Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-24
COP. ASSEMBLY
TICKET BUSTED
BY APP[EGATE
Mrs. Martin Is Defeated
After Spirited Fight for
County Honors
HOY is BEATEN DOWN
Vandenbergh and George Ap-
plegate Win-Big Vote for
HiIker-Br0Wn Second

Owing to the lack of contests at
the primaries Yesterday, the Demo-
Gratis of Middlesex county were
forced to retire from the spotlight
for the day and give way to the Re-
publicans who had state. district and
county contests which were watched
with interest by the entire state.
Middlesex county Republicans did
their share In assisting United States
Senator Walter e. Edge to win the
nomination for reelection over his
opponent Hamilton f. Kean. who
had a strong organization In this
county and had hoped to win from
the present incumbent.
Although Kean was favored IN
many of the rural communities and
Highland Park. the Edge supporters
In the larger municlpal alities OF Perth
Amboy New Brunswick. Woodbridge
and South Amboy gave their favor
ite sufficient majority to wipe out
any advantages Kean might have
gained in the smaller places. Mid
dlesex county gave Edge majority
over Kear of 1854. the total vote
cast for Senator Edge being 10.S24
as compared with Kean's S.26O.
In New Brunswick Senator Edge
was given q majority of more than
1000 over his opponent, the vote
being 2,398 for Edge and 1880 for
Kean. The Perth Amboy Republi-
cans proved themselves to be al
most as loyal to Edge as did the
county seaters. Edge receiving, ex-
actly 700 more than Kean in this
city. The vote here was: Edge.
1882: Kean LISP.
A majority Of 1876 was given Kean
In Highland Park where 688 voters
favored the Union county man as
compared tc 552 who voted for the
senator from Atlantic City. Wood
bridge township gave Edge almost
the same majority as Perth Amboy,
1t being in the neighborhood or 70o.
All four polls of Metuchen voted In
favor of Kenn. but this amounted to
less than a $50 majority. Kean was
given small maiorities in many or
the smaller places while Edge was
the favorite In many others. carrying
Il. Frank Appleby Swamps Washburn
them by a margin of few votes.
man 7. Frank Appleby. of Asbury
The victory of former Congress-
II,
whelming of any in the county. this
conscientious and well-liked candi-
date showing his opponent. Major
Stanley Washburn. of Lakewood,
completely under by slightly more
than a two to one vote In Middlesex.
Former Congressman Appleby was
handicapped in carrying on an m
tensive campaign owing to illness
during which time he was IN Balti-
more hospital but the results show
plainly his popularity among the Re-
publicans of Middlesex county. His
total vote in the county was 1889
as compared with Major Washburn's
6,134. Out of 12S polling places in
the county Appleby carried all but
four or five, conclusive proof OF his
popularity. Perth Amboy gave Ap-
pleby a 1900 majority and New
Brunswick contributed about $50.
Highland Park gave Appleby more
than 500 majority.
Senator Larson Wins Easily
The opposition put up by Albert
w. Appleby, of Old Bridge. against
State Senator Morgan +. Larson, OF
this city, who again sought the NOM
ination, was not OF sufficient strength
to make the result doubtful at any
time. Senator Larson total vote
was 11.710. while Appleby received
6,767. Perth Amboy alone gave Lar
son more than 1000 majority while
New Brunswick contributed 700.
The Woodbridge township voters
gave the senator a majority about
equal to that received by him In his
own city. South Amboy favored him
but South River gave Appleby its
majority.
Mrs. Martin Makes Good Showing
For the first time in the history of
Middlesex county the voters were
called upon to choose between n wo-
man and several men candidates for
an elective office, Mrs. j. II. Thayer
Martin, of Woodbridge, being an as
sembly candidate.
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