Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-26
G. O.P. MEETS
q At METUCHEN
Hot Fight in Borough Which is
the Home Town of Judge
SilZer

ME4l cHEN. Aug. ga hot
fight in the borough of Metuchen at
the coming election was predicted
by George NJ. Anderson, vice presl-
dent of the Republican Club and
candidate for the assembly, at a
meeting of the club last night. a
large crowd was on hand to listen
to several county candidates VINO
appeared. j..
Mr.. Anderson noted the fact that
Netuchen is Judge SilZers home
and that this condition would doubt
less make the Republican task mdch
harder this year. Concerning the
Two councilmen who are TO be eIec-
ted in the borough he suggested that
o committee of ten be appointed 10
select candidates and report pdcK
at the next club session. q,
County candidates who appeared
last night were Thomas l.. Hanson,
Harold Hoffman, George M. Ahder
son, and Franklin NJ. Richie, seek
ing the assembly posts; Freeholoers
Clarence NJ. Haight and Lewis j.
Belief, who stand for re-electloh'
and Charles Forman, who is out lor
tho surrogate nomination.
Thomas l.. Hanson. of Perth Am
how. noted the good feeling when
EXISTS between the assembly candl-
dates. He came out in favor OIL
constructive financial legislation anu
the adoption of a budget system,
and said he favored riga
in state expenditure of funds INSOFAR
as it did not impair the EMERGENCY Oh
the states operations. Mr.. Hanson
also remarked that he was not a
member of any clique but was run
ming his campaign upon his own
principles.
Harold Hoffman, OF South Amboy,
stressed the necessity for supervision
of the finances of the state. He SAID
as city treasurer of South Amboy he
had been In q position for some time
tn become familiar with financial
problems as applied to municipah-
ties. Mr.. Hoffman expressed his con-
yiction that the state financial laws
needed attention and said II nomi-
mated and elected to the assembly
he would support all legislation nav
ing this object.
close attention TO the minor Off
ces of the state, such as the assem-
bly, posts. should be paid by tne
voter. according to Franklin M.
Ritchie, another assembly candidate.
In support of his contention he
cited the fact that the assembly has
a part in spending the taxpayers
money and therefore its members
should be carefully chosen. MT.
Ritchie pledged himself to economy
md the adoption of some method by
department deficits shaii De
eliminated at the end OF each yea
He favored action that Would curp
the state highway commission IN lts
tendency to employ patent top rot1
surfacing and said he would sup
port aid for rural Schools. Mr.
Ritchie pointed u that country
children should be educated as Wen
as those of the larger communities.
He also promised to back state
Senator William Runyon in his at
tempts at law enforcement al e!ecteu
TO the governorship. This last state
ment was taken to mean prohipltion
enforcement.
NJ. Haight spoke briefly
themselves as seeking reelection.
The both would stand on their past
records in office, they said. Both
candidates favored the maximum
IN the way OF improvements with
tae minimum burden on the tax
PAYERS. ~Freeholders Belloff ara
took unto themselves the
credit for the paving OF Amboy ave-
nue., Metuchen, pointing out mat the
agitation had been going on for sew
zeal years prior to their electlon II
that when they got into office they
finally brought about the desired
Improvement.
Charles Forman, seeking The sur
rogate nomination, thanked the Me-
tuchenites for their support last
year and asked it again this fall. lie
thought the Republican chances tor
victory were much better this year.
James A. Edgar, another surfo-
gate aspirant. was i'll at hcne me
unable to be present. His son Jo-
seph Edgar, appeared at tho meet
ing. however, ana READ a message
in which Mr.. Edgar promised to
suppor the successful Republicans
after the primaries, regardless of
whether or not he was n OF them