Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26
F0RDYGE WILL HAVE ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE
DELEGATES IN THE COUNTY CONVENTION
WHEN It CONVENES IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
Fordyce Carried the Sixth Fifth and the Second Poll the Third Ward
in Perth Amboy He Also Carried Three Polls in Pscaaway Two
Polls in Woodbridge and His Home Town of DatonNew Bruins
wick Went Solid for the Machine as Did South Amboy ROose
welt Meuchen amesbg Saweve South River and Most of the
townships the County, Senator Dydens Barrel in Evidence
LIVELY CONTESTS AMONG THE DEMOCRATS IN THE DIFFERENT
WARDS BROUGHT OUT VOTERS OF BOTH FACTIONS IN FORCE.

The first poll of the First ward in
with fifteen moro votes, Fordyce
would have carried a majority of the
delegates from this city. This de-
feat can easily be attributed to the
Indifference shown by large number
of men, who are continually finding
fault with the present condition of
affairs, but when the chance came to
make change, they did not appear
at all
In the second poll of the First
ward, there was a warm fight. The
polling place was hidden away in 4
back yard and the voter had to pass
down long alley to reach it. Half
the time this was blocked by the
ring" ward workers. 1t was at this
poll where the machine" was busy
and about fifteen machine" men
were on duty all the time.
The Sixth ward had a very quiet
time. There was no contest there
The vote was soon counted and the
men went down to hear the returns
from other places.
z DR.. Frank Crowther was greatly
alarmed for fear his political star
had set. He kept busy about the
Second ward poll. He was seen to
buttonhole large number of men.
They would retire around the corner
for few moments while the doctor
told the voter that if Fordyce was
elected he would have to stay home
this winter and he said he didn't
want to do that. The voter was then
released and he was supposed TO
straightway vote for the machine"
delegates. Some did and some did
not
Senator Dryden's barrel was in ev-
idence in all sections of the county
The machine" had all the money it
could use, and it used it, too.
In South Amboy the ring" had a
walk over. In Woodbridge the first
and second polls have Fordyce dele
gates, but the third poll, which is
located at Port Reading, gave one
delegate for the machine.
Roosevelt was loyal to Boss Strong
and will send two machine dele
gates to the convention.
South River, Sayreville, Monroe,
Metuchen, Highland Park, James
burg, and Madison are all for the
machine"
Piscataway township went for For
dyce, carrying four delegates.
In New Brunswick, the machine"
made a clean sweep. Every polling
place in every ward is for Jackson.
1nere were several hard contests, but
the Fordyce vote was not sufficient to
overcome the Dryden barrel, and the
machine" organization.
While the republicans were fight
ing among themselves in this city at
the primaries, the democrats were
also having contests in three wards,
the second, third and fifth. The
workers for both factions were out
in force and particularly in the Sec
ond ward was the feeling keen, and
clashes resulted verbally several
times.
In the Second ward two delegates
were to be chosen to each of the
three conventions. For the congress
sional convention, Jacob W. Martin
was the low man, James F. Burns
and James M. Glenn being chosen.
For the county convention, B. M
Cannon and William Calvin defeated
Adam Eckert and John F. Reilly