Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-28
MELVIN RICE
FAV0RS FUTILE
Head of State Education BID.
Booms Union Man. Prais-
eS Record

TRENTON, Aug. 2S.-Melvin &.
Rice, president of the State Board
OF Education, today came out with
Il strong endorsement of the candi-
daey OF Banking and Insurance
Commissioner William L. futile, Jr.
who is in the field for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. Rice
says he has enlisted under the Tut
tie banner n urges his fellow
Democrats in Monmouth county,
where he lives. to do the same. He
refers to Tuttle's training in nation
al and state affairs, emphasizes the
commissioners business experience
1 and declares his name presents "a
great opportunity to pick a winning
Democratic candidate" The text of
Mr.. Rice's statement follows:
II trust every Monmouth county
Democrat will go to the polls Sep
TENDER 26 next, and cast his vote in
the Democratic primary FOR William
E. Tuttle as his choice cor the nomi-
nation for governor. Mr.. futile is
seeking this distinction and if our
party is wise 1t will not fail him
on this occasion.
Should anyone be uninitiated re-
specting the status of the Democra-
tic gubernatorial situation let me
say that Mr.. Tuttle's path to the
% opSlld tICu 1 l Y
tain opposition. Why? l cannot
explain. For surely a more desir-
able selection for this Office it seems
to me the party could not make.
What public office suffers from in
these days is a lack of men with
practical training in big affairs and
when a man like Banking Commits
sioner futile is available for service
to both his party and his state the
wonder is that our party leaders
should refuse to give him their
whole-hearted support.
ITO my mind Mr.. Tutt.e has every
thing to commend him for the
Democratic nomination at the COM
ing primary election. He is con-
cededly the strongest man we can
name for the battle which is to fol-
low the primary and he has a record
for public service both in national
and state affairs which stands I'M
surpassed for b%roadness of expert
ence and heights of accomplish
ment
THE office of governor is a posi-
ton calling for the ablest of quail
Mites. 1t is one which a mar might
Vonly hope to reach after serving
upon the lower rungs of the ladder
of public trust where he would be
fitted for the eminence which goes
with the position of chief executive.
In private business men must serve
in the lower capacities before they
reach the heights and the policy
seems not to be a bad one for the
people and their government.
Therefore, if any man Qualities
under these requirements today in
the Democratic ranks in this state it
is Tuttle. He has been a member
of his party organization IN Union
county. He has been county char
man. In these positions he caught
the Democratic spirit of our policies
the system which is the .ife-blood
of our form of government. Then
he was called into the national
sphere of activity. For tour years
he served as a member Of the ma
tional congress. Following this eX-
p%erience, President Wilson sent the
banking commissioner on a diplo-
matte mission to Panama as the
United States commissioner to the
Panama Exposition. At that time
there was a strained situation eX-
listing between this government and
that of the southern country, which
the tact and ability of Mr.. futile
smoothed out to the satisfaction of
both governments.
several years ago Mr.. Iuttle ac-
cepted q place on the State Board of
Conservation and Development. A
position calling for a large amount
of public service of a purely patri-
otto character, as the post carried
no compensation. Here he served
quietly bu. we'll until Governor Ed
. wards sought a man of strength and
sound business judgment to head
the important State Department of
Banking and Insurance. The gov
ernor insisted thai his appointee for
this office should have more than
the usual political recommendations.
The executive wanted a man with
executive ability and experience OF
a high order. Tuttle was the inev-
table selection and his record in
the office stamps him as a ma now
eminently qualified to step up to
even the higher responsibilities of
directing the destinies of New Jer-
sey's population of over three mil
lion people as governor of the state.
II have enlisted under the Tut
: tie banner and I urge every Demo-
crat in my county of Mon to
do the same. This is a great p
portunity to pick a winning Demo-
cratic candidate if the voters of u
party will pledge themselves to
work and vote for Tuttle so that he
may become the nominee and lead
us to victory this year"