Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-24
State and County Candidates
in Swing Around County
Have Many Listeners
D0NNELLY HITS KLAN
Mass Meetings Held at South
Amboy and at New
Brunswick

Democratic candidates touring
Middlesex county yesterday laid be-
fore the voters their claims for cleo
ton In the general election November
4. The day of campaigning, in which
about 100 miles were covered by the
train of automobiles carrying the
candidates, ended by the holding of
two mass meetings at night, one in
New Brunswick and the other in
South Amboy. The candidates were
not accompanied by crowd of sup
porters as Is often the case and so
in the early morning at some places
visited there were no crowds to
speak to, although considerable
personal work was done. In the
afternoon the crowds became larger
and at the night meetings large
crowds were present.
The speeches throughout the day
were the same, except those made
by Elmer II. Geran. who gave diff
ferent address at every stopping
point. An old time Democratic
political rally was staged at South
Plainfield, where a parade was held.
At Metuchen, the speakers found
the borough in holiday attire. Two
of the biggest crowds of the tour
were found in Carteret. in both the
Chrome and Carteret sections of the
borough. At this borough every
thing went along fine, until Joseph
Hermann was called upon for an
address. Mr.. Hermann who Is can
didate for mayor on the Democratic
ticket. had just begun % talk when
a lot of boys who had been quiet
before this began marching up and
down crying at the top of their
voices and beating on tin pans. Mr..
Hermann made no comment bat
continued to talk raising his voice
to a higher pitch until when he had
finished he could hardly talk above
a whisper.
Several men and women in the
crowd attempted to make the boys
toned throughout the crowd SEEM
ed not to hear the noise and one
policeman in particular was taken
to task by a woman who declared
she was a taxpayer and supported
him and demanded that he stop the
noise.
Several in the crowd who investi-
gated the occurrence declared that
the Republican candidate for mayor
was around the corner and had
given the boys money to make the
noise. 1t was even reported that al
though he had denied paying the
boys, that while he was being asked
about the matter some OF the boys
returned and demanded another
handout. A peculiar thing alb
the whole affair was that as soon as
Mr.. Hermann had finished his ad-
dress the boys became strangely
quiet again.
Congressman Geran, speaking in
this city, told of his vote on the SOL
der bonus and declared that he
would vote the same way again if
given the opportunity. He then went
into details concerning the work
done by the soldier for 81 a day and
how those at home were making
from SIS to s25 day, and declared
that the doughboy had no opportu-
nifty to share in that compensation.
Some of them had lost homes. posi-
tions, insurance, everything in order
to work for the government at 81 a
day and he did not think 1t was cap
italizing patriotism to give the BOYS
bonus when all nations of Europe
who were not as rich as the United
States had given bonus to their SER
vice men. He spoke of the veto of
the bill giving an increase to post
men and declared that President
Coolidge doesn't get his orders from
the common people, but rather from
those who contribute big sums to
his campaign.
John z. Mathews. OF Newark, an
other Perth Amboy speaker, told
how the past four years of Republi-
can government has been honey
combed with corruption and launch
ed an attack against Walter E. Edge,
the Republican candidate for United
States senator. He declared that the
senator had himself in a position
where he Is neither wet nor dry and
makes promises which he will not
fulfill.
Mr.. Mathews also attacked the Ku
Klux Kian In his Perth Amboy ad-
dress. Declaring that everyone
knew where Davis stands on this is
sue. but that Mr.. Coolidge kepse his
mouth closed on this great issue.
Bernard M. Cannon, candidate for
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