Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-10
SPENCER OUT
FOR SURROGATE
Contest for That Office May
Be Settled at Confab
Planned BY FreehoIders.

Late this morning two new faces
appeared in connection with the
race for the Republican nomination
for surrogate. William A. Spencer,
local lawyer, announced through the
Evening News that he had decided
| to enter the contest as the result OF
the wishes of his friends, and from
New Brunswick came word that
! Charles Hermann, South River
| manufacturer. was being doomed
for the office.
To the Evening News Mr.. Spen-
Ger said his decision was made this
morning after events that transpired
at the Holly Beach Park G. o. P.
outing yesterday. Prominent Re-
pL hlicans brought UP the question,
he went on, and asked him to Cir
culate petitions and undertake the
primary contest.
Mr.. Spencer remarked that he was
not particularly anxious to make the
run but that his friends seemed to
consider him the strongest candi-
date mentioned so far. In response
to their request, he said, he agreed
| to make the primary run and will
have petitions in circulation within
short time.
In announcing his candidacy. Mr..
| Spencer stressed the fact that he
| was not the kind of Republican
who would make an Independent
! run if defeated at the primaries, but
| would support the winning contest
ant.
| Reports at New Brunswick were
! that Charles Hermann, of South
| River, was being pushed forward
| by his friends as seeking the surro-
| gate nomination, although it was
| said that personally he was not seek
! ing the office. The whole matter,
! it Is understood, is the work of Re-
publicans who feel that if nominated
| he will make an excellent run.
Considerable doubt has been ex-
pressed over the ability of party lead
ers to induce either Forman or Ed
gar to withdraw in favor of any can
didate who may be produced and
! from present indications, taking into
consideration the six men who have
been named to date, the contest will
be free-for-all, with the organiza-
| ton backing no individual.
| A further rumor this morning had
! it that only two assembly candidates
| would be supported by the party.
| Thomas L. Hanson, of Perth AM
boy and Harold Hoffman. of South
| Amboy, are regarded as certain of
| support. it Is intimated. but the
| third man will be left to be chosen
from the rest of the field, which in
| cludes George Anderson, present AS
semblyman Wilton It. Applegate and
Franklin M. Ritchie.
NEW. BRUNSWICK, Aug. TO-
Current discussion of yesterday
| events at the G.. o. p. outing at
| Holly Beach Park among county
seat Republicans indicates that the
surrogate question is far from set
tied as yet. Opinions as expressed
in certain quarters here point to the
fact that while two men officially
entered the race yesterday neither
has the entire support of the organ
ization and that another candidate
may be expected.
! Charles Forman and James A.
Edgar formally announced their
aspirations yesterday and their peti'
tions were in circulation. The i'm
preston seems to prevail in some
circles, however. that neither candi-
date will be able to command
enough support to carry the Repub-
lican standard to victory in the com
ing contest.
Influential Republicans, there
fore. seep- to be casting about for
likely man 70 put up against Johr
P. Kirkpatrick, the mocratic can
didate for surrogate. Some one who
can furnish what is characterized as
"real opposition" is evidently want
ed.
The name of Coroner John v. Hub
hard. of this city, is being promin-
emily mentioned as the party choice
for Hlrrogate. but the difflculty
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