Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-07
CITY CAPTURED
BY DEMOCRATS.
Calvin Leads Way to Big Vic.
tory in Every Contest in
the City.
KELLY WITH MCGUIRE
And Kozusko Win in Ward
ContestS-0nly One Re-
publican on Board.

A Democratic landslide hit this
city yesterday, burying all of the
four Republican candidates for city
office so deep beneath the avalanche
of votes ii was difficult for many of
the G. o. p. leaders and workers
to realize what had happened after
they had succeeded in digging them
selves out. There were four post
tions on the Board of Aldermen to
be filled and Democrats we're elected
to each office.
AS the result of this overwhelm-
ing local victory the complexion of
next years council will be changed
SO that six Democrats and one lone
Republican will be found upon II.
The Republican minority" is Alder
man John e. Soheld, of the first
ward, a hold-ov who did not run
for office this year. The remainder
of the 1924 board will be composed
of the following Democrat ~ = q eys-
man-at-Large Richard j. GalvifTf'
Alderman James E. Kelly, second
ward; Alderman Thomas Patten,
third ward: Alderman Robert A
Mcclure, fourth ward; Alderman
John j. Clark, fifth ward: Alder
man John Kozusko, sixth ward.
Four close local contests were an-
ticipated but the Democratic vote
was so strong the winners could all
most be determined a short time at
ter the ballot boxes were opened and
the count begun. The closest fight
in the city was in the fourth ward
where Alderman MCGUIRE was re-
elected defeating Howard Kinsev =.
129 votes. Mcclure carried three
of the four polls in this ward
The contest between Alprunan-
elect Kelly and Ronald Kleckner his
Republican opponent in the SECOND
ward, was settled with Kelly the
winner by 16S votes. Kelly carried
two OF the three polls in this ward
also.
Alderman-at-Larg Calvin dc
feated his Republican rival Andrew
Anderson, by 1872 votes. Anderson
carried all four polls in the first
whereas Calvin received a majority
OF the votes in eleven polls.
Ingvard Greisen, Republican al
dermanic candidate in the sixth
ward. suffered the most severe beat
ing of any of the G. o. P. choices.
Alderman -elect Kozusko defeated
him by $50 votes. Kozusko carried
four polls, one of them by almost
800 votes. Greisen was expected TO
get big majority in the third poll
but the 204 lead which he gained
there was not sufficient to help him
much.
The complete sweep came as a
surprise to even the most optimistic
Democrats, many of whom conf
IDENTIFY said before election they
would retain control of the council
and possibly win every place on the
board, but the margins quoted by
them were not as large as those
turned in last night.
The largest vote given any candi-
date in the city was that cast for
John A. Bird, 5,066 voters fayoring
the local Democrats candidacy for
freeholder. James j. Flynn, Demo-
cratic candidate for coroner, was
close second with an even 5000
votes.
In voting for sheriff the Demo-
Gratis gave Anthony Gebhardt, their
defeated candidate a majority OF
1902 votes over Frederick Gowen,
the successful Republican.
Assemblyman Thomas l.. Hanson,
Republican, successful candidate for
reelection, was given the biggest
vote of any of the assembly candi-
dates in this city. He polled 4,6S4.
John Z. Mcclure, South Amboy
Democrat, was next in line with
1859 votes, Assemblyman Harold G..
Hoffman being third with 4,532.
DR.. Joseph S. Hay, the local physi-
clan who was one of the successful
Republican candidates for coroner,
was given 4,275 votes in this city. he
running second to Flynn. y
In the freeholder race the neare<f
competitor to Bird was Waiter
Quakenbush, the local freeholder
who successfully carried on his cam
paign for reelection. Quakenbush
polled AHA votes in Perth Amboy
Director William S. Dey, of South
Amboy, another Republican, being
third with AGO.
Over 9,100 votes were cast IN
Perth Amboy yesterday great inter-
est having been taken in the county
campaign as well as the city contests
because Of the strenuous efforts
made by both sides to get their as-
sembly and freeholder Candidates
into Office
Considerable delay was expert
enced in learning the city results
enced in learning the city results
some of the ELECTION boards CONS
nleted their cou The third poll o
The sixth ward he last to be hear
from, did po nish counting uni
after 3 o'cI