Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-29
MAY0RALITY Is
Undetermined
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Cornelison, father of Excise Commits
sioner William R. Cornelison, had
been mentioned as the probable or
g%anization candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket in that ward, but has
declined to run, it is understood.
Burke Denies Rumor.
1t was rumored in political cir
cles today that Thomas F. Burke.
who was defeated last year at the
primaries by Sheriff Albert Boil
schweiler for the Democratic shirley
atty nomination. had been promised
the m~ayoralty nomination this year
by the organization Democrats,
therefore will shortly his
candidacy. He denied that he ever
make no comment on his reported
candidacy.
Still They Come.
Lester j. Underhill, former county
court constable and manager of
Otto's cafe in Hobart street, has a
petition out for a Democratic noml-
nation to the excise board. Joseph
Gadek, a we'll known Republican IN
the fifth ward, has a petition out in
dorsing himself for the Republican
aldermanic honors in that district.
He will probably oppose Ira K.
Grouse at the primary polls. MI.
Grouse has the backing of the COM
bined forces of the regular and pro-
gressive Republicans. 1t is reported.
John Toolan, a candidate for the
Democratic nomination to the may
orally, circulated his petition on
State street today and secured a
number of signers. 1t Is said that
his petition bore 300 names at noon
today.
Second Ward Situation.
Republican leaders in the second
ward are smiling owe the reported
Seaman-Voorhees combine, whereby
Mr.. Seaman u the backing OF
the organization for the mayoralty,
and Mr.. Voorhees, becomes the al
dermanic candidate in the second
ward to fill out Mr.. Seaman's unex
PRED term. The Republicans be-
lieve that they can defeat Mr.. Voor-
hees and are already grooming Louis
BRIGGS, a local merchant, for the
task. Mr.. BRIGGS ran against Mr..
Seaman last November and was de-
feated by twenty-one votes in what
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with sixty votes as a normal ma
jority. The Republican leaders
about town, however, d. not put
much credence in the reported Sea-
man-Voorhees combine.
From Civic League.
j. D. Lang, of 28f Washington
street, is the latest to o his
candidacy for the nomination of ex-
else commissioner on the Repub-
lican ticket, as a candidate of the
Civic League. He consented to run
only after much persuasion on the
part of the league leaders. Mr.. Lang,
who is the second member of the
league to his candidacy
for an excise board nomination, be-
lieves that this city has too many sa-
looms. The other candidate from
the league is Daniel W. Boehm, who
will run for a Republican nomina-
ton. The league may prepare an en-
tire slate of five candidates.
Kehoe for City Attorney.
There was a umo current today
to the effect that Recorder Henry
W. Kehoe will be the next city at
torney of Perth Amboy, providing,
of course, that the Board of Alder
men is Democratic in it's 1913 make
up. Mr.. Kehoe, when interviewed,
said: You will have to go farther
than l to find the truth in that
rumor." 1t is known, however, that
the recorder is stepping down from
his position this year without any eff
fort for reelection and Is also ig-
noring the wishes of many friends in
not entering the fight for the Demo
cratic mayoralty nomination. A Pc
tition has been circulated indorsing
him for this Office, but he declines ID
sign it. He has said that he is an
organization mar and will not run
for any Office unless backed by the
organization. The present city at
torney is G. c. Hommann, who has
been in i'll health for a number of
months.