Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-20

the ballot the designation pledged
to Progressive policies"
How the open primary multiplies
candidates is well illustrated in the
Fourth District where nine Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans are seek
ing Congressional honor. In this
district Congressman Ira w. Wood,
Republican, after serving several
terms a~cceptably, decided not to seek
a denomination. The Republican
candidates are William E. Blackman,
a Trenton lawyer, and Willard c..
Parker, of Pennington, H~unterdon
county. The Democratic candidates
are foSmer Assemblyman George H.
LaMonte, of Somerset: former AS
semblyman John j. Matthews, of
Hunterdon; Frank B. Allen and
John A. Frech, of Somerset; former
Assemblyman Allen B. Walsh,
Charles J.. Blake, Washington E. L..
Sperry, Colonel William Libbey and
former State Senator George o. VAN
derbilt, all of Mercer.
In Fifth District.
In the Fifth District the Regular
Republican leaders are backing Will
liam N. Runyon, of Plainfield, for the
nomination, but Frederick w. Park,
of Union county, who claims to be a
Progressive, and Edward J. Cahill,
of Morris county, are also seeking
the nomination. Congressman VIII
liam E. futile, Jr., has no opposi-
ton for nomination on the Demo-
cratic side. William A. Matthews, of
Morris county, is the Socialist candi-
date.
The Republicans of the Sixth Dis
trict, have conferred their hopes up
on Stephen Wood McClave, of Ber-
gen, as their candidate, while the
Democrats have three candidates.
They are Lewis j. Martin, of Sussex;
A. c. Hart, of Bergen, and d. J.
Harvey, of Bergen.
In this district the Socialists have
Frederick Kraffe, of Bergen, as their
candidate.
In the Seventh District Robert G..
Bramner, the Passaic editor and ar
dent Wilson man, is the regular
Democratic candidate for congress
and has as his opponent Philip Chap
man. The Republicans in this dis
trict have no contest, A1bin Smith
being their candidate. The Socialist
candidate is John Luthringer, Jr.
Congressman Eugene F. Ktnkead,
OF Jersey City, has no opposition for
denomination on the Democratic tic
ket in the Eighth District, while the
Republicans have two candidates,
Harold Bouton, of Jersey City, and
Horace Robertson, of Bayonne.
In the Ninth District, a part of
Essex county, the Regular Republi-
cans have nominated as their candi-
date former Congressman Richard
wayne Parker. Congressman Wal
ter |. Mccoy, Democrat, has the
backing of the Wilson men for re-
nomination, and Frank A. Boettner,
of Newark. is also seeking the Demo-
cratic nomination as a Progressive
Democrat" The Socialist candidate
is William Edward Bohn, of East
Orange.
In Tenth District.
Congressman Edward w. Town
send Is the Democratic candidate for
denomination in the Tenth District.
The Republican candidates are w. |.
Lincoln Adams, who has the support
VI Chc 1CouCic anu Nv. W. w tDSItl
In this district the Socialists have
as their. candidate I. Alexander
Cairns, Of Newark.
The Eleventh and Twelfth Dis
tricts are in Hudson county, and the
congressional candidates are as fol-
lows:
Eleventh District - Democratic,
John J. Eagan, Wilson Democrat;
Cornelius Ford and J. Francis Nell
vaine, Regular Democrat; John J.
McGovern, Revision of Tariff" J.
Emil Walscheid, Progressive Demo-
crat.
Republican, Harlan Besson, "Pro-
gressive Republican," Harry F.
Thompson.
Twelfth District--Democratic, Con-