Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
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SENTIMENT is UNANIMOUS

Sentiment seems to be about
unanimous throughout the city In
favor of the reappointment of Judge
c. c. Hommann to the district court
bench for another term. On the
street, in the stores, in Offices and In
the factories, everywhere it il the
same-all are for Judge Hommann.
Seldom has anything created more
interest than this question so suddenly
sprung upon the community. When
1t became known that a Democratic
governor had been elected it was
taken for granted that 1t meant q
reappointment for Judge Hommann
and the matter was practically for
gotten. In fact, some Republicans
were heard to remark prior to the
election hat the only reason they
might be induced to vote for Ed
wards was to help assure the re-
appointment of Judge Hommann. He
stands so high in the community, his
record Is SO clean and he Is such a
capable man for the position from
whatever angle 1t may be looked at,
that 1t was impossible to believe that
otherwise than rename Judge HON.
mann without the slightest hesita-
ton.
1t is reported that q petition in
favor of the appointment of John e.
Toolan as Judge Hommann's success
or Ia being circulated in New Bruns-
wick. This, if true, is significant. 1t
Is impossible to get up a petition in
Perth Amboy that would be of any
weight for anyone excepting Judge
Hommann, so unanimous is the SEN
timent here.
And what business is 1t OF New
Brunswick, may we ask, who is ap-
pointed judge of the district court of
Perth Amboy2 What an awful howl
there would be from the county seat
If Perth Amboy should try to dictate
the appointment of the district court
judge there. Let New Brunswick
keep her hands off.
AS for the American Legion, mem
bers Of which are also said to be
working for MI. Toolan, one of the
first principles OF that worthy organ
ization is to keep out OF politics and
it would do we'll for the L~egionnaires
10 SllCh ClOSt4y W bIA1t pbi&NS 'ASA
are plenty of ways to reward Mr..
Toolan for what he did in the war
without sacrificing a man of Judge
Hommann's standing and ability to
do it.
The appointment, it is realized,
rests almost entirely with Senator
Brown. 1t is significant that he has
not committed himself one way or
the other, although there l. reason
to believe that Mr.. Toolan would
never have announced himself a
candidate for the appointment had
he not received considerable encour-
agement.
But the senator may have mis-
judged the popularity of Mr.. HON.
mann and did not realize the feeling
that would be reused by the men
ton of anyone else for the district
court bench.
The senator himself has a great
deal at stake In his matter. lie has
a good record thus far as a legislator
and a promising future for further
honors. 1t would be the mistake Of
his career to turn down q man like
Judge Hommann merely to crafty
a purely personal desire. using a
public office in which the people are
vitality interested as If the disposition
of ii was something that concerned
him alone.
AS for a third party being consid-
cred, hat is out of the question. The
Is for Judge Hommann. If
is to be turned down it might as
well be Toolan as anyone else. But
on what ground can the turning
down Of Judge Hommann be justi-
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