Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-01
HAS
HOT CAMPAIGN
Borough and Township En-
Unused Over the Issues of
Coming Election

MATAWAN, Nov. 1.-Matawan is
all enthused over the coming cleo
tion, but the issues seem to be more
Of u state and national matter than
local. There is q local contest be-
tween councilmen, but it is of sucn
minor importance when compared
TO the a that Elmer IL. Geran,
one of the townsfolks, is the candi-
date for congress, that one has paid
put little attention to finding local
issues. TIE candidates themselves
nave not put forth much effort Is
yet and as they are we'll known to
the voters they will perhaps let them
decide without argument whom they
wish to represent them on the coun-
ell.
Efforts of the local politicians, par
ticularly the Democratic politicians,
is to get out a big vote for Geran,
and it Is likely that party line will
be forgotten in order to give Geran a
big complimentary vote. When Ger
an ran for assembly and as Sheriff
of Monmouth county, Matawan's
votes aided greatly in his election,
and now, according to local voters,
they are going to do their part IN
making Geran congressman. Some
idea of the high esteem held for
Geran in this borough may be OBJ
tanned from the fact that for many
years he served as borough attorney
and is now president of the town
ship board Of education.
The councilman contest is between
Peter p. Munning and DR.. Conover
Burlew, Democrats, and George w.
Parker and William H. Diggin, Re-
publican. All four of these candi-
dates are well known in this Dor
ough. Mr.. Diggin and DIR. Burlew
are new in the local political field,
while Mr.. Parker is now councilman
and Peter p. Munning was defeated
in the Republican landslide two years
ago when running for reelection.
This is the first timeethat DR.. Burlew
has aspired for ar Office in the bor-
ough, but Mr.. Diggin some years
ago was defeated for fire chief by a
good majority by Levi E. EmmoHs.
Indications are that the candidates
may do a little house to house can
vass during the closing days of the
campaign.
At one time, there was a possibility
that the question of who would get
the position of postmaster would fig
ure IS a political issue but as no n
has been named by Congressman r.
Frank Appleby as yet for this office
it has lost some of the fire that for
awhile threatened to make it the
big issue of the campaign. Mr.. APP
pleby. it is held, has wisely refrain
ed from naming a successor to Pat
rick ]. Devlin until after the election.
Matawan as a general rule runs
pretty close at election time, a few
votes being all that is needed to
change the result either one way
or another. However, it is hoped
by the Democrats that the vote for
Geran will be SO great that the rest
of the ticket will be carried through
TO success.
The ballots as they will appear on
election day will contain the follow
ing candidates.:
Democrats: United States senator,
Edward l.. Edwards; governor,
George S. Silzer; congress-, Elmer H.
Geran; general assembly, Harold c.
Morford, E. Ely Parker; surrogate.
Joseph L. Donahay; freeholder.
Charles NJ. Wyckoff; borough
Gil, Peter P. Munning, Conover H.
Burlew.
Republican: United States sena-
tor, Joseph S. Frelinghuysen; gov
ernor, William N. Runyon; con-
gress. T. Frank Appleby; assembly,
Jacob G. Campbell, Edward A. Sex
smith; surrogate, Howard w. Rob-
erts; freebooter. Borden A. Jeffery;
borough councilmen, George w.
Parker and William II. Diggin.