Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-20
", P. Runyon in
a Struggle For
Leader. ;
HOTLY OPPOSED

Democratic county leaders at the
| Packer House. this city, for a Scully
mass meeting in Perth Amboy some
night the latter part of this week.
| Among those present at the conflab
| was Congressman Thomas ]. Scully,
| Of South Amboy, who is a candidate
/ for Wilson delegateship in the
Third Congressional District In
addition to discussing the mass
meeting idea, the local political
ground was gone over carefully and
the Wilson spirit in this city care
| fully weighed.
w. Parker Runyon was not PRES
| ent at this gathering, although he
was one of Mr.. Scully's enthusiastic
hackers when the latter ran for con-
gress. Mr.. Runyon is heading the
| Wilson opposition in this city and
Jim Smith has put up to him that
he must prove his claim for leader.
ship In Perth Amboy by defeating
the Wilson delegates here.
Mr.. Scully came here Saturday
evening after a short visit with John
w. Slocum, of Asbury Park, through
that section of Monmouth county,
Mr. Slocum is Congressman Scully's
running mate on the Wilson ticket
candidate that the anti-Wilson senti-
ment In that division of the third
district, although felt, will not III
any way affect the chances of the
election of the delegates on the Will
son ticket. The congressman came
here by appointment and was enter
| tanned by number of city and
county leaders at the Packer House,
including the following: Sheriff
| Albert Bollschweiler, candidate for
a Wilson alternate-at-large; County
Clerk b. NJ. Cannon, Richard F,
White, chairman of the city COM
mittee, and William D. Voorhees,,
president of the County Board of
Taxation, all of this city.
SculIy's First Visit.
1t was Mr.. Scully's first visit to
this city since named as a candidate
for a delegateship, although he
stopped here on Friday night for a.
few minutes while enroute between
Roosevelt and South Amboy, his
home city At Roosevelt Mr.. Scully
and Candidate Bollschweiler did
little electioneering, renewed many
old acqaaintances and were reas-
sured on every hand that the Will
son ticket will not be neglected at
the coming primaries on May 28.
Congressman Scully and Sheriff
, Bollschweiler visited number OF
important polling districts in Mid
dlesex county during the past week.
but have planned to spend several
| more days in this section before
primary day. The itinerary will be-
announced later.
The congressman Is campaigning
hI,f uyill
this city until later in the week. AS
to the mass meeting, several local
leaders are discussing its advan-
| tages and whether or not the Scully
stock would be raised by such
gathering. Mr.. Scully is very popu-
| lar here and the Democrats have
not yet decided whether or not It
VIII be necessary to hold meeting
to Increase the enthusiasm. Thomas
II. Hagerty, chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Committee, is also
considering the advantages of holds
ing similar meeting in New Bruns-
wick, but no definite action has been
taken.
No Tour by Wilson.
Chairman Hagerty positively an.
nounced today that Governor Wood
row Wilson will not tour New Jer-
sey this campaign in his own behalf.
1t is believed by the state commit
tee that the Wilson delegates In
nearly every district viii defeat tho
Wilson men with ease. AS the
governor has spoken in every large
New Jersey city during the past two
years, his time will be devoted from
now until the close of the campaign
with official duties and visits to
other states. AS in the third dis
trict, the candidates for delegate
ships have taken personal charge of
their campaigns and are making in
formal tours Of every polling dis
trict.
Split In This City.
The Democratic campaign IN this
city has settled down to a fight be-
tween local leaders with Parker
Runyon representing the jim Smith
crowd as opposed to the Cannon
White Bollsch weller faction. Mr..
Runyon has always posed as the
real leader In Perth Amboy when
state or national politics were con-
cerned. He has given this impress
sion to Jim Smith and NJ. F. Ross.
OF New Brunswick. one Of Smiths
lieutenants, has always looked to
RunyOn to deliver the goods from
this section. To those who have
understood Democratic politics.
however, it has long been realized
that with Cannon and his friends,
Runyon would be practically help
less. The test comes this year, as
heretofore the two factions have al
ways managed to work together
Runyon has been told by Jim Smith
that now is the time for him to show
his control of party affairs in Perth
AmbOy. Cannon, White and Boil
schweiler are in the fight to show
Jim Smith, Millard Ross and the
rest just how much Runyon
amounts to when real fight takes
place. Runyon has summoned
number of ward workers to see
him, but he has got a cold shoulder
on every hand. 1t Is understood he
claims the water board and the ex-
else board.
Threat About Future.
1t is said the Ross-Runyon crowd
are making threats about future
elections, declaring that those who
are 80 active in Wilson'S behalf now
may want to be reelected to the
positions they now hold. This is
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