Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22

With the Presidential primary cleo
tion less than a week away. the con-
| test for delegate to the convention
/ Is waxing warmer. Up until the last
| fe wdays the campaign. after the first
few days the campaign, after the first
| tor Thomas Brown and County Clerk
| Bernard NJ. Cannon entered the raes
| for delegate. has remained exceedingly
quiet. Never a word was heard from
either side and for a time IL looked
las If Mr.. Cannon was willing 70 leave
| the election issues with the voters.
Although Senator Brown began a mail
campaign. sending letters broadcast
throughout the entire district, nothing
was heard from Mr.. Cannon.
Within the past few days however,
Mr.. Cannon has made 1t known that
he is still In the race by also start
ing mail campaign. several thous-
and letters asking the support OF the
voters being sent out. Although Sen
ator Brown would seem to have stolen
a lead on the county clerk, evidently
| County Clerk Cannon isn't going to
let the campaign go by without bring
| Ing himself before the people as much
as possible.
1t is generally conceded that Mel
| vim A. Rice and Senator Brown will
| carry both Monmouth and Ocean
counties. also 1t is expected that the
vote in these counties will be light.
The real fight therefore is expected
! TO center in Middlesex county III
| the vote in Monmouth and Ocean
counties is as light as expected. and
a heavy vote is cast in Middlesex
county. there is a possibility that both
| Brown and Cannon may be sent TO
| California to represent the third con-
gressional district at the Democratic
| National Convention. and Mr.. Rice
the Monmouth county delegate left
home.
| There is little doubt that the fpem-
ocrats of Monmouth and Ocean eoun-
ties will support Rice. almost to
man. but whether he will receive
majority of the votes in Middlesex
lcounty where he is but little known.
is question which is now being de-
bated throughout this county. As
Cannon and Brown are both strong
! vote getters es far as Middlesex county
| is concerned. it is figured that the
| voters OF the county will mark
cross before the names of these two
men In preference TO Rice. The Mon
mouth County Democratic organiza-
tion however is squarely in back OF
Rice and this may cut big figure
| In the fight.
| Charles +. Mcdonald, state chair
man of the Democratic State Com
mittee was in this city and South
Amboy yesterday. but the reason for
his visit could not be learned
| Mr.. Cannon in his printed state-
| ments being circulated tells of his
entry into politics twenty years ago
this coming fall, of his successful can
didacies for alderman in the second
ward, also as assemblyman and county
clerk and of his consideration al all
times for the Democratic party.
| Il won't ask anyone to vote for
me, since the leadership of the party
in this county is involved" says Mr.
Cannon I'm this statement. Compare
1.-The record and work in the party OF
lboth candidates and then vote for the
one whom you think will work hard
| est for the future success OF our
party. VIII Mr.. Brown put before
you his record as a party man for
ten years previous to his nomination
/ for Senator? Then you may be we'll
able to judge who deserves the honor
| of representing you at the convention.
| more propaganda is to the effect
that the senator is public speaker
and for that reason is better qualified
to represent the district at the con-
lvenion. Well / will acknowledge that
lif Governor Edwards nomination de-
lpended on my oratory, he wouldnt
| nave q tnlnamdn tiidnCe. Lut AZ
Mr. Brown should be selected to go
ito the convention he will find himself
In the same position to talk that
would be in, for his oratory as COM
lpared to Underwood, Harrison. Bryan
Hitchcock and the other National Lead
ers who will do the spell binding will
be about the same as comparing my
oratory to his. He won't have
lchance to address the convention, but
| chance vote
choice the same as | would. Any ora
Itory done at the convention for New
! Jersey, will be done by one OF the
big four"
"If the rank and file of both parties
would only get away from the though.
that they must be represented Al con
ventions and in Legislative bodies by
LAWYERS they would be better off. 1t
lis a well known fact that today there
are too V.nany lawyers representing
Ius and If we keep on 1t viii only be
La question of time when We will f1nd
that we who are not lawyers win hard
lly he allowed to run for any office OF
importance.
..The matter of election as delegate
lis not all that is at stake. Woodrow
Wilson. when elected governor of the
state OF New Jersey coined the phrase
.when elected governor | understood
that / was elected spokesman or my
party" Spokesman was new name
for leader Now Mr.. Brown. initiates
Governor Wilson when In his late
statement said II understood that IL
elected senator then by virtue of that
Office / became the spokesman Of the
| Democratic party of the COUNT so
this contest is more of a contest for
leadership than delegate to the con-
vention. Since Millard r. Ross gave up
(Continned from page 50
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