Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
REGISTER TODAY
FOR PRIMARIES
Politicians Get Busy to Secure
Big Primary Vote
EDWARDS HERE THURSDAY
Democrats Arrange Details for
Big Meeting Thursday
Night

The voters Of Perth Amboy are to-
day being urged by men active in both
parties to register for the primaries
which will be held two weeks today.
Today Is the first registration day for
the general election and the last op-
portunity offered voters to make
themselves eligible to cast ballot at
the primaries. Voters who went to
the polls last November are automat-
ically qualified to vote at the prima-
ries.
Those who have become Of age
since then and those who did not vote
last November must register today
between the hours of o'clock this
afternoon and o'clock tonight II
they wish to vote at the primaries
Owing to the large number Of service
men who were out Of the city last
November and consequently could
not vote, a heavy resignation is look
ed forward to today.
The registration last year was far
below that of the previous years ow-
ing to the large number Of men Of
the voting age who Joined the service.
An increase of several hundred Is ex-
pected this year.
Those who registered today need
not register for the general election
which will be held in November
Those who failed to do SO will have
two more opportunities, however, the
next being on Primary Day, and the
second on October FL.
The polling places this year will be
in the school houses, the districts be-
ing the same as last year.
Democratic Rally.
The first big political meeting Of
the season will be staged here on
Thursday night when the Democratic
Club holds an open mass meeting at
which Edward I. Edwards, Demo-
cratic candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination. will be the main speaker
and guest Of honor. In addition to
Mr.. Edwards the local club has Sc
cured Mayor Charles P. Gillen, of
Newark, to address the meeting.
Invitations have been extended by
the Democratic Club to every Demo-
cratic county and city candidate to
be present. Extensive plans are be-
ing made for this meeting and every
voter in the city and county Is in
vited to attend. The Democratic Club
rooms will be the scene Of this meet
ing.
G. o. p. Meeting In 9TH Ward. :,
The Republicans Of the Fourth
Ward turned out in force last night to
attend the meeting of the Fourth
Ward Republican Club, which was the
best attended since 1915. The hall
was filled to capacity, about 27s
GTOWulIl6 AltLO tlA0 AOOAAis
ment was made prior to the first
speaker taking the stand that the en-
rollment of the club had reached the
275 mark.
County Solicitor Richardson. presl-
dent of the New Brunswick Repubn-
can Club, spoke on national issues. He
said that the Republican Board OF
from the state which the Democrats
had failed to collect because they
were mot on the job" He cited GER
tain improvements throughout the
county that were made with an elght
point raise In the tax. In CLOSING
:. Solicitor Richardson said that Gan
mons services are not indlspenslpie
and this government was not found,
ed on the principle that permitted
monopoly of office"
F. William Hilker. of this city. Re
publican candidate for the office Oh
County Clerk, spoke during which ne
said that he was willing to quit the
race at any time II Bernard Cannon.
the present Democratic incumpen!
who is running for reelection, wouio
do the same In the course OF this
talk Hilker declared that his party
wanted Ferd Garretson to run origin
ally but that he refused either on &C
count of i'll health or because of the
fact that he wanted higher honors
(Which is being taken by some Re
publicans to mean that he will run for
Congress in 1920. In speaking ol
County Clerk Cannon. Hilker refer
red to him as a ticket chopper from
which job the Democrats had taken
semblynaan and then coun-
ty clerk which position he declined to
withdraw even at the request OF his
party" -
Clarence M. Haight. DR.. Louis J.
Belloff, William Hannah, candidates
for Freeholder. addressed the meetine
as did Assembly candidates Charles
Tinden. Albert Appleby and 9. Ray
> mond lyons, Jens N. Wester. candi-,
date for Alderman-at-Large and
Christian Andersen. Fourth Ward Re
I publican candidate for Alderman.
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