Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-08
THE MEEEER
LAN PRIMARIES.


Perhaps the most unpopular law ever
enacted in this State is the Meeker Pri-
mary Election law. Indeed, we doubt if
the act has genuine friend in Gloucester
county, and everybody declares it to be
nuisance. Especially is this true in cities
where National, State and Municipal Off
GERS are elected at one election At this
time local economy is lost sight Of in the
bigger field, and we have the condition IN
Woodbury. of only partial local tickets in
the field-the Democrats in the First and
Second Wards having no ward tickets, and
in the Third Ward only a candidate for
Council. Not only is this condition disap-
pointing to Democrats, but to hundreds Of
Republicans as we'll, and the cause Of it all
is as stated above, that interest in the cleo
tion of purely local candidates cannot be ar
reused two months before election. Hence
it is that the bosses Of the dominant party
name in quiet who they will, and the peo-
pie do not realize that their hands are tied
against protest until after the knots are
secured.
The delegates to the Republican Con-
gressional Convention named throughout
the county are all favorable TO the re-
nomination Of Congressman Loudenslagery
while those to the Assembly Convention
are for Mr. Avis. If evidence were needed
to prove that the bosses rule the MeekeT
Law Primaries, it is found in this one
fact.
The only contest in the entire election Of
delegates is in those to the Republican
County Convention, and this contest is
provoked by Bosses Loudenslager and
Watkins. Each wants control of the
County Committee, because through it they
know they can control the organization-
1t is a renewal Of the Loudenslager Van
SAINT Congressional contest Of two years ago
brought down to county basis.
It's pretty fight, and one that should
bring out quite a vote at the Republican
primaries.
Below are the nominations as far as
learned at nOur Vi SOtuS 70 press.
FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
For delegate to State Convention WnT
Sharpley.
To Congressional Convention George
/ w. Carpenter, Harry Gladding.
To Assembly Convention-WiIliam H.
Barnaby, Samuel B. Burkett.
To County Convention-2 to be voted
for William Barnaby, Samuel B. Burkett,
William T. Cooper.
To City Convention Frank D. Pedrick,
William Sharpley.
For City Council Theodore F. Burkett.
SECOND WARD.
To State Conventional W Andrews,
David O. Watkins.
To Congressional Convention c. H..
Batten, E. G. Leeds, Charles F. Marshall
To Assembly Convention William H..
Albright, George Z. Pierson, Lewis Starr.
To County Conventions to be voted
for-v Victor E. Kugler, Cyrus F. Madden,
Walter B. Wooley, John C. Curry, Max F.
Engel, C. Walter Shivers.
To City Convention G. Pennington,
&C. Walter Shivers, Walter B. Wooley.
For members of Board of Chosen Free
holders-Daniel T. MatheFs.
For Justice of the Peace Samuel Fl.
Ladd
For member of City COuneil-victor E.
KugIer.
THIRD WARD.
To State Convention Ernest Redfeld.
To Congressional Convention EzekieE
L. Cloud, Charles NJ. Garrett.
To Assembly Convention-Joh Z.Davis,
Howard G.. Pedrick
To County Convention John q. Davis,
Howard G. Pedriek, Alex. L. Rogers.
To City Convention Herbert r. DuAield,
George Evans Reading,
I For member OF Board Of Chosen Free.
holders ohm Rachor, Jr.
For member Of City Council -Millard F.
Cattell.
The following Democratic nominations
have been filed with the City Clerk:
FIRST WARD.
To State Convention Charles Geitz.
To Congressional Convention John G.
Herman.
To County Convention--John NJ. Lutz.
i SECOND WARD.
To State Convention--C. A. Madden
/ To Congres sional Convention Jas Park,
A. II. Swackhamer.
To County Convention Edgar F. Dell,
Amos Wills.
THIRD WARD.
4 To State Convention Francis J. w
Brennan.
! TO Congressional Convention James D.
Carpenter, Frederick Young.
To County Convention Harry n HendyS
\ Gresson c. Pearson.
i TO City Convention James %. Carpen%