Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-28
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Editor Evening News:
Dear sir:=Win you kindly, in the
interest of truth and Justice, grant
me space in your valuable journal,
for the following communication,
which The Tottenville transcript re-
fused to print, Notwithstanding it's
pledge that its columns are open to
a free and fair discussion of pubic
questions.
To the Editor of the Transcript:
Dear Sir:-Believing that you
would not knowingly injure anyone
by a m~isstatement of facts, | beg the
courtesy of your columns for just a
few words.
In the last issue of the Transcript
appeared an article under the cap
ton An Ingrate," which severely
takes to task Sheriff G. J. McCor-
mack for ~contesting with Mr.. Mich
olas Muller the leadership of the
democratic party in this borough. The
true facts in the matter are as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Mccormack was a searcher in
the Department of Taxes. This po-
sition he created for himself by taxi
ing advantage of the privilege al
lowed anyone to search records. He,
received his pay from lawyers fees
and not from the taxpayers. In IA
hard year, at the request of Mr.. Null
Ter, he was a candidate for the AS
sembly, and won by carrying every
district. In 1902 Mr.. Burlee contest
ed the leadership with Mr.. Muller
and lost. To harmonic the party the
naming of a candidate at the follow
ing general election was offered to
Mr.. Burlee and his faction. After
offering two names, both of which
were rejected by MIR. Muller, the
name Mccormack was presented. Mr..
Muller reluctantly accepted him as a
candidate, and that year, 1908, Nc
Cormack for Sheriff, and George
Bechtel for Assemblyman, were the
only democratic candidates elected.
Mr.. Mccormack received a majority
of 494, while Mr.. Cromwell's major
ity was 397, showing that McCor-
mack ran S91 votes ahead of the
democratic nominee for Borough
President. In the face of these facts
1t is scarcely fair TIC stigmatize Nc
Cormack as an migrate.
But, Mr.. Editor, granting for the
sake of argument, that Mccormack
did receive his two nominations from
Mr.. Muller, pray, who authorized Mr..
Muller, or any other individual to
nominate candidates for the demo-
cratic party? In my simplicity, l
thought that the power of nominat-
ing candidates lay with the regularly
elected delegates in convention as
sembled. The article intimates that
Mr.. Muller has already selected
Judge Stephens as a candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court, The
New York Globe and Dame Rumor,
the North Shore, say that Dis
trict Attorney Kenny will be named
by Mr.. Muller for that exalted Office.
And yet the delegates for the con-
vention which is to name candidates
for this Office have not yet been ell
Is this the democratic way
of making nominations? Consult
Webster for the definition of democ-
racy. This method of nominating
candidates Is a~utocracy and not de-
mocracy.
A plank in the platform upon
which Mr.. Mccormack stands, reads:
Delegates elected at the Primaries
shall, in Convention, nominate candi-
dates without fear or %dictation." This
is sound democratic doctrine. When
C. J.. Mccormack violates this prin-
ciple, to which he stands pledged,
and becomes a Boss instead of a
Leader, the Democratic Primaries
League will repudiate him as it now
repudiates Nicholas Muller.
H. J. KATHMANN,
Richmond Valley, Aug. 81, 1906.