Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-09-15
BRAY FOR SURROGATE.
no 'arries Two Wards in Bridgetop,
"hiie Two Are Against Him-Many
Votes PolIed.

Lahdls township gave it's entire nine
teen votes to Frank c. Bray. There was
little contest, Mr.. Bray being the popular
choice there and the voters desired that
he should represent the township in one
OF the principle Offices of the county.
1t was a Bray landslide, and the popu-
lar young man was swept to victory over
a very worthy contestant.
In Bridgeton there was a candidate in
the person OF Isaac I. Nichols, for Surro-
gate. 1t was Nichols AGAINST the choice
oi Lands township To be a factor H.
the fight, Mr Nichols must necessarily
larry three wards, and yesterday his
friends were claiming a four. The con-
test OF those opposed to Mr.. Nichols was
vigorously pushed and as result the
| primaries in each ward " ere very large.
Mr. Nichols succeeded III the First and
fourth wards, and the opposition carried
the Second and Third wards.
In 'he townships nearly all the delega-
tIons were anli-Nichols, the Bridgeton
man getting five out of tle six delegates
in Deerield.
MilIviile is unpledged, and will prob
ably cast its entire vote for Bray. Mr..
Nichols would have had part of the
Millville vote had he succeeded in carry
ing the whole of Bridgeton.
| The First Ward.
Everybody voted in the First ward,
that IS, pretty nearly everybody. Life
long and well known Democrats voted in
numbers and were supporting the
| Nichols ticket. There was considerable
disorder about the exterior of the
Mayors office caused by the liquor that
was used in abundance for the successful
| de egates. The organization of the pri-
mary was David Trexler, Chairman:
Frank Willets, Secretary; Robert F.
Ayers and William McHenry, tellers.
Inc Nichols ticket was successful by
about 50 majority. The delegates are as
follows: Clayton Parker, William T.
Ross, Melbourne H. Robinson, Albert
Nichols. George McHenry, Frank D.
CARL. James Kelly, John Sayre, VIM.
R. Quick, John c. Pierce.
The Second Ward.
There was warm time in the Second
ward. and one of the biggest primaries
ever held there. The meeting was held
in the office of Candidate Nichols, on
South Pearl street. There was a large
crowd at the meeting before voting be
gan, and of course there was considerable
argument. Mr.. Nichols was present at
the meeting, marshalling his forces, and
he becamel involved in several heated
debates with some of the workers there
He publicly accused men of taking his
money for the last three weeks and then
working against him. To MANY. il
seemed as if Mr.. Nichols was desirous of
starting row that would reflect upon
the meeting, realizing that he could not
win the ward. The meeting was organ
lied as follows: Chairman, Powell John.
son; Secretary, Samuel Hitchner; tellers,
George F. Hamlyn and Richard Hughes.
There were Az votes cast, and the anti
Nichols delegation was successfully by
majority of sixty-one. The delegates
were: VIM. M. Sellers, VIM. Smith,
Lewis Palmer, VIM. Naylor, VIM.
Graves, Lambert Ladent, aud John V.
Brown.
In the Third Ward.
There was spirited contest in the
Third ward, but withal very quiet. There
was large vote out, something more
than three hundred. The organization
was made after difficulty nobody desir-
ing to serve. E. Sheppard Wallen was
made Chairman; George Black Secretary;
Frank L. Wallace and II. L, Tyler.
tetterrs.
When the vote was completed and
counted it was found that there were
twenty-five ballots more than there were
names on the tally sheet. Mr.. Black, the
Secretary, acknowledged that the mis-
take was his. de said he did not get all
the names of voters down, especially
when the voting was rapid. All of the
officers agreed that there had not been a
ballot cast that was not deposited by
legal voter. Some of the Nichols sup
porters made some protest against the
vote being counted, but the anti-Nichols
ticket Lad twenty-six majority, so that
the twenty-five votes spoken of could not
have changed the result. The delegates
elected were Oscar T. Anderson, Clarence
Platt Frank E. Robinson, Christian F.
Krauter, William Woodson, Oscar F.
Whipple, James McCaughey, Frank D.
Paullin.
The Fourth Ward Primary.
There was large vote in the Fourth
ward, but the contest was very quiet
The organization was effected by Eli
Rogers being made chairman; Wesley
Rogers. secretary; tellers, John H.
Elwell and William Smith. The vote
was Nichols ticket, 300; anti-Nichols