Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-17
Report Has II That Democratic
Organization Will not Support
ANY Local Man in Board Of
FreehOIder Race.

with primary day less than a week
away candidates for nomination to
now speeding up their campaign
work prior to a grand finale on
Monday night, the eve Of the prima-
ries.
The primaries this year have more
contests in them than has marked
similar elections for several years in
the past and intense interest is being
shown by members of either party.
With contests marking the guber-
material race in either party the in
terest Of the state is centered about
the four Republican and the three
Democratic candidates.
In this county Newton A. X. Bug
bee. present State Comptroller. seems
to be the popular favorite, although
1t is believed Acting Governor Will
liam N. Runyon will also loom up
strong in Middlesex. Warren C.
King has number of hackers here,
but Is not considered as strong as
either Bugbee or Runyon. Thomas
l.. Raymond is little talked of in Mid
dlesex.
On the Democratic ticket, in spite
of the fact that the Perth Amboy
Democratic Club endorsed Edward I.
Edwards for the gubernatorial candi-
dacy, sentiment in other parts of the
county seems to favor James Nugent.
In South Amboy the Nugent back
ers, predominant in the Democratic
faction. Frank McDermot, the other
candidate holds a position in Demo-
Cratic ranks in Middlesex similar to
that of Raymond in the G. o. p. cir
Gle, it would appear.
In the county races the Republican
county clerk candidacy is drawing
considerable attention with three
men In the field, while in the free
holder and aSsernh1v 1ontosfc hofh
parties have more men entered than
can be nominated.
Republican organization leaders
are confident that f. William Hilker
will secure the nomination over Louis
Y. Sosin, another Perth Amboyan,
and Frederick Gebhardt, the county
collectors opponents for the county
clerkship. A walk-away for Hilker
is predicted by several leading county
Republicans.
In the Republican freeholder race
the present holders of offices on the
county board, DIR. Louis J. Belloff
and Clarence M Haight, loom up as
the strongest contenders. Opposing
them are Anthony Ritz and William
Hannah.
The Democratic Freeholder situation
Is a peculiar one. With all appear
ances pointing to a split. it now ap-
pears that such calamity might be
avoided-provided a Perth Amboy
man is nominated at the primaries.
If such is not done the Democrats
will have three men in the race run
ming for two offices, Hugh Reilly, of
this city, having announced that he
would run as an independent DEM
ocrat If no Perth Amboy man is Sc |
lected Tuesday.
1t is reported about the county
that although the Democratic county
sn,.o ,fzo Fol Ind 20 O
candidates for freeholder that Assem-
blyman Andrew Kirkpatrick and Ed
ward e. Clark were the choice and
that they would secure the organiza-
tion's backing. If such was the case
and none Of the three Perth Amboy
candidates-George Walker, James j.
Flynn or John Bird-nominated the
result would be the entering of Reilly |
into the race which would mean three
candidates and naturally the weak
ening of the other two candidates.
Meeting in Woodbridge.
At a meeting held last night in
the Woodbridge Athletic Club rooms,
five members of that organization
heard talks by independent" Repub-
lican candidates.
Louis Y. Sosin, candidate for coun-
ty clerk, in the course of his remarks
said: "The citizens throughout are
alive to the fact that domination by
machine rule is thing of the past. |
Cities and towns everywhere are at
tracing better men to the game of
government management. We can |
not stand aloof nor shirk the risks. |
The great issues of today have been |
confused with words and phrases |
The American spirit which made our |
country and saved the Union. but has
been forgotten by professional politt- |
clans, must prevail"
G. o. p. Meeting in End Ward.
The last pre-primary meeting of the |
Second Ward Republican Club was
held last night in Odd Fellows with |
large number of G. o. p. members at
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