The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-13
War to the Knife at Sew
eral of Their Primaries
Last Night.
SCENES AT THE POLLS,
Ramsay Wins in the First, sey-
mour in the Second, and Colonel
Toffey in the Fifth.

test have been filed against the an
nouuced results in the First, Second and
Seventh districts. Speaking generally,
it may be said that Ramsay swept the
First, Seymour the Second, and Toffey
the Fifth district.
The Fifth district primary was as lively
pol itical circus at has been seen in this
city in many day and resulted in
most crushing defeat for Major q. X.
Pangborn. Out of a delegation OF
eight the Toffey men claim seven sure
and go so far as to declare that, as be-
tween Young and Toffey, the eighth man,
Druggist Frank o. Cole, is for Toffey.
The primary was one of the largest ever
held in the district and when Chairman
Hamblen called it to order shortly after
eight o'clock, Fairmount Hallwas packed
almost to suffocation.
Among those present were several well
known politicians whom the new district
ing had thrown into the Fifth.
NEwBoLD HURLs BOMB.
Lawyer M. L. Newbold, who is one OF
Pangborn's deadliest enemies, nominated
one of the newcomers, j. Herbert Potts,
for chairman, and he was elected with
much applause. Scarcely had this died
away when Mr.. Newbold moved that the
eight delegates apportioned to the dis
trict be elected at large, instead of by pre-
cincts, as heretofore. This was the red
flag which stirred up the bull of discord.
Several of Jimmie Youngs supporters
had the precincts all fixed, and if Mr..
Newbold's motion prevailed their little
schemes would go for naught. Brother
Hopkins moved as an amendment that the
primary proceed as heretofore and choose
the delegates by precincts.
Mr.. Newbold explained that under the
redistricting the Fifth now had ten pre-
cincts and only eight delegates.
If the old method was resorted to
some precinct would be left. which was
dishonest and unrepublican. This
brought Brother Williams to his feet.
Brother Williams had, or orthought he had,
things fixed to go to Trenton from the
Third precinct, and he did not intend to
be knocked out of his little picnic for any
sentiment, republican or otherwise. So
he declared that Mr.. Newbold'S PROPOSE
ton wassan innovation to him. He had
been attending primaries in the district
for seventeen years. and he did not know
of an instance where delegates were
chosen except by precincts.
James G. McBurney tried to pour oil on
the rising waters by telling how hard he
had worked in the County Committee to
get ten delegates and how his labor had
been in vain.
WILLIAMS GROWS PATHETIC.
Then Mr.. Newbold obtained the floor
again and mildly limited at Mr.. Williams
interest in the precinct method.
OF course Mr.. Williams had to reply,
and with an air of injured innocence he
acknowledged that he wanted to go to
Trenton, and pathetically enquired il 1t
was not an honorable ambition Then he
solemnly declared that in clamoring for
the election by precincts he was only fol-
lowing the dictation of the District
Executive Committee.
Mr.. Newbold asked Mr.. Williams how
he was going to divide the eight dele
gates among ten precincts, to which Mr..
! Williams replied by saying that the
Executive Committee had arranged that
the seven precincts of the old district
should have each one delegate, but how
the other one was to be divided among
the other three precincts he didn't seem
to know.
While this controversy was going on be-
tween Mr. Williams and Lawyer New
bold the members OF the convention
crowded around the speakers and encour-
aged them with cries and shouts. Each
side made no bones over insinuating that
the anxiety displayed by the other for
fair sand honest primary only thinly dis
guised their intention to capture the pri-
mary.
Finally, amid the confusion, Alderman
Jewkes was heard to suggest that no new
precincts had yet been created In the dis
trict. Jimmie Young snapped the sug-
aestion up and raised point of order that
inasmuch as the Board OF Aldermen had
not as yet created the new. precincts all
talk about them was out OF order. Mr..
Potts, however, ruled that Mr.. NeWDold's
motion was IN order ana tne bufLnoA proke
out afresh.
Police Commissioner Otto Meyer, who
comes into the Fifth under the redis-
tricting, was present with select follow
ing from Shinney Park. He managed to
above the din and said that the republi-
cans in his part of the district would want
CAPTAIN Bush, the gallant rife inspector
of the Fourth Regiment, declared that
the newcomers claimed recognition with
q poor grace, as there were no new pre-
cincts yet, and characterized Mr.. New
bold's motion as scheme
YOUNG WAKES SARCASTICAL.
Jimmy Young next got the floor and
waxed sarcastical at Mr.. Newbold's ex-
pense.
man really wanted fair play and an
honest primary, he would vote for the
precinct method, and he moved that the
primary retire by precincts and make
nominations. Mr.. Newbold and Mr..
Williams got at it again over the ques-
did order the election by precincts.
Williams claimed it did and Newbold
claimed it didn't.
Finally Charlie Rowe got up and, as
member of the Executive Committee, de-
clared that the committee took noaction.
Cheers from the Newbold or Totfey men
mingled with cries from the Young men
that Mr.. Roe was mistaken, to put it
mildly.
Mr.. Williams was not satisfied and de-
manded the secretary's minutes, which,
when produced, proved both sides to be
right in measure.
The Executive Committee had recon-
mended the old way, but with the proviso
that if the primary saw fit 1t should adopt
some other method.
Mr.. Bechtold moved as an amendment
that one delegate be chosen by each of
the seven old precincts, and that the
other three delegates be chosen by the
three new precincts at large. Ex-Com-
missioner Meyers moved that commit
fee of five be appointed by the chair to
make nominations. Thereupon Chair
man Potts delivered himself of a whole
chunk of Cushing's manual, the effect of
which was that Mr.. Meyers motion was
out of order.
A POINT FOR THE YouNGITEs.
Finally the vote on the amendment was
+aken. but so loud was the response on
both sides that division had TO be taken
Chairman Potts directed those in favor
~ tha motion to go to the right side Of the