Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-03-24
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WANT FIELDER

State Senator William E. Ramsay
and Prosecutor George S. Silzer are
highly incensed over the action of
the Middlesex County Democratic
Committee in indorsing Mayor H.
Otto Wittpenn, as candidate for
governor. Both expressed themsel-
YES in no mistaken terms today. They
are recognized Fielder men and re-
sent the attempt to place Middlesex
in the Wittpenn column. Congress
man Scully, who is close friend of
President Wilson, and who has de-
clared for Wittpenn came on from
Washington purposely to attend the
meeting Saturday at which time the
Wittpenn endorsement was carried
by a vote of 54 to 3. DR.. Ramsay
especially criticized the county COM
mittee because he had not beer in
vited to attend the meeting. He said
it was the first time in his career as
a candidate for Office and as an office
holder that he had not received no.
tiee of a county committee meeting.
Ramsay Praises Fielder.
In an interview today, DR.. Ramsay
said he ky ew of no other man in the
state who was better qualified to fill
the positi IN of Governor than James
F. Fielder. He claimed a canvas
would show that the forces generally
throughout the state were for him.
The senator claimed that Acting Gov
ernor Fielder's election was certain.
He believed only death could prevent
it, and it aggravated him to think
that for three years he would have to
associate with Fielder as governor
at Trenton and at the same time
think that his county, Middlesex, was
the first one to go against him as IT
did by the action of the county COM
mittee Saturday afternoon, at the
meeting held at New Brunswick.
DR.. Ramsay wanted 1t understood
that he was not making an attack
upon Mayor Wittpenn, nor upon any
one else, as before he started in the
political world, he resolved to play
clean politics. He said he was per
sonal friend Of Mayor Wtttpenn and
declared the executive was well post
ed on municipal affairs, but he c2n-
eidered Mr.. Fielder a more highly
qualified man to sail the ship of state
DR.. Ramsay referred to the pres
ence Of Silzer, County Clerk Bernard
M. Cannon and Congressman Thoma.
J. Scully. He said Mr.. Hagerty
might be right with regard to provi-
sions of the law. but gave 1t to under.
stand that he would have attended
had he had the opportunity. The
senator said the meeting was called
hurriedly and he first became ap-
prised Of 1t Friday night. AS he had
q very important engagement with a
party who had come to New York to
see hin, he found 1t impossible to
attend.
In regard to the statement Of GER
tain Democratic leaders in the coun-
ty, that Mayor Wittpenn is better
qualified to follow out the policies OF
President Woodrow Wilson, Dr..
Ramsay said he believed Acting Gov
ernor Fielder was as much of Will
son 1lan as Wittpenn. He said Gov
ernor Wilson paid him the highest
compliments and said he felt conf
dent the affairs of the state would be
conducted as ably by Mr.. Fielder as
they had before his Inauguration
when Fielder was taking the oath as
acting governor.
What Prosecutor Silzer Says.
Prosecutor Silzer gave out the fol
lowing interview:
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