Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-17
DEvOE, HAYES
AND GERAN IN
DELEGATE RACE
De Voc Has Already Filed His
Petition and Issues a
Statement Today
MEETING HELD SATURDAY
At Asbury Park-WiII Repre-
sent the Third Congress
sionaI District
MEETING HELD SATURDAY

The third congressional district
will be represented by two delegates
at the national Democratic presiden-
tial convention which will be held
in Madison Square Garden in June
and at the present time there are
three candidates for these honorS.
None of the three candidates has
announced his intention of with
drawing from the race and an in
teresting contest seems to be as
sured.
Assemblyman Fred w. DeVoe,
minority leader of the lower House
during this years legislative ses-
sion, has already filed his petition
as candidate for the honor OF being
a delegate. He announced his IN
tention OF becoming a candidate Tor
this position last summer and in a
statement today declares he will re-
main in the race notwithstanding
the action taken by prominent Mid
dlesex Monmouth and Ocean county
Democrats last Saturday in select
ing as their choice for delegates,
Congressman Elmer III. Geran. OF
Matawan. and Edmund A. Hayes. OF
New Brunswick. chairman OIL the
Middlesex county committee.
The meeting Saturday was held
tended by state committeeman ana
county chairmen from the three
counties comprising the third con-
gressionai district which Is allotted
Two delegates at the convention. IN
addition to Congressman Geran ana
Mr.. Hayes. the meeting selected as
slternates Miss Adeline Lawrence,
of Freehold. and Gilbert Clayton. or
Point Pleasant. The counties were
represented by the following dele
cations: Middlesex county. Thomas
b. Hagerty, state committeeman
Edmund A. Hayes. county chairman
and Mrs Gretchen RIGS, state co!ia-
mitteewoman; Monmouth county
Miss Adeline Lawrence. Of Freehold,
and Cecil Ackerson. of Keyport.
ocean county, Gilbert Clayton. OF
Point Pleasant; Mrs. r. Q. Jonn-
son. of Point Pleasant. and DR.. e.
c. Disbrow. of Toms River.
Those desiring to become candi-
dates have until April l to file their
netitions and it Is possible that
others Will enter the race petore
that time. The name of FREDERICK
M. p Pearse. of Metuchen. secre-
tary to Governor Silzer. has peen
mentioned. but he Is .non-commlttal.
Assemblyman DeVoe Is pledged 10
ernor Silzer. a.,
Present indications are that the
Republicans will have no contests.
None have filed petitions as yet put
state Committeeman FREDERICK
Schneider. Of New Brunswick, IS re-
ported to be the only one In MID
dlesex county who has petitions IN
circulation.
The statement made this morning
bv Assemblyman DeVoe explaining
his action in remaining in the DEM
ocratic race follows:
.I announced my candidacy as
delegate to the national convention
from the third congressional district'
pledged to Governor Silzer for presi-
dert, some time in August, 1923.
I1s since my announcement Ed
mund A. Hayes, Democratic county
chairman, has favored my candloacy
and has repeatedly so informed me.
About a month ago newspaper
stories carried the report that Mr.
HAYES was to be a candidate in his
own behalf. He has never informed
me that he. has withdrawn his sup
port of my candidacy.
sThe meeting at Asbury Park on
Saturday was called by Thomas "a.
Hagerty, Democratic state commit
teeman from Middlesex county. The
meeting endorsed Mr.. Geran and al
lotted the remaining delegate to Mid
dlesex county. The representatives
j Of Middlesex county aen reported to
those present that Middlesex county
was unanimously in favor of Mr..
Hayes. Those present from Middle
ex county were Mr.. Hayes, Mr..
Eagerly and State G, mmitteewor an
Mrs. Riggs.
"I contend that the Middlesex
,ounty Democracy is not in favor of
iir Hayes for de egate. The county
committee has not been consulted
by MIR. Hayes and I believe that
every member of the coun y commit
tee will resent Mr.. Ha. 3 action In
reporting, that he personally is the
unanimous selection of the Middle
sex Democracy for the position as
delegate.
'The nesting on Saturday has not
changed my status as candidate.
seThe endorsement OF Mr.. Hayes at
the meeting on aturday was simply
the endorsement of Mr.. Hayes by
Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Hagerty and Mrs
Riggs"