Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-03-12
$4,000 Votes Cast Yesterday,
779 Against Change and 621
in Favor of Commission
Woodbridge Vote
On Commission
gu staff Correspondent.

gu staff Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, March 12-Wood-
bridge registered its approval of the
existing form of township govern
ment yesterday, when the proposal to
adopt commission form of govern
ment here was defeated by 15S votes
out of a total of 1,400 votes cast.
The defeat of commission govern
ment was far more decisive than that
registered two years ago, when the
proposition was defeated by twenty
two votes on March 1, 1917.
Excitement was intense in the
township last night after the closing
of the six polls at 6 o'clock, and
when the result was announced there
was general rejoicing in the Repubh-
can ranks. ompromptu celebrations
took place in various sections OF the
township after it became known that
the election had gone favorably to the
Republicans, and an automobile pa
rade was hastily formed to tour the
township.
Iselin with six and Port Reading
with thirty-six were the only sections
to turn in majorities favorable to
commission government. In each of
the other polls the lead against 1t
was strong, Fords giving majority
OF sixty votes and poll one OF ward
one, in Woodbridge proper. ma
jority of sixty-seven, with majority
against in the second poll OF the first
ward, of thirty-nine. Avenel regis
tered thirty-four more votes against
than for the proposition.
In the election of two years ago,
there was a total of 1889 votes cast,
637 of which were against and 615
favorable to commission government
At that time Fords registered a ma
jority of sixty-one in favor of the
proposition. Otherwise the polls felt
the same way about IL as they did yes
terday.
The change in Fords may partly be
attributed to the fact that in that sec
ton yesterday flying squadron OF au-
tomobiles filled with Republican
workers did Spartan work in getting
voters to the poll. The excitement
throughout the township was intense
and both sides fought up to the
minute the polls closed to get every
vote cast.
There yere 1890 voters registered
for yesterdays election, with but 1400
of them voting.
The Republicans. who have fought
against the proposition since II was
first brought up here this year were
highly elated over their victory of yes
terday. AS soon as it was certain that
the vote was strongly against the
adoption. fifty automobiles filled with
Republicans and opponents generally,
formed in line and paraded through
the township, blowing horns and
shouting. This later broke up into
smaller celebration parties which con-
tinued until early this morning.
But the Republicans do not intend
10 let their victory go without fur
ther celebration. They seem TO feel
that the result of the elction is a com
ulete vidincation OF their conduct of
township affairs since the party came
in power on the township committee.
The entire fight in favor OF the move
ment has been based on the operation
OF township affairs by the present re-
gime The Democratic party here
which fostered the movement and the
Taxpayers Protective Association have
directed their fire at the present town
ship committee. the tax affairs and the
financing of the township since they
have been in power.
Consequently the Republicans are
planning for a big celebration which
will take place I'm a few weeks. Just
what proportions this will assume are
not known but the party workers are
preparing to make IL a comprehensive
event.