Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-14
CHASE TO RUN
S|NDEPENDENT
Citizens of Both Parties in So.
Amboy Pledge Support as
Candidate for Mayor

SOUIH AMbOI, Aug. l4.-tO Or
mer Senator Daniel O. Chase who
recently announced that he would
be a candidate for mayor on the
Democratic ticket at the primaries
has at the request of his friends de-
cided that he will enter the field as
an indie pendent rather than the
representative of any one political
party. This decision apparently
was reached at a house party at his
home on Broadway recently which
brought out some of the most prom
inent men in this city. both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans.
Just what brought this sudden
change about on the part of the
former senator is giving the politi-
clans of both parties much concern.
Many of these party men were free
in venturing their opinions with re-
gard to the chances of Mr.. Chase at
the primaries against Michael J..
Stanton, who was recently endorsed
by the South Amboy Democrat Club.
In the majority of the cases it vas
figured that Mr.. Chase could not
possibly secure the Democratic
nomination at the primaries yer
MI. Stanton because of the latter's
popularity backed by the Democrat
organization.
Some one has said that the ma
jority of those that had urged, and
were still urging Mr.. Chase to run
at the election, are Republicans, but
Mr.. Chase does not admit this. He
says hat three or four large pages
with hundreds of names affixed were
taken t. his homo late last week by
about three hundred of the signers
themselves. There was dancing.
games and music.
Mr.. Chase says in regard to the
matter of the Republicans being the
majority of signers: II only gave a
casual glance over the papers but 1
do know that Michael Welsh, very
prominent in the Democrat ranks,
was at my home on this occasion,
and hat John S. Heston and Charles
Safran were also there, and again
there was plenty of women, indeed
there was an equal division" Con-
tinuing Mr.. Chase said: During the
course of the evening one of the
women when questioned about my
chances in the coming fight answer
ed:
From what 1 have gathered, 1t
seems that the only objection is that
the senator is probably a little too
young to do any running"
Mr.. Chase enjoyed the joke, and
after coaxing. consented to comply
with the wishes of those present and
ignore party lines.
Now that the infection of the new
ticket into the field is without a
doubt a fact, right in it's wake,
come the rumors that former
Councilman Collin Stratton has been
asked to accept the nomination for
councilman-at-large. When inter-
viewed Mr.. Stratton did not deny
that he was waited upon by a large
committee and he minated that he
was considering the advisa bility of
such a move.
Mr.. Stratton is undoubtedly one of
the best known men of the city. His
service as a member of the council
was most satisfactory and his admir-
ers are inclined to believe that he
would make a favorable showing
against Edwin l.. Tice, whose petit
ton is being circulated as candi-
date for that office on the Republican
slate and Richard U. Rue, who will
be the candidate on the Democratic
ticket.
Samuel Newton, whose name has
been connected with others as a pos
sible candidate for councilman-at-
large on the Republican ticket, and
who is considered as the one man
in this city who would command
votes from all parties. shattered all
hopes last night in conversation
with a News representative when he
stated that he could lot entertain
any thought of running for any Of
flee IN any ticket this year., due to
the fact that his business demanded
too much of his time.
Now, like a thunderbolt out of a
clear sky. m the announcement
of the candidacy of James K. Hac-
kett former councilman of the
fourth ward, who on four occasions
has been elected to the council. Mr..
Hackett says he Is in the fight to
stay. He will have G. Frank Dis
brow, a member of the council body,
his opponent at the primaries.
The big question is, what effect
will Mr.. Chase's candidacy as an in
have on the voters? The
idea is to forget party politics for
once as far as local affairs are con-
cerned and consider only the well
fare of the city.