Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-02
RUNYON LOOMS UP
AS N. J. GOVERNOR
Republicans Also Expected to
Agree on FreIinghuysen for
Senatorial Race
HARMONY AT CONFERENCES

spsotnt Dtspftch to Euenir1 Public Ledger
Atlantic City. Jan. New Jersey
Republicans will more than likely har-
monise on William N. Runyon for Gov
ernor and Joseph s. Frelinghuysen for
United. States Senator. This is the
surface indication of friendly confabs
and semi conferences held at the shore
yesterday by politicians, big and little,
COUPLED with a statement from Presi-
dent Mackay, of the state Senate,
rather implying that he has abandoned
serious consideration OF the governor
ship: n 49,, ponrh,;oor
harmony was the way IL was put by
one politician who had observed United
States Senator Edge and State Senator
Runyon arm arm on Boardwalk
stroll. "Uncle Davy" Baird. of Cam
den. who has shown a strong preference
for Runyon, came here yesterday and
was considered in connection with the
meeting of Edge and Runyon. With
the presence here during the first OF
the week end of Senator Frelinghuysen
and Senator Mackay, all factors in the
political game Of chess for war or peace.
Il must be admitted that the prospects
LOr COIHpleJe upptui
81 am a firm believer in always doing
what is best for party harmony an
nounces Mackay. Of Bergen. chief op-
ponent Of Runyon, in his significant
prepared statement. 81 feel that I
shall continue as n candidate, but will
not impose upon the generosity Of my
friends by asking them to contribute. |
do not want to jeopardize the party
in the State by making bitter factional
fight which might have its after effects
that would be exceedingly unfair to any
nominees.
This is regarded in the political circles
a. a polite notice of withdrawal, al
though the Bergen Senator does not
actually do 80. and the supposition that
Runyon Is tie man to benefit is based
upon the knowledge that, after ad
dressing Kiwanis here on Thursday and
leaving the city to fill speaking en-
ragement elsewhere on Friday, Runyon
returned to Atlantic City on Saturday.
and is supposed TO have gone into con-
ference with Senator Frelinghuysen
and others at the hotel where Mrs.
Runyon remained after the Kiwanian
meeting.
Senator Edge, popularity supposed to
have favored Mackay or Attorney Gen.
ersl Thomas +. McCran. OF Passaic.
came to the resort yesterday for his
annual New Years dinner to the city's S
nswsboys, and during the latter part of
yesterday he is known to have met
with Runyon, and is said to have con-
terred with former United States SEN
ator Baird and several Of the State
Senators and Assemblymen. While
McCran was regarded actively In the
race two months ago he come out for
Mackay for Governor at meeting in
Hackensack about two weeks ago.
Senator Frelinghuysen left this
city yesterday morning. On Sat-
urday Frelinghuysen conferred with
Mechay and others and from these con-
fsrences there emanated a report that
former Assemblyman Walter G. Winnie
colleague Of Senator Mackay in Ber-
gsn, was to receive the appointment Of
Federal District Attorney and as a re-
suit, Mackay was to withdraw from the
gubernatorial race In favor OF Runyon.
Jersey City, Jan. 2.--Pierre p. Gar
ven, Prosecutor of Hudson County, has
announced that unless State Sem
ator William B. Mackay, Colonel Aus
ten Colgate or former Judge Robert
Carey, OF the Common Pleas Court,
would enter the race for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination, he
would no longer remain as the active
Shsad Of the Republican county organi
xation."
81 know nothing" he said "about
any Edge -McCran Mackay- Runyon
harmony plan. III Senator Edge is
affect my attitude toward the Runyon
candidacy in the slightest degree. I am
for Senator Mackay, II he will enter
the race, and in the event he does not
shall gladly support either Colonel Aus
Ten Colgate or ex-Judge Robert Carey
for the nomination for Governor.
"1f neither Of these men will enter