect a governor and
rged that all efforts be put forth to
ct the vote registered. DeVoe said
e is pledged to uphold the platform
ON top to bottom, and was CRATE
Il to the people of Perth Amboy
)r the vote given him in the past.
said that he will do all an