Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-12
RUNY0N AGAIN
HITS At HAGUE
Also Repeats Charges Against
Road Board on State Bridge
Approaches

pHILLIPSBURG, Oct. 12.-In-
vading Warren county. n of the
Democratic strongholds Of the state,
former Senator William N. Runyon,
Republican gubernatorial candidate,
completed a days tour of the coun-
ty last night by addressing a large
mass meeting here.
The Republican nominee for gcv-
ernor told an assembly at Belevi-
dere that if elected governor there
would be no winking at the vioia-
lions Of the law. He declared that
he stood for the enforcement of all
laws, and that this country has be-
come great through the obedience
of the people to the law.
Charging the State Highway
Commission with paying 100000
for buildings needed for the ap-
proaches of the Amboy bridge over
the Raritan river, Senator Runyon
declared at a meeting at Oxford,
that the building of state a
should be carried on with the h1gh-
est integrity. The speaker said n
properties required for the bridge
approaches were valued at 100000.
He compared the cost Of road con-
s~truction in this state with the road
building Of Pennsylvania. The Re
publican nominee for governor de-
clared that In Pennsylvania, accord
ing to a Philadelphia newspapers
expose Of the cost of road building
in New Jersey, Pennsylvania PAID
$4,000 less per mile to build roads
than 1t costs this state.
Directing a sizzling attack at
Mayor Frank Hague, Of Jersey CITY,
for drafting Governor Edwards and
former Circuit Court Judge George
s. Silver as Democratic unlted
States senatorial and gubernatorial
nominees, respectively. Senator
Runyon told his audience at the
meeting here that neither candi-
dates sought the offices. They &C
cepted at the bidding Of the mayor
Of Jersey City. he said.
"The affairs of the Democratic
party are arranged by the highlords
or Hudson county," asserted Senator
Runyon, land the Democrats out
side of that county have nothing
more to do with the affairs of that
party except to adhere to the die
tates of the Hudson county leaders.
aThe Democrats Of Warren coun-
ty or anv other county in the state
have nothing to say Or were they
consulted prior to the announce
ment of the Democratic candidates
for state and national Offices" de-
clared the speaker. He referred to
Boss Hague and Governor Edwards
as the Tammany organization of
New Jersey.
Speaking on the Republican plat
form concerning public utilities the
gdbernatoria1 aspirant said the pro-
gram was one of frankness. 81 know
f.,1I xx,11I that ~ fha Pnn1Ih1iao nc ha
given power it will result in a better
understanding as between the utili-
ties companies and the public.
1.-THE Republican program calls
for disclosing of conditions so the
public shall be left no longer in
doubt, shall be no longer suspicious
of conditions, a program Of frank
ness.
Washington, Hope and Great
Meadows were the other places in
the county that were visited by SEN
ator Runyon.
Frelinghuysen Speaks
The rule of Frank Hague, mayor
of Jersey City, and undisputed boss
OF the Democratic party in New Jer:-
sey, was likened to that of Dick
Croker, Boss" Tweed and Boss
Murphy, under whose iron hands
politics of New York have been con-
Quoted. In an address delivered at
oxford, Senator Frelinghuysen said:
1--WE hear SO much about Frank
Hague, of Jersey City. But do yon
felix's of Warren county really know
what he is. You have heard of Gro
ker, Tweed and Murphy, with his
Tammanyism. 1t is that sort of a
system that we are fighting against
in this campaign. 1t is that sort OF
snake in the grass politics h a we
are trying to save New Jersey from.
eff Governor Edwards is elected
United States Senator it will mean
the first entrance of the New Jersey
Democratic boss system into nation
al affairs. If Judge Silzer Is elect
ed to the governorship, all of tho
appointments that would come to
Warren county must first obtain the
stamp of approval of Frank Hague,
the king Maker" You will not
be consulted.
THE ome are making them
selves active in this campaign. They
are not in it for any political office
that they might attain. They are
not in it for personal advantage.
They are in this fight because they
want clean law abiding government.
They are with US because they stand
for law and order and a proper re-
spect for the constitution of the
United States. The women want
clean government and that is what
the Republican party stands for"