The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-30
Sugar BOX
PRIMARIES.
Vigilant "News" Re-
porters Look at the
JeffersOnian Kick
ers Vote.
BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE MANY
At One Place for a Primary
Not a Single Voter Put
In an Appearance.
BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE MANY

ever, and Incidentally Says He
Doesn't Want to Go to the As
sembly.
The New Jeffersonian Kickers held
their primaries" for the election of
delegates that will not go to the State
Convention, at some points in the county
last night. In the Third district, glass
ballot box was used. In all the others
the ballot boxes were segar boxes
In some of the districts claims
of a large vote are set up, but
when the poll lists were asked for for in
spectiOn, THE JERSEY CITY NEWS re-
porters were not allowed to see them.
The democracy of the voters may be
judged from the fact that at the First dis
trict poll Billy Eaton, of republican police
notoriety, such as 1T is, was chief figure.
Noelke, patrolling the streets of the
suggestive picture. The presence of
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter at the
Fifth district primary, almost called the
primary off. They did not want to hold
the election under the eyes of scribe de-
tailed to tell the truth about it. And the
reporter spread alarm in the Third dis
trict by being discovered in the act of
noting the names of the few voters.
That the claims that large polls at
some of the precincts are all bluff, may be
inferred from the fact that in the First
district twenty votes were polled; that
at the Hoboken end of the Seventh. when
primary was advertised to be held not a
single Jeffersonfan presented himself to
vote; that in the Eighth not vote was
cast, and that the Fifth district primary
was closed ahead OF time for want of pa
tronaRe.
While the balloting was in progress in
the Fourth Boss Kern took JERSEY
CITY NEWS reporter into his confidence
sufficiently to say that he doesn't want to
an Assemblyman. He's probably heard
something drop since he said that he did
want to be an Assemblyman.
In some of the districts the farce of
electing alternates was gone through
with.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The officers in charge of the primary in
the First district amused themselves by
smoking, chatting and reading. They
had few callers to disturb them. All
who did appear could have voted in ten
minutes and then not have hurried the
election officers. Only forty. eight names
had been enrolled blythe District League,
and twenty-five votes were cast. The
officers accounted for the light vote by
the fact that there was only one ticket in
the field, and as there was no opposition
there was no necessity for the members
of the League voting.
BEN MANNING APoLoGIZED.
Benjamin Manning, who was in.charge,
said the primary was held to comply
with the order of the County Committee
sit is simply matter of form. Those
elected will have to pay their own ex-
penses to the State Convention and it is
likely they will not be admitted. They
understand this.
"Besides Albeit will be nominated"
he went on, land he is good enough for
me. and guess he is good enough for the
others interested in the New Committee
Our fight is a local one. In the county
and city is where we are to do battle and
there our strength will be shown. We are
going to win, am confident of that"
Just nominate ticket that will divide
the Democratic vote and give us chance
to elect all republicans" remarked ex-
Detective Billy Eaton.
A sEGAR.D .Dox FOR THE BALLOTS.
"We will nominate ticket that will
win,n rejoined Mr.. Manning.
The First district primary was held at
Nathan's shoe shop, on Gregory street,
opposite the police station. A segar box
was used to receive the ballots. The
name of each voter was checked. No
voters appeared while THE News reporter
was present, and the statement of the
Z number of votes cast during the six hours
the polls were open was given by the
election officers, who were Messrs. Ed
ward McCaffrey, Peter Kelly and Mi
chael Mulqueeney, all of whom are
elected as delegates to the State Conven
tion.
This ticket was "elected:"-
johnson, Peter J. Cannon, Harris
Grunberg, Peter Kelly, Michael Null
queeney, William Londrigan, Edward
McCafrey, Martin McKeever, Michael
Fox, Joseph Campbell and John Cooper
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Second district primary was held
in the saloon at the corner of Montgomery
and Brunswick streets. About round
table in the back room sat ex-Assembly-
man Patrick Sheeran, ex-Public Works
Commissioner John Schweiler, Frank
McConville, Samuel Commiskey who
constituted the Election Board, and John
Mullins, not the furniture dealer, but the
well known Jack" who, was at
Of Works and for years has
been warm supporter of the
ex-Assemblyman. Mr. McConville, who
had the enrolment list, stated that 113
names had been enrolled. How many
votes been castSn was asked.
SIBERIAN SAYS SEVENTY.
II think about seventy" interrupted
Mr. Sheeran, who was evidently afraid to
trust the clerk to tell big enough whop-
per. But he mistook his man. The clerk
was equal to the emergency.
more than that. he amended, fully
one-half the members have voted" The
record was consulted, and it was boldly
announced that ninety-one voters had
been checked. Mr.. Kane entered and
nassed the compliments of the evening
with Mr.. Saeeran and the others, and cast
his vote, which was dropped in a segar
hox. There was but one ticket, and for |