Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
CLOSE FIGHTS SEEN
IN CAMDEN PRIMARY

Most Of the interest at the primary
election in Camden today seems to be
ccntercd in the First. Fifth, sixth
Eighth. Eleventh. Twelfth. Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards over Republican
councilmanic nominations. It was
admitted by some of the Republl-
can organization leaders that some
Of the ward contests would be close.
but for county offices they TINS
norning figured on the nomination of
ASscmblyman Wallworth for state SEN
ator over T. Edward Pagan; City Clerk
William II. Brown for county clert
over William 7. Knight; Joshua I.
Hainps for register of deeds over irving
Buckle. and Isaiah Hatch for sherln
over Robert G. Schroeder:
Notwithstanding the claims of the
organization leaders. Pagan. for SEM
tor: Knight for county clerk. Schroeder
for sheriff and TMcklc for register. "A-
pressed themselves this morning as con-
fidrnt of winning.
Just what the women are going to do
at the election is a puzzle. Candidates
of the Democrats are Samuel Shay for
state senator. John Miller for COUNT
clerk. Albert Neutze and Victor King
for sheriff and John Cleary and j. l.
NcElhOnp for register of deeds.
i mere are SIX tuuulNdltS lOl Ill' ~
publican nominations for assembly,
Harry Rowland. Willard Gibbs. Assem-
| blvman Coles. John Penn, Mark Cas-
sclmun and Charles Squillace. Three
| are to be nominated.
Other candidates in the voting today
are as follows: City council, Repub =
| ican-rirst ward. George &. Shaw
cross and Samuel y. Payne; Second,
Robert Van Mater; Third, James
| Caroa: Fourth, William l.. Roberts
! Fifth. full term, Louis Bantivogli0 and
! Joseph Wood; un"Xpircd term Of Rich
nrd Carney. Julius +. AIlcndorf ant
Joseph F. Merrill; Sixth ward. Henry
s. Riddle and Frank j. Leonard,
seventh. Frank Van Hart and Charles
Moore; Eighth. William DNrham ant
Tenth. John Robinson; Eleventh
Edward F. Peard. a. j. Naughlin
Joseph w. Wilson and Harry F
Taney; Twelfth, John :. Dobbins, Ar
thur Somberling; Thirteenth, William
/ l.. Rozau and William i. COttor
Fourteenth. Arthur J. NORM. DAME
J. Flynn and Thomas w. Norris. full
term. and Charles Epting and james
! Sheppard. one year term. One candl'
date is to be named in all of the waruS
with the exception of the Fifth, wher'
one is to be named to succeed Coun'
Gilman Carney. who moved to anothr
ward. and two in the new Fourteenth
ward.
Democrats have no opposition fo
nominations for council as follows
First ward, John Wiuton, Jr Second
:. G.. Tarbutton Third, Walter J
F,rrcll; Fourth. r. Frank Alcott; Fitt
fun tprm). John Danklemnn (shor
torm) Catharin" NJ. Gre"nbaum
Sixth. Edward Richardson; Seventh
John T. Linsuer. Jr. Eighth, Fred
rrirk W. Scharpp; Ninth. J"N"ph \
Krrrn; Tenth. J. Blair Cuthb"rt
Eleventh. Charles i. INLAND; Twelfth
Bernard J. Tracy; Thirtcenth Fr"d"r
fck Stantoa; Fourteenth, James i
Murhy.
Interesting contests are being wagec
in Gloucester and Salem counties toda,
for the Shrievalty nomination on boti
tickets and the women : vote VIII nav
an important effect on the result.
An active campaign has been carriet
on for month, committees are busy il
every district and automobiles are plen
tifuI in hunting up the voters, especially
women.
The hottest contest is in Glouceste
county. where Joseph p. Owens. O
Westville. and SPlah +. Clark. of Pit
man Grove. are seeking the nomination
Owens is backed by Oliver j. West. tn
county clerk and chairman of the GlOu
,, crStrr county Republican committee, an
| William Albright, secretary of the Stat
! Senate. Clark is backed by Surrogat
Frank d. Pedrick, of Woodbury., an
D members Of the Gloucester county boar
Of frccholders. Clark is member {
: the board.
i There are two contests on the Demo
! cratic ticket also, Edward Martin
u former member of Woodbury. CounCi
! and Andrew Scott, of WcnOnah, are Il
candidates.
- The Prohibition party also has
ticket in the field.
State Senator Edward X. Sturgess,
GlassbOrO. has no opposition for Il
u Republican nomination for re- election
nor has Horace VI. FODDER of Wi
Jamestown. for the nomination for ~
scmhly. Oran T. Wood, Of Paulsbor
!, is the candidate for coroner.
. The Democrats will nominate EC
G n.und II. Carpenter, Of Woodbury., f
d senator; Joseph II. Summcrill, Jru
e Woodbury., for the Assembly. The
n have no candidate for coroner printt
on the ticket. +. NJ. Kester is Il
y Prohibition candidate for senator III
J. Henry Elmer for Assembly. The par
,SI has no candidate for sheriff.
10 The Gloucester City tickets follow
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