Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-14
PRIMARY FIGHTS
IN BOTH PARTIES
Several Countries in Which
There is Keen Opposition to
Organization Candidates
MIDDLESEX IS INCLUDED
Atlantic, Passaic and Mercer
Counties Have Trouble--
Review of Situation
BY LEO j. LANNING
Trenton Correspondent of the Perth
AmbOy Evening News

TRENTON. Aug. 14.-With Two
state wide contests and hair a
dozen first class county scraps III
progress, things are picking up in
this years political primary election
Campaign in New Jersey. The state
will be convuiscd in the throcs OF
one of the hardest battles between
the two leading parties, Democratic
and Republican, at the November
general election it has witnessed IN
a long time. Much will be at stake
with governor and United States
senator, twelve congressman, many
numerous minor officers to be chosen
and for the capturing of these
prizes it Is anticipated that both
parties will put forth their strong
es. fronts of armor.
In the meanwhile, however, and
unit, after the September primary
both Republicans and Democrats
are now busily engaged in settling
th,i- own family differences and get.
ting their houses in order for tnt
big fight which is to be staged I'M
meeiately after the primary slec'
ton Is over.
An odd situation exists with re.
spect to the statewide primary bat
ties. The Democrats have one over
their nominee for governor and the
G. @. p. has contest to settle the
United States senatorial nomiae e.
In the latter respect Governor Id
wards has clear field in the Demo-
cratic camp and on the Republican
side there is no one to gainsay SEN
atcr Runyon's claim to the G. .. p.
nomination for governor.
Banking Commissioner Tuttle Of
Union, and Circuit Court Judge Sill
zer of Middlesex, are both now MAX
inc an active canvass for the Demo-
cratic nomination to oppose Mr..
Runyon in November. United States
Senator Frelinghuysen, after six
years at Washington as New Jers-
ey's representative in the upper
branch of congress comes home to
find that his right to denomination
is contested by George l.. Record OF
Jersey City.
In the Democratic statewide rjw
Tultle is making his appeal to the
rank and file of Democrats who vote
at the primary. In his ambition TO
be the nominee he is being opposed
by Mayor Hague Of Jersey City. and
Hague's friends in other counties.
Thc mayor has offered the primary
voters as his choice Judge Silzer
Ere relinghuysen is asking renomina-
tior on his record and Is more or
les, the organization candidate. Mr..
Record is basing his plea on a plat
form of independence and advanced
views with an appeal to the cd
Roosevelt men thrown in
Looking over the list of counties
snarl can be found in both the
Republican and Democratic ranks in
Atlantic with indications of a bitter
primary fight on each side. Repub-
lican Senate Floor Leader Charles ID.
White is up for denomination and
the leaders of the organization
forces seem disinclined to give it to
him. White has made some COM
ments which have added to the feel
ing and indications point to a rival
for the place on the ticket which he
aspires to fill again. In the Demo-
cratic field Messrs. Charles j. Col
Inns. state committeeman, and
Charles |. Lafferty county chairman,
are finding their leadership put to
a test by a group of other mem
bers of the party among whom is
former Judge Clarence l.. Cole. Col
Inns and Lafferty have handled all
the patronage during the Edwards
administration and the other crowd
seems to feel there ought to be a
new deal. However, the present lead
ers are in the good position of al
ways being on the job and looking
after party affairs while the other
fellows are engaged elsewhere.
There is talk that Cole will run for
the state committee against Collins.
In Mercer the Republican county
committee had the temerity to en-
dorse a brace of candidates for the
county positions. including county
clerk and this has aroused the Ire
of those who failed to receive en-
dorsement One is William Il. Black
man, a lawyer. who aspires to be the
nominee for county clerk and who
is using the committees interfer-
ence in his campaign arguments. 1t
is claimed the committee violated
the spirit of the election laws. Now
that Mayor Donnelly, of this city.
is out of the Democratic guberna-
torial race for good the friends of
Tuttle and Silzer are getting ready
to line the county up for their re-
spectlve favorites. There is much
sentiment and many votes already
for the banking commissioner. State
Chairman Harry Heller. who lives
here. must perforce keep neutral,
but it is believed his friends will
support Silzer because of Heher's
alliance with Mayor Hague. A Tut
tie organization with George Dap
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