Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-10
HAGUE DOES NOT
FAVOR FUTILE
Report Edwards Favors Un-
ion Man for Running Mate,
But Not Hudson Boss

TRENTON, May 10--That Gov
eru3r Edwards would like to see
/ banking Commissioner William Il.
Tuttle, Jr., of Union county. made
the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor this year. but that Mayor
Frank Hague. of jersey City. is
against the selection of Tuttle was
the most interesting bit of political
gossip that came out of yesterdays
gathering of politicians here for
Governors Day
During the morning Messrs. Ed
wards and Tuttle posed for the
movies" in the state house park.
the camera man having shot them
while in the act of buying poppies
for the wounded veterans. The. as
sociation of these two men in the
picture was looked upon as signifi-
cant in view of the fact that they
have been discussed for some time
as the respective candidates Tor
United States senator and governor
in hte coming fight with the Re-.
publicans.
This speculation and comment
brought forth the statement from
authoritative sources that Mr.. Ed
wards regards Tuttle. as g. very de-
sirable running mate, but that
Mayor Hague. who is the most in
fiuential individual Democrat at this
time in the state refuses to accept
Tuttle ON the ground that he does
not believe the banking commission
er is sufficiently good organiza-
ton man for the party to- pick. =
When the governor was approach
ed yesterday for comment on the
matter he refused to talk. -The STU
alton for him is a very delicate one
Mayor Hague is close political
friend of the governor and is a good
organization man himself Mr.. Tut
tie is equally silent. although sew
eral weeks ago he promised a state
ment announcing his candidacy.
That statement has never been
issued.
The question now worrying some
Democratic leaders is what effect the
turn down of Tuttle will have upon
the e.Democratic campaign. The. selec-
ton of another candidate will give
rise to the inference that he is hand.
picked. and that he has promised
to be a, good boy if elected.
Political observers admit the logic
of the Democratic leaders outside
of Hudson listening to the voice OF
the leader in that county because or
the great vote it turns in for the
party practically every election. yet
they figure that Hudson cannot af-
ford to fly in the face of the rest OF
the county organization which
would gladly rally around the Tuttle
standard for governor as a high
class candidate.
1t is admitted by the Democrats
that thev have hard fight ahead
to defeat Senator Runyon who viii
be the Republican selection and that
a candidate must be put in the field
who will match the record of the
Union senator for progressiveness
and high class public service. Tne
fact that futile comes from the
same county as Runyon and twice
defeated the senator when they
were competitors for the seat in con-
gress assigned to the fifth district
in this state is taken as one OF the
arguments why the banking COM
missioner should be picked to make
the race for governor on the Demo-
cratic ticket this year.
1t may be asked by those who faii
to follow state politics why Tuttie's ;
supporters do not enter him as
candidate at the primaries. Tne
answer TO this is that without Hud-
son county's support at the primary
election 1t is hard job for any can
didate to get the nomination. Three
years ago James r. Nugent. OF Es-
sex. tried it against Edward !. Ed
wards, of Hudson. Mr.. Edwards
received the nomination by major
| ity of 10000 over Nugent.