Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-21

Anti-Saloon League, who surely are
not friends of the Democrats. which
made me anxious to beat DAILY and
Stricken.
[ called on the governor. He was
over friendly with me. and so very
giad l called in order to get the Mid
dlesex appointments settled. Right
off the real | advised against the re-
appointment of DAILY. The governorl
said, Barney. you don't have to
tell me anything. l could not re-
appoint him If 1 wanted to- The
reason l have been anxious to see
YOU was to have you give nre the
name of a man you want appointed.
[ gave him the name of John Coan
and he expressed great delight that
I had hit on SO fine a character and
high grade lawyer. and said 1 will
appoint him.
He then picked up a petition and
said. This kills Stricken as l am
for organization and can't go against
this" The petition was one signed
by eight-five per cent of the Demo-
cratic county committee opposing /
the re-appointment of Stricken.
Now give me your man for pros
ecutor," he said, and ! gave him the
name of George Burton. He replied
by saying that he could not name
Burton as he was too valuable a man
on the highway board. Give me
some other lame" | told him that
] would have to go back and consult
with some of my friends on the mat
ter. To which he replied, 'tgo
ahead"
When 1 reached home that even
Ing. / telephoned to Coan and told
him what had happened, but advised
sainst ordering his gown right away,
as L only had Edwards word on
the matter. 1 also telephoned to
Burton. telling him of his fate. The
next day Burton called on me and
said that he thought that If he called
on the governor he might be able to
change the governors mind.
Burton Sees Cannon |
Burton again called on me and
told me that he made his call on the
governor, and left the office firmly
of the belief that he was going to
re-appoint DAILY and Stricken. In
asmuch as job Lippincott had so
urgently urged me to call on the
governor ard had made the appoints
ment, I Immediately telephoned and
told him what Burton had told me.
Lippincott was disappointed in the
governors change of mind in the
matter and Immediately telephoned
optit tAhtt ~ Noo III 1
City, requesting him to come home
Immediately and prevail OH the gov
ernor to keep his word to me. That
was on Saturday evening. On Sun
day Lippincott telephoned me that
Milton was on his way to me and for
me to call or the governor Mon
day morning, which / did. While
waiting in the governors outer of
flee, Mr.. Milton came out of the
governors private office and told me
that he had talked over the situa-
ton with the governor and that the
governor promised him that he
would appoint who 1 named.
L then went into the governors
room and was royalty received. The
first thing he said was "how the h
did Burton and Lippincott get it into
their heads that l was not going to
do as / promised you / would do?"
said, II don't know governor, but
that is the word that I had received
on Saturday afternoon"
Coan For Judge
well" he said, "Daly and Strick-
er will never be ~reappointed, Coan
will be judge. Now who Is your
prosecutor" 1 told him that l had
had no time to select one since he
definitely refused to appoint Burton.
He sald(as though he was advising
me how to do the trick. you cal!
twenty of twenty-five of your friends
together, and be sure that they are
your friends" but in that confer
ence l want you to have Joe Her.
man, Joe Ryan, Tom Hagerty.
Frank Dorsey, Jim White, Charley
Anderson" and / can't just remem~
Der who the other one was, giving as
his reason for wanting them in that
they had all called on him, some in
the interest of Daily and others in
the interest of Stricken. "Have the
conference decide just who you want
for judge and prosecutor. then send
names o fthose you decide upon.
and I will appoint them rs being the
selection of the Democratic organ
iZation." He gave for his reason
for wanting the men whom he men,
toned that they were politically
prominent in Middlesex and all
friends of his, and he wanted them
to feel as though they were in or
the conference, so they couldn't
have any kick later. 1 told him
that I did not like to do the thing
in that way. but inasmuch as he got
me into the fight he should do as he
promised and appoint whom L would
name.
His reply to the above was that
he "a in a nasty hole and hat ]
must help him out. so I told him I
would do it.
On the following Wednesday or
Thursday Tom Hagerty came into
office and said. Barney, DAILY is
going to be re-appointed and l
want you to help me beat Stricken"
to which 1 said, "Daly is not going
be appointed, nor is Stricken"
Tom said, Nov Barney. listen. DR..
-. naming a very prominent cler-
gyman was up to see the governor
in Days behalf last night and was
assured by the governor that DAILY
would be re-appointed, and further
more, said that he never had any
other intention than to re-appoint
him. / told Tom that / did not be-
him and he Immediately called
up the clergyman and had it veri-
fed.
Hagerty asked If | would then
help him to beat Stricken to which
L replied, mo-" that l was just as
anxious to beat DAILY as Stricken and
said Tom, Stricken is stronger with
the governor than Daily" Tom then
said hat Brown was also up to see
The governor yesterday, and told the
governor that he did not want to
the governor by rejecting
one of his appointees. but that he
would oppose the confirmation on
the floor of the senate and that
Stricken therefore, could not be con-