Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-23
Metuchen Man Announces
Candidacy for Governor in
Letter to Judge DAILY


Silzer, of Metuchen. today aa-
nounced his candidacy as a cand.-
date for the Democratic guberns-
torial nomination. tne announces
ment. however. coming in an un-
usual way. 1t is contained in copy
of a letter written by Judge Silzer
70 his close friend. County Judge
Peter +. DAILY, the contents of which
have been given to the press. A
Judge Silzer. in which the writer
states that the Democrats of Mid
dlesex county desire him TO enter
the race. is also made public today
Middlesex county politicians are
placing considerable significance TO
the fact that IL was Judge Da.y who
made the personal appeal by letter
to Judge Silzer in an attempt to
persuade him 10 enter the race. The
entry of Judge Silzer in the race
will no doubt be welcomed by May
or Frank Hague, of Jersey City. self
proclaimed state Democratic leader.
who has had the Metuchen man's
candidacy in mind ever since State
Banking and Insurance Com nliss1on-
er William Tuttle, Jr.. of Westheld.
announced himself as a candidate
for governor on the Democratic tie
ket. II is also pointed out mar
Daly faction seems TO have assumed
tine les dership in Middlesex.
Judge Silzer and Judge Daily have
been close friends since boyh h9od
and were closely associated before
going on the bench in the practice
of law and in public affairs. 1t was
Judge DAILY, who, as the charm an
of the Middiesex county delegation
to the state convention in 1907 and
r1la no
before the convention as the choice
of Middlesex county for governor.
The letters of Judge Daily ard
Judge Silzer follow:
Hon. George s. Siizer,
"Metuchen. n. j.
MY Dear George:
John kirkpatrick told me in
court this morning you are about
TO leave for Atlantic City, and since
/ am tied up here so I cannot run
over TO Metuchen for the pleasure
Of a personal chat before you go,
l want you 10 know how grati-
fed all your old friends are to hear
that your returning strength. when
was so evident when l last saw you.
is constantly and soundly increas-
ing.
You have had a long siege. but
critically i'll as you were in he
beginning, the faith your friends
had from the first that you would
pull through was remarkable and.
certainly. l have never seen evil
denced in my time in this country
of a more widespread solicituds
for a man And this was not mera
/ lip expression-it came from the
hearts of the people in all the
walks of life. You must have di-
rectly felt this: IL must have gone
through the hospital window ana
into your very being as no other
tonic could. While public service
involves arduous work and many
trials. still, when worthily and un-
selfishly performed, it has its com
pensation that mere dollars ana
cents cannot measure. The rank
and file of the people are appre-
ciative and grateful, and. Geo-ge.
YOU certainly have that distinctive
COMPENSATION, for you richly pos
sess the honor and gratitude Of he
people of historic old Middlesex--
the county of your birth, your
education. your early struggles. your
professional and official establish-
| ment.
And don't you know the county
feels a bit Jealous just now when
they hear so much from the out
side that Judge Silzer should be
the governor of New Jersey" We
are inclined to say to them: I'VE
told YOU that in no uncertain
terms long ago" 1t takes the
mind back to the gubernatoriaf
convention OF 1907 when Middiesex
unanimously. enthusiastically and
militantly presented the name os
Senator Silzer and again in 1910.
when with intensified determination
they repeated their Judgment 10
the people of the state. In -iew
of our friendship from boyhood
and our close activities together
in politics in AUD Lang syne.
the present realization so widely
expressed in every part OF the
state that what Middlesex has felt
for years is right. naturally ssres
10 me and TO all of those who were
closely associated with US in those
days a most enjoyable satlsfact1on-
From the very nature of things
have for over eleven years been aioof
from participation in political man>
agement and direction. but detachec
as l am in this respect vet !, as veil
as everyone else. know how <hlu
county feels toward you and toward
this proposition. As 10 those Il
the party active in politics. they are
unanimous as TO you, irrespectl xe Or
any differences they otherwise may
have. But more important + +
general from the good people Of all
shades of thought that they wou@%/
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