Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-22
Cohen Takes Slam at Patten
in Hot Third Ward
Contest
MAYOR WILSON SPEAKER
Hornsby and Other Candi-
dates Heard at Meeting of
the Republican Club

Maurice Cohen, Republican candi-
date for alderman In the third ward,
speaking before the Perth Amboy
Republican Club at its meeting last
night in the Odd Fellows hall, an
swered an article, which he said ap-
peared in a local newspaper on last
Friday afternoon, saying that he was
put up as sacrifice" to swing some
of the Jewish votes to the Republi-
can ticket.
1.-THE Democratic party claims that
1, as Jew, was put up by the Re
publican party to be sacrif1ced SO
that 1 could gain a few Jewish vot-
ers to vote for Mayor Wilson and
the rest of the Republican ticket,
the speaker began.
Nov I want to deny any such
rumor and anything to that effect, "
he said. Il did not get into this race
because 1 wanted to. After a lot of
coaxing by friends of mine. both
Jew and Gentle, l entered the race
in the interest of the taxpayers OF
the third ward, of which l am a
heavy taxpayer" he added,
The candidate for alderman in the
tack on his opponent. In part he
said: II see that my opponent does
not deny the increase in the appro-
priation of the street department
He also stated that the S30,0o0 IN
crease was as follows:
"Ten thousand dollars to take care
of the increase in salary for the en-
ployes of the department, for which
Il talks off my hat to him for granting
this increase. There are seventy EN-
ployes in the street department al
this time .at least ten of which come
under a fixed salary leaving sixty
hourly men. An increase of four
cents an, hour was given these men,
amounting to s6,812 a year. Now
where does the difference come in,
and for the $4,000 which was ap-
propriated to repair holes in the
street?"
Mr.. Cohen then added that his op-
ponent had charged him with being
unacquainte6 with public govern
ment. and challenged him to a de-
bate before any civic body in the city
on this subject.
Judge Pickersgill, candidate for re-
election. was the first speaker to ad-
dress the gatheringf last night. He
told the members of the club that
never since the election of Abraham
Lincoln has there been an election
SO critical.
He said that the election this year
would decide whether or not the
country would go on and live in tn
era of prosperity. or go back to tur-
moil and destruction. Spc aking of
the third party. the judge pointed
out that good example of socialism
was the condition OF Germany at the
present time. while communism
could we'll be exemplified by the
present situation in Russia. He said
that the election of the third party
candidates would mean an adminis-
tration mot to rule but to ruin"
Speaking of his own candidacy,
the judge said that, contrary to re-
ports, he was campaigning. He said
also that as many years as he had
been sent to the city hall as recorder
he tried. to discharge his duties as
though it were his last year in that
office,
Mayor William c. Wilson, candi-
date for reelection, was the next
speaker to direct his speech against
the Democrats. He pointed out that
the Democrats were working harder
this year than ever before. He said
that the reason for this was because
those people who Were working so
hardFto put another man in the
mayors chair are afraid that a
change at the city hall will put
others in their positions.
''That is the reason they are buy
ing up some of our workers." the
mayor said. The mayor then talked
about the action taken by the alder
men on the matter of giving addi-
tional help to clean up the saloons
in the city. He said that on No
vember 23 of last year he and the
chief of police came to the conclu-
sion that in order to clean up the
city, outside help was needed to get
the evidence. The chief asked for
the outside help, and since that time
no action has been taken, the mayor
added. The speaker closed by ask
ing that the Republican Club get be-
hind a movement to put crossing
across the railroad at Pulaski ave-
nue..
The next local candidate to speak
was Joseph Hornsby, candidate for
alderman in the first ward, who also
made light attack on the Demo-
Gratis. He said that two years ago
he Democrats promised to have open
specifications on street improve
ments and road repairs, and there
would be no patent pavements used.
Speaking of the present work going
on in Smith street. Mr.. Hornsby said
''If that isn't patent pavement, /
don't know what is."
F. William Hilker. candidate for
county clerk, who arrived late, hav-
ing been at several other meetings
throughout the county, was the next
called on to speak. The county
treasurer began by saying that never
before had he witnessed so much in
terest and enthusiasm in an election
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