Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-07
.D|SBROW GETS
/. CITY CLERK Job
At So. ANBOY
COzzenS, Democrat, and KviSt
Republican, are Elected to
the Council

SOUTH AMBOY, Nov. 7.-South
Amboy has emerged from one of
/ the liveliest political battles she has
| seen in years with the political COM
| pleXion of the Common Council
unchanged. Councilman G.. Frank
| Disbrow. Republican in a nip and
tuck affair nosed 1ut his opponent,
Peter J. Coakley, the present in
cumbent by a majority of SO votes.
The fourth ward as is the custom
easily went Republican, sending in
Andrew Kvist, Republican, with a
| large majority. In the first ward,
C. Leon Cozzens. Democrat, came out
the victor with a majority of %
votes. The fate of this ward was
uncertain until almost the last bal
| lot was counted.
As was predicted the unusually
large registration in this city told its
| tale yesterday. The intense activity
| of the Republican women through
out the city, is perhaps the main
reason for the Republican candi-
dates chalking up their safe major
| tiles. The presence of three local
men on the state ticket, also carried
| a good weight with the South AM
boy people.
From the minute the polls opened
Yesterday until the closing time the
| interest never Jagged for a moment.
Approximately one hundred automo-
| biles were utilized by the party
workers in their effort to bring out
| the voters.
Toward the close of the evening,
and after all of the districts We're
| heard from with the exception of the
first ward, interest was at its heighth.
| i. flnnlyn6
! the first ward polling place to hear
the latest developments in the local
situation which at this time had be-
come acute. The fate of the whole
local ticket hung on the initial ward
of the city. To add to the intensity
of the situation the first district
managers announced that S. Leon
Cozzens, Democrat, had a majority OF
2 votes. c. Raymond Malloy, his op-
ponent, secured 212 votes, while COZ
zens tailed 214.
In the second district of this ward
the candidates were running neck
and neck. The final and complete
tailed vote showed Cozzens to be
winner with a majority of 20 votes.
The election of Cozzens still makes
1.-The council democrat, and means that
the office hold-overs, whose appoint
ments were vetoed by Mayor Daniel
c. Chase, safe, Those holding the
offices are all Democrats. The city
engineer, and the city solicitor are
two of the important offices holding
over until such time as coniirma-
tion of them can be effected.
William S. Dey, Republican, run
ming for reelection to the Board OF
Freeholders secured his usually
large majority in this city. running
far in advance of his nearest COM
petitor II,
Harold G. Hoffman, whose bril-
liant run of last year is still fresh
in the minds of local politicians
was only slightly cut down this year
The run of Mr.. Hoffman is eonsld-
cred by his friends as marvellous IN
face of the opposition of his run
ming mate on the Democrat ticket,
John p. Mcclure, who came through
the fight with one of the largest
votes ever rendered a Democratic
candidate in this city
The Common Council at the ilrst
of the new year will find the seats
occupied by c. Leon Cozzens, Demo-
crat; Thomas Lovely, Democrat;
John ]. Connors. Democrat; Andrew
n. Kvist. Republican, and Edwin
l.. Tice, Republican.