Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-10
SUMMER CROP
Of CANDIDATES.
Many in Race During Hot
Weather) for City and
County Offices
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MEETING HERE TONIGHT
At Republican Headquarters
Candidates viii be Pres
ent-Plan Campaign
MEETING HERE TONIGHT

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From present indications therd
will not be a scarcity of candidates
for the various county and city Of
fees at the primaries in September.
new names of aspirants for the VAR
ious positions being heard daily.
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Perth Amboy Republican Club
which will be held tonight in the
Republican headquarters, Odd Fal~s
lows building. the various Candidates
for county Office have been invite1f
TO attend and address the meeting
The candidates for sheriff thus far
are Edward ]. Peterson, of this cIfy*s
Fred Gowen, under sheriff, of New
Brunswick, and David A. Brown, OF
Woodbridge.
Assembly nan Thomas L. Hansdn.
OF this city, and Harold G. Holman.
OF South .AInboy, have been inviteN
to be present and address the meetA
ing. Although neither of these men
has announced himself to be a AN s
didate for reelection, the i ord
made by them in the House tfsA saar !
is such as to warrant their being
supported by the organization again
next fall, Republican leaders point
out Franklin M. Ritchie, OF High
land Park, has announced hinself
IN the race for the assembly and he
also is expected to attend tonight'a
meeting.
The three Republican frse}.-zu.uu
ers whose terms expire ff7fs year.
have been requested to attend the
meeting as it is generally expected
they viii all seek reelection. They I
are Director William S. Dey, 81
South Anboy; Walter Quakenbush
of this city and J. Fred Orpen, OF
New Brunswick.
In addition to the presence OF
these men, local candidates also sre
expected to be on hand. Indications
are that there will be a contest in
every ward for the Republican al
dermanic nominations but silence is
being maintained regarding the
likely candidate or candidates for
Alderman-at-large. I
In an effort to decide upon fheE
man who would make the strongest +
run in the sixth ward for alderman.
a special committee, named by Edo
ward j. Peterson of the Sixth Ward
club, met last night and went owe.
the names of the aspiranrs. Neth-
ing Official could be learned as to tho
results of this conferences bur il was
reported that even if this Committed
selected one or two men as th&
strongest candidates, certain other
seeking the nomination would entei#
the race Independently. Three
names are mentioned more than any
others. they being Michael Lakon-
ski, Frank Stas and Peter Clausen.
Alderman Benjamin A. Riedy has
said he will not seek reelection,
The Democratic candidates men-
toned thus far are John Kozusko
and Joseph Powers, the former hav-
/ ing been beaten by Riedy in 1921.
1 The appointment of an executiva
/ committee by Senator Morxan. r.
Larson, president of the Republican
/ Club, is expected at tonight's nneet-
ing. A set of bylaws is scheduled
to be adopted and the executive CONS
mittee, if appointed will be given
/ power to offer the names of repre-
sentative persons in each voting dis<
trict for the office of committee-
women and committeeman. The
special committee, which met last
night to consider the sixth ward ai-.
dermanic candidate question, is ex.
pected to report tonight.
D N'NNHAtNA FnaA Il anu AQuItl MdTu afa
dermanic candidates are likely TO at
J tend tonight's meeting and offielaliy
J announce themselves to be in the
3 race. Edward A. Lembcke seeks the
, nomination in the second ward. Fred
{ 2. Hansen, who was defeated two
Q years ago by Alderman Robert A.
Mcclure, Democrat, is reported to
4 he out for the nomination again. The
q names Of Howard n. Kinsey and Ed
Z ward c. Smith are also heard con-
Z q istantly while some reports are to
Z itle effect that School COMMISSIONS
M efris Andersen will again seek the
It fsasltion he held for several years az
e tER erman from the fourth.
d khe Democrats of the city havs
g - commenced to hold preliminar,
,,;spaign meetings but the men as,
< so-g to office have been active fol
y tio,% time. The second ward stun.
n a puzzler. Alderman AIbor
= ters made the statement 4
v elacts 80 that he would not seelA
d onIS, this fall but his name IS
Il Tn ar (which is heard in that war.
Spir. urth ward Alderman 81.
+ a. 49,. E 4oing to have Opposition
{, to ess nras ree other men. accordia
{ ~hsp.,e ~ p1ssen indications. They al
}. srl.sses srril.seles DVrian, Louis smith aN
s 1homas J. erowe