Frank Hague ruled Hudson County for over thirty years. On June 17, 1947, he turned the reins of power over to his nephew, Frank Eggers.
Two boys both under sixteen . . . were apprehended by the authorities for truancy. The Mayor happened to be in one of his police-station hideouts when they were brought in. The boys told him that they preferred jail to school; so he took up their case with Doctor Hopkins, suggesting that jobs be found for them. Doctor Hopkins said that it could not be done because of the New Jersey Working Papers Law. Then the Mayor said to him: `Listen, here is the law! I am the law! These boys go to work!’
From The Boss by David Dayton McKean
Tags: Frank Eggers, Frank Hague
