Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-10
REPUBLICANS At ANNUAL
OUTING HEAR CANDIDATES
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Many improvements have been
made by the present board of free
holders during the last few years,
Including the paving of many miles
of roads and the placing of county
finances on a sound basis" said Will
lam S. Dey, director, of the Board
of Freeholders who is running for
reelection. land on this record I
lagain ask your support" Mr.. Dey
declared that in his opinion the war;
renite roads laid by the freeholders
were very good roads, but as the
people during the last year have
shown a preference for concrete
roads, that type has been laid by
the representatives of the taxpayers
of this county.
j. Fred Orpen, also a candidate for
reelection to the board of freehold
ers compared the limited ~appropria-
tions of the county in caring for it's
23 miles of roads to the $4,000
available to the state in building
about double the mileage, and asked
that people living In sections not
favored with new county roads to be
patient, return the freeholders seek
ing reelection SO that the compre-
hensive road building plans that
have been adopted might be carried
Ito completion.
Freeholder Walter G. Quakenbush,
of Perth Amboy declared that he
had done nothing while on the board
that he was the least bit ashamed
of but felt that the Republicans of
the county could find many good
things that he had done, and on this
$1,000 L. -aIt1tfal ernnnrf for an
other term.
william l.. Wolfe, of Highland
Park, also a candidate for freehold
ler said that friends had asked for
"a change in the personnel of the
board of freeholders and that it was
his intention of going out and try
land get hat change for them.
Under Sheriff Frederick Gowen, of
Highland Park, candidate for the
office of sheriff, pointed out the effic-
IIency record of the Office made IN
der the present administration and
promised the continued efficient bus
mess management if elected. The
reputation which this office has
earned during the past few years was
spoken of by Mr.. Gowen as being
due in a great measure to the work
done by him in revising usual prac-
tees and materially speeding up the
service and return of legal papers,
which necessarily qualified him to
carry out the duties of sheriff with
which he is familiar.
The loyal support of party plat
forms was pledged by Davi A.
Brown, of Woodbridge. who is also
seeking the nomination for sheriff,
but he made it clear that in the
event of his defeat for the office he
will continue to give his undivided
support to the party at the general
election.
Assemblyman Thomas L. Hanson
of Perth Amboy in announcing his
candidacy for reelection said that he
had worked for the interest of the
people of his county at Trenton last
year and that he had endeavored
to do it honestly and efficiently and
on that record asked for the voters
support this year.
With a pledge to carefully con-
slider every problem that came before
him and then vote according to the
dictates of his own conscience, Har-
old NJ. Hoffman for South Amboy
asked the suffrage of the voters in
returning him to the next house of
assembly. Mr.. Hoffman in speak
ing for the balance of the ticket re-
ferred to the sound financial condi-
ton of the county treasury as re-
Elected in the recent bond sale and
advocated the returning to office of
the freeholders responsible for that
condition.
Charles MacIlvaine and John A.
Smith of New Brunswick candidates
for the third place on the assembly
ticket, were introduced and in a few
short remarks pledged their best ef-
forts If selected for the office.