Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-09-12
PRIMARY FIGHT TOMORROW:
INTEREST IN SCHOOL BOARD:
DEMOCRATS BACKING Sill zER
What the Voters Of This City Will Have to Decide at
the Polls TomorroW--United States Senatorial Choice
and Assemb|ymen TO be Se|eCtedLight Vote.
MAY TAKE ACTION TO
HOLD UP THE BALLOTS


William A. Spencer, counsel for
, the republican city committee, stat
ed this morning that he would
probably take some action before
night to have the republican bal
lots containing the names of the Ave
democratic candidates for school
commissioners declared Illegal Mr..
Spencer is In New Brunswick this
afternoon and indications are that
he is there relative to the matter.
Just what action he intended taking
Mr.. Spencer did not state but it is
probable that he is seeking an order
from the court to have the names
removed from the tickets. Should
he be successful 1t would necessitate
the reprinting of the republican bal
lots, and as the primaries are to-
morrow considerable trouble would
be the result on account of the
shortness of time.
Ira B. Tice, chairman of the re-
publican city committee, issued a
statement this morning stating the
committees reasons for the position
they have taken in the fight 1t Is
C6GSd " tbC lCpubll1oA fOhSl q
of the city and in full follows:
To Republican Voters.
On the republican primary ballot
that will be used in the primary
election tomorrow are the names of
eighteen gentlemen who ask your
suffrage for the office Of school com
missioner. OF these eighteen names
nine, in the opinion of counsel by
whose advice the City Republican
Executive Committee Is acting, are
placed on this ballot illegally and
are therefore not entitled to your
support. The names of the nine
gentlemen we ask you to support
for the respective terms named on
the ballot are M j. Dinesen, Jacob
Goldberger, Thomas Lucas, Chris
tian Anderson, Louis H. FRANKIE, c..
M. Liddle, ]. H. Gregory, Adolph H.
Koyen and Fl. r. Wilson.
These nine gentlemen have been
endorsed by your City Executive
Committee and are the only legal
republican nominees on the ballot.
The City Executive Committee takes
the stand that no democrat nominee
can appear on the republican ballot,
either for popular endorsement or
to make up so-called non-parttsan
board. If a non-partisan board is
wanted the proper method to bring
such an Issue before the people is by
an Independent ballot which is very
clearly provided for by the Election
Laws
We believe In giving your support
to the gentlemen whom your COM
mittee have endorsed you will be
voting for men who are fully capa.
BILE, who are public spirited, who are
interested in our. public school sys-
TEN and we'll able to safeguard the
interest of the taxpayer
Further information relative to
the membership of the city commit
tee-they were duly elected one
year ago as members of the County
Republican Committee, and by pre-
cedent established for the past thir-
ty-five years have also voted as a
city committee, representing the
party in the city as well as the
county.
IRA B. TICE,
Chairman.
The democrats and those who are
supporting the movement for the
non-partisan board declare that the
ballots are perfectly legal, having
first obtained an opinion from the
attorney general and State Superin-
tendent of Schools Baxter before
acting. City Clerk LaRoe has re-
ceived advise from the city attorney
that the ballots are all right and
says he will not change them unless
the court so orders.
Tho anhnpl hoard hobt ie
count of the refusal of the republi-
can city committee to endorse the
denomination of the FIVE democratic
members of the present school board
whose names are on the republican
primary ballots Two petitions were
| filed, one by those in favor of a nom
partisan board, and another by the
republican city committee On the
former petition were the names of
| the entire present board, five demo-
Gratis and four republicans. On the
latter were the names of the nine
others.
The city democratic organization
has endorsed the present board for
denomination and will support 1t at
the primaries tomorrow. On the
democratic tickets are only the
names of the present board of school
commissioners, while on the repub-
Hcan tickets are eighteen names
nine being those of the present non
partisan board. Those who desire
their reelection must cross out the
names of the following from the re-
publican ballots: MAIDS j. Dinesen
Jacob Goldberger, Thomas Lucas,
Christian Anderson, Louis H.
FRANKIE, c. NJ. Liddle, John H Greg
ory, Adolph H. Koyen and II. r.
Wilson. No names need to be cross
ed off of the democratic ballots as
only the names of the present
board are on them.
Republicans who favor the reelec-
ton of the non-partisan board are
optimistic over the result and feel
confident that the present commits
sioners will be renominated despite
the strenuous efforts of the republi-
can city committee to defeat the
plan. The result of Mr.. Spencer's s
visit to New Brunswick today is
awaited with interest, but IT will
probably not be known until even
ing.
The present Board OF Education
has made q record for itself during
the past year in conducting the
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