Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
.DEvOE DROPS OUT
OF DELEGATE RACE;
CLAIMS CONFLICTING
Fight in MiddIesex Over Dem.
ocratic Delegates Leads to
Governors Private Office
MATTERS ARE ADJUSTED
Hayes Makes Statement After
Secret SesSiUn-WiII Be
Pledged for Gov. SiIzer

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 26.-
An armistice has been arranged In
the Democratic county presidential
convention delegate fight which has
been raging for the last two weeks
and indications at present are thar
a lasting peace has been affected By
the decision to have County Chair
man Edmund A. Hayes be the Mid
dlesex county delegate to accompany
Congressman Elmer Geran to the
convention as the third district
delegates.
Assemblyman Fred vi Devoe has
announced his Withdrawal from the
race and State Committeeman
Thomas Hagerty today announced
that Circuit Court Judge Peter f.
DAILY will not be a candidate. This
situation leaves an open field to
Hayes.
Assemblyman DeVoe made the fol-
lowing statement this morning. - -
my candidacy for delegate has
met with the approval of Governor
Sllzer practically from the Beginning.
As l previously stated, my only de-
sire in this matter is to assist the
Silzer campaign for President.
believe that my attitude throughout
the delegate fight has plainly shown
that I have not considered my per-
sonal desires but only the interest ot
Governor Silzer and the Democratic
party.
Governor Silzer sent for me yes
terday and l went to Trenton and
talked the matter over with him. He
asked me to withdraw in .te Interest
of harmony and his own personal de-
sire to avoid a split in our party. j
respect his wishes and thercfors I
have withdrawn from the race"
Governor Silzer attributes the en-
tire trouble TO a misunderstanding
as statements he has made do not
coincide with what other prominent
county Democrats have said during
the conflict. During a two hours
conference with the governor al
Trenton yesterday, which was at
tended by Hayes. Hagerty. Edward
Houghton and Frank Connolly. all
of this city, many unexplainable sit
uations were disclosed.
The governor has emphaticaily
denied that he asked Judge DAILY to
enter the race as his personal dele
gate in order that the judge might
make the nomination speech at the
! convention. This statement is at
variance with remarks made by
Judge John P. kirkpatrick, recog-
nized as the governors spokesman
in the county durin., the nix-up.
that the governor had solicited him
TO support Judge Days candidacy.
Judge Daily has also been quoted as
saying that he was willing to enter
the race as a personal favor to Gov
ernor Silzer who had asked him to
make the run.
The selection of Chairman Hayes
as the Middlesex county choice i
perfectly agreeable to him. Cover
nor Silzer declared. The governor
is quoted as declaring yesterday thar
the first intimation received that
Judge DAILY contemplated becomins
candidate was when Judge Kirk
patrick communicated with the gov
ernor on the telephone and asked
! him If the candidacy of Judge DAILY
would be acceptable 10 him. The
governor said he answered in the
affirmative and was not aware of
any conflict in the Democratic rankn
of Middlesex county at the time.
State Committeeman Thomas
Hagerty today declared that he was
convinced Governor Silzer did not
solicit Judge DAILY to make the run
and he felt the governor had bean
misinformed as TO the actual con-
dition Of affairs IN the county
Democratic circles.