Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-09
N0N-PARTISAN
SCHOOL BOARD
is RETURNED
Alderman Calvin Reelected in
Third Ward Dalton Wins
Easily in the Fifth.
kEHOE CHOSEN RECORDER
C0RnELISOn LOSES

Perth Amboy went democratic yester-
day and gave Woodrow Wilson, the
democratic candidate for governor
majority of 666 Thomas j. Scully DEM
ocratic candidate for congress from the
third district carried the city by 769 and
Ramsay, Booraem and Streitwolf, the
democratic assembly candidates led
their opponents by several hundred.
Mayor Bollschweiler, democrat, was re-
elected by majority Of 9l2, exceeding
his majorities of two other elections by
several hundred. His majority two
years ago was 622. u
Henry w. Kehoe, democrat, was
elected recorder by the small majority
of over Harold Pickersgill, republican
and present incumbent. Adam Eckert,
the independent candidate for mayor re.
ceived a total of rs votes. Bollsch-
weller polled 2,07l and Fullerton, 1159.
The total vote cast in the city was
1884. Last year the vote was 3,770.
Non Partisan School Board.
The non-partisan school board, whose
names were only on the democratic bal
lots, was elected with ease. Louis Rossi,
I republican, was high man on the
ticket, polling 2.47G votes. On the rsz-
publican ticket the highest of the school
| board candidates was Louis H. FRANKIE
who polled 1858, which was $50 under
Edward L. Gridley the low man on the
ron-partsan board, who secured 2,26s.
| The non-partisan board ran good in all
| the wards, although there was coHsid.
cradle cutting on both tickets.
Alderman Hornsby Reelected.
Samnel w. Hornsby was reelected al
derman in the first ward by a small ma
iority, defeating Nathaniel Cornelison,
democrat, by SO votes. He beat him 80
votes in the first poll and q in the
second. Fhe first ward gave Lewis o
majority OF SO. Wilson carried every
ward in the city but the first which
has always been republican In the
fourth ward, proclaimed the banner re-
publican ward of the city, Wilson re-
ceived a majority of seventeen over
Lewis, the republican candidate for
governor. The second ward gave Viii
son a majority Of 1913; the third ward
gave him l6S; the fifth ward 275 and
the sixth 104.
Calvin Wins In Third.
In the third ward Alderman Richard
J. Calvin, democrat, was reelected, de-
feating William Hilker, republican, by
II. Calvin carried the first poll by SO
and the second by 80.
Dalton Reelected Alderman.
The second poll of the fifth ward
was the first to be counted. Wilson
secured a majority of 1874 and Scully
l45. The democratic assembly can
didates received majorities OF about
1870. DR. Ramsay ran ahead of his
ticket, polling 1875 votes The local
option candidates did not secure a
vote. Mayor Bollschweiler carried
the poll by 144. Fullerton got 45
and Eckert 81. Kehoe, for recorder
got majority Of 107, over Pickers-
gill. The democratic school board
ticket carried the poll by about 130.
Alderman Dalton carried the poll by
16l and the ward by 302 --e~--.
Wilson got a majority Of l13 over
Lewis in the first poll of the sixth.
Scully lead Howell by 141 and the
democratic assembly ticket by nearly
200 Bollschweiler led Fullerton by
127 Eckert got 81 votes in the race
for mayor. kehoe led Pickersgill
by 50. The non-partisan school board
carried the poll by over 100.
Victory Is Celebrated.
AS soon as the news of the demo-
crallc victory redcned the ears OF
the younger members of the party,
street celebration was begun. Smith
street from High street was the CEN
ter of attraction. The juniors of the
high school, together with members
of the party, shortly after midnight,
congregated in front of the Packer
House, and at word from their lead
er, advanced TO State, between the
glare Of red fire on both sides OF
the thoroughfare.
City Hall park was the scene of
another celebration, over 200 boys
congregated on the announcement
that Bollschweiler had again carried
the city, paraded around the streets
with the large banner that has been
hanging at Smith and State streets
They proceeded TO New Brunswick
avenue, where they distributed red
fire that gave the appearance of d
Fourth Of July celebration, rather
than election.
Automobiles for rent by day or nour,