Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-09-27
Flynn Defeats Hrner the Organization Man, for DEM
ocrat Nomination for Coroner kpatrick Led on
Democrat Assembly Ticket South Amboy Gives
Majority for Burke Who Carries Two Wards
in This City Seaman Wins In The Second.

Although for some unaccountable
reason the totals of the primary
election yesterday are not all In, the
majority of Mayor Albert Boil
schweiler, in his race with Thomas
F. Burke, also Of this city, for the
Democratic shrieValty nomination, Is
now so large that there Is no chance
of 1t being cut down by Mr.. Burke,
first advocate of the direct primaries
who took the field in Middlesex
county in support of his belief. The
vote in this city was: Bollschwei-
Ter, 1856; Burke, 615.
Mr.. Burke carried only two wards
In Perth Amboy, the third and the
fifth, but the former Is Mayor
Bollschweilers home ward and sur
prised many by giving a majority of
three to the organization opponent.
In the third ward Burke polled 120
to the mayors III. In the fifth
ward Mr.. Burke's total was 145
against BCllschweiler's III. The
mayor ran high In the other baili-
wicks In South Amboy Burke ran
splendidly and finished with a ma
jority of two over his opponent, but
in this city he lost by 172. South
Amboy turned the organization on
its head with big votes for Burke,
Fallon, and other candidates running
against the machine.
Bollschweiler Leads by g66.
Uu until 2 o'clock this afternoon
Mayor Bollschweiler had 966 major
ity. over Mr. Burke throughout the
entire county. In this count, which
shows Bollschweiler 2,409, BGrke
LAB there are five districts miss
ing and these returns are expected
to boost the mayors majority to at
least 1000. The missing districts
are known to favor the Democratic
organization. They are: Sayreville,
q polls), Raritan (1 polD, Piscat-
away G. polls), Madison and East
Brunswick townships In the dis
-trictf reported Flynn has nearly 600
majority over Hirner, his closest op-
ponent- ,.si-s
Alderman Seaman Renominated.
Supplying the only ward contest
in the city, Alderman F. A. Seaman
was renominated by the Democrat
party In the Second ward for re-elec-
ton by majority of A over Fire
Chief Patrick J. Rocks. The voting
in both polls of the Second was
heavy and considerable interest
taken In the outcome.
Flynn Wins For Coroner.
James J. Flynn, of this city, was
the only one to successfully buck
the county organization yesterday,
winning out for the coroner nomina.
tion over r. A. Hirner, of Wood
bridge, his closest rival William
F. Harding, of New Brunswick, ran
high man In this contest. Edward
T. O'Leary, of South Amboy, was
showed under.
The Freeholder Ticket.
William G. Wilson, Of this city,
pulled out ahead of Oscar Jarrard,
of New Brunswick, for one of the
freeholder nominations on the Re-
publican ticket He polled big vote
everywhere and the hope of the G.
o. P. to land a Republican free
holder on November is materially
increased thereby. Despite the fact
he did not have the county organiza-
tion behind him, Jarrard made
great run in every district, but was
no match for Alderman Joseph ]
Feaster, the successful county seat
candidate. The democrats nominal
ed the regular" freeholder candi.
dates without much trouble, al
though Patrick F. Fallon, of South
Amboy, ran well in several places
besides his home city In South
Amboy he totalfed 314 against Al
fred T Kerr's, also of that city, 296
Freeholder Kerr had the county
committees endorsement.
Joselson is Nominated.
The three regulars" on the Dem,
ocratic assembly ticket landed
without much trouble. Jacob B
Joselson, of this city, lost Perth Am
boy by 629 to William ]. Leavy's
897. Mr. Leavy, who also resides
In this city, lost ground Throughout.
the county and finished poor
fourth. Mr.. Joselson was very much
pleased with the result, when seen
today, and wishes to thank those
who helped him to victory. He be-
ieves it is vindicaton of Governor
Woodrow Wilson's policies, for
which the Democratic assembly can
didates say they stand.
In every district a light vote was
recorded, with but little interest
shown in the rural districts over the
result of the Democratic shrievalty
race. In Monroe township Mr.
Burke never received a vote, while
the same thing occurred to Candi-
dates OLeary and Roth in that vot-
ing district.
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