Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-09-10
HICKS WILL OPPOSE
HENRY FOR SENAT OR
Hot Fight In The.
Republican
Ranks.
CANNON SURE

I1dTIuOuy Ill tnC lCPhbfiSoh
in Middlesex county has gone TO
smash, Judging from the latest de-
velopments, and the fight against the
bossism of Theodore Strong bids fair
to be fought to a finish this year.
While the Strong faction Is groom
ing Dr. F. G. Henry for the nomina-
tion for state senator, the opposition
to Strong, headed by John H. Con-
ger, who is himself candidate for
denomination for county clerk, is
backing District Court Judge Edward
Hicks, of New Brunswick, who, to-
day, started his petition to be placed
on the primary ticket. II Theodore
Strong persists in running DR.. Henry
hot fight between Hicks and Henry
for the senatorial nomination VIII
take place at the primaries. 1t Will
be for the republican voters to choose
which one they will have.
The Strong faction has decided to
support the same assembly ticket as
last year with. the exception. of Nc
Keag, who goes to Baton Rouge to
become professor in the Louisiana
State University. In McKeag's place
Strong has chosen DR.. l.. ]. Belloff, of
New Brunswick. The other two are
William c. Voorhees,, of Cranbury,
and r. p. F. Won Minden, of New
Market.
The opposition to Strong will not
stand for Voorhees, and Belloff and 1t
is certain that the Conger men will
have an opposition assembly ticket at
the primaries. Won Minden will pro-
badly be accepted by the Conger
crowd and therefore will be on both
tickets, but another Cranbury man
will be chosen in the place Of Voor-
hees and Perth Amboy candidate
will be selected in the place Of Bel
loft 1t will be up to the republican
voters to decide which set of assem-
bay candidates they will have.
In view of the fact that Conger
will oppose the Strong legislative tic
ket, it is very probable that Strong
will have candidate for the nomina-
tion for county clerk to oppose Con-
ger. at the primaries.
The Democratic Situation.
On the democratic side the party
seems to be united, at least to all
outward appearances There. VIII
probably be but one ticket at the pri-
maries. The announcement made by
B. M, Cannon yesterday that he
would stand for the democratic nom
ination If endorsed by the county
committee seems to have been accept
ed on all sides as final. Thomas H.
Hagerty, chairman of the county
committee, said yesterday that Mr..
Cannon will positively be the demo-
cratic candidate for county clerk.
That is as certain as anything can
be-
Prominent local democrats stated
today that there was every indication
that Mr.. Cannon would receive the
endorsement of the county committee
which meets at New Brunswick to-
morrow afternoon Mr.. Cannon said
today he had nothing new In regard
to the matter, but appeared to feel
confident that he would be endorsed
tomorrow.
DR.. William e. Ramsay, of this
city, for the assembly, and George 8.
Silzer, of Metuchen, for state senator,
without doubt will also be endorsed
at by the county committee.
There Is every indication that the
campaign this fall will be one of the
bitterest ever conducted, especially in
this city. A well-known republican
said this morning that he expected to
see both sides stoop to all kinds of
tricks to win.
Situation In the City.
The offices to be filled at the COM
ing election in this city are: alder
Nman-at-large, alderman from the sec
ond, fourth and sixth wards; q school
commissioner from the second, fourth
and sixth wards, and a city comptrol-
Ter.
On account of the open primaries
there will be many candidates in the
field and already men on both sides
of the fence are quietly circulating
petitions The democrats are unus-
uaIly active and for the past two
weeks ward meetings have been held
nearly every night. With the repub-
licans, however, there seems to be
little activity and probable nominees
are kept in the dark.
Alderman-at-Large Voorhees, will
run for denomination. His petition
is being circulated today and at noon
contained many signatures. In the
second ward the name of William w.
Pierce, member of the Boynton
Brothers & Company real estate con-
eern, has been prominently mention
ed for alderman. In the sixth ward
the names of Stephen Dushack and
Alexander Petroski are under consid-
Grafton for the democratic alderman
&c nomination.
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