The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-30
that reason it was explained there was no
hustling done to get cut all the voters.

that reason it was explained there was no
hustling done to get cut all the voters.
ANTICIPATION.
They anticipated that before the poll
closed at ten o'clock that over one hun
dred votes would be cast. While leaving
the saloon, a short, stout, middle-aged
man, with Milesian accent, stepped up
and, addressing Mr.. Mullins, asked
is the primary here"
He was informed that it was and was
urged to step in and vote.
mo l won't. l am going to vote the
Republican ticket after this. Pm dis
gusted with the way things have been
going on"
you'll think better than that and vote
with the New Committee" remarked
Mullins, who was trying to persuade the
caller to embrace the opportunity offered
by the New Committee to cast vote for
them. Three of those at the polling place
are among the list of delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention - Sheeran,
Schweiler and Kane.
The full ticket is this
Philip White, John Kelly, James Bren-
| nan, James Sneean, George Brock, Pat
rick Sheeran, P. Kelly, John Kane. John
Garraty, Edward Thorton, John Schwei-
James Haggerty.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Democratic primary for delegates to
the Gubernatorial Convention" was
| printed on q large square of pasteboard
and tackled up on the front of building
| No. 191 Fourth street last night. This
| building is where Mr.. John McCaffery
dispenses all kinds of liquid refreshments
! except water. The sign was attached to
| the rear end of it, and the friends and
admirers of the New County Committee
went there to vote this ticket, for there
was no opposition:
Charles ID. j. Noelke, Michael Reardon,
William B. Rankin, F. A: Cummings,
| John McCaffery, Patrick Kelly, j. M.
Startup. Frank Smith, William Fl. Hogan
| and j. HI. Cronan.
| When not engaged in voting Mr.. G. ID.
| J. Noelke took the voters in the front
room and generously allowed them to
take what you want"
! 1t was given out that 1923 names had
been enrolled on the register and that 290
votes were deposited in the glass box
used.
! This was covered with tin lid and
| fastened with wire. 1t would have tickled
Mike O'Mara more than a straw, because
| the ballots could be seen and were so sate.
! PATRoLLIEG FOR VOTERS.
1 The primary opened at four o'clock, but
little was done until seven o'clock, al
though Mr.. Noelke and ex-Judge Rankin
patrolled the block in search of voters.
! After that the two industrious workers
hauled them in. They were of all kinds
! Superintendent Edward Kelly, who was
knocked out of office by Jim Cannon
and Ross Tilden, whom every one knows.
| John Douglass, who lives on Erie street,
also cast vote, and the same
was done by a gray haired haired
| better, who registered as Christopher
Smith, of No. 304 Third street. c. H.
Robinson and Francis Henry, two young
men whom no one appeared to know, also
deposited ballots, and James Paul, of No.
| 41219 Grove street, did the same. James
evidently anticipated trouble for he went
to the polls destitute of his coat and vest.
The next man to vote was John
the New County Committee, and he
was followed by his genial broGher the
ex-Sheriff. Mike Reardon was also a
voter, and he materially aided
cast their ballots. MANY thought they
were voting at a regular democratic
primary, and when too late discovered
their mistake.
AFRkID OF THE-NAMEs.
William Harney, an unsophisticat
looking man, was led to the glass jar by
Ed. Kelly, and but few minutes later
Francis Hacket of No. 1874 Fifth street, but
unknown to fame went through the same
operation, but it was in a hesitating man
ner When The NEWS man was making
note of the name of Patrick Hines, of
Fifth street, ex-Superintendent Kelly, in
an aggrieved tone, asked
care you taking names DOWN."
eyes" | replied, as wrote down the
name of William Ryan, and then Louis
V. Booraem, of No. 446 Jersey ave-
nue., went to the ballot box. That
old ball tosser, William Willet, was his
successor, and ex-Justice Startup fol
300 votes were cast, but saw only about
fifty votes cast in the two hours and a
half stopped there.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
In the Fourth district, the birth place of
the revolt, the District which Kern car
rien so strongly against the new charter,
the primary, man9uvered by the Chief
himself. was doubtless smaller affair
than Mr.. Kern anticipated.
Some twenty-five or thirty of "Billy's"
Cohorts loitered in and about Volt
mann's saloon, at the corner of Cam
bridge avenue and Hutton streets, and
"Whooped it up'' while "Billy' "set-em-
up" This ''Bflly" did to the entire salts
faction of the crowd, including the re-
porters. There's nothing mean about
s'Billy."
TRUTH is ALL HE WANTS.
"Ail / want" said he to me, ''is this
affair correctly reported. This does
not exhibit our strength in the
Fourth district. Tell those fellows
down there in THE NEWS Office
if they underestimate the strength
of this movement they will be obliged to
retract after the election. Just wait till
YOU see us marching down Newark ave-
hue with flowers in our coats and canes in
our hands, Well surprise you people.
-''I'm in this race to win. I'm going to
stand by my friends till the last l want
no office. l don't want to be Assembly
man. I've got barrel of money over in
New York, and can live without office;
but I'll spend portion of that barrel to
put my friends in office"
A BIG JUMP IN AN HOUR.
| called at the little window looking
ont on the street in the rear of the saloon,
at about eight O'Clock. / enquired as to
how many votes had been polled. The
man in charge of the cigar box containing
the votes, without recognizing me, re-
plied:-
''About sixty"
Returning an hour later to the scene of
the primary at Cambridge avenue and
Hutton streets, found Mr.. Kern seated
behind the ledge upon which rested the
CIGAR box containing the ballots.
sHow many votes have been polled,
Mr.. Kern?' / asked Mr. Kern recog-
nized me. 'tOh about four hundred and
how many?" turning to the clerk
The clerk commenced to look over his
books.
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