Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-17
REPLIES TO
RECORD CHARGE
Has No Time for Controversy
CroasdaIe Tells About Beef
Trust Mans Interest.

TRENTON, Aug. 17-Both Gov
ernor Edge and his private secre-
tary, Francis E. Croasdale, replied
today to the latest move in the letter
writing offensive of George L.. Record
in the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton fight. Record, in his latest epis-
tie charges Governor Edge with being
afhliated with the beef trust, alleging
THAT the executives nominating petit
tons were circulated by a representa-
tive of Swift & Company in the north
ern part of the~ state. The Governor,
in his answer. refuses to discuss the
matter with Record beyond the state
ment that the people of New Jersey
have been and will continue to be the
judges of his affiliations, and that he
is too busy with governmental mat
ters to enter into a controversy at
this time.
In connection with the reply of the
executive, C~roasdale issued q state
ment In which he said that Record
must be referring to w. HI. Noyes, of
Tenahy, Bergen county, who is the
only official of Swift & Company who
might take such q personal interest IN
the Governors campaign. C~roasdale
says that while Record has been for
years collecting thousands of dollars
for legal services from the state of
New Jersey and it's municipalities,
Mr.. Noyes has been giving his SER
vices absolutely free to the state as a
member of It's Bridge and Tunnel
Commission.
Concerning the circulation of petit
tons by an official of Swift & Com
pany.' said Mr.. Croasdale, Record
must be referring to W. II. Noyes of
Tenaiy. Bergen county.
IF Mr.. Noyes is the one referred
to- II is most surprising that Mr.. Rec
ord does not know the head of the
Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Com
mission, who has not only lived in
Tenafiy, Bergen county, for very
many years, but has also served on
the New Jersey Tunnel Commission
first appointed. I believe. by Governor
Fort" n secretary went or to say.
IF employees of Swift & Company
have signed the Governors petition
the Governor is sincerely appreciative
of their support. Nearly four thous-
and other citizens of New Jersey have
done h Governor the same honor,
without the slightest personal solicit
tation.
while George l.. Record has col
lected thousands of dollars in fees
from the State of New Jersey for his
legal services In connection with the
lighterage cases. and thousands of
dollars more from various municipal
tiles in the State for his services in
representing these municipalities as
against the trolleys and other public
utilities fer relief or for additional
privileges, II might be well to note
that Mr.. Noyes has given his services
to the state absolutely free OF charge
and has not collected a single penny
of salary In all these years." conclud-
ed Secretary Croasdale.
The governors letter in answer to
Record is as follows:
MY dear Mr. Record:
I have received you letter of the
18th inst. You really must excuse
me. for I have no more time or OPP
portunity to engage in q political de-
bate with you by mea of constant
letter writing than I have to make
stump political speeches. When I n
nounced that I would be q candidate
for the Republican nomination for
senator the very first charge made by
political critics was that I should
need to neglect the duties OF COVER
nor In order TO wage a political cam
paign. / never intended this to occur.
and ! do not intend II now. The du-
ties OF the executive ofice are natur-
ally very heavy and exacting in these
critical times. ] have issued my plat
form for the senatorship. and I have
pointed TO the record of my present
administration In Now Jersey in fur
therance OF my candidacy; / will go
no further. II I am guilty of all the
hideous political and financial ALL
ances with which you charge me no
doubt the people OF New Jersey have
knowledge OF II, after they have
trusted me with the stewardship OF
the commonwealth for a number Of
years. 1t would seem strange were
they to discover this peridy only now.
considering hat I have run for cleo
tive ofices on various occasions and
received their endorsement and ap-
prevail at the polls. I feel that !
should be perfectly content to leave
my campaign in their hands. In the
meantime, 4 am going on administer
ing the once OF governor"