Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-11-04

votes to 7,709 by w. Burtis Havens
his Republican opponent. Assembly
man Arthur A. Quinn, e. Leon Lob
lein and Charles Anderson, Demo
Gratis, were elected to the state as.
Isembly by substantial majorities over
the three Republican aspirants
George S. Applegate, Louis j. Belloff
and Clarence M. Haight.
Mr.. Quinn, who halls from this
city and has already made a record
| for himself in the legislature, polled
! the heaviest vote among the assem-
bly, candidates, receiving $50 votes
In the county. Mr.. Loblein pollei
9,054, while Mr.. Anderson ran him
a close third with 5000. On the
losing side Mr.. Applegate received
8,786 votes in the county, DR.. Belloff
received S,363 and Mr.. Haight ran
the poorest, receiving but 5,420
votes in the county.
Edward F. Houghton, OF New
Brunswick, who has served as dep
uty sheriff under former Sheriff
William H. Quackenboss and former
Sheriff Albert Bollschweiler, was
elected to the position of sheriff of
Middlesex county, securing 9,295
votes to S,265 secured by John F.
Ten Brock, of this city, making his
majority in the county 1000. Mr..
Houghton is Democrat and was
formerly employed as a carpenter
Sheriff elect Houghton announced
today that he would not name the
new under sheriff for two or three
days as yet. He will take office
November 10.
County Clerk Bernard M Cannon,
a Democrat, of this city, was return
ed to the county clerks office with
a plurality of 3,755 votes over John
H. Conger, the Republican nominee.
Mr.. Cannon received 1882 votes in
the county against SOFT secured by
Mr.. Conger. William H. Quacken-
boss, independent Democrat, of New
Brunswick, who, it was alleged, was
in the race to defeat Mr.. Cannon,
ran poorly, receiving but 2,651 votes
in the county.
Eugene Mullen, Democrat, of this
city, and John V. Hubbard, Repub
lican, of New Brunswick, were elect
ed as coroners for Middlesex county.
Contrary to expectations, Mr.. Hub
bard beat out Robert A. Hirner,
Democrat, of Woodbridge. Mr..
Hirner ran very close to the county
seat man.
Split Tickets in Spotswood.
In Spotswood the Democratic can
didates, with the exception of John
D. Dill, aspirant for collector, were
given good majorities; 169 votes
were cast with but one rejected.
Scully received a big majority over
Havens. Bovine CD was elected
mayor over Hamilton Hazelhurst
(R.) by IT votes; for collector,
Brown (R.) SO, Dill CD 81; for as
SCISSOR, Jolly ODD LOG, Granger (R)
81; constable, Applegate (R. 48,
Schwei-Kert CD 90. Councilmen,
Frank H. Vliet CD 80; Arthur D.
Appleby CD 83; w. X. Irone (R.)
&c; John Taylor (R.) 81.
Cannon CD polled 78 votes
against 33 for Conger. Quackenboss,
Ind. Dem, received three more votes
than Conger here. Hirner and Null
len ran high for coroner, and Hough-
with A for TenBroeck.
Big Quackenboss Vote In Milltown.
Quackenboss and Conger ran al
most even in Milltown, the former re-
ceiving lis, one more vote than the
Republican candidate. County Clerk
Cannon, the third In the race for
county clerk, received only forty-six
votes.
There was no opposition to the two
on the Republican ticket
for cnuBeffmen, aud one for con-
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