Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-20
ELECTION MEN
TAKING EXAMS.
Tests at New Brunswick
Today local Applicants.

Changing the date of the examin-
ations from July 27 and 28, sched-
uled to be the last examinations in
New Jersey for 1911, the State Civil
Service Commission held a session
from 8 o'clock until noon today in
the Livingston Avenue High School,
New Brunswick, for the purpose of
examining election officers under the
provision of the new Geran Election
Law. Notice Of the change in date
was received by telegram, by John
Pfeiffer, of this city, chairman Of the
Republican County Committee, at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
wire stated the candidates had been
notified. Mr.. Pfeiffer Immediately
called the EVENING NEWS by tele-
phone and informed them of the
change, but the information was re-
ceived too late for the last edition.
Reason Is Not Known.
Chairman Pfeiffer said he had
written to the commission several
times, asking for further information
regarding the coming examinations,
but received no reply until the tele-
gram arrived yesterday. Secretary
Gardner Colby, of the commission,
gave Mr.. Pfeiffer no information rel
ative to the cause of the change. Ac-
cording to the original revised sched-
ule, the board should be in session
today in Salem and Camden coun-
ties.
Perth Amboy sent a number Of
candidates to the examinations, but
| it must be remembered others than
those recommended by the chairmen
of the Republican and Democratic
parties were privileged to take the
examinations. The two highest men
are appointed officers and in case all
funk" 1t shall be the duty of
County Judge Peter F. Daily to select
the officers. The second district IN
the Second ward III this city Is miss
Ing, as County Chairman Thomas
Hagerty has not made public any
nominations for this poll
The Local Applicants.
Following are the local men, and
the districts they represent, who
| were scheduled to take the examina-
tions today.
Democrats.
EIrct ri, nTot district Do nj n
McClymont, George D. Runyon; sec
,
Thomas Toolin.
Second ward, second district
George e. Mead, Charles H. Gregg;
second district, John J. Quinn, AL
bert E. Macdonald.
Third ward, first district-John H.
Hallahan, Walter c. Martin.
Fourth ward, first district-Will-
lam Gibson, Robert Hance; second
district, William Sandbeck, Thomas
Howard; third district, Daniel Ford,
Andrew McCabe.
Fifth ward, first district-Jere-
miah j. Desmond, William T. Maj /;
second district, George w. Jolly, Will
liam Sieboth.
Sixth ward, first district-James
J. Deegan, Michael Bartkov ick; sec
ond district, Joseph ]. Kish, Charles
| Bartenhagen.
Republicans.
First ward, first district-B. F.
Henry, George MacDougall; second
district, Charles Mckenzie, Adolf
Koyen.
Second ward, first district-John
| Sofeld, Arthur Graham, Frank Con-
ard; second district, Gilbert Sell,
James E. Griswold, Harry Ditzler.
Third ward, first district Joseph
Greiner, George Germs, Benjamin
Sturn, Eugene Parker; second dis
trict, Philip Schwartz, F. B. Gilman.
Fourth ward, first district
George E. Mills, c. A. Poulson, AL
fred ]. Skevington, H. P. Madsen;
second district, Edward c. Smith,
John G. Brown; third district, John
D. Long, M. ]. Olesen.
Fifth ward, first district-John
H. Mehaffey, James Kelly; second
district, C. j. Warner, Walter c. Pc
tersen.
Sixth ward, first district-Frank
Barca, f. A. Lakomski; second dis
trict, John Peterson, Joseph F. Was
ko.