Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-25
HILKERLEADS MRACE
FORFREEHOLDER. BUT
? POLLS ARE MISSING
City Cuts Brown Badly; Gives
Edge Big Majority; Clark
Wins HandIIy for Alderman
nomination IN Fifth Ward Over
John H. Burns.

Arthur A. Quinn of Sewaren, was
given a majority of more than 6oo
votes in this city over Thomas Brown,
his opponent for nomination on the
Democratic ticket for state senator
ct the primaries here yesterday
Other features of the election were
the big votes polled by Walter IL.
Edge for United States Senator on the
Republican ticket by Charles O'Con-
nor Hennessy, Democrat for the same
position, by Chris Jorgensen, Demo-
cratic candidate for Freeholder, ana
LLOYD P. Johnson, Republican candi-
date for Assembly. In all OF these
cases there were contests. Alderman
John ]. Clark had little trouble in Sc
curing the nomination, he defeating
John H. Burns, Sr., 219 to 81.
In the Quinn Brown contest here
the former carried every poll with
the exception of the third In the
sixth ward where Brown secured
forty-two votes as compared with his
thirty-seven. Quinn polled his great
est number of votes in the second
ward, second poll, and fifth ward sec
ond poll, getting ninety-four in the
former and ninety-two in the latter.
The largest vote received by Brown
IN one poll was forty-seven, this com.
ing from the first poll OF the fifth
ward.
The Republican choice for United
States senator OF the full term in this
city was Governor Edge, he receiving
nine for Record and ninety-two for
Gray Hennessy ran high on the
Democratic ticket for the u. s. senate
full term, polling AT votes as COM
pared with McDermit's 2S2, Simp-
sons 217 and LaMonte's 173.
In the race for freeholder Chris
Jorgensen, Democrat lead this city
with 1,021 votes. F. William Hilker,
Republican. was second with 781 TO
his credit and Warnsdorfer. Demo-
crat. third with 507 Applegate, Re-
publican, secured 400 and Latham,
Democrat. AGO in this city.
In the contest for assembly on the
Republican ticket Lloyd p. johnson,
OF this city. led by more than 100
votes his nearest opponent John
sons total vote here was SAL, Pownall
occurring 4s7. AppIeby secured ss7.
Tindell BIS. Spring 2ss and stults
The total vote cast for each candi-
date In this city yesterday follows:
Snited States senator, full term:
simpson 217, LaMonte 173, McDermit
2s2s Hennessy, APT, Democrats: Gray
AeCNoAd o. IIukc oODs HGQuDllCan.
U. s. senator. (unexpired term):
Hennessy 199. Democrat: Baird 65s,
Republican.
Congressman: Scully 1,145, Demo-
crat; Carson. 1852. Republican.
State senator: Brown s77, Quinn $50
Democrat; Edgar Tia, Republican.
Assembly: Wight. 1901. DeVoe 9sI,
kirkpatrick 1,0o7. Democrat; johnson
BAL, Pownall 4s7, Spring 293, Apple
by ss7; Tindell SIS. Stuits 251. Re
publican.
Freeholders: Warnsdorfer 507, Jor-
gensen i.021, Latham 400, Democrat;
1filker 7s1s Bennett zoe, Applegate |
4s9 Republican.
Coroner Harding 1.012, Democrat;
624. Republican.
Mayor: TenBroeck T66, Republican; |
Dorsey, 1899, Democrat.
Recorder: Pickersgill 7s6, Repubn- |
can; Medinets GOT. Democrat. Il
Alderman. first ward: Wilson 227, |
Francis 1855. Democrat
Alderman. third ward: Rickwood |
o.. Republican: Patten 7SI, Democrat |
Alderman, fifth ward: Kelly 46, Re- !
publican: Clark 2Es. Burns 81. Demo-
crat.
Excise commissioners: Lucas s2s. /
II. Smith e27. Republican: Flynn /
] .026, Fitzpatrick 941. i. Smith 937. |
Frey e19, Democrat