Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-07
L CANDIDATES
At COUNTYSEAT
6 Independents in Race for
City Commission -EleC-
tion Tomorrow
CAMPAIGN AT TRENTON
Politics Plays Little Part in
Work of Commission in
That City

municipalities throughout New
Jersey having the commission form
of government will hold elections to-
morrow, New Brunswick, Trenton,
Passaic, Asbury Park, Ridgewood,
Bradley Beach and Avon being
among the places in which the cleo
tions will be held. In each place
| there are more candidates than
offices to be filled and several closely
contested elections are anticipated.
NEW BRUNSWICK, May O.
Final preparations are being made
today for the commission govern
ment election which is to be held to-
morrow, interest in the election be-
ing at fever heat as the result of the
efforts being made by six independ-
ent candidates to win positions as
city commissioners. The five COM
! missioners who have served for the
| past eight yo2rs-ever since commits
sion government was founded in New
Brunswick-all seek reelection upon
| the record they have established
while in Office.
The six Independent candidates
promise great economy in the ex-
| penditure of money and more eff
cheney in the management of city
affairs if elected to the Office now
held by those seeking reelection.
In the neighborhood of 0,000
voters have registered and although
the Independent candidates are con-
Quoting a vigorous campaign, the
! present incumbents have an organ
ization behind them which they be-
| lieye will result in their being re-
| elected.
Partisan Commission
| TRENTON, May 7-Trenton, the
pioneer commission government
city of New Jersey, will hold its
fourth election under this form of
| municipal management tomorrow.
! There are sixteen candidates in the
field, all men. They include Mayor
Frederick w. Donnelly. Director oil
Public Safety George B. LaBarre.
Director of Revenue and Finance
| Edward w. Lee and Director OF
Parks and Public Buildings George
/ w. Page, all members of the pres
| ent governing body Director Of
Streets and Public improvements j..
! Ridgeway Fell, who with Messrs.
| Donnelly, LaBarre and Lee. consti,
tuted four of the five members OF
the first board elected by the peo-
pie of Trenton in 1911, is not seek
ing reelection.
= quiet fight for political control
of the new commission has been 60
ing on. 1t is believed that Don
nelly and LaBarre. Democrats, and
Lee and Page. Republicans, are all
practically sure of reelection.
Therefore the selection of the fifth
man to succeed Fell will make the
commission of one political color or
the other. 1t has always been DEM
ocratic, Fell who is retiring being a
member of that party. Despite this
the board of five in its twelve years
has never taken a partisan vote un
any question.
The leading candidates for Felfs
place are City Engineer Abram Swan
Jr.. Republican. and county tax
board member, Charles r. Randall.
! Democrat. Swan was endorsed by a
meeting attended by some forty
people at the Republican Club and
Randall is known to be the choice
! of the Democratic organization, ef
which State Chairman Harry Keher
is th- head. However, neither can
didate has actively solicited votes on
party lines and both have adherents
Of all political shades of opinion.
The question of adequate seating
accommodations for the school chill
dren has become somewhat OF an
issue in the campaign, which other
wise has been very tame. Harry
Ferry. a labor man and Democrat,
attacking the building of expensive
swimming pools in several new
million dollar schools goire up un-
der the present commissions adj
ministration, charged that in less
favored sections of the city there
are enough seats for the children.
LET us teach them to read before
we teach them to dive" is Ferry
catchy slogan in his campaign FOR
votes. The Trenton Times is back
ing his candidacy.
| Michael Commini, who served on
the large board of Mercer county
freeholders as a Republican, is put
ting up a brisk fight. He is an
Italian leader in the city and will
draw a heavy vote from this quarter.
Another citizen of Italian parentage
in the race is Frank LAMA. John P.
Hogan, labor man. is conducting a
thorough canvass too. Other candi-
dates are Frank X. Grove. Fred G.
Beans. Fred NJ. Enderbrock, Jr.,
James Hanna. Rudolph L. Marshall
and Peris F. Ripley, who is former
service man.
Each commissioner receives $4,oOO
a year and the mayor $500. AL
though some cities of the state have
witnessed active partisanship in the
selection of city commissioners,
Trenton under this form of govern
ment has been unusually non-parti-
san in the selection of its board and
both parties have maiptained a
"hands off, policy as a general thing.
The Randall-Swan contest this year
is. somewhat a deviation from that
course, however.