Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-01-03
CONGRESSMAN
IN STATEMENT
ON CANDIDACY
Announcement Puts Two Prom
inent Democrats in Race, the
Other Being Edwards
STANDS ON HIS RECORD
Has Never Been Defeated for
Politica! 0ffice--PIans for
Most Active Campaign
BV special Correspondent.

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TRENTON, Jan. 3-Declaring thai
eight months is not too much time
in which to carry through the kind
of campaign he intends to wage IN
order that the people of the State
may know him, Congressman Thoma.
]. Scully, who last November was re.
elected to the House of Representa-.
tives for the fifth consecutive time
from the Third District, today an.
nounced himself out for the Demo.
cratic nomination for governor, which
will be contested at the primarie.
next September.
The announcement of Mr.. Scully
who comes from Middlesex county
definitely puts two prominent Demo
Gratis of the state In the race, the
other man being State Senator-elec
and former State Comptroller Ed
ward /. Edwards, of Jersey City.
1T Is my intention to wage a def
mite, thoughtful and concrete fight fol-
this nomination." asserted the con.
gresham in his statement issued to.
day. II am going to put before the
people In manner that will be per.
fectly clear what have stood for In
congress. what my ideas are at the
present time on public questions, and
what my plans are for the future
Eight months is not too much time In
which to carry through this sort OF
a campaign. Not only am 1 going tc
endeavor to reach the populous Gen.
tres. but I am going to enter every
nook and Granny OF New Jersey to le,
tie people see just the kind Of a look
Ing man 4 am and hear just exactly
what stand for.
81 am not one of those machine
made POLITICIANS who fear opposi-
tion," continued the Middlesex county
man, but, rather, I expect opposi-
tion. In fact, l welcome 1t. The
fight I am going to make is going Ia
be on the level. and / will rest my
case with the voters of New Jersey
Scully has never been defeated for
public Office. For three years he was
mayor of his home town. South Am
boy; has been a delegate to three
Democratic national conventions, and
has won several memorable fights for
congress in the third district. Last
fall he was reelected there by over
5000 plurality. He has been promi-
nent also as an advocate of inland
waterways in congress.
"It is my intention to be a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for governor at the September pri-
maries," the congressman began his
statement MY object in making this
announcemnt at this particular time
is that / feel that the people of New
Jersey are entitled to know just as
early as possible what calibre OF men
intend to ask their suffrage for the
most important office to be voted up
on next fall. Having made up my
mind that i am going to make the
fight, / am taking this opportunity of
telling the electorate of New Jersey
that l am ready for their inspection |:
ready to stand the closest scrutiny
that they wish to impose upon my
self and my record, and / am ready
to abide by the results"
Continuing. the congressman as
serted: '"ro begin with. am DEM
ocrat. Not only are my party affilia-
tions Democratic. but the very foun-
dation of my thought on all public
policies is essentially Democratic.
primaries, and during that time am
going to take advantage now and
then of the opportunity to announce
my views on questions that will affect
the interests of the people of this
state.
Rests on His Record
.I feel. however, that my record
as a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives win afford some idea as to
what my policies would be IL i were
elected governor. ! have served in
the sixty-second, sixty-third. sixty
fourth and sixty-fifth congresses and
have been elected to the sixty-sixth
congress, and il is with a pardonable
sense of pride that / can call the at
tentioh of the people of New Jersey
to the fact that / was one os very few
members o both the house and senate
10 be cited by the National Security
League as having voted right on every
single war measure before congress"