Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-06
RUNYON TAKES
| SHOT At HAGUE
G. O.. P. Gubernatorial Can
didate Speaker at Metuchen
. Dinner Last Night

METUCHEN. May 6-Speaking
to the members of the Metuchen
Republican Club at the dollar dinner
last night, State Senator William n.
Runyon, OF Plainfield, said that If
he were nominated and elected to
the governorship of the State of
New Jersey. 1t would be a vital mat
.er Of concern TO him to see that the
state as well as the federal statutes
were enforced. so that the stain
against this state might he removed
and she might nee more take her
place in the sisterhood of states in
stead Of being held almost in con-
tempt for permitting what amounted
to wholesale traffic in c~ontraband
liquor.
Senator Runyon further said, Il
will yield to no man in my loyalty
10 the state. l will know no favor
ties, races or creeds. but by my oath
a solemn contract with the people
OF the state will do all in my power
to bring New Jersey back to her
position with the other states"
THE real issue at the election next
fall" the speaker continued. rs
whether the state shall be governed
by the Republican party. represent
ing the masses of the people. or
dominated by the car of the Demo-
cratic party, Mayor Hague, of Jer-
sey City, the overload of New Jer-
sey Democracy"
Senator Runyon spoke in favor of
the direct primaries and in favor o.
suffrage. explaining his for
mer attitude of opposition to votes
for He said his opinions on
the subject were changed when the
women of the country came to the
front during the war and by their
efforts made conditions possible for
the maintenance OF the armies. Re-
ferring to the economic conditions
of the country the senator pointed
or that many people think congress
has not done enough 10 better con-
ditions. He stated, however, that
the present congress, in view OF the
chaotic state of the worlds affairs,
has done as much as it could In the
short time it has been functioning.
and had done more than any previ-
Gus congress has accomplished in
he same time.
Appieby Speaker
Congressman I. Frank Appleby
addressed the meeting at length on
The achievements OF the present
congress. OF particular interest
were his remarks on the project fo-
deepening the Raritan river. The
congressman said he expected to see
lh7 Raritan deepened in a short
while. making it possible to develop
the entire river front. He pointed
put that the war department was on
record as in favor of the abolishing
Of the Raritan arsenal and prophe-
sled its removal this year or next
year If the nee sssary appropriations
be made. II the waterways proposal
goes through. he explained, it is the
idea to transform the land adjoining
the arsenal into a great terminal
such as the Bush Terminal in
Brooklyn.
Another speaker was Mrs. Eliza
beth Oliver of Perth Amboy, a
lrromineft~ Republican worker
among the She took or
~gsnization for her topic and stressed
the necessity for hard work to
achieve success. One point Mrs.
oliver made vas that it was up to
the women ito put conscience into
politics."
Letters were read from United
States Senator Joseph Frelinghuy-
SEN and National Committeeman
Kean, expressing greetings
md wishes for success. The decision
reached to hold the club cleo
ton on May 10 in Arcanum hall and
p: esident Quint urged all members
be present.
Perth Amboy visitors at last
nights dinner included Senator Nor
gan +. Larson and Mrs. Larson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, Walter w.
Oliver and John Pfeiffer.
The committee in charge of the
dinner arrangements was composed
OF c. B. Carman, Mrs. George Car
n an, Mrs. Everett Marsh, George
Anderson, A. U. Quint, Max Fried
rian and E. C.. Potter.