Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-31
.SCULLY OUT Of
CONGRESS RACE
Will Not Make Run Again, So.
Amboy Man Says in State
ment to Sd. District Voters
DOES NOT WANT TO HOG IT
Has Been Elected to House 8
Times, Making Ten Years Of
Service 80 Move Expected

Congressman Thomas J. Scully pubs
| licly announced today that he would
not be candidate for reelection to
the House of Representatives from the
third district. he declaring that as he
is now rounding out his tenth year ne
congressman does not wish to 'hog''
the job and consequently will not try
for office again. This announcement
on the part OF Congressman Scully
has been expected for some time as
| 1t was generally understood 10 politi-
cal circles that the South Amboy man
would not be n candidate for re-elec-
! tion that rendered Shadow Lawn to tho
lpiring March 4 of next year.
The statement of Congressman
Scully is addressed to the people Of
| the third congressional district" and is
| as follows:
II beg to announce that l am not
candidate to succeed myself as
member of congress. l am now, all
ways have been, and always will be
believer in rotation in public Office,
and l therefore willingly step aside
to give the other fellow an oppor-
tunity to become a member of the
largest legislative body in the world,
namely, the House of Representa--
tives of the United States.
II am'pow rounding out my tenth
year as your congressman, and for
me to run again it would appear -
If l wanted to "hog" the Job.
MY great pride and pleasure con-
nected with official position have
been derived from your continued
great pleasure has come from meet
ing 80 many of you in former years
when there was some vacation be-
tween the sessions of congress.
always enjoyed your hospitality and
the interchange of Ideas, thereby
familiarizing myself with your con.
ditions and desires and receiving
many valuable suggestions.
"Protracted sessions of congress OF
late destroyed that opportunity. lln-
fortunately, the more active and
useful a member of congress be.
comes the more he is withdrawn from
contact and acquaintance with his
constituents, He is liable to appear
neglectful of them, when in fact he
Is most faithful to their interests.
The opportunity which your par.
TALLY has given me has enabled me
to participate in the most iinportant
legislation and events which have ocs
CURED in tho history of our glorious
country
You have honored me beyond my
deserts. | have appreciated the honor
and been faithful to my trust to the
best of my ability.
In retiring from congress, | do
so without one pang or tinge of rec
sentiment but with heart swelling
with gratitude for the unparalleled
generosity and distinction with which
you have honored me. 1 am happy
in the thought that / can look back
to ten years honest service, with my
democracy unquestioned and my
honor untarnshed grateful TO Loyal
constituency.
"Faithfully and gratefully yours. i.
THOMAS SCULLY."
Congressman Scully's political ca-
reer has been long and varied. For
ten years Mr.. Scully has been in con-
gress and for q like number of years
he was member of the South Am-
boy city Democratic committee ana
of the Democratic county COMMITTEES
In Middlesex. For three years he was
a member OF tho South Amboy Board
of Education and served the city OF
South Amboy two years as its mayors
Mr. Scully had considerable expers
ience in attending national conventions
as delegate and alternate. He was
Presidential elector ON Bryans ticket,
an alternate delegate to the Bryan
convention, n district delegate to tho
Wilson convention at Baltimore and
delegate e-at large one of the big fours
at the Wilson Convention in st. Louis.
He was also chairman Of the finance
committee of New Jersey during Presl-
dent Wilson's first campaign. In addi-
ton he was chairman of the delega<
ton that rendered Shadoy Lawn to the
President, was a state committeeman
for six years and campaign manager
for the late Senator Hughes who de-
feated Jim" Smith
With aspirations to become gover-
nor Of New Jersey, CongressnaD
Scully entered the race last fall but
retired In favor of Edward J. Ed-
wards before the primary election.