Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-11
ANDERSON is
ELECTED CHIEF
OF FIRE DEPT.
Washington Hose Company
Man Defeats Van Horn
BY Big Majority.
ROCKS 1ST. ASSISTANT
COMINGS End.


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Chief Engineer.
Theodore e. Anderson, ia
votes.
Louis H. Van Horn, So votes
First Assistant.
Patrick j. Rocks, 148 votes.
Second Assistant.
Frank Comings, 164 votes.
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BY a majority that exceeded the
total number of votes accorded his
adversary Theodore q. Anderson was
last night elected chief engineer OF
the citys fire department He re-
ceived ia votes against fifty-three
secured by Louis H. Van Horn.
Patrick j. Rocks as named for first
assistant chief by 148 votes, and
Frank Comings, securing the largest
vote of any candidate, received l64
for second assistant chief.
While the election on its surface
appeared to be q quiet and peaceable
one. on the inner side there was
fighting, bitter fighting, because Of
an old grudge that members OF the
Lincoln Engine Company holds
against Mr.. Anderson. Members Of
this company tried their utmost to
defeat Anderson. OF course 1t WAS
an impossibility at this time, but
they almost made good their attempt
a year ago when l.. B. Moore, OF the
Lincolns, was put up to oppose An
derson for first assistant chief.
Anderson won by about half dozen
votes. The year previous he defeat
ed Patrick Rocks for second assist
ant chief by single vote.
Anderson's opposition grew out OF
an act he did while second assistant
chief. He took nozzle from two
members Of the Lincoln Engine Com
pany. The Lincoln members took
exception to his action and enmity
gradually grew from that time on.
He received his election In the regu-
lar way; being first assistant chief
he was entitled by previous custom
to the chiefship.
The election was marked with q
celebration afterward. Nearly every
fireman in town was out, as was
demonstrated by the fact that 1853
firemen out of 100 voted. The vote
was slow at first, but soon after 8
o'clock there came steady stream
of voters The proceeding seemed
--aike a regular election. Carriages
and autos were kept on the go con.
veying voters to and from the polls.
AT 1880 o'clock there were thirty
one ballots cast. AT o'clock there
were sixty-eight and at ten minutes
before 8 o'clock there were 161 bal
lots cast The ba1loting was done In
the old firemen's ballot box In the
patrolmen's assembly room of the
police station. Chief George T. Lar.
son acted as judge of the election
His clerks consisted of secretaries oi
the various companies, as follows:
Andrew Anderson, of the Garfield
Hose Company; George Miller, OF
the Liberty Hook & Ladder Com
pany; James P. Dunham, of Protec.
tion Hook & Ladder Company; Wal
ter Martin, of the Lincoln Engine
Company; William Fitzpatrick, oi
the Mcclellan Engine Company
Andrew Anderson, of the Washing
ton Hose Company; William G. VIII.
son, of the Eagle Hose Company. A
f. Munoz assisted Mr.. Martin for the
Lincolns and Joseph Hornsby tool
Mr.. Dunham's place when the votes
were tailed.
AS soon as the result became
known former chief George Meade
sounded three taps from box 86 al
Smith and High streets, thus inform
ing the city of Mr.. Anderson's cleo
ton. The firemen assembled In line
in front Of city hall preparatory tt
the parade. First in line were Chief
elect Anderson, Chief Larson anC
Messrs. Rocks and Comings. They
were followed by the Washington
Fife G. Drum Corps and line o.
about $50 firemen. Behind the fire
men came the Washington Hose
Company's truck in which were sew
eral firemen supporting aloft ban
ner bearing the following inscrip
tions: 20 You Dorie," Dead Val
Horn" "Sereheads" and "Chie
Dorie." Lastly came the old Protec
tion hook and ladder truck. Th'
line of march extended from cit,
hall northward on Market street Il
Smith. then westward to State ans
northward to Washington street
From there they counter-marched t.
Hartmann's hotel, in Front street
where banquet was enjoyed
Chief Larson acted as toastmaste
and first called on the chief-elect TO
a speech Mr.. Anderson prOfusel.
thanked the firemen for their sup
port. He said he would do all TO
Improvement in the department ant
win use the best judgment possible
at fires. The new second assistan
chief. Mr.. Comings, next spoke. stat
ing he would work for the best inter
ests of the department. First AS
sistant Chief-elect Rocks then score'
with a song. James Kelly sang
firefighters song and August Kroege
gave a political speech. He wante'
to know If the present council "Is IT
or els 1t not" After some delibera
ton he replied. himself. 1T is not.
Former Chief Coutts spoke. as di'
Michael Donovan and several others
The throng of frenIen feasted an,
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