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Grcnlating in Freeport, RoclnriOe Centre, Baldwin, Roosevelt, Hcmpsttad, Merrick, JPellmore, Wantagh, Seaford and the County of Nassau
Vol. 3 No. 5
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH li, 1915
Price Two Cents
Advocacy of Popular Rule by Republican Town Committee Brings Big
Field of Candidates to Starting Tape for Primaries on March 13th.
PREFERENTIAL PR1M.4R1ES
VOTERS FAVOR FOSTER
STANDS PREEMINENTLY AS MAN OF HONESTY AND SQUARE DEALING
NEVER BEFORE ADVANCED IN POPULAR TEST IN MORE DEM¬ OCRATIC WAY
Hero tlu'V aii'! Twcniy-livc candi dates. Couiil 'em!
Thr^ lUfio :-.:".iniuncoment, some three weelt.'; m'-'o, or lTo unofllfia^ preferential piiiiuirie,-< of tlie Rei)ul)- llcan [larty of llie Town of llciiip- stead brought out, perhaps, the great¬ est array of a.'^piraiits that ever toeo the tape in a primary heal in any election. Ilnshels of petitions hftvb been tiled, and there is a group out tor every office.
Probably never since the preferen¬ tial primary became a factor in poli¬ tics has it been advanced to popular test in so democratic a way. The candidates are numerous; the con¬ tests for the several nominations promises to be kpen, and a friendly aplrit of party rivalry characterizes the early campaigns.
While most of the men who seek recognition under the emblem of Re¬ publicanism are known to the rank and file of the voters, but few who have not been active in the public life of Hempstead Townphip or Nas¬ sau could he easily identified. Still they are a manly lot, and, as will be seen by their portraits in the accom¬ panying group, are for th< most part good-looking. Several are missing from the group, and they're good- looking, too.
The primaries of the party will be held on Saturday, M^rch 13th, frfm three o'clock in the afternoon to nine o'clock In the evening. Saturday, March 7, Is the last day for filing pe tltlons. If there is a Republican who is not enrolled, he may do so by sign¬ ing enrollment cards and mailing them to the Town Committee forty- eight hours before the primary.
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Charles Gardner Miller and Fred P. Bennett above mentioned, are candi¬ dates for Town Auditor and not fo. Town Assessor, as was erroneously printed in our last issue.
WHITEHOUSE WILL WIN
URGE SMITH'S ELECTION
GENIAL" CHARLIE OF ROOSE¬ VELT WELL FITTED FOR OFFICE
VOTERS WRITE OF SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS OF \
0. W. SMITH
Vandewater Seeks Nomination One of the pleasing features of the present campaign for the selection of officials for the Town of Hempstead Is the young and progressive char¬ acter of the candidates. Among the .|iumber la Percy C. Vandewater, a prominent and rising young attor¬ ney of Cedarhurst, who has an¬ nounced his landldacy for the nomi¬ nation of Justice of the Peace on tbe Republican ticket.
He has been active and prominent In the civic development of Cedar¬ hurst. He has taken a marked inter¬ est in real estae and educational mat¬ ters.
Wilbur F. Southard, of Wantagh, Is making one of the most energeuw canvasses .and campaigns for the of¬ fice of Town Superintendent of Hlgh« ways of tbe candidates seeking ffae nomination. Honest, frank, courage¬ ous and efficient are qualities which win bim votes erery day.
If elected at the Primaries he will (iTe preefrences of patronage to tax¬ payers and Toters.
The citizens of the Town are tak¬ ing an unusual intenest in the candi¬ dacy of Charles W. Smith of Bell¬ more for Town Assessor. We print a copy of a communication sent to us by one of our readers: To the Editor of the Nassau Post: Who are they going to select at the primaries to run on the Re¬ publican ticket for Town Assessor? j h,ram' R. SMITH, HIS WORK AND The office is a vitally important »,»..,..,„.-„.-.^., ..... ^^.. ..
one. There is one man in t^e pre-1 ADMINISTRATION HEARTILY ferential race, whom I know to be sound, steady and dependable, a man who can win, Charles W. Smith of Bellmore.
He has been an assessor and of the calibre sufficient to hold the position of chairman of the Board of Assessors. He was born and brought up m the eastern section of the Town and has ever been a Republican; a County Committee¬ man for eight years.
He believes in equitable assess¬ ment; In strict fairness to every¬ body in every way; and In courtesy to all.
He knows the business. He has been a carpenter, a builder, a con¬ tractor, and a master mechanic. He knows the comparative value of real estate m every section of the Town.
Smith I believe to be honest, conscientious, folr-minded and sin¬ cere. The interests of the taxpay¬ ers are foremost In his mind. If nominated, be will material!) strengthen the ticket and win his race.
I trust all will support him at tbe primaries.
Few of the candidates for offlcos at thp preferential primaries are nioro esteemed or their opinipn more re¬ spected than Ctiiirles K. Whitehouse, well known as Ihe Mayor of Roose- j velt, who is sej^kinK tlu' nomination I for Assessor of the Town. Known all i'over the County as "Kenial" Charlie,
l'i.wi)od,^candi(late for the Repub'li- I an iioiniiialion for Hccfiver of Taxes of tlie Town of Ilciiipsiead, lo suo- i<i-d liiinself. liorn of worthy parent- ari', a ri'sidcnt of thi' Town and iciiiiily all hi.-, life, Willi an unblemisb- I'd public and private rt'imtation, he stands • preeminently as a man of strict honesty and square dealing; a man of rare executive Judgment, ex¬ cellent discrlminatin),' powers and sound judgment.
.loseph II. Foster Ilus been the Kcnial guiding spirit in County and Town politics for quite some time, always liberal minded and ever trn* to hia word. Foremost in the Re¬ publican faults he has fought staunch¬ ly far its highest princiides which were Inculcated in him from his birth. Foster served his constituents
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Since Lewis Raisig has held tae p<. sltion of Justice of the Peace, he bas made an enviable reputation in all de¬ cisions that have come before him.' dltor.
No greater tribute could be paid to Supervisor Hiram R. Smith and his past administration than the fact that there is no opposition to his nomiivation at the preferential prima¬ ries. From the length and breadth of the Town comes the unanimous ap i proval of his work. In but few in¬ stances of the Town's history has an administrator inspired greater confi¬ dence or has he been more reliable nnd stable.
His administration has been an eventful one. When he accepted the 1 nominotlon two years ago he realizeo I the responsibilities of the office and | he has labored dlligeatly to solve, practically, the problems which neces-, sarlly faced him. '
With the harmony now prevailing in the entire party, the interest which the enrolled voters have taken in the primaries, and with Mr. Smith at the head of the ticket, nothing but suc¬ cess can crown the efforts, on April 6th.
PAHERSON IS QUALIFIED
HEMPSTEAD CANDIDATE WELL-KNOWN ROAD ROAD BUILDER
he is appraised as distinctly a self "'VT""*'''i ^""''^u °' *"" »'"«'°«''8 «'
periences in such a wey as to maka
made man well fitted lo hold public office.- Jle is honest, frank, sincere, but above all courteous and genial
his administration notable.
There are few enrolled voters and taxpayers who do not know Mr. Fos-
Whitehouse has served the ' "^ **'"' ^l^" *^^^« ""^ Hlgnified their
T . , . I support of his candidacy, unsolicited
Town as Asse.ssor for one term some j He is everybody's friend and they four years ago and his career and ai* his. They know that he is tho^
oughly qualified for the office and that they can trust and place their confidence m him.
business enterprises are of a nature to make him of double value to the taxpayers. He has bought, sold,
A. G. Patterson la making a very '"'P'*'^^*' property, he has been a
MILLER OUT FOR AUDITOR
Charles Gardner Miller, of Hemp¬ stead, an active Republican, is mak¬ ing a strong canvass for the nomina- j tion at the primaries of Town Au-
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FORjusnce oppeacc.
Mott Making Canvass Jesse Mott, of Inwood, who is seek¬ ing nomination at the Republican pri¬ maries. Is one of the best constat/es tbe Town has known. He has served but a short time, but he has made a name for himself of being a thorough¬ ly reliable policj officer. He will un- doobtedly be nominated.
thorough canvass among his friends, ooking toward the nomination of Town Superintendent of Highways in the Republican Primaries. Mr. Pat¬ terson wa? one of the commissioners of highways in this town some years ago and the people have not forgot the good work he accomplished. Mr Patterson has always been an advo cate of good roads and of wide roads, an his life long experience in develop- ingproperty.and In caring for the roads of the town well fits him for the place. Mr. Patterson, his friends say, is the only candidate for the nomination who is properly qualified to fill the place. The people believe in good roads, but they realize that creat sums of money are wasted In repairing and buildin/; roads by men who are not qualified to handle road matters. Mr. Patterson will receive a large vote throughout the town.
The unofficial primaries of the Re¬ publican party will, be beld on Satur¬ day, March 13, from 3 to 9 o'clock p. m. ''
carpenter, builder, and contractor, he has an acquaintance throughout the Town unequalled.
He is considered one of the best Assessors the Town ever had. He be¬ lieves in equitable assessment and is always ready to make adjustments when he finds errors detrimental to the taxpayers' Interests. He ia a cri- terlan on property values. He has no enemies and in fact quite ^a good many more friends than the average office holder.
"Genial" C'harlfe is looked upon as the man of the, hour. His nomina¬ tion is tak^'fior granted.
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MMf'ray Likely to Win
The old stand-by, Thomas W. Mui ray, is one of the prominent candi¬ dates for the nomination for con¬ stable, the office which he now holds. He is known from the length and breadth of the Town as a capable man for the position. "Tom" hts been doing little canvassing this spring, tending strictly to his business. His friends are, however, ardent In urg- inK his candidacy, and he will run a «*»4 r***- i, .1^
Loyalty to party is an ingrained principle in his makeup. "By their work ye shall know them."
Hurrell Strohg for Overseer George H. Hurrell, of Floral Park« present Incumbent of the office of Overseer for that section. Is seeking nomination two years ago he realisad a wide acquaintance throughout the County and a. knowledge of economle conditions that few, if any, ever ao- quire.
He has played a large p«rt in, (be development of Floral Park and ea- peclally in its later ImprovemenU. Ha has been Identified In business with ex-Senator Childs for many years.
Unite fer Edwards There 1« little doubt In the minds of the enrolled voters of the excel* lent ualiflcations of Clarence A. Ed¬ wards for the office of Assessor In his canvass he has impressed than with his ability and sound judgmant He makes no startling promises, bot gives a business man word of hla da* •ire to give aqolUble assessmtat to «Tery taxpayer.
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