Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-29

TRENTON, Jan. 29.-That the two
United States Senator's Frelinghuysen
and Edge should be in the list of four
delegates at-large to tho Republican
National Convention this year was
the sentiment Of the majority of those
attending the meeting of the State
Republican leaders here yesterday at
the call of State Chairman Stokes. In
addition. there seemed to be feeling
that State Chairman Stokes and Nat
ional Committeeman Hamilton +.
Kean, of Union County, should be the
other two selected TO round out the
big four"
Pierre p. Garven. state commit
teeman from Hudson County, went
so far as to make a motion to this
effect in the meeting and it met with
the State Committee cannot endorse
candidates before the primary, and
Mr.. GarVen'S move was only one to
express tho sense of the gathering
which was mado up not only of the
State Committee but many other
prominent Republicans Of the State
as well. However. after considerable
discussion, the motion was laid over
for further consideration.
The meeting was marked by con-
siderable fireworks. Sheriff Flavell,
Of Essex, sIiQke,- but his views were
unuerstOod hot 10 uG sstIifS veliI
with those OF Garven He favors
Everett Colby for a place in the
big four"
Former Senator David Baird, with
his lieutenant Frank Patterson, We're
present. Mr.. Baird told the confer
ence that at present he is not a cam
ddate for the big four. He reserved
decision as to The future, but made
it plain that il it necessary to mako
a fight to obtain one OF the honor
places he will not enter the race.
This Is about the same as the atti-
tude Of former Governor Stokes, the
state chairman. He will accept
place on the big four" but If it en-
tails Il primary fight to land it, he
, will not be a candidate. State Comp
troller Bugbee, defeated candidate for
Governor. may be put forward by
, Mercer county as man OF deserved
recognition again in this respect. II
not, 1t Is likely that he viii be dele
gate from the fourth district, embrac
ing Mercer, Somerset and Fiunterdon
counties.
| Charles N. Codding, of Union, ex-
| planned after the meeting that his
county had no preferences for the
! delegates Large, believing that the
! years would be more interested at
/ the April primaries in whom the can
| ultlaltS Oh htS HiS IOul WIZ I'tN W
rather than the personnel OF that
quartet.
| 1t seemed 20 he accepted tb(t tho
! two United States senators ought to
/ go, as it has been the custom fol
years past In both parties. And there
WAS a hint from an outside source
that II any of the opposition to the
selection OF Edge develops the Allan
tic City man viii fight for the hon
ors. Supreme Court Clerk Enoch ].
johnson, the Atlantic county Republl-
/ can leader. was here yesterday ana II
is believed he was looking after the
Edge interests.
! Most of the sentiment heard CON
cerniug Presidential candidates SEEM
ed to favor General Wood, who is be
| ing backed by State Chairman stokes.
One woman was present at the CON
! ference. Mrs. Lewis l. Thompson, OF
Red Bank, sat in, while the conterees
/ were discussing the plans of finance
| She is a Nice chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee of the Repub-
! lican National Committee.
The leaders approved the plan of
Chairman Stokes to sell Dollar Re-
publican Bonds to raise funds to liq-
uidate the $4,000 debt, which the
state committee has on its hands and
a so to finance the county and state
committees Tho National Committee
likes the bond idea and 1t Is likely
that it will be adopted by that body
as a means for raising Republican
campaign funds. Each donator of 8
dollar viii be presented with a small
bond certificate marked Payable
Election Day, Tuesday November c
1920"
In addition the conference went OF
record as expressing the opinion thai
there should be but one other collec
tion for political purposes in New
Jersey, so far as the Republicans
are concerned in 1920. "A collection
in each county shall be made In the
name of the National Committee and
under the supervision of fiscal agent
approved by the county chairman
and by persons approved by the eoun-
~ chairman" read the resolution
adontod on this subject.