Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-25
|DR. BOGARDUS IN
RACE At KEYPORT
Three in Contest for Mayor oil
BOrough-WaIIing Issues
Statement Today.
seociaI % tAs HFENINq NEws.

/ bpoctdi TO the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Sept. e5-The rumor of q
dark horse" candidate in the mayor
| atty contest at the primary election
tomorrow has become a reality.
DR.. Obadiah G. Bogardus will en-
\ ter the race as third contestant
| through the efforts of his friends.
Posters bearing the name of the
| eleventh hour candidate have been
sent 70 the voters. The cards convey
tng the posters describe the candidate
as a non-partisan. non-political, busl-
ness mems candidate and the cam
paign is being conducted by the tax
payers committee.
In the past DIR. Bogardus was prom.
inent In politics. He is a former sher.
IN or Monmouth county, being elect
ed by the Democratic party over his
opponent BY big majority. Under
the Republican administration of for
mer Governor Franklin Fort, DR.. Bo-
gardus was appointed a member of
the State Board OF Assessors and later
served as the president of that inn
portant board.
While occupying the high offices
connected with the county and state
work, DR.. Bogardus always took great
interest In the running of the affairs
OF his home town. There has been q
persistent rumor that a certain ele-
ment in the borough who are dissatis-
ned with both the Republican and
Democratic choices for the mayors Of
flee, intended to run the doctor in the
primaries. No petition was filed, but
the paster method was openly ex-
pressed. DIR. Bogardus showed little
interest in the rumor but expressed
his willingness to answer the call to
duty providing he was wanted by the
people.
The regular candidate for mayor on
the Republican ballot is the present
mayor, Rufus o. Walling, and the
Democratic choice is John Carr.
Mayor Walling has expressed his
lowing public statement: To the Re-
publican voters of Keyport;
After much persuasion by repre-
sentative citizens OF the borough and
with great deal of reluctance on
my part finally consented to run
again as the Republican candidate for
mayor. knew that some of the
leaders of my party would be opposed
to my candidacy because had failed
to consult them before making APP
pointments of council committees and
borough officials and particularly be-
cause I had appointed Democrat to
an important position. With this
knowledge l thought It best for the
local success of the entire Republican
ticket to stay out of the fight and thus
avoid an open break so for a long
time | withheld my consent to run
and gave them every opportunity and
all the time possible to get a candidate
who could conform to their require
ments and file his petition In the reg
ular way They failed to land one,
however, so at ten-thirty in the even
ing of the last day for filing petit
tions | signed by acceptance at my
home.
''Slnce that time these leaders have
redoubled their efforts and have now
selected a former Democratic sheriff
to run against me In the Republican
primary with pastors This Demo-
cratic candidate Is described on the
card bearing his pastors as the nom
partisan, non-political. business mems
candidate and ] am told that his So
called Republican hackers have
adopted the slogan, Anything to Beat
Walling'
II have served nearly three years
as mayor OF Keyport and must frankly
say that the Office rs without thanks
and almost without honor Some peo-
Pile. however. seemed to think that
was doing some good work for Key
port and they are responsible for my
being In the race this year.
IT am not longing to serve again
but | object to the method which
has been adopted for my eleminatfon
as the Republican candidate and
therefore ask my friends and all
other who are still Republicans to
come out next Tuesday and give me
their support.
("Signed)
RUFUS o, WALLING."
There are all reasons to believe that
strenuous efforts will be made by the
friends OF DIR. Bogardus to have him |
made union candidate by defeating
both regular candidates in their re-
spective ballot boxes. The situation
has aroused considerable excitement |
IN the proceedings for tomorrow
OF the six candidates for member
of the House OF Representatives of |
The United States running on the Re- |
publican ballot. Messrs. Robert Car |
SON, w. Burtis Havens and w. w. |
appear to run ahead of their |
opponents locally. Practically all of |
he contestants have visited the bor- |
,ugh. Following the famous Carlisle |
Pizrpont wet and dry dialogue debate I
leld at Calvary NJ Il. church Satur- |
lay night, Thomas T.. Lewis, of Ocean |
Srove, who is running with Charles /
T. Ray for the assembly on the Re-
publican ticket. as local option can
iidates, addressed the audience
Much local interest is being taken |
n the fight for the selection of the |
member of the Board Of Chosen Free
holders on the Democratic ticket.
Three candidates are In the race, one
" whom is Fred Frick of East, Key
,ort Mr.. Frick has a great many
riends in the county and a heavy
Af 4nI a. l.. 4. \
rom this vicinity