Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-05
Bic interest IN
MAYORA[TY RACE
Observers Believe TenBroeCk
Has Gained Much In Last
Week of Race
CONGRESS FIGHT WARM
Local Contests for Recorder, :,
Aldermen and Excise Board
Members ExCites Interest
CONGRESS FIGHT WARM

Election today gives promise or
furnishing this city with excltement
galore as the candidates go to the posi-,
each confident and primed Tor elose
race. -
The mayoralty race, in which the
present mayor, John F. TenBroeck is
running on the Republican ticket
ara,nst Frank Dorsey. the Democratic
nominee, makes the interest IN tho
election very keen locally. Neitner
side will concede point In their claim
that their candidate is sure to Pc sue
cessful. There has been an un1ercur-
rent of electioneering in the city Tor
the past two weeks, in which poth
sides have participated and on this, IL
is believed, they are basing tneir
claims.
There was feeling in the city last
week that the mayor had lost consid-
erable strength. But developments IN
the past week and the recent act,s,o w,
of the mayor in relief work, IN 1uel
matters and in coming to the fore as
a direct opponent of Rev. Francis
Gross and his activities here and as an
exponent of the health expose anu
clean up campaign as planned by Or:
William H. Wolfram, have ADDED IL
is claimed to his chances.
While there have been no dlrect
attacks upon the mayor, there nave
been sub rosa murmurings against
his attitude and his stand on certain
public matters. -,
These have not been used at all
asainst him by his opponent and the
campaign, on the surface, mas peen
waged In a clean manner dorsey
adherents claim victory for him oy
wide margin. They base their cfaams
on the fact that in the first ward, Tor
Instance, which Is usually a stauncn
!. Republican district, a large. NUMBER
OF lprominent Republicans, politicians
ana otherwise, have failed to register
for the election. This laxity on their
part has been pointed out by Demo
Gratis as being an indication OF their
lack of interest In the preseM race
will pile up leads in the fifth ana
sixth wards, and have workers active
in both those districts today In Denaif
of Dorsey, who Is running on piat-
form of "a business administration
by a business man."
The contest for police recorder Ii
awakening but little less interest IN
this city than the contest I4r wno
shall be the next executive. Harry 8.
Medinets. the Democratic candidate,
both parties admit, haG grown great
Iy in favor and has q platform prom
isinp much reform in the conduct OF
the office IL he is elected. The Res
publican nominee, who Is the present
incumbent, Harold e. Pickersgtll. Is,
as usual, strong candidate. He Is
acknowledgedly a hard man to beat
and the opposition, realizing this. has
not made so strong campaign as
they have for other Offices.
The aldermanic contests In the
first, third and fifth wards may also
prove interesting. In the first ward
the selection of the present alderman.
William Wilson. is almost conceded
as the ward is one of the strongest
Republican strongholds in the state.
But, the Democrats say, the failure
of SO many Republicans to register
in that ward, coupled with the cam
paigning that the Democratic candi-
date has done, are sure harbingers OF
q close contest there.
In the fifth ward, where Alderman
John ]. Clark is running for reelec-
tion on the Democratic ticket, there
is no less interest than in the other
contests.
His opponent, James Kelly. who Is
running on the Republican ticket, was
beaten out by Clark two years ago by
a narrow margin. but men close to the
heart of that ward say that the al
dermen will have little trouble in re-
tanning his seat on the city council.
In the third ward the Democrats
express confidence that Thomas Pat
ten, Democrat. will undoubtedly sue
ceed the present alderman. F. William
Hilker. who is a Republican. Work
In that ward in favor of Patten has
been unceasing and the feeling in that
section this morning tended to show
that Herbert lockwood, the Republi-
can nominee. was less in favor than
Patten.
The excise board election shows a
rather queer twist. There are four
t,e htrk fxun nr,
the Republican ticket with five to be
elected. Democratic control Is sure,
and even IL the Republicans do
put across the, present commissioner,
Thomas Lucas. the Democratic COM
missioners will be in control and will
leave him in the cold where he. and
the clique In the board have kept
James J. Flynn, the only other COM
missioner running for reelection.
The Democratic nominees are Will
liam Fitzpatrick, Emil A. Frey, Flynn
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