Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-09-10

City Clerk LaRoe announced this
morning that there would be no
change in the republican ballots to
be used at the primary election
Tuesday, as far as the school board
is concerned, and that the notice
served on him yesterday by the re-
publican city committee would be
ignored
Mr. LaRoe is acting under the
advice of City Attorney C. G. HON.
mann, who told him yesterday to
file the notice for future possible
reference. The ballots have already
been printed and delivered and will
be ready for distribution tonight.
City Attorney Hommann said this
morning that he had not yet had a
chance to delve into laws governing
the matter. It is his contention,
however, as evidenced by his ap-
proval of the ballots, that the plac-
ing Of the eighteen names on one
ballot is within the law.
The notice which was served on
the city clerk yesterday afternoon is
as follows:
Copy of resolution passed by the
Republican City Committee of the
City of Perth Amboy, at a meeting
D6lQ On S6pJSnDST 4, 1JlU.
Resolution.
Whereas, it appears to the Repub-
lcan City Committee of the City of
Perth Amboy, that there has been
filed with the city clerk of the City
of Perth Amboy a petition represent
ing the republican party wherein
certain persons of another political
party have been endorsed by the pc
titinnRro off 4v, aaiH oit
ly:
For school commissioner, three
years, Henry w. Jones, John K
Sheehy.
For school commissioner, two
years, James j. Harrigan
For school commissioner, one
year, Julius Klein, Frank X Urban
ski.
And whereas this committee has
been advised that such petition for
the candidates above named herein,
such as belong to another politt
party, is Illegal and expressly pro
hibited by statute. Therefore:
Be it resolved that the city clerk
of the City Of Perth Amboy be noti-
fed of the illegality of said petition
and he be requested not to use the
same in the preparation of the prt-
mary ballots of the republican party
to be voted at the primary election
to be held on Tuesday, September
13, 1910.
And be 1t further resolved that
the secretary be instructed to draft
q copy of this resolution and serve
same on the city clerk of the City
of Perth Amboy.
IB. TICE,
Chairman Republican City Commit
tee.
ELLSWORTH B. WALKER,
Secretary.
The legal authority quoted by w.
A. Spencer, who has been retained
by the republican city committee, Ia
section 21 OF supplement to an act
entitled an act to regulate elections
(Revision of 1929 approved April
4, 1898, approved April ID, 1903,
which sets forth:
''No member of one political party
shall sign his name to any petition
purporting to endorse any person as
a candidate for delegate to the con-
vention of another political party, or
as candidate for office OF another
political party, nor shall any mem
Der Of one political party vote In the
ballot-box used for the primary cleo
tion of another political party; any
person, who being member of one
political party, shall sign his name
to any petition endorsing any per-
son as candidate for delegate to
the convention of another existing
political party, or as candidate for
Office Of another political party, or
any person who, being member of
one political party shall vote in the
ballot-box used for the primary
election of another political party,
shall in each case be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction,
shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned not exceeding two years,