Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-28
METUCHEN TO-
ELECT MAYOR
Democrats Name Clarke to
Oppose Wilson.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

special 10 ths EVENING NE WSa
Metuchen, sept. 28.-The primary
election was d quiet n although 1t
had been generally supposed b a 1t
would be lively. The Democrats on
local Offices did not have any con-
tests but a great deal of interest
was taken in who would be chosen
for mayor. The tickets were blank
for this Office, but cry many votes
were cast for Samuel H. Clarke. 1t
was pretty generally understood
that Clarke was to get the votes,
but as there was no particularly or
ganized effort it was quite surpris-
ing that he should have been the
unanimous choice of his party with
out his name being on the ticket.
1t was given out that certain Dem
ocrats were voting for the Repub-
lican nominee, Washington Wilson,
and quite a scare was thrown into
Democrat ranks about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon when it was rumored
that Wilson would probably get the
nomination on both tickets. When
the votes were counted, however, it
was found that Clarke had all of
them save two and that two went to
! Wilson. E. K. Soper and Frank
Sanford were nominated for coun-
cilmen without opposition and Stew
art CroWell was selected as member
of county committee from Poll l.
No name vas printed on the tickets
for county committeeman to repre-
sent Poll 2, but when the votes
came out much interest was arous-
ed when it IA found that ex-As-
semblyman Luther H. Tappen and
eX-Councilman John W. Breen had
been voted for. Each man received
Fl votes and local leaders are won
dering who is going to do the King
Solomon act and decide which man
shall look after party affairs on
Thomas Haggarty's committee. A
special election might be called but
it would be expensive.
Although the only name printed
on the Republican tickets for mayor
was that of Mr.. Wilson, Luther E.
Riddle. received quite a number of
votes. Pastors with his name were
used. Out of a possible 1871 votes
cost Wilson received 115. Sixty
six Republicans either voted for Mr..
Riddle or voted blank. About ten
Republicans voted for the man Sc
lSSlSu ny Tic DSI1lOCI I'D, Il Vial NC.
Charles A. Watson put up a spirited
run for councilman but Crehore and
Pratt were nominated. G.. Hull and
Lucius Boyer were elected to the
county committee. The action of
sc Republicans is causing a little
uneasiness among the leaders who
fear that some of the Sc will bolt
the ticket election day. When it Is
remembered that there are scarcely
900 Republicans in the borough 1T
is easy to see why the G.. o. Z. Is
Worrying about the action of the Sc.
1t is also anything but pleasing to
the Republicans to see how har-
monious the Democrats are for the
first time in years. Recently it is
said that there was a harmony
meeting of all factions of Demo-
Gratis and that all agreed to stand
pat this year. The nomination of
Clarke so unanimously is said to
have been the fruit of the harmony
gathering. Last year Metuchen
went Democratic by 66. Woodrow
Wilson carried the borough by "a
majority. The Democrat candidates
for council were elected by about sc
majority, but Metuchen Is just SO
independent that you cannot figure
just which way elections are going
until after the votes are counted.
1t is just as apt this year to go Re
publican by comfortable majorities
but it is not thought likely that it
will, especially on local issues.