Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-11-05

were sworn in by the mayor at city
nall. Or that number, nine are. local
residents and the remainder are Nfrom
Newark and New York.
AT the meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, Surrogate Peter F.
DAILY, Mayor Bollschweller and
County Chairman Joseph E. Stricken
were the principal speakers. Lawyer
Stricken again gave instructions as
to the power of certain election Off
cials. He said that all the demo-
cratic lawyers of the county would
be at the disposal OF the party and
will be willing to help prosecute any
one caught selling votes.
J. F. Callahan is chief of the
detectives, having held the same posi-
tion here last year. These detectives
have the power as any officer or citi-
zen who have the power to arrest
where they see crime committed,
but they do so at their own RESPONSE
bility
Election Throughout the State.
The people of New Jersey today
will choose "a governor, senators in
Atlantic, Bergen, Cumberland, Hud-
son, Mercer, Morris and Ocean coun-
ties and sixty assemblymen. In about
half of the counties surrogate will
be elected; in three Bergen, Cape
May and Somerset) sheriff; in Bur-
lington a county auditor will be
chosen, and few counties will elect
coroners. About fifty municipalities
will elect mayor and other officers.
There are five candidates for gov
ernorship; j. Franklin Fort, repub-
lican; Frank S. Katzenbach, demo-
crat, with citizens endorsement by
democratic faction in Hoboken;
John r. Mason, prohibition, with an
independent endorsement in East
Orange; Frederick Kraft, socialist,
and John C. Butterworth, socialist
labor.
Besides the regular party nomi-
nees, there are prohibition candidates
for senator in Atlantic, Bergen, Nor
riS and Ocean, and socialist candi-
dates in Atlantic, Bergen, Hudson
and Morris. In eleven counties there
are prohibition and socialist assem-
bly, tickets in the field; in Hudson a
socialist-labor ticket; in Camden an
independent while in Warren, Will
liam V. Bowers, of Phillipsburg, is
contesting with Joseph H. Firth for
the democratic vote.
The present senate is made up of
fifteen republicans and six democrats,
and the house of twenty-nine republi-
cans and 81 democrats. OF the seven
retiring senator's. six are republicans.
To get control of the upper house the
democrats must elect senators in six
of the seven counties. The probable
e.. ,td-
son. and possibly Ocean, while the
republicans will win in Atlantic,
Cumberland, Mercer, Bergen and
Morris. Hence the next senate is
certain to be controlled by the re-
publicans.
Election Throughout Country.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5-Elections are
on in thirteen states, ten of them are
general The local contests in few
communities are practically overshad
owing the state fights.
The voting is light except in Cleve-
land. where it is above the normal.
Tammany is making a hard fight in
New York to defeat the republican
Hearst alliance.
In Cleveland the interest is due to
the fact that Congressman Burton, who
is seeking to defeat Mayor Tom john
SON. is regarded as Roosevelts candi-
date.
The American party is fighting hard
in Salt Lake City to remove politics
from Mormon control.
Good government against political
control is the situation in San Fran
cisco.
A hot campaign is being waged in
Rhode Island which makes the result
doubtful.
Governor Guild is regarded as the
winner in Massachusetts.
Maryland, Mississippi and Kentucky
are choosing governors. New York.
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Nebraska
are electing minor state officers, leg1s-
lators and congressman.