Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-23
SCHNEIDER AND
STEVENS W|N|N
THIRD DISTRICT
MiddIesex and Monmouth
Men Easily Defeat Johnson
Supporters for Delegate

The three counties comprising the
Third Congressional District proved
no exception to the prevailing SEN
timent regarding a Republican
choice for president at yesterdays
primaries, Middlesex, Monmouth and
Ocean counties all favoring Presi-
dent Coolidge over U. S. Senator
Hiram Johnson by large majorities-
AS there was no contest on the
Democratic ticket in this district the
Democratic vote was unusually light
The Republican vote also was lar
below normal. the lack OF interest
shown in the primaries being one
of the outstanding features of the
day.
Polls that ordinarily have several
hundred votes cast. had less than
fifty in many instances. As a result
of this light vote the results from
the various polling places were
available at an early hour. All Of
the 11S polling places in Middlesex
county had been heard from by the
Evening News by l o'clock with one
exception, and the results from this
outlying poll were secured early this
morning. Ocean county returns
came in quickly but the Monmouth
county reports were slow in coming
In.
President Coolidge and the Coo
hdge delegates carried Middlesex
county over the Johnson men by al
most seven to one. The complete
vote for presidential choice in Mid
dlesex was: Coolidge. 4.2S2; John
son. 657. The vote in the city was:
Coolidge. 645; Johnson, PIT. New
frI- l. 60
of Coolidge, although Amboy only
gave the President three to one
vote.
State Committeeman Frederick c.
Schneider and Senator Stevens car
ried Middlesex by a six to one mar
gin over the two Johnson candidates
for district delegates. William H.
Kline and Carl ]. Schultz.
The returns from Ocean county,
with four polls missing. showed
Coolidge a to 1 favorite, the vote
being: Coolidge, 1921, and John
son, 244. In Monmouth county
there were still "a districts missing
up until late this morning, the vote
at that time showing Coolidge a
IL to 1 favorite, the vote being:
Coolidge, 1916; Johnson, 81.
Johnson secured more votes than
Coolidge in only one poll in the
county, that being in the third poll
of the second ward of Woodbridge.
In this poll Johnson polled 16 votes
and Coolidge Is. The strength Of
Coolidge is seen in Cranbury, where
the President received 93 votes and
Johnson 1. In the first poll of Me.
tuchen, Coolidge polled go votes and
johnson failed to get a single vote.
Among the Republican delegate
at-large candidates. F'relinghuysen
ran high in the county with Edge
only 20 votes behind. Cannon re-
ceived the largest vote in Perth Am
boy, 555, Colby being second. Edge
ran high in New Brunswick with
Stokes second.
The total vote received by the
Republican candidates in MiddIesex
county is as follows: Presidential
preference. Coolidge. 4,2S2; Johnson,
657; delegates at large. (Coolidge),
Edge, 5,6S7: Cannon, 1929; Colby,
3,625; Frelinghuysen, 1857: Lippin-
colt. 1868; Pomeroy, 1858; Stokes,
1854. (Johnson), Ballard, 67S;
Cozart, 642; Hansen, GA: Laird,
65S: Lewis. 634; Drury. 633 33TifTany,
$40. Third district delegates, (Cool-
idge), Schneider, 1892; Stevens. g.
663. (Johnson) Schultz. COL; Kline,
614.