Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 12 June '85 3_

Downs Write-in Campaign Fails

By E.J. DUFFY James S. Kitpatrick Jr. and most other Republican victors from last week's local GOP primaries are virtually assured reelection this fall. They face no Democratic opponents. Although Kilpatrick has been considered by several leading Democrats as the most vulnerable of the five Republican freeholders, no Democrat filed for the primary to oppose him this fall. Middle Township businessman Rodney Downs, who ran unsuccessfully for freeholder last year, offered himself as a Democratic write-in candidate but only collected 62 of the 100 votes needed, according to official election results. , In contrast, political newcomers, Jack and Ann Honre, launched a lastminute write-in campaign for GOP county committee seats in Sea Isle City's third voting district, collecting 56 votes each to topple incumbents Alfred P. Lignelle with 44 votes and Barbara Boeske at 41. Despite the light voter turnout, 1,613 county Democrats of some 8,545 registered voted for Sea Isle lawyer Raymond A. Batten as their candidate for one of two local seats in the state Assembly. If just Democratic county committee members and their spouses voted for Downs, he would have garnered more than enough votes as a write-in and either faced Kilpatrick this fall or bowed out in favor of another Democrat. Why didn't that happen? THAT'S A SORE TOPIC

probably discussed by par- . ty officials last night when they were expected to name Middle Township Mayor Michael Voll to replace former township Mayor Samuel S. DeVico as county Democratic chairman. Apparently, DeVico didn't press the party's 16 municipal chairman to push for Downs, one leading Democrat speculated. Another argued that's not the way the party should field candidates anyway. If they want to run, they should file as official contenders, the official complained. Besides Kilpatrick, Republicans will run unchallenged by Democrats this fall in Stone Harbor, Upper Township and for all but one of five North Wildwood council seats subject to election this year. Democrats and Republicans will compete for seats, however, in Woodbine, Middle and Dennis townships. Following are election results from the local and state primaries: NORTH WILDWOOD * Despite the official label as county Regular Republican Organization candidates, Anthony T. Catanoso, \ nephew of the former mayor and county freeholder of the same name, lost with his running mate, teacher Denise Bell, in their bids for two atlarge council seats filled by Mayor Lewis G. Vinci and Councilman Ralph G. Johnson Jr. the victory was overwhelming; Vinci garnered

1,608 votes and Johnson 1,407 to 572 for Bell and 461 for Catanoso. The Catanoso- Bell slate fielded eight of a possible 16 candidates for county GOP committee seats. All eight were defeated by the North Wialdwood Republican (NWR) Team of Vinci-Johnson, including former Mayor-Freeholder Catanoso and his wife. NWR candidates Lewis M. Ostrander, John C. Janoski and Aldo A. Palombo were unopposed for the First Ward, Second Ward (full term) and Second Ward (unexpired term), respectively. Janoski, though, faces incumbent Democrat Robert J. Scully Jr. this fall. Upper Township Rival Republican factions also did battle here last week for two township committee seats but the county Regular GOP Organization saw its favorites win. Incumbent Jack McDonough and his running mate, George Doerr, lost to Robert W. Jeffers Jr. and Kenneth Baker Sr. Jeffers collected 1,040 votes and Baker 980 to 745 for McDonough and 724 for Doerr. With no Democrat running this fall, the Republican victors still face Bruno Tropeano who won a slot on the November ballot as an Independent from his second successful primary writein campaign. Stone Harbor Three Republicans ran for two borough council seats and two candidates emerged as victors, Roberi E. Sellers with 287 votes

and incumbent Eric J. Arenberg at 267. Audrey S. Hardy finished last with 253 votes. Dennis Township Republican Harry L. Creamer and Democrat R. Wayne Tozer were unopposed in their respective primaries for the township committee seat being vacated by Albert J. Knoll. The candidates face each other this fall. Last week, Committeemen Knoll and John Champion appointed Frank L. Murphy Jr. to the committee seat vacated by his father, Frank L. Murphy, who died of cancer May 9. Middle Township Deputy Mayor Charles M. Leusner, unopposed in the Democratic primary, faces the unchallenged Republican candidate, Edward J. Rosenberg Jr., this fall. Woodbine Two borough council seats will be contested in November by incumbent Anthony Bogushefsky and GOP running mate, Leon J. Cheesman, opposing Democrats William Gerbasi and Enrique Rodriguez. None of the candidates were challenged in the primaries. , Freeholder As noted above, incumbent Kilpatrick will be unopposed for reelecfton to a second three-year wfrm this fall. Unchallenged in the GOP primary, he nevertheless garnered 6,279 courtesy votes. Governor Gov. Thomas Kean col-

lected 6,355 courtesy votes during the county GOP primary in his bid for a second term. He'll face Essex County Executive Peter Shapiro, the highest vote-getter of six Democratic candidates for governor. Although county Democratic leaders backed state Senate Majority Leader John Russo of Ocean County, the local rank and file supported Shapiro — with the majority of the Democrats who voted stateside. Shapiro collected 770 local votes to 617 for Russo, 270 for Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson, 150 for exstate Sen. Stephen Wiley, 228 for ex-U.S. Attorney Robert Del Tufo and 27 for Elliot Greenspan of "The Inalienable Rights of Man Movement." i General Assembly Assemblymen Guy F. Muzinai, former Wildwood mayor, and Joseph Chinnici, a Bridge ton business

executive, were unopposed in the Republican primary but face Democratic challengers Raymond A. Batten and Peter Amico in November. Batten, Sea Isle City's prosecutor, and Amico, a Cumberland County Security firm exeuctive, were unopposed in the primary. State Committee Members Each party elects two and all candidates stood unopposed in the primary; they will also be unchallenged this fall. Republicans selected Ocean City GOP leader John Esposito and Helen G. Mace, chairman of the county Board of Elections. Democrats chose Bruce Gorman, solicitor for Middle and Lower townships^_„_. and the Wildwood school board, with Elfreda C. Andrea of Ocean City, secretary of the county Election Board.

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