Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-05-19
STATE AWAITS
S|LzER' s MOVE
Indications Are for Hot Prim.
ary Contest for Democratic
Governor
WHAT WILL HAGUE DO?
Nugent's Actions is Also Fac
tor-.Who is Backing Tut
tie, Question

Trenton, May I9.-That the sup
porters of State Banking and Insur-
ance Commissioner Tuttle will offer
him as a business man candidate"
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, was the indication here
today in the firing of the first gun
in his campaign. This was in the
form of a statement from former
Assemblyman Francis V. Dobbins.
of Railway. chairman of the Union
County Democratic Committee, in
which he called particular attention
to Mr.. Tuttle's business training and
the high respect held for it by both
Republicans and Democrats at
Washington during the time the
banking commissioner was in con-
gress.
Tuttles entrance into the race has
created considerable stir among
those who follow the trend of state
politics 1t is looked upon here as
nothing short of challenge to the
Hague forces in Hudson county to
defeat him if they can. 1t seems
to be generally taken for granted
that Hudson will get behind the
candidacy of Circuit Court Judge
George s. Silzer of Middlesex county,
although. the judge is reported to be
still very weak as the result of his
recent operation for appendicitis. He
has been removed to his home in
Metuchen, but is not ready to plunge
into the consideration of such stren-
uous matters as politics.
Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly, of
this city, must still be considered
as a possible contender. according
to his friends in the city hall here.
The mayor, too, is recuperating from
very serious operation performed
at Rochester, Mimi, at the famous
Mayo Brothers sanatorium. He is
due home within two weeks. but will
first make visit to the seashore for
another fortnight and then resume
his work as chief executive of tnis
city.
Those who wish to see clean cut
fight between the Tuttle forces on
the one side. and the Hudson or
however, that the issue will not be
beclouded by the entrance of other
candidates who would likely have
the effect of drawing strength, which
Tuttles friends hope for. away from
the Union county candidate. 1t is
probable that Hudson can contribute
$4,000 votes in the primary for its
candidate which must be overcome
by the candidate depending upon
other help. The more candidates
there are, therefore, the better the
chance of Hudson county debating
the nomination. which Democrats
here think Nigh leave the party
open in the November election to
the charge of having a machine
picked" man for governor.
Friends of Circuit Cour: Judge Sill
ger are stoutly taking issue with the
inferences that are being drawn
from the fact that he is the choice
of the Hudson organization. They
say that Silzer's public record. espe-
cially in the state senate for six
years. is a refutation of the claim
that he could be controlled by any
man or set of men. if he occupied
the high Office of governor.
'Tt will be pretty fight between
two good men, was the comment
here on the Silzer-Tuttle candi-
dacies.
Some politicsi wiseacres expect to
see James r. N~gent. of Essex. en-
ter the lists as a champion of Tut
tie. thus seizing the opportunity to
wrest the state leadership OF the
party from Mayor Hague, of Jersey
City. 1t is known that the Essex
man is not in harmony with the
Hudson leaders and since the ascen-
dency of Mayor Hague the star of
the Newark man has been falling.
However, If Nugent decides to
back Tuttle II will undoubtedly come
without any solicitation from the
banking commissioner who yester-
day said he had made no alliances
whatever. The question has been
asked frequently: who is back of
Tuttle ?' The answer seems to be
that he is not the candidate of any
leader or section of the Democracy,
but has entered the lists as one
making a bid for the vote of the
members of the party throughout the
state independent of party machines
as they may exist in the counties.
There are many admirers OF Judge
Silzer, but they feel that it would
be hurting the party's chances in the
coming election to have candidate
who because of his judicial post
could not make the kind of a cam
paign a man free of the court at
would wage. These DEM
ocrats want to see their party win
and they think SilZer's effectiveness
as a candidate would be seriously
impaired by his running and yet
retaining his position on the bench.
There have been several instances
in the past political history of the
state where this was tried by judges
and defeat was their portion every
.