Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-25
EMBARRASSING FOR JUDGE SILVER

There is something terribly uncanny about the way the
Hudson county politicians persist in pushing Judge George
S. Silzer of Metuchen, into the race for the Democratic nom
nation for governor. That Judge Sizer would make an ex-
cellent candidate there is no doubt, but there is nothing
That would kill his chances OF the nomination quicker than 20
have il known that he was merely the candidate of the Hud-
son county machine.
Every bit of talk of Judge Silzer for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination thus far has come from Frank
Hague of Hudson county. The propaganda has been going
on consistently and cannot help but be embarrassing to
Judge Silzer, who is not in physical condition to take any
part whatever.
Judge Silzer is confined TO his home in Metuchen re-"
cuperating after a serious operation for appendicitis. AS
far as can be learned, politics are tabooed in his home for
the present until he gets his strength back. His political
advisers are silent, also, insisting that the Judge has not
taken any part in the political discussion that is going on
and really knows little about it.
Yet the publicity agent of the Hague machine in Hudson
county is working overtime flooding the state with state
ments and interviews; the Hudson county papers are full Of
Judge Silzer and his candidacy as if there was nothing else
to il. We are informed from Hudson county that Judge Sill
ger is busy on a formal statement declaring his candidacy;
that it will be issued tomorrow" and so on.
No doubt there is a reason for all this agitation. Frank
Hague, who now poses as the state boss of the Democratic
party, forced Governor Edwards into the running for. the
United States senatorship. But the hardest blow that the
governor has received as far as his candidacy is concerned
came from MiddIesex county when County Clerk Cannon
issued his broadside a few weeks ago. While Hague seems
TO think that the Hudson county Democracy is all sufficient
aIn.iiself and is practically the whole Democratic party
as new Jersey IS cOnCefneu, IL 3 evident tndL ne WOulQI
o placate Middlesex if he could. Middlesex, after all,
d fighting ground and, in a close vote, might be able
" ing the election. Hence Hague is no doubt trying to
t Middlesex in line and is using Judge Silzer for his pur-
Bse. This is not at all complimentary to the Judge.
Knowing Judge Snzer as we do here in Middlesex and
fully realizing his condition, the Hague campaign in his
behalf cannot help but be resented. 1t is all well enough to
have the support of the Hudson county organization, but 70
have it rubbed in as the Hague machine is now doing is so
far over-stepping the mark that a reaction is bound to set
in. Hague may be an asset TO any candidate as far as Hudson
county is concerned, but the more he keeps himself in the
background the better twill be as far as the rest of the state
is concerned. If TO get rid of Jim Nugent it is necessary TO-.
the New Jersey Democracy to be dominated by Frank Hague
we cannot see that the party has bettered itself any.
In all fairness to Judge Silzer it would be we'll for
Hague to lay off for a while and give the Judge a chance to
recover and state his own position in regard to the can
didacy. To create the impression, as is now being done,
that the Silzer candidacy is solely the work of the Hague ma
chine and that, if elected, Judge Silzer would be dominated
by Hague, as Governor Edwards has been, is unfair.