Three-cornered Fights In Freeholder Contest

Clementon and Delaware Township to Have Bitter Battles

38 To Be Elected in County, Nov. 3

6 Additional Offices Created by Law; Candidates Listed

Camden Courier-Post – October 26, 1931

Three-cornered battles in Clementon and Delaware township will mark freeholder contests at the November 3 election. Ballots will be casts for an entire new board of freeholders, with 38 to be elected.

Boroughs to have freeholders representation for the first time as a result of recent legislation are Clementon, Lindenwold, Oaklyn, Woodlynne, Mt. Ephraim, and Runnemede.

Rivals in the three-cornered fight in Clementon are Theodore W. Gibbs, Republican Organization nominee; Frank C. Somers, running as a Republican Independent, and Herbert P. McAdams, the Democratic nominee.

The triangular race in Delaware township finds Frank N. Walton, Republican Organization; J. Watson Matlack, Republican Independent, and Augustus A. Cornet, Democrat, as the contestants.

Nine members of the present board of freeholders will not be on the ballot for re-election. All are Republicans. They are Benjamin W. Sykes, Eighth Ward; Joseph Tarpine, First Ward, Gloucester; Philip Stohlbergel, Audubon; Joseph H. Van Meter, Collingswood; William J. Dallas, Haddon Heights; James W. Davis, Clementon; Charles C. Durges, Haddon township; Theodore Schleinkofer, Waterford township; and William A. Robinson, Winslow.

Joseph Bennie, Third Ward, Camden, is the only Democratic member on the present board. He is seeking a re-election and is opposed by Daniel Auletto, Republican nominee.

Candidates listed on the ballots in the various wards and municipalities follow:

Camden Wards

• First Ward — Samuel D. Payne, R.; Thomas J. Kittel, D.
• Second — William H. Heiser, R.; William Kunitz, D.
• Third — Daniel Auletto, R.; Joseph Bennie, D.
• Fourth — William L. Roberts, R.; Nicholas A. La Marra, D.
• Fifth — C. Leonard Brehm, R.; Leon Perozzi. D.
• Sixth — Harry J. Burrichter, R.; A. W. Lazro, D.
• Seventh — Mrs.Mary D. Guthridge, R.; Theodore Buczkowski, D.
• Eighth — Walter Sekula, R.; George S. W. Spaide.
• Ninth — Francis B. Bodine, R.; S. V. Waddy, D.
• Tenth — Samuel J. Edwards, R.; Edward J. Fox, Sr., D.
• Eleventh — Howard Firth,R.; Charles T. Johnston, D.
• Twelfth — John T. Rodan, R.; Wilbert H. Joslin, D.
• Thirteenth — William P. Cotter, R.; Frank E. Zimmerman, D.
• Fourteenth — Charles H. Genther, R.; George E. Brunner, D.