Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-07
,CURRAN SPEAKS
AT T0TTENV|LLE
Campaign Closes on Island;
Everything Ready for Elec-
ton Tomorrow

TOTTENvILLE, Nov. 7.-Bor-
ough President Henry H.. Curran, of
Manhattan, Republican-Coalition
candidate for mayor. practically
wound up his campaign in three
speeches on Sts ten Island Saturday
night. He spoke at the Tottenville
school to a large audience that gath
cred in the school auditorium. More
than foul hundred were present.
Charles A. Marshall was the chair
ma and introduced the speakers.
Former Senator George Cromwell,
candidate for borough president was
The first speaker and he was follow
ed by all the other borough candi-
dates and those for city offices that
Included Mr.. Curran; Senator
Charles c. Lockwood. candidate for
controller; Vincent Gilroy, candidate
for president of the board of alder
men; Spire Pitou, candidate for sher-
if; Ernest v. Ferichs, candidate for
assembly; Frank S. Cannon, Jr., can
didate for supreme court judge, and
Harry Hooker. candidate for alder
man..
The board of elections have COM
pleted everything for the election
tomorrow. The polls will be opened
at 6 o'clock in the morning and re-
main open until 6 o'clock at night.
The ballots and all election material
have been received by the police and
will be delivered to the polling plac-
es at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The polling places will be the same
as at the September primaries In
the fifth ward of the borough of
Richmond where there are eight.
There are three polling places in
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place at the school and the other
at the Masonic Temple. There are
to be elected on Staten Island a bor-
ough president, sheriff. two assem-
blymen and three aldermen. Be-
sides these the voters of the bor-
ough will help to elect a mayor. con-
troller, president Of the board of al
dermen, two justices of the supreme
court and one associate judge of the
court of appeals.
T'ottenville is interested in the
election of an assemblyman from
the second district in which w O To-
cal men r running for the office.
Ernest v. Frerichs. of Amboy road
a young lawyer, is the Republican
candidate for reelection. He Is be-
ing opposed by William l.. Vaughan.
of Fisher avenue, n mason contrac-
IDT, Wlo Is lilt i(tIIioSia
date in the race. In the race for the
borough presidency is George Crom-
well. the first borough president af-
ter consolidation, who served for
sixteen years, on the Republican
ticket and Matthew j. Cahill. chair
man of the Richmond County Cen
erai Committee on the Democratic
ticket.
Both Mayor Hylan and Mr.. Curran
have canvassed Staten Island during
the campaign and the leaders of
both parties on the island are conf
lent of each carrying the borough
with the odds on Hylan to sweep
the island with q large majority.
The election of a supreme court
Judge in the second judicial district
Is also a factor on he island. Frank
&. Cannon. Jr., of Livingston. candi-
Gate on the Republican ticket is the
only Staten Islander named for that
office and should receive the support
of every Island voter.
The office of sheriff is another inn
portant post to be filled on the sland.
Spire Pitou, a former sheriff is the
candidate Of the Republicans and
Deputy Fire Commissioner Harry
Rudolph, is running on the Demo-
cratic ticket. The election of an al
derman for the sixty-fifth alderma-
mic district which includes this end
Of the island is also looked upon as a
good office. Alderman Edward j..
Atwell is up for reelection on the
Democratic ticket and he is being
opposed by Harry Hooker on the Re-
publican ticket. Besides there are
candidates named by the socialists,
farmer-labor. prohibition, social-la-
Dor and single tax parties. Besides
these the voters vii. be called upon
20 vote on even amendments to the
state constitution. OF the seven the
Veterans Preference Amendment"
has attracted the most attention.
Adoption of this amendment would
insure to veterans OF the World War
and the war with Spain he same
preferential treatment in the civil
service that is now enjoyed by those
veterans of the Civil War alone. Con-
siderable opposition has developed to
the amendment and it has found
support almost exclusively among
organization of World War.