Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
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STATUS IN DOUBT
Indications Are That IraCr0uSe
Will Run for Reelection
PETITIONS MUST Be FILED SOON
Only z Weeks Left for Those
to Enter Primary Race
In the Fall
PETITIONS MUST Be FILED SOON

With the last day for filing of Pc
uttons announcing candidates. for
county positions at the primaries just
two weeks away, politicians are grad
ually coming forward with announce
ment Of their decision to run for of
flee. The first registration for the
coming primaries and general election
will be held in this city on Septem-
Der 8. The primaries this year will be
on September %, an opportunity also
being offered at this time for those
who wish to vote at the general cleo
ton in November to register. The last
registration day for the general elec-
ton this year is November 4.
The situation in politics this year
differs greatly from that of last year
in that there is a great amount of
interest being manifested and from all
appearances there will be many con-
tests at the primaries, especially for
the county offices. Although prospec-
tive candidates for nomination still
have two weeks in which to file their
petitions, there are many who already
have signified their intentions of en-
tering the race for Office and are con-
ducting an intensive campaign. Pc
titions are being circulated through
out the county by those seeking Of
fee.
In the freeholder primary race there
- a ScHcIdi ullA-ups each party lidNlu5
any number of men in the field. In
some cases party lines have been
dropped and "anti-machine'' candi-
dates entered the race for nomination.
The assembly race is not to be without
plenty Of competition 1t would appear
from present indications. -
There will probably be Several out
for the nomination in the county clerk
contest, but Bernard M. Cannon,
Democrat, present incumbent, and F.
William Hi1ker, Republican, the coun-
ty collector. will no doubt put mp the
strongest fights.
In Perth Anfboy an alderman-at-
large and three aldermen. one each
from the second, fourth and sixth
wards, are to be elected. From pres
ent indications Ira r. Grouse, the
Republican alderman-at-large now in
office, will be out for reelection while
he will probably meet opposition in
former Freeholder Chris Jorgensen or
William Voorhees, on the Democratic
side.
In the second ward the Republicans
have named Frank E. Tooker to op-
pose the Democratic candidate from
that ward. albert G. Waters, Demo-
crat, present holder of that office re-
fused to say this morning whether or
not he would run for reelection. He
would not deny that he was consider
ing going out for reelection. neither
would he affirm such an intention,
No Democratic candidate for city
father in the fourth ward has been
mentioned as yet, although the Re-
publicans have again selected Chris
tan Anderson as their choice for re-
election.
In the sixth ward Benjamin Riedy,
Republican, present alderman from
that section. has not yet announced
his intentions of running again but
John Seaman. Democrat, is in the
field for this office.
Sosin for County Clerk.
Louis Y. Sosin, who was circulating
a petition seeking to have his name on
the Republican ticket for nomination
as Assem- blyman, has apparently
changed his mind and is now seeking
the nomination for county clerk. This
fact was learned today from those
who had signed the petition. Mr.. Sos
IN when seen by the EVENING NEWS
reporter today would neither deny nor
confirm that he had such petition in
circulation, but did say however that
he would have statement for publi-
cation within day or two.