Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-26
ANTI MACHINE
WORKERS BUSY
Patent Paving War Carried
on in Bitter Fight Against
FreehOIders
WHO SEEK REELECTION
WHO SEEK REELECTION
Organization Pushing Their
Campaign in All Parts of
Co..-EIection Tomorrow

Reports from various parts of the
county over the week end told of
last minute efforts being made by
anti-organization Republicans to
knife the Republican machiue
candidates at the primaries tomor-
row, this feeling, according to the
common gossip, having resulted
from the stand in favor of patent
pavements taken by the present
freeholders. The voters who are
carrying on this move claim that
the freeholders squandered the
peoples money uselessly in having
the patent paving interests fa-
yored in county road work. The or
ganization realizing this opposition
are working tooth and nail to have
their entire ticket named at the
primaries tomorrow and as bitter
struggle as has been seen in many
years at a Middlesex county pri-
mary is now predicted.
With the primaries but one day
off interest in the numerous county
and municipal contests has risen to
the highest degree IN this city and
candidates today are making stren-
uous last minute efforts to strength
en- their position with the voters.
The booths are being installed In
the various schools this afternoon,
the necessary wiring is being done
to furnish lights for the voters and
election clerks, the election materi-
ais are being distributed today and
everything will be in readiness at Z
o'clock tomorrow morning for the
voters to go to the various polling
places and cast their ballots.
Although there seemed to be a
lack of interest in the primaries up
until a week ago, both sides have
speeded up their campaigns with
the coming of the day upon which
the voters will select their candi-
dates for the general election. Both
sides have contests, insuring interest
in the outcome of tomorrow's pri-
maries in both parties.
Several County Contests
The county contests find three
Republican candidates for state SEN
ator, seven Republican candidates
for the assembly, five Republican
and six Democratic candidates for
freeholder. There are no contests
for surrogate or coroner in either
party. The Democrats also have
united in their choice of candidate
for state senator and in selecting
three assembly candidates.
In the city primaries there are to
be found more Democratic contests
than Republican. Both sides have
selected one candidate for alder
man n-at-large, the Republicans back
ing John N. Wester. the present in
cumbent, and the Democrats. Rich
ard ]. Calvin. In the second ward
there are two candidates for alder
man on either ticket In the fourth
ward, however the Democrats have
four candidates as compared to the
Republicans two. There is only one
Republican candidate for alderman
in the sixth ward but four Demo-
Gratis seek the nomination.
Assemblyman Edward ]. Peterson.
of this city, this morning announced
that rumors had been circulated over
the weekend to the effect that he
had changed his stand on the proh1-
bition question with the result that
several kilograms had come to. him
asking him to declare himself. He
said that he still favors the strict
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