Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-09-01
Cannon Drops Out of State
Committee Race lust Be-
fore Outing Speeches
PROVES A SENSATION
Hagerty Now Has Clear Field
and SiIzer is Promised Full
County Support

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. IA
sudden change in the attitude OF :
County Clerk Bernard M. Cannon IN
the race for member of the State
Democratic Committee was an
nounced by him at Forest Park
yesterday afternoon when he public
ly declared that he would not oppose
County Chairman Thomas dagerty
for the honors.
The vivid flashes of lightning and
the echoing peals Of thunder that
accompanied the storm, which to q
certain extent tended to dampen the
enthusiastic spirit of the Middlesex
county Democrats on the OCCASION
of their annual outing, were as
nothing compared to the statement
of Cannon that he had decided not
to dispute the leadership.
This action on his part was not at
all popular with his many followers.
| though his opponents among the
| leaders did not hesitate to declare
! their satisfaction at his withdrawal
as they now predict clear sailing az
the primaries with alls-factions, re.
] moved.
Just what prompted the sudden
| healing of the breach is a muco
| mooted question though Cannon
was emphatic that his brief address
to the gathering. II came here with
two statements for the press and
had every intention of making the
run. but at the request of my good
friend Judge Silzer, I have been
tempted to withdraw for the good
of the party and will therefore not
contest Mr.. Hagerty's nomination at
the polls" was the only reason for
his action.
Immediately after the close of the
speaking by the state and county
candidates Cannon indicated that
his days as a leader among the
Democrats were rapidly drawing to a
close as he was directing his entire
efforts to the automobile business in
which he has recently become asso-
ciated. This assertion will also come
as a surprise among certain ranks
of the party which have looked on
the county clerk as the one respon-
s.ble for the many threatened splits.
The Judge" stated that for the
past few years he has been attempts
ing to break away from his politlcal /.
affiliations but had found 1T almost
impossible in view of the activity OF
his friends, who felt that it was up
to him to continue as the standard
bearer in the county. He pointed
to the fact that he has displayed no
interest in making up a slate for the
past two years in emphasizing thai
his political ambitions were thing
of the past.
While Gannon's statement of his
withdrawal was accepted by many,
there were others who in analyzing
the situation advanced other reasons {
for his sudden action. For some :
time the question of the county
clerks candidacy has been the all !.
important topic of conversation of
the campaign so far and the fact
that Cannon waited until the morn :
ing of the day on which the county
Democrats were holding their outing
was regarded by many as very Sig
nificant. Mr.. Gannon's reason for :
dropping out of the race, due 10
personal friendship for Judge Silzer
who, to use his own words. entered
the race on his (Gannons) urgings,
could not be understood by many
Democrats for, it was pointed out. 1t
would have been just as easy for
Cannon TO withdraw some time ago
as well as yesterday. if that was the
real reason for his sudden action.
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