Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-11-17
EDGE s DREAM
MAY Be BUSTED
Opposition in State as to Vice
Presidency
DISPLEASED At ACTION
Failed to Come to the Rescue
y Of Bugbee In Governor
Race
By Special Correspondent.
TR ENTON Nov IT

TRENTON, Nov. 17-Because of
his failure to render succor to the
Bugbee candidacy in Its dire hour Of
need. United States Senator Walter E.
Edge lis likely to lose the chance of
having the booking of the New Jersey
delegates to the Republican National
Convention of next year for the nom
ination for the vice presidency, for
which the Junior senator at Washing
ton is said to have aspirations. This
is one of the political stories in the
aftermath of the defeat of the Repub-
lican candidate for governor.
It is said that when the time comes
to lineup the New Jersey delegates,
the friends of the state comptroller
will refuse to back the Edge candi-
dacy in the national convention for
the vice presidency because the sem
ator failed to influence the dry" ad-
vocates at Washington the week be-
fore the recent election to get them
to hold back congressional action on
the vote of the Volstead Prohibition
enforcement law until after the cleo,
tion was over.
According to the information here,
the night of the day President Wilson
vetoed the enforcement act, friends
and campaign managers of the Bug
bee candidacy. realizing the effect the
action of a Republican congress in
passing the act over the Presidential
veto would have upon the wet"
votes in this state, attempted to get
Mr. Edge. whom they believed to be
on friendly terms with the Anti
Saloon League leaders and lobbyists
at Washington, just as he was when
Governor of New Jersey to hold up
the bill until after election. For some
reason or other Mr.. Edge could not
be located by long distance phone, or
o 10 COIL IaI 10 rfnr hn dfN-e.
In the move to pass the act over the
Presidents head.
Bugbee's friends believe, 1t Is said
on good authority. that Edge failed to
stand by them on this proposition and
consequently the Bugbee candidacy
suffered as the result Consequently
they are preparing to settle the score
when the name of the Junior senator
Is proposed as the choice OF the state
for vice president.
With the possibility of a western
man being chosen to head the G. Q.
p. ticket, the east would undoubtedly
win the second place, but the idea or
State Chairman Stokes is known to
be that the delegates from New Jer-
sey should go to the convention UNI
pledged to any man for the vice pres
idency or without any thought or a
deal by which this state could get the
SGCOnQ place LOT luI uIOWIlS lis NObSf1
to Wood, or Johnson or whomeVer
might be angling for them for the
main nomination.
The signs already indicate that
there will be a great fight this year
for the four honor places as dele
gates s-at-large to the national conVen-
ton. The names of about ten prom
inent state leaders have already been
mentioned in this discussion, which
has been increased since the sena-
torial slate put out from Washington
! during the past week as "feeler."
That Frelinghuysen and Edge may
| have a hard road to hoe to land these
| coveted posts from the remainder of
| the candidates is already apparent
Neither man is believed to be very
much in favor with the Bugbee forces
in view of their performances in the
recent campaign. Mr.. Frelinghuysen'
| telegram asking what could be done
| to "saVe Bugbee" was not very
astute piece of politics, and friends OF
| Bugbee also aver that the Atlantic
City man failed to help the Bugbee
! campaign financially to any extent, OF
! in proportion to what the comptrolleI
| contributed when Edge was running
| That too in the face of the claim that
| Bugbee was running with the load a!
| the Edge candidate"
COMMISSIONS Thomas L. Ray
, mond, of Newark, may make strong
bid for place as delegate-at-large.