Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-25
So Declares New Jersey Editor
Of New York Herald if Other
than Mr.. Howell is Named.
MONMOUTH WANTS IT.
Leaders In that County Declare they are
Satisfied with Mr.. Howell But If an Un.
tried MiddIesex Man Comes up they will
Have a Candidate Who will Win-0cean
Gives the Majorities.

That the leaders in the Republican
party in the county realize that to
turn down Congressman Howell for re-
nomination and try to name another
man from Middlesex would be disast-
rous is becoming more and more evil
dent Mr.. Cloke had something to
say about the matter in the New York
Herald, yesterday:
Monmouth county repu blican politi-
clans" said Mr.. Cloke "do not take
kindly to the suggestion that another
Middlesex man shall be given the
nomination for Congrvess it Mr.. Ho-
we'll is dropped. They say that if Mr..
Howell is not renominated they will
claim the prize for Monmouth. Mr..
Howell is now serving his fifth term,
and Middlesex will have had her full
share when it expires, and now deal
will be in order. There are several
capable and aspiring men in Mon
mouth. they say, who would be glad
to have the nomination, any one OF
whom would make satisfactory re-
preventative. Ocean county also de-
murs to the proposition that another
Miidlesex man be nominated. The
republican leaders down there say
that Ocean has been rolling up big
maiorities for the Congressional can
didates IN both the Second and the
Third districts; that the other ooun-
ties have always grabbed the prize,
and left her to do the voting, and that
it is now about time for her to have a
turn.
In the present new Third district the
republicans must depend absolutely
upon the vote of Ocean to win. Last
fall there .would have been large
democratic majority in the district If
the vote of Ocean had been elimin-
ated In short. it n pretty plain that
if Middlesex let's go the Congressional
plum by dropping Mr.. Howell, it will
be seized upon by one of the other
counties in the district. A leading
Monmouth republican, speaking of the
matter, said: Mr.. Howell is well
liked, and has o great many warm
friends in Monmouth. We are salts
fed with him He is faithful, intellig
ent' conservative and entirely trust
worthy representative, and we woulC
not feel like exchanging him for an
other, and especially an untried Mid
dlesex county man. If Middlesex il
smart and knows when she has goot
thing, she will ha ng on to Represent
ative Howell
Prominent Mid dlesex republican
politicians take the same view OF the
case. They say that Mr.. Howell has
proven himself very satisfactory re-
preventative, has done great deal fol
the district and is popular and strong
'Theres more behind this movement
adverse to Mr.. Howell, said lead
ing New Brunswick republican, thar
appears OH the surface. Mr.. Henry
Banker would like TO be postmaster
and the suggestion of Mr.. Herbert fol
Congress looks to me like an effort OF
the part of Bankers friends to coerct
Mr.. Howell into naming him in place
of the present postmaster, Mr.. Rus
sell. whose term will expire the com
ing spring. The gentlemen who arr
back of the movement are maxi ng BIZ
mistakes. Charley Russell has mad'
a good postmaster and MIR. Howell
will almost certainly advise his reap
pointmentt. It would be dastrous t.
turn him down.