Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-29
.ORGAN|zAT|ONW|NS
Jersey PRIMARIES
Haoharaoh Easy Victor Over
kuehnIe's Congress candi-
Y date in Second District
WOMAN VOTE AIDS HIM

Trenton. Sent 90. incomplete 70
turns from yesterdays statewide pri-
marics for the nomination Of congress
men in the twelve districts Of New
Jersey. members Of the Legislature and
various county officers. indicated today
that where there werc fights against
\ either Democratic or Republican or
Ranizatious. the organizations had won.
Women's votes contributed to rather
than weakened the power of the Re
publican machine in Atlantic City and
county. Kuchnlp, the old time boss.
made a direct appeal 10 the women
voters for support Of Mayor Harcourt
OF Longport. and Martin T. kcffcr. Of
this city. for Assembly. counting unon
''comipg back 10 power through their
selection over Joseph Cori0 Of this city.
and William A. Blair. Of Elwood. the
organization candidates for renomina
tion.
women's votes apparently swellcd a
tidal wave for the Bachararh Badpr
johnson machine and the returns indi
cate that Corio and Blair have been re.
nominated with over 1000 votes to
spare
IA Returns with scattering divisions
lacking. give tho machine men lead
OF fT31 over their opponents and the
Indications are that this will be in
creased to 5000 or over.
Bacharach's Sensational Victory
No less sensational was the victory
Of Representative Isaac Bacharach.
against whom the wet" issue was
raised uncompromiSinCly by Senator
William II. Bright. of Cape May. his
rival. Women were expected to dc
clare themselves fatty on the side Of
/ prohibition BY going heavily for Bright
Instead the returns show Bacharach
has a lead Of 540O over Bright in At
laptic. notwithstanding burlington, an
essentially ''dry" bailwick. went for
Bright by 1900. and lost Cape May and
Cumberland by only few hundred
votes.
The slogan FIRST for suffrage. e
helped Bacharach greatly in Atlantic
county 1t was recalled he was the
hrst of the Jersey congressman to de
clare himself for votes for women.
Louis ZcntmayCr. former restau
rant proprietor, Kurhnlc's candidat,
for sheriff, literally was buried by "Bil
Chief" Malcolm y. Woodruff. with
whom the machine buttrcsscd its ticket
after sending him down the political to
boggan from his police chief lob foul
years ago because he was Riddle man
Woodruff majority in Atlanti,
county is around L 600 the largest
vote probably ever given a candidate
with fight on his hands.
IL " asserted that hundreds of WON
on who registered in n rush two wecks
ago did not vote Yesterday. Most o'
them disclaimed any interest in thu
primary.
kuehnIe's Defeat Emphasized
Kuebnle wns defeated also in the
First ward of Atlantic City. where he
sndeayored to name David Barritt. {
lieutenant. as freohoder candidate
over John Tnmlin. present chairman
of the county road committee and Hugh
Genoes another Kuchulc lieutenant
was bhdly beaten in tho Fourth ward
'f where he ran for member of the count,
h committee.
4 In yentnor Amar II. Brennan. re-
1 tired philadelphia business man. dc
feated Mulford 7. Rose real nstat,
operator. for the mayoralty nomination
by vote Of three to one.
The Democrats made n sorry showins
in the Atlantic primaries. Dr William
r. Jonah. Of Atlantic City. was nomi,
mated for Congress without opposition
and William T.. Smathors of Atlanti,
City, Rud William Il. Phillips for rs
sembly.
'Drys" Win in Fourth Congress Dist
Returns from the Fourth congrcs
sional district showed the rcnomna
tion of +. G. Hutchinson. Republican
who was supported by the "dryS.
while the "wct' vote was distributed
among Reading, Davidson and Ripley
unsuccessful contestants for the nOmi
nation on the Democratic congressional
ticket, Mayor Charles Browne. o
Princeton. liberal. was nominate,
over Terrcnc" X, Hughes and Olive
Holcombe, both "Nets," and Eugcn,
Cowell, a dry"
In Mercer county the Republican
Assembly nominations wcrc won b,
Guthrie. a wet. ard Blackwell an,
Read, ''dryS. tn, Democrats had NJ
contest for the Assembly.
In Hudson county it was declare,
tina, the Garv"n organization had gcn
orally defeated tn" NcrdonitcS. and il
Essex that the Republican, organrza
tion had been sur"r>sfuI. and that N
Nugent faction had defeated the Gil
lenites in the Democratic tight
Frank F. Patterson. Tr.. RrNlhlicnu
was nominated To- Congress i'm tho Firs
or Camden district. without opposition
while in the Third tho returns >romc
TO show that Herbert had won the con
gressional nomination over Thompso
and Applcby in the Republican contest
William j.. Ramsay, Democrat. hn
no opposition for Congress in IN" Thir
district.
William r. Jonah. Democrat. va
unopposcd for Congres, in tho Socon
district
Nominees for Congress
The indications are TINT the follow
ing congressional canddatcs won /
their respective districts:
First dlstrict-Frar> + p-''rrsor II
f-~ Republican WN,lnm r Kramer Dcrn1-r. :
second district--lsaH- Iarhurach Ropul
v9ni william T. Jonah Democrat
y hird diB'rict--Jphn " Urrbort R.pul
NJ William RamsaS b'n,pcrat
SbliGan: Charles Tronnc lnururral
Fifeh distrc, Ernesr 4 Acncrman r.
publican; Richard Il Clement Denlorra'
sixth dstrict-Juhn Il rnmsay Repubi
can; Thomas \. Shields D"n", RAJ
Seventh dlStrct--Anlos u RadcI,rc r
EiEhth district-Farbcrt " Taylor K
publican; e a McGIeunon Doniocrar
Ninth district Richard " Parker r.
publican; Hugh e Rtrr,,' Democrat
Tenth districi-Fr'l"r,I. r I.rhIbtrl
kepuolcani l. Z. Gr"NVFs Democrat
Eleventh distriCt-ArrhIbsId p Ohm II
publican John J. EsEcu. pcmocrar
lioaui Charles r. y O'Bri'u. Democrat
BacharaCh Carried Cape May
Wildwood, y. j.. sept. %. - Cor
gresEnan Isaac BacharHch Atlant
City, who defeated State Senator w !