Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-07
REASES IN
PLURALITIES BY
LATER RETURNS
Official Totals Of County
Vote Are Not Complete
Result Not Changed.
ALL FIGURES TOMORROW
Aftermath Of Election How
Candidates Ran in tho
Various Districts.

No official county totals could be
secured today at the county clerks
ONCE In New Brunswick, although
Deputy Clerk Robert Helm has his
stan OF assistants at work compiling
the figures. 1t was also stated at
the county clerks Office that the
complete returns have not been re-
celved, as yet, from several Of the
country districts. Because of the
Democrats overwhelming triumph In
every section no change In the result
Is expected In the official totals as
compared with the totals tabulated
by the county newspapers.
The unofficial county returns are
as follows: Wilson. 8,616; Roose-
velt, 6.01S; Taft. 1912. For con-
gress-Scully, 1891; Brown. 5,53S.
For Observation-Disclosures; Ten
Brock, 4,204; Lyon. 8.483; Mason,
213. For assembly-Burton, 8,081;
Quinn. 1906; Kirkpatrick, 1884;
Hamilton, 1851; Wyckof, 1897;
Green, 3,416; Edgar. 3,415; Jen-
nings, 1922; Seidler, 3,077. For
coroner-Morgan, 8,042; Petit,
$3.50. The Socialists polled about
$50 votes in the county.
Surprise at Metuchen.
A little surprise was handed to the
Progressives on Tuesday by the I'M
expected showing Of Wilson strength
in Metuchen, where the Bull Moose
element ran a poor second. Metuch-
en- gave a total Of Eat votes to New
jerseys popular governor. and but a
total Of $50 votes to the Bull Moose
candidate, Colonel Roosevelt. On
the other hand, President Taft polled
103 votes, running a close third and
showing unexpected strength. Scully,
for congress, sWamped Brown in
Metuohen; Judge Lyon, the Progress
sive leader, ran behind his ticket be-
cause of the activities Of DR.. Mason,
the Prohibition candidate, who ran
up a total Of SO votes In his home
town.
Burton High for Assembly.
George l.. Burton, Of New Bruins
wick, ran high man on the Democra-
tic legislative ticket. securing a few
votes more than his running-mates,
Arthur A. Quinn, OF Perth Amboy,
and Assemblyman John P. Kirk
patrick. Of Jamesburg. Mr.. Burton
ran splendidly In New Brunswick,
and everywhere else for that matter.
His name was first OF the assembly
ticket, which gained him a few votes
at least. Mr.. Quinn carried this city
by between $50 and 200 votes over
his next highest colleague, Mr.. Kirk
patrick. The latter carried his home |
of Jamesburg by 80 votes over
Mr.. Burton, his nearest colleague.
Scully Runs Ahead of Wilson.
Tom Scully. running for congress
on the Democratic ticket, ran about
$50 votes ahead Of Governor Wilson
in the formers home town Of South
Amboy. Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Scully's
received but a total of 342 |
votes in South Amboy. while the
popular congressman returned to his
seat in Washington with a clean cut
majority Of $50, which is considera-
bly, more than the total vote Mr..
received. The only districts
Mr.. Brown carried are strong inland
towns, as follows: Madi-
son, Monroe, two districts in Pisca-
one district in South Bruins
wick, or a total of five districts out
of seventy-one districts in the coun-
ty.
Wilson Loses Eleven Districts.
On the other hand, Governor VIII
failed to carry eleven districts in
the county, outside the city, and four
in Perth Amboy, all carried by
Mr.. Taft carried FIVE in
county, as follows: Cranbury,
two districts; New Brunswick, fourth
ward, two districts; Piscataway, one
district. He tied with Governor Will
in the second district of Raritan.
carried the following dis
Perth Amboy, first ward, two
districts; fourth ward, n district;
sixth ward, n district; Madison,
Monroe, Roosevelt, one district;
n district; South
Brunswick, one district.
Big Plurality for Ramsay.
DR.. William e. Ramsay, of this
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