Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-07
Gets
CITY CLERK JOB
At So. AMBOY
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
p~lexion of the Common Council
unchanged. Councilman G. Frank
Disbrow, Republican in a nip and
tuck affair nosed out 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 Is
, 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 ClOSlllS lllilC llC
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 were
heard from with the exception of the
| first ward, interest was at its heighth.
Several hundred persons flocked to
| 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
nag announced that s. Leon
Cozzens, Democrat, had a majority of
2 votes. C. Raymond Malloy, his OPP
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 a
winner with a majority of 20 votes
The election of Cozzens still makes
the council democrat, and means thai
the office hold-overs, whose appoint
ments were vetoed by Mayor Daniel
G.. 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 a confrma-
ton 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
p%etitor.
Harold G.. Hoffman, whose brill
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 consid-
cred by his friends as marvellous in
face of the opposition of his run
ming mate on the Democrat ticket,
John 2. 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 frst
of the new year will find the seats
occupied by c. Leon Cozzens, Demo-
GRAFT; Thomas Lovely, Democrat;
John J.. Connors, Democrat; Andrew
N. Kvist, Republican, and EDWIN
i. Tice, Republican.