Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-29
CLARK To HAVE
! OPPOSITION IN
THE 5'H WARD
Massopust to Run Against
Him-The Only Primary
Contest in the City
MULLEN Is CANDIDATE
For Recorder Against PiCkers.
giII-Cohen VS.. Patten
in the Third Ward

Today is the last day for the filing
of petitions by those seeking munich
pal office and although all of the
primary candidates had not filed
their petitions at the hour of going
to press indications were that there
would be only one contest, it being
on the Democratic ticket In the fifth
ward. Alderman John j. Clark is
being opposed by William Masso-
pust in this lone contest.
The likely lineup OF the candidates
on the two tickets this year will be
as follows:
DEMOCRATIC
Mayor
Albert G. Waters.
Recorder
Eugene j. Mullen
Alderman, First Ward
Edward Hardiman.
Alderman. Third Ward
| Thomas Pattcn.
Alderman, Fifth Ward
John j. Clark, william Massopust.
REPUBLICAN
Mayor
William c. Wilson.
Recorder
Harold T.. PickersgilI.
Alderman, First Ward
Joseph Hornsby.
Alderman, Third Ward
Maurice G. Cohen.
Alderman, Fifth Ward
Michael Trygar.
Excise commissioners also will be
elected this year but the complete
list of candidates will not be known
until tomorrow, as only a few had
filed petitions up until noon today.
The announcement that Eugene
Mullen, we'll known undertaken and
former coroner. would be the Dem
ocratic choice for recorder came as
surprise to- many. He Is fifty-two
years old and has been a lifelong
resident of the city. His opponent,
at the general election, Recorder
Pickersglll. has proven himself one
of the city's strongest candidates at
elections held here for many years.
He is now serving his twentieth
year, his tenth term. as recorder.
1t was generally expected that
some city contests would develop,
particularly In the third ward on the
Republican ticket. but a spirit of
harmony between the aspirants
seems to have prevailed with the re-
suit that announcement Is made that
Cohen will be the unopposed can
didate.
Miss Emma Diedricksen announ-
ced some time ago that she would
be a candidate for alderman in the
first ward on the democratic ticket
and a contest was anticipated but
she has failed to enter the race
leaving an open field to Hardiman
Waters Is Endorsed
The Perth Amboy Hungarian
American Democratic Club endorsed
| Albert G.. Waters, Democratic can
didate for mayor, at a meeting helt
In John Papp's hall, corner o
Charles and Easton streets last night
There was other business of i'm
portance taken up at this session
which was attended by a big ma
jority of the members.
Plans were made last evening t,
hold social and smoker in Papp'
hall on Thursday night, Septembe
1S, to which city and county candi
dates will be invited. This organiza
tion is planning to play an importan
| part In the fall campaign.
Frank Tomko, 722 Cortland street
is secretary of the Perth Ambo,
Hungarian American Democratic
! Club.
i Promise Clark Support
Members of the Army and Nav,
Union, of which Alderman Clark &
an official, discussed the primar!
contest between Massopust and tn,
fifth ward alderman following tn,
regular meeting of the patriotic or
ganization last night, declaring tina
they and other ex-service league mel
would support Alderman Clark.
Several petitions for county Offices
have been filed during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours, among them being tn,
| following: Soren Stark, Republican
sixth ward, third poll; John Faubel
Democrat, sixth ward, first poll
Mrs. Bertha Hurley, Republican
first ward, second poll: Arnold ]
Christensen, Republican. first ward
second poll; Helen Gallos and JohI
Gallos, Democrats, sixth ward, fourti
poll.
James J. Connolly, of 2S2 Marke
street, has filed petition for excise
commissioner on the Democrat,
ticket.