Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-07-01
HENNESSY IS OUT
FOR THE SENATE
Former Bergen County Sena-
tor Announces Candidacy
In Democratic Primaries
q cHl.
BIZ Special Correspondent.

HACKENSACK, July 1.-Former
Senator Charles O'Connor Hennessy
today announced his candidacy for O
seat in the United States senate. He
will make an active campaign for the
regular Democratic nomination in the
| September primaries. Mr.. Hennes-
sy's statement follows:
'I have yielded to the requests that
have come to me from many sections
of the state that enter the Demo-
cratic primaries as a candidate for
the United States senate. / will make
an active campaign, during which the
voters of my party will have oppor-
tunity to adequately acquaint them
selves with my opinions and princi-
pies, and to measure my character
and my fitness for the high office to
which aspire. I am not looking for
mere political Job. 1 never sought
one. I do, however cherish earnestly
and deeply the ambition to bring such
talent and capacity as I possess to
the service of the country in making
ready for what the President has vi
stoned as ''the birth of new day
when economic and political problems
are to be solved that may regenerate
and revifity the social structure of
not only our own land. but of all the
nations of men.
but the great problems of recon-
struction are around the corner. Here
and now we must deal first with the
problems of the war, pledging the
very last and best that is in us to the
support OF the millions of brave
Americans who are following the flag
on the seas and on foreign soil in the
great crusade against the monster
menace 10 the civilized world. That
Gods hand is guiding the spirit Of
our President in this great crisis as
he guided Lincoln at another time, is
I believe, the fervent conviction OF
the masses OF our people, who under
his leadership are rising to capact-
ties for sacrifice and service that will
be the glory of our history for all
time, and must inevitably bring VIC
tory for the right, and peace to a
distracted world. And II must be a
peace that will end for all time the
curses of war, that the thoughts OF
craftsmanship may be turned to
binding up humanity's wounds, ana
building a new world upon enduring
foundations of Justice and equal op-
portunity for all conditions OF men,
women and children.
"In this noble work the senate OF
the United States may help in the
leadership not only OF our own people
but OF the peoples OF the whole world
TO whom. when the great fever mas
passed we will be bound by ties OF
interest and of fraternity as never be-
fore. To have a part in this noble
service Is the greatest opportunity that
could come 10 any American"
Mr.. Hennessy. in 1915, finished fye
years OF active service in the legisla-
ture. during which he was associated
with some OF the most important and
interesting political controversies In
the history OF the state. For two
years he served in the House OF As
sembly, while Woodrow Wilson was
governor, and was sponsor during that
time for many OF the administration
measures, including the act ratifying
the direct election OF United States
senator's. He was the author OF the
bill for an elected constitutional con-
vention and had its enactment made a
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