Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-23
Committeeman Meet at R0uS-
Ing Session in New BrunS-
wick Following Quinn'S Al
legged Breach of Faith.
SEVERAL LETTERS READ
Step to Prove Quinn is Using
Unfair Tactics and Had
Broken Faith, but He Denies
This in Statement.
SEVERAL LETTERS READ

The Democratic County Committee
meeting at New Brunswick last
night, at which the regular Demo-
cratic aspirants for office, from W.
Edwin Florance down, were endorsed
unanimously, was one of the largest
and most enthusiastic on record, ac-
cording to the report of County
Chairman Thomas H. Hagerty today.
1t was as result of Arthur A.
Quinn's alleged breach of faith with
the county committee that the COM
mitteemen, seventy strong, assembled
and unanimously endorsed Mr.. Flor
ance, together with the organization S
assembly, freeholder and coroner
candidates. Letters were read in an
effort to prove that Mr.. Quinn was
employing unfair tactics and had
broken faith. Today Mr.. Quinn stat
ed that the real reason for endorsing
as they did was not because he had
broken faith in any way or because 1t
was alleged he had solicited the aid
of labor unions and other organiza-
tons
The candidates endorsed were: w.
Edwin Florance, for state senator;
Charles Anderson, Richard j. Calvin
and f. Leon Loblein, for the assem-
bly,; William D. Casey, Theodore
Cohn, Andrew Ely, Anthony ]. Geb-
hardt and Alfred T. Kerr, for free
holder; William j. McDede, for coro-
ner. OF the aspirants not endorsed
: were: Arthur "A. Quinn, for state
senator; William Smith for the as
: ~eembly, and James F. Burns, Jerome
a.. Cofey Patrick f. Fallon, Patrick
j. Rocks and William s. Sawyer, for
freeholder.
In speaking about the meeting to-
day, County Chairman Hagerty said
it was the best on record, the at
tendance being the largest since he
had been chairman He declared
that dozen members arose at one
time to endorse Mr.. Florance, after
letters to prove Mr. Quinns tactics
had been read. There came de-
nouncement of the Quinn tactics, he
said, and the candidates methods
were pronounced as grossly unfair.
1t was shown at the meeting that
a session of the county committee
had been called on August 25 at Mr..
Quinn's request; that he had intend
ed to ask for an endorsement by the
committee at that time, but had re-
trained after noting that majority
were against him and in favor of Mr.
Florance. Evidence was presented
to show that he then requested that
no endorsement be made and the
issue be left solely to the voters who
will cast their ballots at the prima-
ries.
Sent Out Several Letters.
Evidence was presented to show
that Mr.. Quinn had sent out numer-
~Sus letters and had appeared at
meetings in an effort to procure en-
dorsements and had succeeded to
some extent. One letter was pre-
sented to show that Mr.. Quinn had
sent out particularly vicious COM
munication to indicate to labor men
that he stood for that part of the
Democratic party in MiddleseX that
represented labor, and gave the in
sinuatiOn that the remainder of the
party represented wealth and was
opposed to the masses. One letter.
of which copy was produced, was
purported to have been printed on
letterheads of the State Federation
of Labor and was signed by its sec
retary. One copy of letter told of
Mr.. Quinn's stand upon local option
legislation and stated that Mr.. Flor
ance's attitude was not known, mas
much as he had not voted on such
measures. Evidence was also given
that Mr. Quinn had sent letters to
members of the Democratic County
Committee asking that they refrain
from making any endorsements and
letting the question be decided by
the people.
1t was claimed that letters sent
out by Mr.. Quinn and by the State
Federation of Labor and the New
Jersey Liquor Dealers League gave
him an unfair advantage over Mr..
Floiance, for which reason the coun-
ty leaders came to the conclusion
that it was time that endorsements
were made. This action was threat
ened by County Clerk B. NJ. Cannon,
Democratic leader, when he faced
Mr.. Quinn in a warm debate in Odd
Fellows hall here Tuesday night.
Mr.. Quinn said he had expected it.
He was not present at the meeting
last night.