Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-20
The PRIMARY ELECTION.
Candidates Galore in some Town
ships, None in Others.


ships, None in Others.
| The Primary Election next Tuesday will
be an important event in some townships,
while in Others its results are foretold by
the fact that only one set Of candidates are
in the field, and in others the minority
party have no primary ticket at all, rely
ing, it is generally supposed, on an inde-
pendent movement, to put candidates in
| the field
There is queer situation in the Borough
of Paulsboro and Greenweich township.
In the former the Democrats have no pri-
mary ticket, and in the latter, the Repub-
licans are in the same predicament.
In Deptiord the Republicans have no
candidate for Collector, while the Demo-
Gratis have as their unanimous candidate
Mr.. Williom G. Allen, the gentleman who
was last Fall the Democratic candidate for
Assembly, and who carried that Republican
stronghold by majority Of IS. There is
probably no more popular man in Deptford
than Mr.. Allen, and one more deservedly
so, and no man who will make a more con-
scientious official,
In Logan the only candidate named by
the Republicans is Samuel Platt, for As
SCISSOR. Mr.. Platt has held this Office for
about twenty years, and is the one Assessor
in the county who was stronger than the
County Board of Taxation. His duplicate
was increased only $1,000 over last year,
and the County Board was obliged to stand
pat with him.
| In Deptford the Republicans are haying
merry time. There are three candidates
i for Collector, G. N. Bell the old officer, and
Harry A. DeHart, Of Tborofare, and Chas,
A. Hilyard, Of Newbold There will be a
big Republican Primary vote in Deptford,
and as each candidate has numerous
following the vote viii be very evenly
divided
The two factions in Woodbury. are vel
lined up, having candidates that represent
them in each ward
The Democrats OF Woodbury. have al
candidates John Riehl, for Chosen Free
holdelder in the First Ward; and Johr
Deylin for Council; in the Second Wart
they have DIR. Fl. B. Diverty, for Council
and in the Third Ward, G. Cresson Pear
son, for Council. Also delegates for th
4 various Conventions.
East Greenwich township will nominate
besides delegates to the various conven
tions, candidates for Collector, Assessor
Freeholder and Committee. The Demo
Gratis have named Frank D. Henry, 70
Collector; William E. Cooke, for Con.
mittee, and Robert Eldridge, for Free
holder. The Republican candidates will
be Gideon Peaslee, for Collector; ]. c
Dawson, for Assessor; William Fl. Borden
for Committee and Will H. Hoffman, 70
Freeholder.
In our last issue we published the Dem
ocratic nominees in Mantua. The Repub
llicans had not then nominated candidates
but their petition contains the followipl
candidates.
For Freeholder, E. L. Sharp; Committee
Benjamin Sharp; Surveyors Of Highways
Harry D. Lock, Joseph T. Park; Justice 0
Peace, Harrison S. Heritage; Constable
Edward S. Taylor.
i In our last issue we published the Demo
cratic nominees in Washington, following
are the Republican primary candidates
They endorse the Democratic nominee,
D. Nicholson, for Assessor; J. Miltoi
/ Ebert is named for Collectors B. Franl
Allen and j.. Wood Marshall for Com
mittee; Constables, Charles F Watson ant
i NJ. NJ. French; Justice of Peace, W. O.
Steele; Surveyors, G. A. Shaw and Sam
j. Evans Delegates are named for al
Conventions.
i In Monroe, there are two republican
candidates for Collector, A. F. Oliver ant
Frank Joseph. VIM. F. Tweed is the can
didate for Assessor and W. H Eldridge ant
III. B. Garwood for Committee. The Dem
ocratic candidate for Assessor will be Johr
w. Mcclure, and E. F. Evans for Com
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