Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-08
3RD DISTRICT POLITICIANS GETTING
READY FOR BIG COMING CAMPAIGN
Await Return of County Lead
er Cannon; Democrats,
Discussing Outing.

Although the city Republicans are
silent as to their plans for the pri-
mary campaign the Democrats are
commencing to formulate their
cours> of action and awaiting only the
return Of county leader Bernard M.
Cannon from the San Francisco con-
vention to start actual campaign
work. Mr.. Cannon is expected to
arrive from the presidential conven-
tion on Sunday.
The first thing which will be con-
sidered by the Democrats of this
city upon the return of County
Clerk Cannon will be the matter of
holding an excursion by boat. The
destination, date and other details
will be decided shortly and 1t is re-
Aported that the Democrats of Perth
Amboy and South Amboy may COM
zine in planning for this annual out
ng.
Former years have always found
<oooms for the various candidates
laurched on these excursions and 1t
is not expected that many formal
announcements OF candidates will be
made before this outing.
The Republicans have always held
an annual outing at which time the
candidates have announced their in
tentions to run for office but no plans
for such an affair this summer are
being made as yet. as far as can be
learned. Little Is heard of G.. o. p.
candidates for municipal offices al
though there are numerous Re-
publicans In the field for county Jobs.
Joseph M. Thompson, of New
Egypt, Republican. has already fled
his petition as candidate for con-
gress and Is laying out a strenuous
campaign through Middlesex, Mon
mouth and Ocean counties in order
to win at the primaries.
Mr.. Thompson has named himself
as campaign manager and the
New Egypt National Bank as the
depository for campaign funds. In
the event of his nomination Mrs.
Lila w. Thompson, q well known
woman speaker. will probably take
the platform, speaking in behalf of
her husbands candidacy.
Both State Senator Thomas
Brown and County Clerk Bernard
N. Cannon, the two third district
delegates to the convention, were
Cox hackers and were greatly satis-
fed with the results. Apparently
things looked dark for Cox at the
stage OF the convention when the
forces Of the Ohio governor and
McAdoo were deadlocked as a post
al received by Mayor Dorsey from
Mr.. Cannon stated that ''our man
2Cox) does not seem to have a
shinaman's chance of being nomi-
4 mated"
Honor Mrs. Brown
It was learned today that Mrs,
Thomas Brown, who accompanied
Senator Brown OF this city, to the
Democratic national convention at
San Francisco, received the distinc-
tion OF casting New Jerseys twen-
fieth, thirtieth and forty-first ball
lots from the floor of the conven-
ton for Governor James M. Cox. 1t
was the first time that this honor
was conferred upon a woman OF
this state at a Democratic national
convention.
Mrs. Brown worked on the floor
OF the convention during the entire
session, most effectively leading
demonstrations and cheering for
New Jersey delegates. Her work
was one of the features of the con-
vention, and Mayor Frank Hague OF
Jersey City and James Nugent OF
Newark, two of the delegates-at-
large from this state. requested her
to cast the twentieth, thirtieth and
forty-first ballots.
Senator and Mrs. Brown are ex-
pected to return to, this city IN
about a week. They are now trav-
cling through California and the
west.
Democratic leaders here think
that the addition Of Franklin D..
Roosevelt to the ticket as their
choice for vice president adds con-
siderable to it's strength. They point
t that although six weeks ago the
tlcok among party members was
II !ther blue the outcome Of the con-
III .ntion is far better than was ex-
ksAected by many.
~ an, the other hand Republican
headers have nothing but praise for
their two candidates, Harding and
Coolidge.
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