Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Judge Doremus
Not a Bit Worried
By Anti Saloonists

R1dgeW0Od, May 4-FOfmer Judge
Cornelius Doremus, bone dry candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for Governor this morning issued the
following statement in answer to the
Anti-Saloon Leagues declaration last
week, in favor of Senator Arthur
Whitney for Governor:
Upon my return from a campaign
tour through North Jersey l have had
my attention directed to the an
nouncement of the New Jersey Anti
Saloon League proclaiming Senator
Arthur Whitney as its choice for the
Republican nomination for Governor.
"The League was strictly within its
rights, of course, when it proceeded
to put it's label on the senator from
Morris. Nevertheless, many voters,
no doubt, will wonder by what meth
cd of reasoning those who are just
now running this organization reached
their conclusion.
81 resent, at the outset, the very
reprehensible misrepresentation of
my position, which featured the
Leagues amazing announcement. l
filed my petition as candidate ahead
of everybody else. |, aroused from
the very start the bitter resentment
of bootleggers, and prohibition law
violators in high and low places by
my outspoken declaration in favor of
real enforcement. My campaign for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor was begun as long ago as last
year before anybody knew who all
the candidates would be.
81 have made and will continue to
make my campaign with strict pro-
hibition law enforcement as my para
mount issue My belief is that pro-
hibition in New Jersey should have,
chance, and that the vital need
here is for a Governor with backbone
enough to appoint only bone dry
prosecutors and bone dry judges. No
other way of restoring respect for
law and order can be devised.
"The people of New Jersey, hearing
my appeals, and applauding my clear
cut, outspoken and unequivocal stand
on this prohibition issue, and con-
trasting all this with Mr.. Whitney's
silence, are naturally amazed. They
are amazed over the news that the
Organization which. gets it's money
on the supposition that it will aid
real prohibition enforcement has over
looked the only bone dry candidate
and endorsed man who, as men,
Der of the Legislature, voted against
prohibition.
Wondering what l have done to
merit this dreadful slight at the hands
of the League it seems that | have
committed two crimes. l have failed
to ask permission of the Anti-Saloon
League to become candidate or to
submit my plans for it's approval.
81 do not notice Senator Whitney
growing hilarious over his endorse
ment, and | am just wondering what
his campaign manager, who has been
working so hard for wet votes, is
going to do with the Anti-Saloon
League baby at the Whitney door
step.
Let me assure my friend Mr..
Whitney that | cherish no hard feel
ings because of the fact that the
Anti-Saloon League has put its seal
of approval on him instead of on me.
| shall win the Governorship without
the Anti-Saloon Leagues aid. The
League has not been what might be
called a glittering success when it
comes to landing it's candidates. 1t
supported my good friend William
Runyon in 1922 and Runyon was
beaten to the tune of 1884. 1t sup
ported U. S. Senator Frelinghuysen
for reelection and Frelinghuysen
went down to defeat under an ad-
verse plurality of 89,133 votes. 1t
had much to do with the campaign of
Hamilton F. Kean for the Republican
U. S. Senatorial nomination last year
and Kean was beaten by nearly 10000
by Senator Edge.
Cali things considered therefore,
am not the least bit peeved. l ex-
pect to stand the shock. l think /
will stand it much better than those
we'll meaning sincere friends of pro-
hibition who up to the present time
have been taking their cues from the
Anti-Saloon League, but who have
now been rudely awakened by this
latest remarkable performance of this
once worthwhile organization in New
Jersey"