Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-26

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rNsTRUCrING THE DELEGATES.

eadCr OF the hcpupl4CdA P"'N
New Jersey seem to be in favor OF
General Leonard Wood for President
4 "a not so certain about the senti-
ment OF the rank and Tile OF the
voters. There has been no opportunity
to learn what there preference may
be. As the leaders of the party are
IN a position to make themselves
heard and as General Wood is prac-
ticalIy the only candidate mentioned
by them. It is natural that the I'm
preston should prevail that the New
Jersey Republicans as a whole ara for
the general.
AS a matter of fact, we have heard
of 40 great enthusiasm for WOOD
among the rank and file. IL the ques-
ton of q candidate we're left entirely
to the voters it would be doubtful
whom they would favor at this time.
The Wood organization is making Il
great deal of noise just ut present
and noise is sometimes mistaken for
actual sentiment.
There are many excellent qualities
about General Wood that commends
him to the average voter. But to try
TO make OF him q second Theodore
Roosevelt, 1t is impossible. That
there Is something unusual about
General Wood. however, Is apparent
from the fact thai men of widely DIFF
9erent opinions on various issues are
united on his candidacy. For instance,
there is Thomas l.. Raymond, of New
erk, q wet" advocate, who is one
of tho candidates tor delegate-at-
large from this state. pledged to Wood.
AT the same time former Acting Gov
srnor William N. Runyon, an active
s'dry'' leader, IS one OF the foremost
packers of the Wood boom.
Raymond, sometime ago, announc-
ed thai he would not support n
candidate who had not openly de-
elared himself on the side of the
"wets." General Wood has taken no
such stand as far as known. If he
had 1t Is doubtful IL such mon as for
mer Governor Runyon and Adrian
Lyon would be working so e~nergetical-
ly in his behalf.
But although General Wood Is al
most the only name heard in these
parts In connection with the Repub-
lican nomination, there are others
making an active campaign. Senator
Hiram Johnson. of California, who
was Roosevelt's running mate on the
Bull Moose ticket in 1912, Governor
Lowden, OF Illinois. who has given that
state an excellent administration,
President Nicholas Murray Butler, Of
Columbia University. Senators Pom
dexter, Of the state of Washington,
and Harding, Of Ohio, all have their
hats in the ring. And then there is
Herbert Hoover. for whom All active
campaign is beins made, although he
himself refuses to declare himself n
candidate. All of these men are be-
fore the Republican voters Of the
country as a possible candidate for
President. The delegates who attend
the Chicago convention in June will
select the man.
Time was when The rank and file of
sI,. ,+r4a,g hod Tfftta IN q In we pn In
90 the candidate or as TO who should
be delegates to the nominating con-
vention even. The slate was made up
by a few party bosses and u district
convention. packed with men of the
local bosses choosing, adopted the
slate without question.
Today, however, we have the direct
primary, to be held this year on the
REIMBURSEMENT OF April At this
election the voters of each congress
sional district will go to the polls and
elect tho men whom they want 20
represent them at the national ave
ton.
At the same time provision Is made
whereby the names of men mentioned
ss likely nominees for the presidency
can be placed on the ballot so that the
voters ma show their preference and
thus instruct their delegates.
1t would seem, therefore, that the
duty of real parry leaders would be
to see hat the names of at least two
or three of the leading candidates for
the presidential nomination were
placed on the primary ballot and every
means used to have the voters express
their preference. 1t would be under
stood that the delegates hose to rep
resent the district and the state would
vote for the nomination of the candi-
date thus favored by the people.
This we believe to be the attitude 0t
faerd Garretson who is a candidate for
delegate to the Republican national
convention from the third district. We
understand hat Senators Edge and
arrelinghuysen, candidates for dele
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