Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28
SOLDIER VOTE
To BE COUNTED
OUT ON MONDAY
County Board of Elections viii
Canvass Result at County
Seat in Afternoon
BROWN WINS BY FIVE
Final Returns Are In Hands OF
County CIerk--Last Polls
Reported Yesterday

the county clerk and nnally Iapuiateu
/ and added 1t has been found that
Thomas Brown of this city defeated
Arthur A. Quinn of Sewaren for the
Democratic nomination for state SEN
ator by a majority of five votes. Tne
count showed Brown having 1,sfs
votes and Quinn 1898
The county board of elections Will
sit in New Brunswick on MONDAY
afternoon and canvass the much
mooted soldier vote.
The decision In the Brown-Quinn
fight was not reached until after
| o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
the final returns were MADE from tne
polls of South River which had held
| up the final tabulation since Tuesday.
There again was no excuse given for
the delay, Nbut John Hanson, Sr., chair
man of the county board or elections
| this morning said that steps would be
taken to determine the responsibility
| for the delay and following that steps
would be taken to remedy the condi-
| tion so that It will not occur again.
The county board telegraphed to
Trenton this morning for the soldier
vote which will be sent to the county
seat under SEAL and will be opened
and. the canvass started at o'clock
Monday afternoon In the county
court house.
It is believed that when the SOL
dier vote is finally compiled and
counted there may be some startling
deversais Of the vote. as cast Tuesday.
There may be changes In the senate
contest as well as in the .closo race
for the Republican freeholdef -omf-
nation, In which #. William Htlker OF
this city, lost out.
cratic candidates in the primary elec-
/ tion were: For United States senator
(full term), Alexander Simpson. 4S1;
George La Monte. 907; Frank M. Nc
Dermit, TAT; Charles O'Connor Hem
messy, 1898. For United States sena-
Hennessy, 3,25f; for member Of
House OF Representatives Thomas
Scully, S.668; for state senator,
! Thomas Brown, 1878; Arthur A.
( Quinn. 1858; for member OF General
Assembly. Andrew J. Wight s.ses;
patrick, 1894; for members OF the
Board OF Chosen Freeholders. Henry
Warnsdorfer, 2,112; Chris Jorgensen.
2.754; Samuel w. Latham, Jr, 1,b74:
for coroner. William +. Harding.
1880.
The onicial count of the Republican
candidate in the primary election
For United states senator (full
term), Edward w. Gray 461, George
L. Record S4l, Walter r. Edge 1851;
for United States senator (short term)
David Baird 2,922; for member OF the
House OF Representatives, Robert Car
son s,461; for State Senator, James
A. Edgar. s,2s1 for members Of the
| General Assembly. Lloyd p. Johnson
1856, Frank II. Pownall 1.6e9, Frank
p. Spring 1880. Albert w. Appelby
| 1850, Charles r. Tindell, ,060. Will
liam w. stults ! 1,B4s: for members Of
William Hilker, ,1s6, ]. Edgar Ben
nett 2.1S7. George 8. Applegate 2,417;
for coroners. Samuel A. VanVechten
s.O6s.
Brown and Hagerfy at Trenton.
By SPECIAL oorresponaenf
TRENTON, Sept. 2e:-Just as soon
as the county boards of election and
the municipal clerks in the different
divisions OF the state get busy and ask
| for the soldier votes. the secretary OF
states once will turn them over, ana
that soon. and no sooner, will the
vexing question as TO who Is actually
the Democratic nominee to oppose
Governor Edge for the United States
senate long term be decided.
With La Monte having lead OF
several hundred over Alexander
Simpson. the several thousand Demo-
cratic soldier votes are needed 10
i finally determine whether the Bound
Brook man, Mr. Simpson or former
Senator Hennessy is the Democratic
choice
The secretary Of states ONCE says
that the votes are being prepared In
packages for the different counties
and municipalities and viii be deliv-
cred by special messengers, just as
SOON as the respective county boards
or election notify the department the
places to which they are TO be deliv-
cred. The department Is communi-
eating with the clerks or secretaries
OF the boards asking them where 20
deliver the ballots. Each package
win be delivered sealed to the boards,
which. under the soldier voting law,
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NOTICE
Members Court George B. Mcclellan.
/ No. 81, Foresters OF America. are here
our deceased brother. William Pfeiffer.
1 Al his late residence near Bonhamtown.
| Sunday Sept 2eth. at 3 p. ~
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