Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-07-30
VOTE FROM ALL
IS S1924SLOCAN
Party Workers Expect to Get
Out Largest Vote in His
tory Next Fall
ANDIDATES SUIT ALL
Will Be One of the Biggest
Years in County and
Local Politics

This years election ballot will take
the form of an "all-star variety"
program with three national parties
In the spotlight instead of two. The
entrance of progressive" party,
supporting Senator La Toilette for
president, brings back memories OF
the 1912 split between Theodore
Roosevelt and William H. Taft,
which resulted in the Republican
vote being SO badly split the Demo-
cratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
was elected. Whether the new Pro-
gressive party will assume the
strength of Roosevelt's Bull Moose"
organization Is subject for con-
lecture.
Leaving out the question of who
will receive the greater number of
votes among the big Three"-Presi-
dent Coolidge, John w. Davis, or
Senator La Follette--there Is one
thing assured. The voters this year
will have plenty of material from
which to chose a favorite. The can
didates represent extremes, some of
their ideals being conservative along
certain lines while the La Toilette
group is just as radical in espousing
that particular cause.
This great assortment of presi-
Dental possibilities should attract to
the polls the largest vote ever rec
orded. Every voter should find In
the platform of one OF the candidates
something in which he Is firm be-
lever and prove his convictions by
going TO the polls and voting for his
choice next fall.
A heavy vote is expected this year.
no. only because of the large num-
ber of persons who will be of age
and ent. led to vote for the first time,
but also because of the increased in
terest being taken now that candi-
dates can be found on the ticket
who appeal to voters of all temper
aments.
There were cast In Middlesex
county last year about $4,000 votes,
OF which Perth Amboy contributed
about 5000. This number was al
most 1000 less than the number that
registered and were entitled to vote.
This year being presidential year
all registration and voting records In
the city, county, state and nation
should be b.oken. The votes cast in
Perth Amboy last fall were of suffi-
cient number to cause additional
polls to be established here and
these will, be effective for the first
time this year. After Novemoer's
election 1t is practically certain that
other new POLLS will have to be
established.
Contests at the primaries will
arouse additional interest and bring
out more voters and invariably those
who voted at the preceding general
election register for the general cleo
tion on primary day. Present indi-
cations are that there will be plenty
of contests at the primaries In this
city and the fact that a mayor Is to
be elected adds greatly to local In
terest this year.
Although no governor Is to be
chosen this year, New Jersey Is call
ed upon to elect United States
senator and this in itself Is a big
vote drawing feature on any ticket.
Middlesex county. together with
Monmouth and Ocean, will have the
privilege of electing a congressman
from the third congressional district.
A state senator leads the county
ticket, and this election together
with that of county clerk, three as
semblymen. freeholders and coroners
will create special interest in Mid
| dlesex. NTH a mayor, three alder
men and a recorder up for election
in this city. Perth Amboy's voters
can be expected to flock to the polls
in record numbers.
| On the whole 1t looks like record
year and Perth Amboy's eligible vot-
ers are expected to all take advan-
| tage of their suffrage privilege as
never before. Both parties in this
city have been making plans to get
out every vote next fall and 1t is t
expected many voters will need a
great deal of urging to vote at
| presidential election.