Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-20
|KEAN WORKERS
| ANDCLARKMEN
TO WATCH VOTE.
Alderman's Supporters Probe
Attempt to CoIonize Fifth
Ward for the Primary ]
WATCH COUNTY POLLS
Charge of Deal by Kean Or
ganization-Heavy Pri-
mary Vote Is Expected /
WATCH COUNTY POLLS

Constituents of Alderman John j
Clark In the fifth ward claim that
attempts are being made by the 'or<
ganization." which Is behind the can.
didacy of William Massopust. C1arksa
opponent for the Democratic alder
manic nomination in that ward next
Tuesday, to colonize the fifth ward Ia
an effort to swell the Massopust vote.
Clark's followers claim that the
Democratic "Steam roller realizei
that it cannot muster sufficient votes
from other wards into that district
defeat their candidate and as a result
efforts will be made to bring SoteB
from 9th wards into that district
IN order to defeat Clark next Tues
day. A sharp lookout will be kept
at the polls Tuesday by Clark's men
to prevent ineligible voters from
casting a ballot.
Along the same lines of the charRea
made by Clark's adherents is q re-
port received from New Brunswick
this morning announcing the tnten-
tion of the Hamilton +. Kean suppor-
ters to have attendants at practt-
cally every polling place in the coun-
ty as word of an alleged deal hanI
reached Sheriff Frederick Cover
campaign manager for Kea1 IN thu
county. .4- -----'e----1-r
| Sheriff Gowen today stated that
several polls In particular will be
watched closely as the result OF res
ports of deal in the senatorial con-
test reaching the Kean workers
throughout the county. The sheriff
did not reveal the nature Of the re-
ported deal, but said there was q
wonderfully increased sentiment for
Kean in the county and he desired
to protect every Kean voter"
1.-THE slogan of Senator Edge THAI
! "A vote against Edge is a repudiation
of President Coolidge" Sheriff Cow
en- said, ''is a gross presumption.
want to know what right any candi-
| date has to suggest that voter un-
der the present primary law Is dis
loyal to the President because he
does not support Senator Edge. This
slogan Is a challenge to the loyalty
of the Republican voters and 1t Is
bitterly resented by many. Kean
supporters are just as loyal to Presi-
dent Coolidge as are the Edge fol-
lowers"
County Treasurer F. william Hill.
ker, of this city. one of the three
Republicans seeking the nomination
for county clerk. will make an inten-
sive campaign on the two days re-
naming DeIOre primaries III WiiiSH
he hopes to cover all parts OF the
county. Arthur J. Hanley. OF New
Brunswick. his campaign manager.
announced today. The county treas
urer is optimistic over the results OF
next Tuesdays primary election as
he has been assured by leaders
throughout the county of strong sup
port. He has Just sent out letters 70
the electorate of the county In Whicn
he not only urges the voters to sup-f
port his candidacy. but also that q
the national Republican ticket. Il
Democratic Outing
The annual outing OF the Midd1f<
sex county Democrats will be hsdd
this afternoon at Linwood Grove, on
the Lincoln Highway. between Me-
tuchen and Highland Park. A meet
ing of the city outing COMMITTEES wan
held last night in the Gibian budid-
Ing with James Mullen presiding. II
was decided to leave the city hall IN
automobiles for the outing grounds
at 2:30. A band will accompany the
Perth Amhoy delegation. The women
of the county have arranged to have
speaker address the women or the
county at 2 o'clock and many women
will leave early.