Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-08
REPUBLICANS
SLIGHTED BY
THEIR LEADER
Only S100 Each for the
Ward Workers Here New
Brunswick Fares Better.
MAYOR SWEARS IN SOME
SPECIAL OFFICERS

Up until noon an unusually light
vote had been cast in all of the
wards. In the first and third wards
less than 100 ballots had been polled
at 10 o'clock and in the fifth ward
the count was unusually small. The
largest vote this morning was In the
second ward, where over $50 votes
had been cast at IL o'clock. In the
first poll alone 123 votes were in the
box at that time. The second ward
presented the busiest scene, as all
of the workers were out in full force.
Leaders of both sides say that unless
better showing Is made this after
noon, the total city vote will be less
than last year.
Election day dawned with light
snow falling and at z o'clock the
ground was covered with a light
mantle. Later a drizzly rain began
to fall and made the day dreary until
about 1 1 o'clock, when the sun peep
ed out for few minutes and then
disappeared again.
While the republicans are making
fair showing today, they show
feeling of dissatisfaction, which, 1t is
understood, Ia due to lack of funds
to work with. 1t Is reported that
"Dory' Strong has again slighted the
local committeeman by giving them
only 500 apiece and that this is the
cause of the lack of interest. 1t is
understood that "Dory' has allowed
the New Brunswick committeeman
| S400 each.
The usual 100 foot lines are being
strictly observed and the workers are
compelled to keep that distance from
the polls. The local option workers
are conspicuous by white bands on
their hats, containing the words
Local option" The saloons are all
closed and Chief Burke stated at
| noon that as yet no violations had
been discovered. In general the cleo
ton Is quiet one as the inclement
weather kept many off the streets
this morning.
The third ward, where Richard J.
Calvin, Democrat, Is seeking reelec-
tion as alderman against William
Hilker, Republican, there is some
activity. The Republicans are said
to have twenty-five workers on the
job and are confident of electing
their candidate. Gossip in one group
was that if Calvin won it would be
ny dDOuI HIJSeu YOJSS. "A prominent
third ward Republican said: "If we
do not carry the ward today we never
will, as everything seems In our
favor
Alderman L. G. Dalton, Democratic
candidate for reelection in the fifth
ward against Nels Hanson, Republi-
can, Is optimistic. In the second poll
of the fifth ward at 10 o'clock about
n,tu Rrn
according to the ward men forty of
the number were democratic.
The non-partisan school board
candidates are busy and are said to
be running good. The straight Re-
publican school board candidates are
also working and have representa-
tives at some of the polls. Mayor
Bollschweiler, Democratic candidate
for reelection, is still campaigning
He cast his vote in the first poll of
the third ward at 9:35 o'clock this
morning.
Someone played a joke on Lawyer
Peter A. Peterson this morning
which caused much amusement.
While Mr.. Peterson, who Is a repub-
llcan, and who has been writing let
ters and making speeches against
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic
candidate for governor, was busy in
the first ward, the joker climbed to
the cornice over the entrance of
Mayor Bollschweiler' cigar store
and pasted two large posters of Mr..
Wilson on the Smith and High street
windows of Mr., Peterson's law
Offices.
Mayor Bollschweiler last night
swore in ten men as special police
men without pay from the city to do
duty at the election polls today. AS
near as can be learned the Democra-
tic county committee had the men
sworn in to prevent bribery at the
polls.
Mayor Bollschweiler stated that he
wants to see a clean election and to
that end he will do his utmost. He
will swear in as many specials" as
either party requires, all of whom
must necessarily serve without pay
from the city. Those named last
night were: Joseph Belinski, Ru-
dolph Kish, Louis Connolly Thai.
Rudolph, John Gallagher, Michael
Grove, John Mcmahon, Michael Mar
chiniak, Tony Noter and Andrew