Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-07-05
Shows How Complete Control
Frank Hague of Jersey City
Has as a Leader
OF N. ]. ORGANIZATION
Voted to Allow Smith to Ad-
dress Convention NO
Signs of Real Break
BY LEO j. LANNING
Special Representative of the
Name Cnnuanffn,

Special Representative of the
Evening News at N. Y. Convention
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Having voted
as a unit for AL Smith for sixty out
of the seventy ballots so far taken
by the Democratic national conven-
ton. the New Jersey delegation was
this morning prepared to continue
this course on the eleventh day OF
the session. Only Rhode Island,
which has but. ten votes, exceeds
New Jerseys record in support of
the New York governor. This state
has been in his column from the
start.
New Jersey for the first ten hall
lots supported Governor Silzer and
since then has been with Smith. In
the matter OF unit voting for the
latter, even his own state has not
kept pace with New Jersey. For
there has been a break in the New
York delegation of ninety. with two
voting for. McAdoo for several days
past.
However, there are those in tho
Jersey quota of delegates who would
break from Smith, If they had the
temerity to incur the displeasure OF
the state leaders. which such a
move would surely bring down upon
them. Mayor Hague. of Jersey City,
is the power behind the delegation,
even though he is not member.
and his plan has been to deliver a
a solid bloc of twenty-eight votes
thus demonstrating his complete
political control in New Jersey.
So far he has been able to show
that he has a firmer grip on the
New Jersey delegates than has
George Brennan, on Illinois, or Tom
Taggart, on Indiana. Brennan, how
ever, has many more votes to whip
into line. sixty-eight in ALL so that
his task is more than double that of
the New Jersey boss. Until Ralston
was withdrawn, Taggart was able to
deliver a solid thirty for Indiana's s
favorite son. Since then, however,
twenty of the delegation have voted
for McAdoo and the remaining ten
for Smith.
Mayor Hague, OF course. is in on
all the councils and plans of the
Smith managers, and when the at
tempt was made yesterday to put
through the resolution which would
have permitted the New York gov
ernor to address the convention,
Hague, who was eating dinner rush
ed to the floor of the convention to
instruct New Jerseys representa-
tives how to vote. They, of course.
supported the measure, but the
convention frowned 1t down.
un
Democrats in large numbers have
been able to attend one or more of
the convention sessions, thus Great
Ing constant demand on the dele
gates for tickets. The next best
Ming to tickets is knowing a door,
Keeper and this game has been
worked over time.
AS relief from the monotony of
Dalloting attempts have been made
here to get the leaders discussing the
Jersey United States senatorial situa-
ton but without any success. All are
Interested in the outcome of this
convention and upon the type of
candidate picked-if any Is picked
depends the selection OF a nominee
to oppose Walter L. Edge. Believing
that Smith would run well in the
state, 1t has been said by observers
mere that should he be nominated
there would be n score of candidates
Tor the senatorial toga.
There has been little rumor that
prosecutor James II. Bolitho, of
Norris county, delegate from the
Fifth District, would enter the race
Tor the senate. but as he is unknown
In state politics the talk was regard
ed as without foundation.
Another Fifth District man 70
create stir has been alternate dele
gate George II. Cooper, of Railway.
who several nights ago offered to ad-
dress the convention in behalf of
Smith. Cooper. thought he could
swing the convention" but State
Chairman Harry Heher, advised
against any speeches from the dele
cation at the time. Cooper was very
insistant that he be given a chance
but after a talk with the chairman
who took him out in the lobbyof the
convention hall the alternate drop
ped the idea.