The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-05-28
Candidates File
For Primary
N. ]. State Committee Berths Prom
Use Republican Contest.

Use Republican Contest.
Petitions have been filed for can
didates in the Primary Election on
June 16. Only desultory interest is
portant contests anticipated except
in the Republican ranks for Hun
terdon County Freebooter and for
members of the State Committee.
Charles Lloyd Fell, present Dep
uty County Clerk, is the only candi-
date for County Clerk in the Re-
publican party. And he has the en-
dorsement of two prominent Demo-
cratic papers, the Hunterdon Demo-
crat and the Clinton Democrat. His
election seems assured. He has
thorough knowledge of of the duties
of the Clerks office, and this is a
preponderance in his favor. In the
Democratic ranks, Abram c. HUI
sizer is on the ticket for County
Clerk.
For Freebooter there are two as
pirants in the Republican ranks,
Philip I. Craig and Judson r. Kerr,
and they are opposed on the Demo-
cratic ticket by J. Dothard Dilts,
the present Freebooter.
In the Assembly race Dr. Edwin
d. Trimmer is again asking for the
nomination in the Democratic
ranks. He ran last fall against As
semblyman WEIGH, but the latter is
not in the race this year. In the
Republican ranks Horace G. Prall,
attorney of Lambertville, opposes
DR. Trimmer for the Assembly.
Mr.. Prall has never run for office
before, but his qualities are undis-
puted among those who know him.
For the two committee members
from Hunterdon for the State Re-
publican Committee, Ellsworth p.
Baylor, present committeeman, is
again in the race. As a running
mate, Mrs. Carrie ID. Cochran, of
Lambertville, is in the race with
Mr.. Baylor for the State Committee.
Mrs. Cochran has been prominently
identified with the Republican Party
since women were granted the
franchise, and no more capable wo-
man could be found in the county.
She has long been active in the re-
ligious, civic and club life of Lam
bertville, and has a host of frineds
who will support her.
Opposing Mr. Baylor and Mrs.
Cochran in the Republican Party
are f. B. Allen and Mrs. Elizabeth
II. BELLS, of Pennington. They
represent the Centralized" group
in the county seat which has long
sought to confine the coutrol of the
party to the Pennington leaders.
Lambertville voters have long bit
terly resented this attitude, and
there promises to be strong fight
on behalf of Mr.. Baylor, whose
home is in Hampton, and thus rep
rcsents the northern end of the
county, and Mrs. Cochran, who rep
resents the southern section.
For the State Democratic Com
mittee, former State Senator George
r. Martens, of Oldwick, is unop-
posed in his candidacy for re-elec
ton. But Mrs. Elizabeth p. Norris,
of Lambertyille, who has been com
mitteewoman for several years, is
opposed by Mrs. Helen A. Williams,
of High Bridge. Mrs. Williams ran
for the place in 1922, and she bids
fair to defeat Mrs. Norris this year.
In the second ward of Lambert
vile the County Republican Com
miittee places are sought by Irving
Smith and Emily Wesner for re-
election. They are opposed by
Thomas ]. Hull and Mrs. May Hart
man. Smith and Miss Wesner are
supposed to represent the central
lied" group in Pennington, and
those who resent the Remington
domination will certainly vote
against them.
On going to press we were in
formed that Mrs. Hartman had
withdrawn from the race.