Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-06
TEN BROCK IS
BEATEN BY 566
Wilson Winner In First; Clark
Beats Kelly in Fifth; Patten
Easy Victor
MEDINETS RUNS CLOSE
Four Democrats Flynn High, on
Excise Board; Lucas Re-
Elected by Republicans
MEDINETS RUNS CLOSE

the mayoralty race here yesterday
over Mayor John #. TenBroeck, Re-
publican. by a majority of 566 votes.
1t was day for the Democrats. To-
cally.
In but two contests were the Re-
publicans successful. and the Demo-
cratic victory in the city was COM
plete, substantial majorities being run
up for almost every candidate on that
ticket.
Recorder Harold e. Pickersgill de-
feated his Democratic opponent
Harry Medinets by majority OF 1877
votes, a very close race, when the
popularity and long tenure, of ONCE of
the present recorder is considered.
In the three aldermanic contests,
the Democrats won two and thus
gained one member on the board. al
though control remains In the hands
of the Republicans
In the first ward Alderman William
c. Wilson, Republican, ran up a ma
jority OF 1876 over his Democratic op-
ponent, Edgar Francis.
Thomas Patten, Democrat, poiled q
majority of flfty-seven lover Herbert
Rickwood, Republican. in the alder
manic contest In the third ward.
Alderman John j. Clark, always a
strong candidate. smothered his Re-
publican opponent, James Kelly under
a majority of 216, polling 304 votes to
SS for Kelly in the fifth ward race.
James ]. Flynn, Democrat, was re-
elected to the Board Of Excise Com
missioners. polling the largest vote OF
all the candidates for that body The
makeup of the board Is now: Demo-
Gratis, four. Republicans one. Thomas
Lucas, former president of the board
and present member was reelected.
being the only Republican to win out
He was given the fourth largest count
-.
crat, was second high man and was
followed by Emil z!a'Etr resE xssssascat3.
Lucas and William Fftzp. - =
nosed out the only other Republican
nominee, Hans Smith.
Majorities rolled up here were as
follows: Hennessy. Democrat. for
short term In u. s. Senate. 319 over
Baird; LaMonte. Democrat for long
term, U. 8. Senate. 107 over Edge:
Thomas ]. Scully. Democrat for Con-
gress. 1.147 over Carson Thomas
Brown, Democrat, for state senate.
b6s over Edgar; Dorsey, Democrat
for mayor, over TenBroeck, $50:
Pickersgill. Republican, for recorder
over Medinets. 1877.
The mayoralty race was a distinct
surprise throughout the city, but at
8 o'clock last night the result was
seen to be inevitable from the can
vases over the city. made by politi-
clans of both parties.
The complete Perth Amboy totals
were counted and the reports in hand
at 11:0s o'clock last night. one of
the earliest counts ever reached in this
city. The announcement that Dorsey
had bested the mayor in their race.
was received with vociferous applause
by hundreds of people gathered out
side of the EVENING NEWS Office
where the returns were being shown
on a screen. 1t was possible at 11:15
o'clock to give the complete city re-
turns to the people of the city, on this
screen.
At IL o'clock last night, conoeding
defeat at the hands of his Democrats
opponent, Mayor TenBroeck sent a
note to Mr.. Dorsey In which he Of
fered his heartiest congratulations and
best wishes for success in Office This
morning the mayor-elect phoned his
thanks to the present mayor at City
Hall. The two are good friends, each.
having a host of friends and they
waged the campaign in clean.
friendly manner against each other
While the recorder race was con-
ceded to Pickersgill some time ago. the
run which Harry s. Medinets made
against the present incumbent was
great surprise to most people of the
city who had counted on the record
er's wonderful popularity to carry him
through O big winner. There is
feeling in the city even now, that
when the soldier ballots are counted
that Medinets may have chance 10
make up the deficiency, but political
wiseacres say this will never happen.
The result of the aldermanic race In
the first ward was never in doubt. de-
spite the fact that Francis made
big bid for it. But Alderman Wilson's
efficient work on the board and his
personality, coupled with the fact that
he was running in the one big Repuo-
lican stronghold of the city brought
Francis efforts to naught.
Congressman Scully showed MS
popularity once more when the solid
Republican first ward gave him LEAD
over Carson In every one or the four
polls Andrew J. Wight. successful
candidate for the assembly, also polied
q majority vote In that ward. despite
the fact that he is Democrat.
IT was q close contest that gave the
election TO Thomas Patten In the third
ward. The first poll gave Rickwood
lead of eight votes, but the second
poll came across strong for Patten.
CIark's victory in the fifth ward was
no tunexpected In view of his stand
ing in that ward and the fact that II
is normally strong Democratic
quarter.
Election day passed off very quietly
here. with no excitement during the
day. and even the night was without
its traditional fire alarm.
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