Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-22
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ganization |favoring the candidacy of
Woodrow Wilson, was interviewed
today by a NEWS reporter on the
reported statements in Mondays
NEWS that the present issue in
Perth Amboy is not only of national
Importance but involves the party
leadership in Perth Amboy as well.
w. Parker Runyon has posed with
outsiders as the Perth Amboy Dem
ocratic leader for some time, and
the Gannon-Bollschweiler-Whit fac
ton have decided to settle the ques-
ton of supremacy at the polls May
28. Mr.. Cannon states that a large
anti-Wilson vote here next Tuesday
will indicate that Runyon is the
leader, and he will abide according
ly.
Mr.. GannOn'S Interview.
Concerning the article published
in the EVENING NEWS Monday,
Mr.. Cannon said:
LAS far as the split in the Demo-
cratic party in this city is concern
ed, | don't believe it will amount to
much. Whatever glory there might
be in going to Newark, New Bruins
wick or other places and posing as
Lne leader IN Fetth AmpoE, MT
tuhyoh can nave IT, as doh Know
OF any one else VINO ever sough the
honor In reply to Mr.. Runyon's
reported promises to Jim" Smith to
deliver an anti-Wilson vote in Perth
Amboy, the county clerk replied:
yes, | have been informed, and l
believe reliably so, that Mr.. Runyon
PROMISED senator onlIh that ne
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ne mas uhuertaheh d Dig contract
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rom nIteeh TO twenty huhured vol
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va COW = S m tbo ~ oon 49,
| ltxyn. +hD n1.atio xyntor, ne Doxt1
mbor, IA 800 ~ - irafGoa
in SAVING 10 7 firmly he1inTa tba
voters u-9nt wiIcon 90 candidate for
presidency and know M Runvon
ic WORKING wary hard Go if tho vote
is antf-NiIson I'll he willing tc saw
Hats off to Parker. he did if
Are Won ACQUAINTED with the
fact, Mr.. Cannon, that Mr.. Runvon
poses among the state eaders as the
head of the marty in Perth Amboy?"
the county clerk was asked
Yes. am aware of the fact" he
rnplied. land What success and now
ed he has had remains to he seen
| next Tuesday. am also aware of
the fact that he claims the control
of certain municipal boards. and
that we don't control any. with the
| possible ~centio of the school
| hoard and he dOuhts our control
of that body Well his Doubt is
| well founded. We don't control the
school board. and have never pre-
tended to. 1t was the Democratic
party that took the schools ont of
politics. by aDDointine the present
hoard-a hoard comnosed of honora-
BILE men-and I believe that every
one of them would take affidavit
to the fact that they have never
been interfered with in any wav bv
members of the Democratic orpani-
Zation
"As to other boards tba organi-
zation doesn't mako any claims as IN
control. as they are of in
! teIligent men. who do their own
THINKING and act accordinqlv Now
as to tho water hoard I doubt Mr.
Runvon's control The word is q
| big one, He and Mr. Snedeker NAV
vote as . unit on all matters hut T
| don't heIieve that Mr. Fraser or Mr.
Grieve win stand for anyone CON
trailing them As for Mr. Siblev
while ! haIieye that he and Mr. RIM
Won are close friends 7 doubt that
Mr. Runvon can c~ontrol him. how
ever If remains to he seen and
don't Won know that when any one
man bepins 10 pet control of the va
rious boards in q CITY in this age
it's dangerous and the neoDle are
| ant TO resort 70 tbe commission form
of government as the nroper cure "
In replv to a question on the mer-
,ts atc of the axrise hoard Mr.
| Cannon replied. mo. | haven't
anv oninion to exnress on the excise
board OF course it ia we'll TO know
who controls IT. granting Mr., Run
von's reported claim. as it has been
mucb of a mystery in the mast But