Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-29
MANY PETITIONS
RECEIVED TODAY
Last Minute Work by Politicians
Brings Out New Candidates
Republicans Held Meeting Last
Night---Thomas G. Grove,
Dem., to Oppose Anderson

sS W. SPf0SV St0Ss S0t
The last minute for filing petitions
today at the County Clerks Office
showed several more Perth Amboy
men in the primary race. Hugh G.
Reilly and John A. Bird, democrat
candidates for nomination for Free
holder were the two new men from
this locality to file their petitions for
this office. Hugh Reilly is his own
campaign manager, while John A.
Bird has appointed his brother. Eu-
gene s. Bird for this position.
With the filing of these two petit
tions Perth Amboy has four men on
the democratic ticket for Freeholder.
George s. Walker and James ]. Flynn
placed their petitions in the county
clerks office several days ago.
The other petitions filed today. from
the different communities in this
neighborhood, are as follows: Charles
b. Hingell, Of New Brunswick. for
Assemblyman on the Republican tick
ct. Fred +. Richardson was appoint
ed as his campaign manager. VIII
liam s. Hannah, Republican. of Mill
town, for Freeholder; Clarence N.
Haight. New Brunswick. Republican
ticket, for Freeholder, with Fred +.
Richardson as his manager. Louis j.
IL
F. w. Hilker, County Clerk, Demo-
cratic ticket, OF Perth Amboy; Albert
Appleby, Spotswood, Republican. for
mblyman; c.. Raymond Lyons, fof
A blyman, Republican ticket and
Frank G.. Deinzer Of Highland Park
Democrat, for F'reeholder.
Fred r. Richardson is the campaign
manager for Louis ]. Bellon. 3. w.
Hilker and Albert Appleby.
The following three petitions were
filed durjng the noon hour: Frede-
rick Gebhardt, Of New Brunswick,
Republican ticket. for county clerk;
Timothy j. Neyill, of Chrome, for as
semblyman, Republican,; and An.
thony @. Ritz, of New Brunswick,
Republican, freeholder. All three
candidates are their own campaign
managers.
City G. o. p. Meets.
When the meeting of the City Re
publican Club was called to order at
Republican Headquarters. Odd Eel
lows Hall last night it was found that
all the city candidates and many from
the county were present at one OF the
biggest meetings the club has had this
year.
The ticket as 1t will be placed in the
primaries is: Alderman at Large, J.
N. Webster: Alderman, second ward,
Frank Tooker, fourth ward. Christian
Andersen, and sixth ward. benjamin
Riedy.
While the decision of Mr.. Riedy to
run again had been known to organi-
zatton members for some time 1t was
not publicly known until yesterday.
The meeting was addressed by Re-
corder Harold e. Pickersgill, John
Pfeiffer and Alderman William Will
son. A motion was unanimously
adopted requesting DR.. Frank
Crowther formerly state assemblyman
from this CITY, and at present Con-
gressman from New York to attend q
meeting and address Republicans OF
the city at date to be fixed later.
The Republicans of the Second
Ward will hold big rally to endorse
Mr.. Tooker next Tuesday.
The Democratic nominees In the
various wards will be: Alderman at
large, William Voorhees,; second ward,
Thomas J. Grove, and sixth ward,
John Seaman.
The petition of Thomas ]. Grove
as Democratic nominee for alderman
from the Fourth Ward was the first
petition to be filed with the city clerk.
Mr.. Grove has named himself as
campaign manager. The petition In
Mr.. Groves opponent will be Al
derman Anderson chairman OF the
street committee. The filing OF this
petition effectually puts an end TO the
recurrent rumors that Grove would
not run. When asked about the Pc
tition this morning Mayor Dorsey
said it was news to him and he didn't
know whether he would have organi-
zation support or not.
Prohibitionists are Busy
BIZ Special Correspondents
METUCHEN, Aug. 29:DThe pro-
hfbition party will put gubernatorlai
candidate in the field this year as q
precautionary measure, 1t was stated
today by the Rev. J. G. Mason, state
committeeman and delegate to the
national convention of the prohibition
party at Chicago. September 1 and q.
Charles e. Lane, of Camden,
business man, will be the candidate
and petitions have already been cir
culated for him. Mr.. Lane has agreed
to withdraw in favor OF Governor
William N. Runyon in case the gov
ernor wins the Republican nomina-
tion at the primaries September 20.
Petitions are also being circulated
for candidates for the county posi-
tions. Jesse Perry, of Metuchen. VIII
run for county clerk on the dry tic-
ket. The three dry candidates for
assembly will be Edwin r. Goodwin
of Metuchen, Howard Bloodgood OF
south Amboy, and Charles End OF
Piscataway. Two freeholders will
also run, Emanuel Williams of Perth
Amboy, and Charles ]. Mount. OF
New Brunswick.
All of the petitions must be hled
sorty-fiye days before election.
Two committeeman will attend the
Chicago convention beside DR.. mason.
,rbay are Will T. Martin of Has
brouck Heights and Donald Mac