Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-03
Mum to Oppose
Baker on the
c. 0. P. Side
HOT CONTESTS
TODAY the Limit
for Fiing of
Petitions

All roads lead to the city clerk 8
office today as 1t is the last opportu-
nifty to file petitions for nominations
for city offices. Any candidate who
falls to file the document today can
not get his name on the primary bal
lots of the three parties but can get
out an Independent ticket If he SO
desires. The main fight at the pri-
maries will be the nomination for
excise commissioner. Both the Dem
ocrats and Republicans have contests
but the real battle is on the former
side where there are six candidates
after the one nomination. They are
John A. Bird, Gustav Jost, Daniel L..
Bachman, James F. Burns, John H.
Burns and James ]. Connolly. There
was some surprise in Democratic
circles when James F. Burns and Mr.
Bachman filed petitions. Both ran
for the excise board last year but
were defeated. Mr.. Burns is a for
mer excise commissioner. The John
H. Burns who has filed a petition Is
his brother.
The Republicans only have two
men to decide between for the excise
board nomination, Thomas Baker
and George W. Mum, as Edward J..
Peterson today announced that he
had withdrawn from the race. Mr..
Baker is former chief of the fire de-
partment and one of the Republican
county committeeman, while Mr..
Mum Is a prominent labor man and
is carpenter by trade. The general
opinion seems to be that Mum will
give Baker hard run.
There Is much interest In the con-
test for the Democratic nomination
for alderman-at-large. Harry R.
Wilson is the unopposed choice for
the Republican nomination and G. w.
Barnekov is the Progressives man.
On the Democratic ticket, however,
will be w. Guy Weaver, who is sup
ported by the organization for the
nomination; William ]. Leavy, who
Is backed by the Leavy League, in
which Lawyer Thomas Brown Is said
to be prominent, and William P.
O'Hara, present chief Of the fire de-
partment. Leavy has already an
nounced his platform and from indi-
cations intends to give Weaver some
stiff opposition. Mr.. O'Hara seems
to be popular but has not as yet
shown his hand.
The only other contest on either
the Republican or Democratic tickets
is in the sixth ward, where there Is
a three-cornered race for the Demo-
cratic aldermanic nomination. The
three contestants who have filed petit
tions are Christian Jorgensen, Jr.,
John Schultz and Rasmus Hansen. |
The former Is said to be the organi- |
t. 1,
likely nominee. Schultz is the son of |
the former patrolman, Frank Schultz, !
and was recently in the coal busi- |
ness. Hansen is not taken seriously |
by the Democratic leaders as they say |
he has few supporters In their ranks. |
One prominent Democrat said this
morning that Hansen was registered |
as a Republican, and thought it
strange that he was seeking Demo-
cratic nomination.
There was a rumor in circulation
today that former excise commission
er Richard Henderson would file q
petition for the Democratic nom1na-
ton. Mr.. Henderson, when seen by
a NEWS scribe, said he had no such
intention and that the report was
simply the result of Joking remark
he made to some friends about two
weeks ago.
Harry r. Wilson, who has filed
a petition for the Republican nomi-
nation for alderman-at-large is the
only candidate who has asked to
have designation in connection
with his name. He has specified
Economy, Efficiency and Progress"
as the words he wants on the ticket
The petitions filed up until noon
today were as follows:
Excise Commissioner.
John A. Bird, D. Il
Daniel L. Bachman, D.
James F. Burns, D. Ii
John H. Burns, D.
James j. Connolly. D.
Gustav Jost, D.
Thomas Baker, r.
George w. Mum, r. Il
George Wustefeld, P. Il
a CONTINUED on page 4)