Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-18
BOTH PARTIES
PLAN RALLIES
Democrats Select Thursday,
Nov. ! as Date for Local
and N. B. Meetings
MEETING HERE TONIGHT
Republicans Want FreIing-
huySen and Runyon as
Speakers
MEETING HERE TONIGHT

Chairman Edmund A. Hayes of
the Democratic County Committee
! today announced that tentative ar
rangements have been made to hold
/ two of the biggest Democratic rallies
of the present campaign in the two
| largest cities of the county on Thurs
day night, November l. The Perth
Amboy meeting will be held in the
new Auditorium in New Brunswick
avenue. The New Brunswick meet
ing place has not as yet been decided
upon. Governor Silzer, according to
Chairman Hayes announcement, will
be the principal speaker at both
meetings. The county candidates will
appear at both meetings and the
local candidates will also speak.
Both Congressman Elmer II. Ge-
ran and Fred M. p. Pearse, secretary
to Governor Silzer, will speak to-
night at the meeting of the City
Democratic Club to be held in the
clubs headquarters over the Strand
theatre. Mr.. Geran and Mr.. Pearse
| have each informed Secretary David
| r. Wiientz of the club that they will
be present and address the meeting.
Not only will these two men speak
but the county and city candidates
also. This will be one of the biggest
meetings held by the club and will
mark the opening of the campaign
in this city.
For some weeks past, Democratic
candidates have been conducting
their campaigns from house to
house, but tonight's meeting is the
first of number that are to be held
in the various wards of the city.
The wards which will be thoroughly
canvassed by the Democrats will be
the sixth, fourth and second, in
which aldermen are to be elected.
The fight for alderman at large
promises to be a hot one, with the
candidates favorinG the house to
house campaign rather than the us
ual political meetings.
Edward j. Peterson, chairman of
the Republican county committee on
campaign meetings, today announc-
ed the dates of several more meet
ings. The Milltown Republican Club
holds a rally in the Michelin Com
munity House at Milltown on Tues
day night of next week. On the fol-
lowing night the Carteret Republican
Club will hold a big meeting. The
colored voters of New Brunswick and
vicinity will hold a rally on Friday
night, October 26 in Brunswick Hal
and on the same night the Dunel-
len Republican club meeting will be
held in the American Legion Audi
torium in New Market road, Dunel-
len. Efforts are being made by the
G. o. P. speakers committee to have
former Judge James w. Mccarthy
of Jersey City, and State Senator
Clarence E. Case, of Somerville,
speak at the Milltown and Carlere ct
rallies.
Although the dates have not been
set as yet for the Perth Amboy and
New Brunswick rallies. which no
doubt will be held on the same night.
it is reported that the speakers and
meetings committee is endeaVorins
to secure former u. S. Senator Ere
linghuysen and Federal Judge Will
liam N. Runyon, formerly state sem
ator, as speakers on that night.
Now that the last registration day
for the general election has passed
and it is definitely known that more
persons are eligible to vote this year
in Perth Amboy than ever before,
the candidates are speeding up their
campaigns. Whether the additional
voters over last year are Democratic |
or Republican, or about evenly divid-
ed, is a question and the men seek |
ing office are taking no chances in !
thinking the increased registration |
means an increased vote for hem |
without necessitating any hard work |
on their part.
There are three polls in the city !
having a registration over 600. If |
there are 500 or more votes cast in |
any of these polls, this will mean |
that one, two or three additional |
polls will be found next year. The !
new law provides that an additional !
poll shall be established wherever
the number of voters exceeds 900. |
The law, up until few years ago, |
made it necessary to establish a new
poll as soon as there were 400 vo-
ters in ward. The new ruling adds
half as many voters again before
making Il necessary to establish a
new polling place. If none of the
three polls in which there are re-
cord registrations have 600 voters
out at the general election, there will !
be the same number of polls next
year as now exists. twenty.