Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-09-05
DEMOCRATS
LOOK TOWARD
THOMPSON
Atlantic City Leaders Believe
Former judge aHd Ex- Mayer
CSuIt Win at the Polls.
REVOLT OVER NEGRO DIVES

Atlantic City, Sept 5:-Jubilant
democrats who see IN the split in the
local republican ranks opportunity
to regain their control of Atlantic
City and county politics are using
every means in their power to secure
former judge and former Mayor Jo-
seph Thompson for mayoralty
candidate that would make him the
head of the city ticket. Delegations
from the party who joined in the en-
thusiasm at Egg Harbor Thursday
visited Thompson yesterday and, de-
spite his announced intention that
he is out of politics, believe that they
will be able to induce him to make a
fight for the office.
Thompson is still reluctant to en-
ter the bitter fight which his friends
and hackers believe would result in
his election over any candidate
which the republicans can put In the
field, and is exploiting former Post
master M. A. Devine for the place on
the ticket which he has so far re-
fused. Leading men in the demo-
cratic party have declared, however,
that Thompson can be forced to run
In the interests of democratic vic
tory and are placing their hopes on
his candidacy.
Republican Ring Scared.
Republican ring leaders who have
paid attention only to the factional
scrap between hackers of Mayor Stoy
and the men opposed to his re-elec-
tion were given a jar yesterday by
the discovery that active democrats
are prepared to make one of the
most bitter local fights ever known.
Heads of the party which have been
in the minority here for years have
organized q club which has been
meeting for weeks and whose man
ayers claim has prepared to handleI
the local political situation in the
most practical manner. Watchers
have been appointed for the coming
primaries and election and any at
tempt to vote repeaters, which has
been usual in Atlantic City elections,
will be followed by immediate ar
rests.
The democrats are putting their
entire strength on the city ticket and
but few county Offices will be
fought for. No serious attempt will
be made to elect the men named on
the county ticket at the gathering
held at Egg Harbor yesterday with
one or two exceptions, but the en-
couraged democrats believe that they
can land their men on the city ticket
in face of the republican party fight
and will put forth every effort to-
ward that end.
Control of the city will carry SIM
liar control of the sparsely settled
county, and should Thompson or
Devine be elected there will be a
movem ent on the part Of the demo-
Gratis to reorganize their party be-
fore another year in such manner
as to insure control of county offices
also. Leaders Of the new movement
claim that many former democrats
who have Joined the republican
ranks from motives of policy are
ready to support them, and with the
aid Of disaffected republicans who
object to the present ring adminis-
tration they have active hopes of
winning, A city rally of the minor
ity party is planned for next week,
and at that time the city ticket will
be named with promises of support.
Negro Gamblers Kick.
Republican politicians, startled at
the ulbCOfcEy Luht Ehnu4clH VI thO
city have again started to do busi-
ness, rushed hurry orders Thursday
night that resulted in the closing Of
the gambling houses throughout the
city. AS a result OF the action heads
Of the syndicate which controls the
negro gambling houses are irate tor
day. and they may revolt from the
machine. D. S. White. councilman
and hotel man. has not yet promised
to stand for the mayoralty nomfna-
tion rendered him, but men backing.
his campaign hope to enlist him hi
time to put up powerful opposition,
to the Stoy regime.