Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-09-26
Republican Organization Candidates
Win Easily at Cape May
County Primaries
Boswell for Assembly, Hildreth for County Clerk
and TOmIin for Sheriff

OhY LiltiG NElE JuFA ~ hNfN fC'N2
cast on the island han a, the primary
q year z when Senator Bright was
nominated for the Office he now holds.
To the number of registered voters the
leland was just 239 abe
The registered voters on the island
this year was 1867. or this number
S91 voted. Last year 1928 registered
and Gal vutes were cast.
Unusual interest Was displayed this
year because OF choosing a candidate
for Governor, County Clerk and Sheriff.
The Democrats had no contest among
themselves for the nomination OF a
county ticket. David w. Rodan, Of
Cape May, was ma med as the candi-
date for Sheriff; Coleman f. COrson, a
barber and shopkeeper Of Court House,
q former sheriff, is the candidate for
County Clerk; Thomas j. Durell, of
Belleplain, q Princeton graduate and
the grandson of a Methodist preacher
and cranberry grower, is the Assembly
candidate.
Among the Republicans there was
quite a skirmish for the party nomi-
nation for county officers, which Is u.s.
nally equal to an election. The AS
sembly candidates for the nomination
were City Solicitor Andrew q. Boswell,
of Ocean City. and former Freebooter
Chas. III. Clouting, of Sea Isle. Bos-
well won by a big majority. County
Clerk Hildreth and Charley Brown
miller, of Cape May, a returned sold
Ter flom France, contested for the clerk
ship n mination. Hildreth won by
about 700 majority. For Sheriff Mead
Tomlin. the present deputy, a popular
young man, was pitted against Daniel
EcheIlinger, a Lower Township farmer.
The former won by about 1900 MAORI
ty. To represent Cape May county in
the State Committee ex-senator Stew
ems outdistanced Charley Bonn, of
Cold Spring, and Harry Richardson, a
Cape May county cOlored man, by a
good vote. Mead Tomlin was high
man of all.
Bugbee for Governor carried the is
land and county by a good vote. A
majority of the local Democrats sup
ported Senator Edwards for Governor
instead of Jim Nugent, the old time
North jersey political boss.
according TO returns compiled at
Trenton Bugbee, the Trenton manu-
Foo+,rar tho D~onuhIioop uon1ino.
ton for Governor by ABOUT 6 600 over
Acting Governor Runyon, President
OF the Senate.
There was no contest for local officers
in North Wildwood and the Crest, and :
the following were nominated without
opposition:
NORTH WILDWOOD
Mayor, James McLinden; Council
man-at-Lsrge, Jason Buck; Council,
first ward, Frank Erickson; Executive
Committee, James McLindep, Floyd
Hewitt, George Redding. Council,
second ward, Frank Larcombe for
three years, and Frank q. Stockholm
for one year.
WILDWOOD CREST
Council, Ralph Whitley, Robert E.
Johnson; Collector, f. B. Pagan; AS
SCISSOR, William A. Justice; Executive
Committee, Linwood Campbell, Frank
A. Minnemier, Edwin g. Middleton.
The vote on the island follows:
North WiIdwoOd-First Ward
Registered $40 Polled 1873
Republican Ticket
GOVERNOR
Newton A. X. Bugbee. ....... 1853
Thomas l.. Raymond. ........ q
William N. Runyon 5
Warren G.. King. ........... 4
ASSEMBLY
Andrew G. Boswell. ..........1 55
Chas. H. Clouting ............ %
COUNTY CLERK
A. Carltol Hildreth ..........1 66
Chss, L. Brownmiller. $1,000. IS
SHERIFF
Mead Tomlln.
Daniel Schellinger..... ....... 9
STATE COMMITTEE
Lewis Il. Stevens. .145
Chas. q. Bohm. ............. q
Harry Richardson ......... :. 10
Democratic Ticket
GOVERNOR