Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-25

stay out OIL the race ION IepIleu'
Pete, I guess you know the condl-
lions best. I'm much obliged for
your advice; I guess I'll stay out Of
it,
Literally speaking Tom did step
aside-like the man who moved off
the track from in front of an express
tratn-he did 1t for his W good.
THE same conditions were put up
to Mr.. Quackenboss at that time but
QuackeubOss had more sand than
Tom and said: I'm not afraid of a
few dollars; I'll take the chance,
and he did take it and met with de-
feat, which proved conClusively Mr..
Daly's argument to Mr.. Burke. Three
years after the nomination was up
again and Mr.. Burke again sought It,
but was told by the so-called leaders
that in view of the fact that Mr..
QuackenbOss had three years preyl-
Ously taken the chance, when there
didn't appear to be q chance. and
had spent his money freely, that he
was entitled to the ORGANIZATIONS
support and would get it.
THE following year Mr.. Burke
wanted the nomination for county
clerk but realized that he wouldn't
have a chance at the primaries. He
! again stepped out of the path Of the
fast train. This time his good judg-
ment seems to have deserted him.
Instead of stepping aside he is going
to be knocked aside, and even the
gold dust twins, Hughie Roth and
Nathan Rielley, who he Is using as
mascots, can't save him.
Whoever heard Of Mr.. Burke
wanting to run for alderman, school
commissioner or any minor office
where he may do the Democratic
party some good If elected. Nothing
doing. Tom wants the big offices or
none at all. This fight is as much
against B. NJ. Cannon on account Of
jealousy as it is against Albert
BOIlschweiler."
Mr.. Burke's Statembent.
In discussing the meeting today,
Thomas F. Burke declares that 1t
was not until 2.30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon that he received the tele-
gram from Senator MARITIME stating
he could not be present. Even then,
Mr.. Burke says, he did not receive
It for he had already gone to Plain
field. Upon reaching that city, he
had occasion to call up his office
here. Mr.. Burke says that he was
informed by his partner, Mr..
BOlger, that the telegram had ar
rived and its contents were read to
him over the telephone.
Mr.. Burke thinks it Is very
strange that the contents of that
telegram were known all over the
county before he received it.. Bets
even being made, he declares,
the strength of it, whether or not
Senator MARITIME would be here. Mr..
Burke says he intends to take the
natter up with the telegraph com
ANY to learn how it was that the
ontents of that personal telegram
known by outsiders several t
ours prior to him receiving it. I
urther, Mr.. Burke says he wants T
know why a telegram which he t
lderstands was sent from Plain
I'D at 1870 O'Clock in the morn f.
g was not received at his office IN -
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. :
Mr.. Burke says he realizes that "
is up against the entire Democrat Il.
achine in this county and they are b
ing everything they can to defeat W
n,Sbut all he asks is a fair fight. In
says that early in the season he
q S,, NJ n Ganno n ii tha 81 if 4 Berth Sc
eriff he would be in the race. Mr.. a
Jrke says he told the county clerk 10
at if Hendricks or any other man
tside Perth Amboy got the en-
rsement he would not interfere,
It he felt hat he had been ignored v
ng enough and if any Perth Amboy f.
an was to be nominated, he was il
after the nomination, land I n
Mr.. Cannon knows that l have .
cen in the race" he added. -.
If the present fight brings on +
ard feelings and hurts the Demo- s
rat ticket in November, the organi- :
have only themselves to 1
Mr.. Burke continued. +
While personally l shall support !
ticket, l cannot help it If some
organization men have so embittered
of my friends that they will not
stand by the nominees. The county
organization should have kept their
hands out of this primary contest
and allowed the people to decide.
Had this been done, l am sure the
outcome would have been satisfac-
tory to all and there would be no
doubt of harmony at the polls in No
vember."
Letter From MIR. Kenney.
In the noon mai today Mr.. Burke
received the following letter from
Mr.. Kenney, evidently written be-
fore the latter saw Mr.. MARITIME to-
day:
Park Ave. & Front St,
Plainfeld, N. j.,
Sept. rs, 1911.
Mr.. ThOs. F. Burke,
Perth Amboy, N. j.
My lear Sir:
In regard to the failure of Sena-
tor MARITIME to be present at your
meeting on Saturday night, I beg to
state that at you request | asked
the senator to attend the meeting
and requested him to speak and ex-
planned to him the object of the
meeting and who had it in charge.
He promised to be present and speak
and in fact selected the date himself.
| can offer no reason why he was not
present, as l called at his home on
Saturday but could get no informa-
ton as to his whereabouts. No ex-
PLANTATION has been given to me.
Trusting that this Is satisfactory,
l am
Yours truly,
(Signed) JOHN J.. KINNEY.
The MARITIME Telegram.
The telegram received by Mr..
! Burke from Mr. MARITIME foIIOuye