Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-03-03
WANT CANNON
FOR DELEGATE
Local Democrats to Oppose
Senator Brown
GERAN IS ALSO MENTIONED
Say Brown is Holding Back
Hommann Appointment to
force Place as DELEGATE
From This District
GERAA IS ALSO MENTIONED

Following a meeting of several
local Democratic leaders here last
night at which the reported action Of
/ the Democratic state committee on
Monday in naming two delegates to
the national convention rom the
third district was condemned, petit
tons were prepared and are today
being circulated for signatures maxi
Ing County Clerk Bernard M. Cannon
the choice of the Perth Amboy DEM
ocrats as one Of the delegates. &c-
cording to an account appearing IN
Yesterdays Newark Evening News.
the Democratic state committee at
their meeting in the Hotel Sterling
Trenton, on Monday afternoon select
third congressional district, which
includes Middlesex, Monmouth and
Ocean counties, Senator Thomas
Brown of this city and Elmer +.
Geran of ALatawan.
The report of the action taken by
the Democratic state committee at its
meeting on Monday came as a sur
prise to local Democrats and no time
was lost in getting together in order
to show that they wished to select
their own delegate and not have him
selected by the state committee.
The general concensuS of opinion
In this city this morning was that
Bernard NJ. Cannon was the popular
choice and he would receive the solid
backing of the organization here IL
fight between he and Senator Brown
should result. The petitions favoring
Mr.. Cannon were being circulated,
not only in this city, but the cam
paign favoring his appointment as one
of the two delegates to the Demo
cratic convention from this district
Nothing was said concerning the
Gratis being incensed over the efforts
of the state committee to say Who
should and who should not represent
the district when the delegates must
be elected by popular vote.
1t is common political gossip that
the local district court Judgeship.
which is still hanging fire awaiting
recommendation by Senator Thomas
Brown to Governor Edwards. Is be-
ing held in abeyaInce by Senator.
Brown in order to secure the or
ganization support IN his efforts to be
named delegate. It is recognized
that Senator Brown has in his power
the remaining OF Judge y 9.
Hommann to the Perth Amboy dis
trict court bench or the placing of
another man In that position. the de-
cision of the Governor being directed
by his recommendation. However the
naming Of. Judge Hommann has
proven to be a matter IN which poll
tics have been forgotten by those be-
lieVing in his ability and both Re
publicans and Democrats urge his re-
appointment.
Despite the fact that Senator Brown
is according to gossip in political
circles, holding the judgeship appoint-
ment as a political weapon to use In
gaining the support of the Democratic
organization here, the local Demo-
Gratis have gone ahead In opposing ny
man who might be named other than
Mr.. Cannon.
- Congressman Thomas j. Scully,
whose name has been mentioned as
a likely candidate for dolegnte.' has
made a statement in which he said
he would not vie for honors 80 the
convention this year. Mr.. Scuily
points out that eight years ago he
was delegate from tho thlfd con
gressional district to the convention
and four years ago he was one OF the
''big four from the state.
The ''big four" approved at The
meeting of the state committee ON
Monday were; Governor Edward T..
Edwards, James X. Nugent of New
ark. Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey
City, and Mayor Frederick Donnelty
of Trenton. The alternates selected
were William +. Kirby, of Somerset;
Lieut.. Colonel Andrew +. Mcbride, or
Paterson: Charles S. Stevens, OF
Cumberland, and Charles Lanerty OF
Atlantic.