Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-01
CANNON TO DROP OUT
OF COUNTY CONTEST
tContinued from Gage ~

One solution to Gannon's strange
move was advanced by other Demo-
Gratis in the following way: That
cannon did not really want to e.
ter the state committee race but that
y his fears that former Senator Brown
would his candidacy
prompted him to be in a position
at any time to enter the contest. 1t
was also added that Cannon AND
Hagerty had reached an understand
ing regarding Brown and that all
differences in that way had been
patched up leaving Senator Brow
out in the cold as far as having a
voice in the doings of the county
leaders are concerned.
Some Democrats think that Gan
non wanted something and that MS
action of yesterday showed his de-
termination to win his point n
that the fact that he withdrew from
the factional rae meant that he a
been victorious. Whether this was a
promise Of a job or support FOR a
particular candidate, none would
venture to say.
Others present who saw the
strong power of Hudson county ex-
tending its arm into Middlesex in
such a ann as to influence Can
non out Of running. lust what Hud-
son county influence may have been
tsed nobody cared to express,
though the presence OF Jim Baker,
an Edwards right hand man, was at
tributed as having some bearing on
that point.
Cannon, however, was emphatic
in his denial that any promises OF
any kind had been made but INSIST
cd that he had been prompted IN ms
action as a means of avoiding any
differences that would tend to Or
rupt the campaign being waged ty
Silzer for the governorship. Wien
uestioned as to his open letter oil
last winter when roundly faye1 the
governor as we'll as other party lead
ers of the county for their high
handed manner in handing out the
political plums. as an 10
be used against him in the event
that he refused to give up the nght,
he declared there was nothing to II
but reiterated that Silzer was the
only reason.
Nominating petitions for Cant on
were circulated by him in Perth
Amboy yesterday morning, accord!hs
to his W statement and he DE-
clared himself in the fight to a nm
ish, but ere the ink on the petitions
had time to hardly dry he suddenly
change his mind. Many are -Jon-
dering why?
Thomas Hagerty who now mas a
clear field before him in the race
for state committeeman, being un-
opposed, was called on by Chairman
John Toolan Immediately after Can
mons announcement and said:
Il highly appreciate Mr.. Gannon's
action in withdrawing from this
contest and I know If he had con.
tinued in opposition to me we would
have been good friends after the
fight was over as We have always
been good friends and l have ths
warmest personal regard for him
and / thank Barney from the bot
tom Of my heart for the action II
has taken" -'N'
Hagerty continued to explain IL
he felt that he was entitled to en-
ter the race in view OF his fourteen
years service as chairman or IN
county committee, during which
time he has worked shoulder II
shoulder with Cannon and othe
party workers often in the face o
losing odds for the success tha; hs
been reached by the party in ira
time. He declared further that 70
the past three years he has beef
acting state committeeman from
Middlesex and now that he aspire
for election to the office he felt tina
he was asking nothing unreasGn
able and asked for the support o
the rank and file of the party at III
coniuc electiOn.