Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-16
P3ENT|SS NOT
CANDIDATE NOW
Declares He Is Out of Race
Despite His Statements
Yesterday.
SURPRISE OVER ACTION
In Letter to News Today In
ters that He has Been
misunderstood.
SURPRISE OVER ACTION

another unexpected turn IN
taken today in the Prentisrt was
IA . val proposition, whetfentiss, OF
oeiIeFed that MARK !twn as the Pro-
Metuchen. had WITH CONGRESS but
gresslge nonins)/loi Sohsi eos'
Ince ,estei DAY That ne
w. ta.,,..IHsteps to Withdraw MS
w,, - vaen mir. Prentiss issued
sn.a statement TO-DAY to the
LAl.s,ING NEWe, declaring that ne
has absolutely no intentions OF re-
Calling ~hIs withdrawal. he makes
that statement III face of the mum ger
nA contradictory statements, oral and
written, WhAch he has made In the
Last twenty -tour hours.
Letter b rom AR. Prentiss.
Mr.. Prentiss letter to the EVEN
ING NEWS is as follows:
Metuchen, Oct. Is, 1912.
EVENING NEWS, Perth Amboy:
Gentlemen:-l hasten to advise
you that there Is no truth In the
statement, that is being published
broa dcast, that / wish to be rein
stated as a candidate for Congress.
The story originated from a state
ment had made to several persons,
some In writing, to this effect: THAT
II certain charges of fraud and deceit
that been practtced on me could be
proved and Misrepresentation that
were made to induce me to withdraw
were as great as / had recently been
told, certainly would move Heaven
and Earth to have my name re-
instated on the ballot" But at this
time ! have absolutely no Intentions
of so doing.
Sincerely,
MARK O, PRENT1SS.'
If the readers will turn to yester-
days EVENING NEWS they will
find ,iD the "Prentiss In the Race
story Trenton = atch winch staGes
that Mr.. PrenH 'ecretary was in
Trenton yesterday 10 interview the
secretary of state on the proposition
OF having Mr.. Prentiss name replaced
on the ballot. The erstwhile candi-
date informed the NEWS reporter.
over the telephone yesterday morn
ing, that would move Heaven and
Earth to get back or tae ticket.
there was no proyiso. In opening
the conversation the reporter said
MIR. Prentiss, are you taking steps
to have your name replaced on the
ticket Mr. Prentiss replied:
guess you have caught me at it. Yes,
,Nhe case comes up tomorrow (Wed
: Ssday) before the attorney gen
oN for an opinion"
&o misunderstanding In Case.
we was no doubt or misunder-
a s.ahuAg existing yesterday between
Mr. rAptiss and the reporter, fol-
, ap~, sowlns t,e telephone interview. He
spoke ViaEously against the man
VINO had I'D to him, as he asserted,
ana deciare that he would appeal
the case to tn supreme court, If nee
essary' to havehis name replaced on
the ticket. Aftv giving the report
, er ali the inforha alton desired, the
newspaperman thaNed Mr.. Prentiss
for his trouble, ou are entirely
welcome" the formes candidate re-
piled. The reporter isyamiliar with
Mr.. Prentiss and know, his voice
{ therefore there is no do bit that II
) was Mr.. Prentiss who VIZ talkine
: over the telephone. THE Newspaper
= man is willing to take an \f1davit
, that Mr.. Prentiss told him yaterda,
morning that he (Mr. Prentiss "in
/ tends to move Heaven and Earn, r.
, have his name replaced\ on \h,
, ticket