This Day in History: 1916-08-12
A large crowd attended the banner raising ceremonies of the Mahwah Republican Club near the intersection of the Turnpike and Miller Road. Two poles had been erected and accompanied by music from the Brake Shoe Band. The 20′ by 30′ banner was stretched across the road. Red fires and torches illuminated the scene. After greetings by President Hotchkiss, the candidates for Governor, George L. Record and Col. Austin Colgate spoke. They were followed by the three candidates for State Assembly, and the Sheriff candidate, Mahwah’s James Devine. The banner has the slogan “Preparedness, Protection, and Prosperity”, the name of the Club, the names of the presidential candidates, Hughes and Fairbanks, and spaces for the names of the State and Local candidates to be chosen in the primary. Everyone was there including Democrats, Socialists, and Prohibitionists. (Bristow)