Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-09
Petitions for Township Nomi-
nations Were Filed in Wood
bridge-Many Surprises.
DETER FOR REELECTION
Big Meeting in Roosevelt Last
Night When County Demo-
cratic Ticket is Endorsed.
speoial TO the EVENING NEWS

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, Sept. 9.-Petitions for
township nominations were filed here
yesterday, the choices of the two
parties, in many instances, being a sur
prise to people here. Only few of the
candidates who will enter the primaries
have figured actively in politics pre-
viously, and Arthur A. Deter of the
First Ward, is the only man up for
reelection to the township committee
E j. DUNCAN and William Coffey are
the present incumbents of the respect
i've offices of Assessor and Road Com
missioner, and they are candidates for
reelection. Samuel Coddington, the
Republican aspirant, was previously
road commissioner for a number of
years.
The Democrats apparently had hard
time to select their candidates and it
was not until after 11:30 O'Clock last
night that the candidates petitions
were filed. They were unable to secure
candidate in the first ward for the
township committee to oppose Mr.,
Deter and it was not until the eleventh
hour that Michael Call was selected Is
candidate for the nomination as com
nitteeman -at-large.
The petitions fled yesterday by the
representatives of the two parties
were: Democratic: Committeeman at
large, Michael Call; Second Ward Com
mitteeman, Joseph Roam; Third Ward
Committeeman, Albert De Haven; As
SCISSOR, E. j. DUNCAN; Road Commits
sioner, William Coffey; trustee free
n
Republican: Committeeman at-large,
w. H. Voorhees,; First Ward, Commit
teeman, Arthur A. Deter; Second
Ward Committeeman, w. D. Hoy;
Third Ward Committeeman, George
Luffbery; Assessor, L. NJ. Valentine;
Road Commissioner, Samuel Codding
ton.
Roosevelt Democrats Meet.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, Sept. 9:-More than
four hundred Democrats thronged
Chester's hall in the Carteret section
here last night, when complete
county and borough tickets were en-
dorsed. County leaders declared
with enthusiasm today that Prose-
cutor w. Edwin Florance was en-
dorsed for the nomination of state
senator without a dissenting voice,
convincing them that Roosevelt
Democrats were united for Mr.. Flor
ance, despite the fact that Assembly
man Arthur A Quinn is in the race
to oppose him at the primaries. The
best of feeling prevailed at the meet
ing and there appeared the strongest
kind of confidence as result that
the Borough OF Roosevelt would give
Democracy record-breaking major
ity the coming fall. Lusty voices
cheered as the names of candidates
we're put up for endorsement.
The local endorsements were:
Charles w. Brady, for reelection as
borough collector; Thomas Deve-
reaux, for election as assessor; Otto
Staubach, for reelection as council
man, and John Coughlin, for cleo
tion as councilman. These and the
county organization candidates were
endorsed unanimously. The county
candidates endorsed were: w. Ed
win Florance, for state senator;
Charles Anderson, E. Leon Loblein
and Richard J. Calvin, for assembly
man: William D. Casey, Theodore
conn, Andrew Ely, AHtHoHy j. Hep-
hardt and Alfred T. Kerr, for free
holders; William j. McDede, for
coroner.
Edward ]. He'll, executive commit
teeman in the borough, called the
meeting to order about o'clock last
night. He explained that the assem-
blage was called for selecting, giving
support to and endorsing candidates.
C. C. Sheridan was made chairman
of the meeting. William ]. Lawlor
was chosen as the secretary.