Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-20
D. P. WOMEN
At LUNCHEON
County CommitteeWomen and
Workers Hold Campaign
Conference

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. Goa
luncheon was held at the Hotel
Klein here yesterday under the aus
pieces of the Republican county COM
mittee women and party workers.
Mrs. Ruth Durham. vice chairman of
the county organization, presided.
Nearly all of the county candidates
we're present. Mrs. Durham stated
that Mrs. Thompson, Freebooter
Haight and Hamilton Kean express
ed regrets that they were Unable to
be present.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, of Perth
Amboy, was the first speaker. Mrs.
Oliver spoke of the meeting to be
held in Monmouth county today at
the home of Mr.. Kean, Ocean ave-
nue., Deal, and expressed the wish
that as many as possible attend. Mrs.
Oliver emphasized the need of work
on primary and election day. She
said the Republican candidates were
fine men. The fact that this is term
ed an "off year. by the men had no
effect on the women and that this
was the year to prepare for next
year instead of holding back.
Mayor Morrison, of New Bruins
wick, gave a few words of welcome
particularly TO the candidates and
said that there need be no apologies
| for any of them this year declaring
that the greater part of them had
been tried and not found wanting.
Assemblyman Thomas L. Hanson was
the first candidate to speak. He said
that he would uphold the platform
adopted by his party; that he sought
reelection and asked the support of
his party.
Assemblyman Harold G. Hoffman
was the next speaker. He told some
clever stories we'll suited to the oc-
casion but interspersed with Valu-
able information. He stated that
last year twenty per cent, of the
people registered, did not vote. John
A. Smith said he had been a life long
Republican and now was coming be-
fore the party seeking the nomina-
ton for a member of the assembly.
His plea was for harmony and he
agreed to support the regular plat
form.
The next speaker was David A.
Brown, of Woodbridge, a candidate
for sheriff. Mr.. Brown said that as
there were many new faces in the
assemblage he would tell them all
who he was and what he stood for.
Mr.. Brown further said that he
had been in the clay business for
the past thirty years and had held
various offices of responsibility, but
never any with a salary attached,
He spoke of the responsibility rest
ing upon the sheriff in case of riot
and to enforce peace, hat troops
,.,ro ~fAan BALLAD nuf afad T1nTPll1-
BILE men from out of the county
called in to quell disturbances. Mr.
Brown stated that II elected sheriff
l he would be the sheriff. He also SAID
it was eighty years since Wood
, bridge was the home of the sheriff o.
Middlesex county and Shout receiv'
that honor now.
Frederick Gowen was the mex
speaker. He said he had been un
der-sheriff for the past three year:
and felt experience sc gained would
be valuable to him. He said he al.
ways was a Republican n had
worked for his party. William A
T.. Wolfe said that unlike the other
speakers he had no samples of his
wares or past performances, Dui
lust promises for the future. He
has been forty-one years with the
United States Rubber Company.
Fred ]. Orpen seeks reelection as
freeholder. This is In off year to
get in line for next year. he said.
If the party falls down this year il
/ will be harder next. "If 1 deserve
support vote for me-" he concluded
director William S. Dey was the
last speaker. He said the news
papers had rumored that the free
holders have a choice for sheriff, bul
this were not 50. The board has
nothing to do with any choice, ne
said declaring the race to be al
omen fight. Freebooter waiter
Quakenbush also seeking r~e-eleclloI
homes 70 see the whole Republican
ticket elected and also hopes to be
pieked