The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-16
MIR. WILSON OPENS
HIS CAMPAIGN FOR
STATE SENATOR

County; In opening my campaign |
for State Senator, | wish to state
that it is my purpose to conduct
clean gentlemanly contest without
using any personalities.
At the beginning of this campaign
l will publicly say that | personally
know my opponent, Senator Agans,
and that have the highest regard
for his being good fellow and a
gentleman.
My regard for Senator Agans,
however, will not deter me from
pointing out to the voters mistakes
Senator Agans has made in his
otficidal capacity. That is the duty
of candidate and his reason for
seeking to serve the public.
First let me call attention to the
fact that three years ago Senator
Agans voted in favor of the bill that |
made what is known as the North |
and South route part of the |
State road system, and then voted |
later to sustain the Governors |
veto of the measure. Now everyone
knows that the making of this route |
u part of the State road system |
would relieve the tax payers of |
Hunterdon County of its up-keep |
and would make for reduction of |
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of the state road system last win |
ter because of the relentless pres |
sure of Freebooter Haynes and other |
prominent Republicans. Of course, |
we have as yet no appropriation for |
the building and up-keep of this |
road, but who can say if Senator
Agans had voted three years ago
to pass this bill over the Gov
ernor's veto, (and Senator Agans |
vote would have passed it) that
we might have had money appro-
priated for the purpose by this
time. Ii is evident to everyone that |
Senator Agans is directly respon-
sible for delay of three years. and |
Hunterdon Tax Payers are still bur
dened with the up-keep of the road.
| want to be very frank and | say
without fear of successful contra
diction that Senator Agans commit
ted very grave mistake when he I
voted to sustain the Governors |
veto of this measure. A mistake I
that has saddled thousands of dol |
lars of taxes on the taxpayers of |
Hunterdon County.
Then again, would call your at
tention to the fact that after be-
ing member of the House of AS
sembly three years and of the SEN
ate three years, Senator Agans
never found out hiatt Hunterdon
County was entitled to larger
share of the School Reserve Fund
based on days attendance at the
rate of slightly nuder 3 cents per
day per attendance amounting to
over ST. 900. for Hunterdon schools.
do not think that | can be ac-
cnsed of being egotistical when
say that | am proud of the rart /
personally played in securing, this
money for our schools through the
assistance | rendered the County
School Superintendent
There are other things that Sona-
tor Agans has done, appointments
he has confirmed or approved, and
things that he has failed to do
that in my Judgment mark him as
lax public servant. Perhaps the
chief reason for his laxity may
lay in the fact that he is minor
ity Senator. Everyone ought to
know that a minority Senator is
hopelessly handicapped when it
comes to securing Legislative favors
for his constituents. Senator Agans
is bound to remain in the minority
no matter what the result of this
election may be because of the
iloluoVeT hcpuDilcuH totHdLoI uucS-
ton. Don't you think that your i'm
terests will be best served by elect
ing to the Senate one who is bound
to be of the majority?
You will thereby be sure Of hav-
ing a Senator who will have the OPP
portunity of helping you. In these
statements have made | have
Given you r1thing but the facts,
and upon the strength Of these facts,
| ask you TO give me your support |
for State Senator, and | promise you
that if elected | will dig into ev-
erything that promises to give the
taxpayers relief and believe that
you can easily understand that /
viii have a better opportunity Of
doing things for you than will my
opponent who seeks reelection.
EDGAR II. WILSON
Ordered and paid for by Republican
County Committee.