Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-22
FIGHT
ONBOTHS|DES
TO Be SETTLED
Spirited Primary Is Sure to
Cause Heavy Voting in
This City and County
CLARK VS.. MASSOPUST
In Fifth Ward Is Most Impor-
tant Contest in This
City
CLARK VS.. MASSOPUST

Today marks the close of some of
the most spirited primary campaigns
ever waged in the state, district
county and city and tomorrow the
voters who have had sufficient time
to carefully consider the question Of
candidates, will go to the polls to
cast their ballots for their favor
ties. Early Wednesday morning the
results will be known, the victors
will Immediately start their election
campaign and the losers In most
cases will lend their support to the
successful candidates.
The polls will open throughout the
state at o'clock, daylight saving
time, and close at 10 o'clock. The
official ballots. voting booths, pri-
mary books and paraphernalia have
been distributed to the various mu-
nicipal clerks and big primary vote
and heavy election registration Is
anticipated tomorrow. City Clerk
Philip Costello will be at city hall
tonight to distribute the election ma
terial to the various Perth Amboy
poll clerks.
| There are only two contests of in
terest to local Democrats. one being
| In the freeholder race and the other
In the fifth ward aldermanic contest.
| The Democratic leaders are urging
| their constituents to get out and
vote, however, and register so as to
be eligible for the general election
| in November.
! In the case of the Republicans, 1t
| Is different, as there are to be found
contests for every state, district and
county office with the addition of one
local aldermanic fight. A heavy Re-
| publican vote is assured as the va
rious candidates have worked hard
to have their supporters vote to-
morrow and the party workers will
see to 1t that heavy vote is cast.
The large number of contests this
year, together with the lateness of
the hour at which the polls close.
10 o'clock, will make 1t impossible
| to determine winners until Wednes-
day morning, with the exception of
the local aldermanic contests, the
results of which should be known
much sooner.
There are 1913 polling places In the
county this year and complete re-
turns cannot be given out until all
of these polls have been heard from.
| This Is an increase over last year,
there being three more polls In Perth
|
| election.
The Woman's Democratic Club
will hold a meeting tonight In the
headquarters of the Thomas Patten
association in Division street. All
candidates with the exception of
Bernard M. Cannon. who has been
called away to attend the funeral of
niece, are expected to be present.
At this meeting 1t Is learned,
efforts will be made to impress upon
| the Democratic women of the city
the need of voting and working
among their friends In order to get
them to vote. 1t is hoped at this
time to also perfect the local wo-
mans organization so that 1t will be
working 100 per cent strong at the
general election in November.
Sheriff Frederick Gowen, Middle
sex county campaign manager fol
Hamilton f. Kean, this morning
gave out a statement in which he
| urged the Stay at Home Voters" tc
vote at the primaries tomorrow. "It
is usually these non-voters who cry
the loudest against unclean govern.
ment," the sheriff said. LET their
exercise their privilege and helI
make clean government possible.'
The sheriff said he Is satisfied will
the Kean campaign as waged II
Middlesex county and is conf1den
that fine showing will be made BY
the opponent of Senator Edge.
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