Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-27
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T OR BIC S|LzER
DEMONSTRATION
Will New York Join with N. J.
in AccIaiming Governor
Is Question Today
JERSEY HELPED SMITH
Some State Delegates Oppose
Booming of Smith as
Silzer. Is in Race
JERSEY HELPED SMITH
BY LEO j. LANNING



Special Representative Of Eevning
News at New York Convention
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK, June 27.--'Will New
York join in the Silzer demonstra-
ton today?" this was the question
which close followers of the for
tunes of the governors presidential
boom asked themselves this morn
ing as the time approached for the
formal presentation of his name to
the convention. Much or little hung
on the answer, according to the
answer, according TO the opinion OF
the individual political soothsayer
who wrestled with 1t.
Yesterday the New Jersey stand
ard was carried aloft in the process
sion of states for Smith. Today she
will offer her governor as a candi-
date. The talk of the reciprocal
understanding between the delega-
tions cf the two sister common
weaiths will have been put to the
test before the afternoon Is over.
New Jersey has fulfilled her end
of the arrangement it is New York's
turn to make good on the bargain
But the skeptics have been ridicul-
ing the idea of New York joining
in a hurrah for another candidate
while her own "AIo Smith Is rum
ming neck and neck with the other
chief contender. McAdoo. They
held it would be tantamount to ad-
mitting they think some other can
didlte is on a par with theirs.
In other words it would be at
least bad psychology for their own
governors. cause IL New York dele
gates should whoop 'er for Silzer
for anybody else at this stage in the
game" according to one line of con-
vention theorizing.
Catch McAdoo delegates cheer
ing for another candidate. was one
terse summing up of the situation.
However, the talk cmanating from
the Silzer headquarters about New
York's affection for New Jerseys
governor as its second choice being
exhibited in this tangible form is to
meet the acid test today, if it hap
pens then the New Jersey executives
chances for the nomination will re-
ceive a marked impetus. II 1t fails.
the skeptics will chorus 'T told you
so".
the S.lzer campaign is yet being
heard. Some under surface senti-
ment disapproved of New Jersey
joining in the demonstration for
Governor Smith yesterday. on the
theory that 1t smacked of lack OF
sincerity for Silzer. Why a state
with a candidate of its own to pre-
sent later on should publicly and on
the floor of the convention permit
its banner to be carried around with
those of other states endorsing the
New York executive seemed to be an
unanswerable query to those who
propounded it. 1t went contrary to
the rules of all past campaign man
agement in conventions. One or the
delegates who finds fault with the
way the Silzer cause has been pro-
NOTED is Judge Alfred e. Stein, OF
Eliza beth, delegate from the fifth
district, as the man who was cam
paign manager for the New Jersey
executive in 1922, his viewpoint car
ries weight in the present discussion.
He has protested to Frederick M.
p. Pearse, the governors secretary,
and to Mayor Hague. the two here
who are most intimately in touch
with the work for Silzer. Judge
Stein wants to see more action. He
believes too that the governor HIM
self should be here. just as the other
candidates, with few exceptions are.
But those handling this fight are
not being moved by the opinions of
supporters of the governor who
think more should be done. Their
plan of action may have some deep
dyed strategy behind 1t which Will
eventually prove to have been the
right course. For instance it Is
claimed that Mayor Hague does not
believe in too. much of a demonstra-
tion at this time for Mr.. siIxer. be-
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