Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-09-13

Showing intense interest in the
new law, making personal registra-
ton necessary, AHA voters of this.
city went to the polling places be-
tween the hours Of 1 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and 9 o'clock last
night and registered so as to be able
to vote for their favorite candidates
on primary day. The total vote cast
at the last general election was 1928,
or only 1,749 less than the number
who registered in person yesterday.
Total Considered Large.
This enormous total, which does
not include the names to be carried
over from the poll books of the last
general election, can easily be attri.
buted to the bitter fight in both par
ties for nominations this fall. 1t Is
practically the first year Of open
primaries and the voters here will
have the pleasure of selecting can
didate from a field for nearly every
office. In this city will be waged the
bitterest primary war in the county
which caused workers of both parties
to go out in droves last night and
urge the voters to attend to personal
registration.
Contests In City.
Perth Amboy will witness a con-
test in the Democrat ranks at the
primary for sheriff, with Thomas F.
Burke, of this city, opposing Mayor
Albert BollschweiIer. the candidate
endorsed by the Democrat county
committee. All the way down the
ticket will be seen contests, including
freeholder and coroner. William J.
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for assembly and the fight between
these two candidates on September
26 will simmer down to this city,
where both reside and have many
supporters. Mr.. Joselson has the
county committees endorsement.
On the Republican Side.
In this oity's Republican ranks
will be seen an interesting contest
for the lderman-at-large nomina-
ton. Ferd. Garretson, with the sup
port of the Young Mems Republican
Club, will oppose Richard E.
Comegys, another well known busi
ness man. The Republican party
has no contests on for surrogate or
assembly, but are interested in the
campaign for freeholder nominations.
Oscar Jarrard, of New Brunswick,
will oppose Alderman Joseph ].
Feaster, of that city, at the prima-
ries and is making every effort for
success.
Although the figures in the accom-
panying table are printed in good
faith. the EVENING NEWS will not
vouch for the same. Last night a
tour was made of the polling dis
tricts in the city and lack of knowl-
edge of the new Geran law was very
much in evidence. 1t is said that the
figures supplied by some of the
boards to the reporters are not relia-
BILE and may be corrected at any
time. In the first poll of the fifth
ward. according TO the report, more
voters registered yesterday than
voted at the last general election
The second poll Of the second ward
also shows a big registration, with a
total of only six less than the num-
Der which voted on November /,
1910.
Difficulty In Fourth.
In the fourth ward much difficulty
was experienced in securing the
totals, and the election board will
meet again tonight to go over the
sary. This ward was re-districted by
the Board of Aldermen last spring
City Clerk Wilbur LaRoe has noti-
fed the boards in this ward relative
to the voters within the districts
lines who voted in that district last
year. This is all in accordance with
the new Geran law and proved a
tedious task for the city clerk.
One by Affidavit.
Only one voter registered by affi-
davit, and that was in the second
poll of the first ward. He will be re-
quired, by law, to register again for
the general election on Novmber 7,
as will those whose names appear on
the primary registry books today as
having been carried over from the
poll book of the last general election.
Those who registered in person yes
terday will not be required to regis
ter again until next year.
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