Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-28
Democratic County 0rganiza-
ton Accepts His Challenge;
Issue Goes to the Voters.
LEADERS TO OPPOSE HIM
Meeting of County Committee
men Last Night Failed to
Bring About Settlement.

With both Assemblyman Arthur
A. Quinn and the w Edwin Flor
ance supporters unwilling to with
draw, -Middlesex Democrats will have
two senatorial candidates to choose
from at the coming primaries and a
possible split in ranks is faced. Mr.
Quinn met with the Democratic
County Committee in the Elks'
building in New Brunswick, last
night, where he reiterated his deter
mination to stick in the fight to the
finish and let the people decide
whether he or Mr.. Florance should
be the senatorial candidate this fall
The organization of the county ap-
pears practically unanimous for Mr..
Florance.
Both Mr. Quinn and County Clerk
B. M. Cannon, the recognized Demo-
cratic county leader. had their say
last night. When Mr.. Quinn an
nounced with determination that he
would not let the county committee
decide who should receive the en-
dorsement, Mr.. Cannon said that
settled 1t and it was useless to argue
further. Mr.. Cannon announced to-
at the meeting last night, practically
every county committeeman was
with Mr.. Florance. 1t WINS also stated
In Democratic circles to-day that Mr.
Quinn was no longer rated as an
organization Democrat.
Mr.. Quinn argued for the real inter
probation of the Geran election law,
and strict application thereto. He
maintained that no leaders should pie k
candidates, but that the people should
decide by their direct primary ballots.
He told of meeting certain gentle
man before that gentleman went west
in June of this year, and stating his
desire to become the Democratic sena-
torial candidate. He had also express
ed desire that conference of county
committeeman be called to discuss the
candidacy. The gentleman he spoke to,
he said, promised him such confer
ence and he declared that none was
ever held. He, therefore, contended
that the candidacy had been sewed up
| the past several weeks anl that faith
| had been broken with him.
Mr., Cannon, in reply, said he was
| the man referred to. He admitted that
he met Mr.. Quinn before going west in
| June and had said he would make en-
deavors to have conference held. He
told of going away and now having
| been back but ten or eleven days, and
the county excursion having been held,
there had not been found time for The
| conference, but it was fully intended
to hold one to decide the question, re-
gardless of the fact that Mr.. Florance
i had circulated Lis petition. Mr.. Gan
non held that Mr.. Quinn had the same
right to issue a petition.
Upon hearing Mr.. Quinn's state
ments that the endorsement had been
sewed up for several weeks and that
he would not now abide by any decision
of the county con mittee, the county
| leader declared that it was useless to
| argue further. Some questions were
asked and little else was done con
cerning the endorsement, the under
| standing being that both Mr.. Florance
and Mr.. Quinn would be in the race
of the primaries.
Efforts. to question Mr.. Quinn today
| regarding the meeting last night proved
futile, it being stated at his home that
he was out of the city.