Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-04
Bitter Contests End with
Heavy Voting in Mid
dlesex County
HILkER AND CANNON
Waters and Wilson, z con-
tests Holding Greatest in
tereSt for the Voters

The appeal made to the 10000. 00a
voters in this country to avail them-
selves of the suffrage privilege at
the polls today was apparently bear-
ing fruit and reports from all parts
OF Middlesex county this morning
showed that this county is not an
exception to the general rule.
The women in particular haTe
been asked TO go to the polls either
this morning or early this afternoon.
in order that the men who desire 70
vote after work might not be COM
PEELED to stand in line a long time
waiting for an opportunity to cast
their ballot. Reports from all over
the county indicated the willingness
of the women to Cooperate in this
manner.
The polls opened at o'clock fhis
morning and they win remain open
until o'clock tonight. Both par
ties have hundreds of workers busy
today with cars and registration
sheets seeing to It that all of their
voters go to the polls.
Reports received by the sherins
| Office of possible irregularities in
| some of the voting districts have
resulted in Sheriff Gowen assembling.
/ all of his deputies so that they
| might be sent to any of these polls at
a moments notice. The entire coun-
| ty detective force was held IN readi-
| ness this morning to act in cases
| where trouble or frreguiaritfes at
polling places We're reported.
Police have been assigned to keep
] order at the various polling places
| and prevent gatherings of party
| workers within 100 feet of the room
1 IN ~hf1Fa he t.
| County Judge kirkpatrick IS sit
| ting in the county court for the
/ purpose of adding names to the
registration lists of places having
population less than 5000 in which
names of voters were overlooked
when the house TO house canvass
for the registration of voters was
made. The judge is also issuing
transfers for voters from one district
TO another.
City Clerk CostelIo's Office is open
/ today in order to issue transfers to
voters who have moved from one
/ district to another.
Reports from several of the polls
/ in the city at noon indicated that
about one-half of the number OF
registered voters had been to the
polls and cast their ballots. This
would indicate that the pleas of poli-
teal leaders to vote early were being
needed by the people Of this city.
As another reminder to absent
minded voters in this city that they
! must go to the polls before 7 o'clock
| tonight arrangements have been
made whereby the factory whistles
will blow for a few minutes az 4
o'clock.
The optimism shown by both sides
on the eve of election had not been
changed today and the candidates.
sure that they will poil sufficient
votes to assure their election, wsre
, hard at work with their friends sea-
ing that all of the registered voters
got to and from the polls.
Democrats only laughed at tae
claim OF Republicans that It was
typical Republican day" because OF
the clear weather and proceeded TO
bring as many OF their constituents
to the polls as did the G.. O. P.
workers.
Talk among leaders of both par
ties while the voting was In progress
| here today indicated that three con-
tests viii be the featured fights as
far as Perth Amboy is concerned.
one of these being for district Office.
! one for county office and one for the
high municipal position Of mayor.
Mayor Wilson and former Alderman
Albert G. Waters seemed to be en-
gagged in a neck and neck" race
from all reports at the polls today
while the race between County Clerk
B. NJ. Cannon and County Collector
/ F. William Hilker for the position Of
county clerk looked like s'toss-up.R =
| The other close race was that for
| congressman in which Congressman
Elmer II. Geran is being extended
to the limit by former Congressman
7. Frank Appleby.