Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
G. ". JACKSON
| Is A CANDIDATE
Files His Petition to Run
for Mayeralty Nomination
on Democratic Ticket.
ISSUES A STATEMENT
Objects to Organization
Showing a Preference and
Thus Registers His Protest

George w. Jackson, Of 28 Market
street, filed a petition today with City
Clerk Wilbur LaRoe indorsing him
self for the Democratic mayoralty
nomination, going on record as op-
posing Garret Brodhead, the organ
ization candidate, and John Toolan,
another Independent. Mr.. Jackson
today issued the following statement
regarding his candidacy:
Mr.. JacksOn's Statement.
''If the revolution in the method
of selecting and nominating candi-
dates for public office means any
thing, 1t means that the legal voters
of party should be permitted with
out the support or endorsement of
the organization to designate their
choice of candidates.
Under the old method the people
were informed by the organization
who their candidates were, having
no voice In the selection, but under
the present election laws the power
of selecting party candidates rests as
it should in the hands Of the voters.
"In every business, including poll
tics, an organization Is an absolute
necessity, but the duties of such an
organization is not to dictate, en-
dorse and support any individual
candidate prior to the primaries, but
after the voters have made the selec-
ton, to then endorse, support and
use every honorable means to insure
his election.
"As the Democratic organization
has officially endorsed a candidate
for the Office Of mayor of this city,
thereby discriminating against all
other candidates, and assuming the
voters prorogative, in filing my peti-
tion I am registering protest
against the continuation of old
of my party the opportunity to de-
date, In a fair field and no favors.'
"RespectfHily submitted,
GEO. W. JACKSON -
Brodhead Petition Filed.
The Brodhead petition was filed
with the requisite fifty names, among
which were the following; City Col
lector Richard f. White, William d.
Voorhees,, John K. Sbeehy, F. A.
Seaman and John c. Donehue, all
one-time aspirants to the mayoralty
nomination; County Clerk B. NJ.
Cannon and City Collector Richard
F. White, the acknowledged Demo-
! cratic city leaders; SnerlA Albalt
Bollschweiler and DR.. William Il.
Ramsay, the senatorial candidate,
No effort was made by the handlers
of the petition to secure an extra
long list of names, as the orgaDiza-
ton men believe that the independ-
ent strength of Candidates Toolan
and Jackson will not be sufficient to
throw a scare into the Brodhead
camp on primary day, September "a.
Civic Union Candidates.
Four members of the Civic Union,
candidates for excise board nomina-
tions on the Republican ticket, have
filed petitions with Mr.. LaRoe, all
naming Peter A. Peterson, chairman
of the Union and the prime mover in
the work, as campaign manager. The
candidates are: Tracy D. Waring,
Harry M. Germs, Michael Seaman and
Daniel W. Boehm. John D. Lang,
Ithe other Civic Union candidate, has
yet to file his petition. The candi-
dates of both parties are disorgan-
lied, and, from many sides can be
heard expressions favorable to the
candidacy of the men named by the
Civic Union. The Democrats may
name five organization men at the
last call, however, but such an Idea
Is only In its infancy.
Other Petitions In.
Other candidates who filed petit
tions today are: John j. Clark, D.,
alderman, fifth ward; Richard Jago,
D., alderman, fifth ward; Paul F..
Manton, D., alderman, fifth ward;
Richard j. Calvin, D., alderman,
third ward; Ferd. Garretson, R.,
mayor; Joseph H. Brown, R., excise
board; Nels Hanson, r., excise
board; Ellsworth B. Walker, r., &C.,
first district, second poll.
Hugh G. ReiIly's Petition.
Hugh c. Reilly, well known in
third ward political circles, filed a
petition this afternoon with City
Clerk Wilbur La Roe indorsing him
self for a Democratic nomination to
the excise board. 1t is believed that
Mr.. Reilly's candidacy can be looked
upon as backed by the organization
leaders more than any other an
nounced to date. He is prominent
member of the Wilson club and IA
vorable to the Democratic leaders. it
is understood. Thomas F. Burke
and his business partner, Richard
Bolger, have signed the Reilly Pc
tition, which Is the first political
document they have signed this
campaign. 1t is understood, how
ever, that Mr.. Burke would have
signed the petition indorsing Garret
Brodhead for mayor II he had been