Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-05
MAJoRrT1Es IN COUNTY.

Although Perth Amboy and Middle
sex county gave good majorities for
both Taft. and Howell, the republicans
find little encouragement in the cleo
tion returns of Tuesday. 1t is evident
that the people, as a whole, disapprove
of the rule of Theodore Strong, but
that their opposition to him did not
interfere with giving Taft their hear
ty support. The general opinion is
that had it not been a presidential
year, the democrats would have car
ried all before them in this city and
throughout the county. Cutting was
in evidence, however, as seldom be-
fore. This is made evident by the
3,146 majority given Taft, while
Quackenboss, the democratic candi-
date for sheriff, received q majority of
1887. That the republican assembly
ticket and the republican coroners
pulled through is evidently due to the
universal desire to vote for Taft. What
scratching was done was on tho sher-
if where it would hit the republican
machine the hardest, and on the local
candidates where the voters are com
ing more and more to ignore party
lines and to vote for the best men.
To Reorganize Here.
The republicans of this city evident
ly see the writing on the wall. Thos.
J. Clark, who was in direct charge of
the republican campaign this year, is
authority for the statement that a
meeting of the leaders will be held in
the near future for the purpose of GO
ing over the situation and completely
recognizing the party in this city. 1t
is stated that complete change is to
be made. Just what will be done with
the county leadership is not known.
Local option did not have much eff
feet on the voters. Assemblyman
Voorhees,, who was particularly oppos-
ed by this element, was reelected by
substantial majority and DR.. w. E.
tion last year and who, on that ac-
count, was opposed by the local option
lists during the campaign just past,
semblymen. He made his strongest
runs in the cities, some of the country
districts scratching him badly.
OF the three winning assemblymen,
all republicans, McKeag is high man
with 11,282; Voorhees, is next with
10,S79 and Won Minden is third with
1858. The democratic assemblymen
lpolled the following vote: Ramsay,
9,101; Butcher, 1921 and VanCleef.
1913. Here again the grudge against
the local optionists is shown. Van
Cleef, who was the only Middlesex
|assemblyman to vote for the local
option bill last year, Is the lowest
man of the six assembly candidates.
William G. Acken, the prohibition
candidate, who was backed by local
optionists received but a smattering
of votes.
Ouackenboss' Success.
Without a doubt the greatest VIC
tory in the county was that won by
William H. Quackenboss who defeat
ed William H. Pfeiffer, his republi-
can opponent by 1887. Mr.. Quack-
enboss made great gains everywhere.
He carried every ward in New Bruns-
wick and held Pfeiffer's majority in
this city down to but votes.
The republican coroners, Garrett
son and Hubbard, went through with
the head of the ticket and the as
sembly.
Congressman Howell Is reelected
by an even larger majority than he
At that time he was elected by 1876.
This year he has a lead over Clark
of about 1000. Howell carried Mid
aIesex by 2,144; Monmouth by about
l, 100 and Ocean by about 1,400.
Bollschweiler's Great Run.
Mayor Bollschweiler's great run
was the feature of the voting in this
city. He was elected over DR.. F. c..
Henry by 622 majority. He ran
ahead of his ticket in every ward; he
ran ahead of every candidate in their
respective home wards.
Outside of the first ward, the only
republicans elected in the city were
the recorder, H. e. Pickersgill, who
was reelected, and John F. Ten
Brock for comptroller. Their ma
jorities are given at the top of this
column and revised and corrected
table of the city vote will be found
elsewhere In today's paper.
Vote On Question.
Nearly everyone seems to want the
mayor to get salary. The vote on
this question was general, the major
ity In its favor being 1,169. There
were 522 who opposed 1t and 1,16s
voting for it.