Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-13
Independent Candidate for
Mayor Secured About 225
Signatures.
MANY PROMINENT MEN
County Clerk Receives Doc
ument-- Wager that Adam
Will Get 1000 Votes.
CIRCULARS DISTRIBUTED
Considerable Figuring as to
Whether He Will make
Personal Campaign.
CIRCULARS DISTRIBUTED

Adam Eckert, whose announced
intention of becoming an independ-
ent candidate for mayor caused con-
siderable talk in political circles
more than a month ago, today filed
his petition. The petition appeared
at the office of the county clerk in
New Brunswick, early this morning,
| and was duly recorded
The petition contains about 225
names, including the signatures OF
prominent republican and democratic
, voters. Although the time limit for
filing the petition expires on October
23, 1t was believed that Mr. Eekert
was holding, out as long as he could,
possibly intending to allow the time
limit to pass without filing the docu-
ment.
AS yet Mr.. Eckert has done no
campaigning other than to distribute
few circulars proclalming him a
candidate without any strings at
tached' and "the choice of the peo-
| Pile" Even the circulars were p Mt.
ed by friends and presented tostket
nominee w
| There is considerable figuring as
to whether the independent candidate
| Will make an active campaign.
Among democrats and republicans IL
Is not believed he will secure more
than 500 votes, although one man,
discussing his chances last lpfght-
| offered to bet $t00 that>-1e would get
| 900 votes or over He was one of
the signers ef,fhe petition.
| lis the Intention Of the candidate.
apparently, to remain quiet, relying
on his popularity TO win him Votsm
! He expects support from the laBos
| organizations, it is believed because
of his stand on the recent Wet
Dock" controversy
Names On Petition.
The signatures ON the petition are
as follows; Johan Jensen, August.
Kroeger, Peter Kroeger, Charles
Holm. George Moore, Yebbe Petssfer-
son, c. Tunnison, Christ Letlefsen,
Chris Bonit, T. Reed, John volk-
worth, Joel Enin, William Roster,
Chris Petersen, Joe FIshinger, A. r.
A. Overgaard, Peter Nielsen, Frank
Nelson, Alexandi-- Balnt, Anton
Jensen. Jeppe Sondergaard LOUIS
McArdle, John Haserman, Jr., Petsr
a. Peterson. Hans lverson, William
Price, N, A. Morrisey. James l..
Tooker, Sr. George H. Bath, Frank
r. Newman, w J. Seller, S. ] New
man, Edward A. Lembcke, G. M.
Peterson, NJ. Peterson. Arthur st.
Andrassy, Clarence Tuttle. August
Faber, E. J, Mccormick, ). r.. MeCor- (
mick, Robert Sheppard. John Dick /
son, Clarence Anderson, Dd. A.
Coutts, George Whitworth. Edward
Seyler, Charles Johnson. j Steyens,
James w. Henderson. James~fE Gal
lagher, Frank Shultz. r. j. Mullen,
George st Andrassy. John Kiisen-
dorf, j. b. kubrick, Daniel Sullivan,
Michael J. Donovan. Joseph Berry, g.
B. Ayres, John e. Hageman, William
Delmar, Harry Nelson, Peter Nelson,
Ralph Haffner, Frank l4pplegate,
Albert H. Bowers, w. H. HinkYe,
George e. Davis, Louis Horner,
Charles Sandbeck, w. McMulren,
Mike Shore, w r. Majeskie, John
Feile. Thomas p Layden, Robert ].
Collins, Thomas Waters. John r.
Smith, s. Fugel. H. b, Crowell,
Ernest Pape, Fred c. Amer, John
Donegan, Jacob A. Bran, James p,
Edwards, A. Rundgren. c. w. Stew
art, Edward Johnson, Henry Jacob
son, John Mosinlok. Henry Halseth,
Peter Jensen, Nels Smith, Peter Wis
sing, c. Harrigau, A. Andersen, B
Lemp, N. l.. Jensen, Joseph Vreneses,
James DUNCAN, Soren Johnson, Emil
Frey, Peter Poulsen, A +. Munoz,
James j. Blanchard. J. F. Stephenson,
Herbert ellis, Augustus NJ. Long, C.
j. Coley, Lawrence Mcleod, Hans n.
Smith, w. II. McGuiness, G.. A.
Braidwood, Joseph l.. Crowell. II.
Claickner. George f. Ochner. B. r..
Rubright, William Mum. Jr., Will
liam Mum, Sr. George Mum, Sam
uel JAWS, George w. Mercer, Howard
Crowell William Dinkelacker,
George Magee, Harry Comlngs. Harry
G. Drost, John l.. De Hamm, Max
Klein and w. H Corteiyou.