The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-15
CHOOSING DELEGATES.
This Time the Republi-
cans Take a Hand
at 1t.
TO SELECT COUNTY NOMINEES.
Scenes at the Republican Pri-
maries Last Night---The Kern
Republicans Hold Sep
arate Primary in the
Third District.

ne Il lESb DlSbflCb ItopttDAlCesh 4 hAAAie<A ,
resulted last evening in complete
victory for General Ramsay. The pri-
mary was held in Nathan's cobbler shop,
on Gregory street, opposite the police
station, and Notwithstanding the pouring
rain crowd was about the place all the
& 1ing A large tea box with crack
in the lid, which extended entirely across
it, was mounted ON two soap boxes near
the window and "Dick" Cooper and ex-
Policeman "Biiln Mailley took up a
position on each side Of the catafalque.
Bartholomew Stoneham acted as clerk.
Eugene Fitzgerald was sort of in
spector. Mailley and Stonehan guarded
the interests of the anti-Hamsays and
Dick Cooper and Fitzgerald saw that the
doughty General was propeoly looked
after.
GENERAL RAMSAY IN COMMAND.
The polls were opened at seven o'clock
lively and there was much competition.
General LRamsayiwas on hand and aided by
his trusted lieutenant, William M. Brien,
directed the movements of his forces.
Captain Graham directed the move
ments of the anti -Ramsayites and Tailor
Ives wandered about in Bunthornian
sort of attitude with an umbrella
which evinoed perverse tendency to
drip down the back of every one who
was near him.
Billie Eaton planted himself as near the
box as he could without entering the
building, and frequently protested against
what he called the manner in which the
box was being stuffed
Once in a while some one on the other
side would make like protest, but it
amounted to nothing more than to relieve
the monotony. Honors were easy on the
c,fr, fir,rr n 1rSfb bold lad
repeating ever seen was practiced in the
most unblushing manner.
THE COLoRED CONTINGENT.
The colored element in the district sup
ported the anti-Ramsay ticket on which
was one of their leaders, A. B. Cosey.
The excitement among them ran high.
One man with his face tied up, and look
ing as near like ghost as colored man
can, was brought up to the polls sup
ported by two companions.
It was there declared that he had been
brought from sick bed to vote for
Cosey, and the darkies gave three cheers
for Cosey with a great vim.
AT least eight colored gentlemen voted
from fashionable boarding house on
Grand street. Some who came up forgot
the street and the number from which
they were to vote and were prompted by
the judges.
ONE FACE SEEN FOUR TIMES.
One enthusiastic white citizen who in
his excitement had run against some
ones fist or an equally as stubborn
obstacle. and whose face was covered
with blood, voted four times with but a
few inmates interval between each vote.
Billy Eaton witnessed all this without
q protest, but when no one was voting
and things were getting rather dull then
he would break out into imprecations
against the Judges. and declare that
s.we'n have new primary und or the SUI
pervision of the County Committee"
About twenty minutes to nine o'clock
the Judges began to get tired and by one
of those mysterious diSpensations of
Providence which are constantly recur-
ring to perplex mortals the clock jumped
ahead to nine o'clock and the polls were
declared closed.
Then there was storm. Everybody
wanted to go in and supervise the count.
Billie Eaton squared off as though he
were going to fight somebody, and with
whole string of superiuous adjectives de-
clared that he was going into the build
ing if he had to break down the wall.
But when he looked up and caught the
eye of Policeman Tom Kelly looking at
him through the door, and Frank Nc
Mahon behind Kelly idly swinging his
night stick, he subsidized and remained
out in the dripping rain during the whole
court.
Matters were finally settled by allow
ing three from each side to come in, and
the court went on.
Brer A. B. Cosey, who served on the
anti-Ramsay committee. was inclined to
kick over something just to let his adj
mirers outside know that he was on deck,
but he was soon Squelched.
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING.
After considerable adding and sub
tracing and revision of the poll list it
was finally settled to the satisfaction Of
General Ramsay's committee that 434
votes had been cast, $50 of which had
antis.
This is the successful ticket
County Couvention-G George j. Medole, Abram
Post, Horace H. Farrier John Brennan George
Blakey, Daniel Wissert, " A Lewis, George
Francis, Thomas Swan, Charles Scott, William
II. Eaton and A. b. Cosey.
Members of County Committee William M
Brien Thomas J. DeRancy, Henry Thompson,
James Waddick, H. H. Farrier, d. P. Harding
John Murphy, George Blakey,- Dr. Peirson
Rector B. Drachman, Thomas McDonough, S.
r. Ffnney, w. A. Lewis, o. l.. Friborg, John
Brennan, James Merritt James Fitzgerald, W.
A. Blair.
THE LOSING TICKET.
The anti-Ramsay ticket was made up
County Conventional. Post, j. McGirr, G..
Medole, H II. Lush, j. Brennan. j. Graham, s.
Eaton cosey yewS j. paxton NJ isbsster
Gafney, s. Ibbs, r. A. Mills, D. D. Turner andJ.
w. Costigan.
Members of County Committee William D.
Ives, James McGirr, John Brennan John Graham,
A. b. Cosey, 8. R. Finney, Walter Petit, William
H. Eaton, H. X. Melosh, NJ Isbester, A. Bucking-
ham, George L. Francis, i. Hatcher, A. Post, ].
Greenwich j. w. CostigRn, T. McDonough
Joseph Greenwich, w. A. Lewis, Horace Farrier,
w Hutchinson, John j. Erwin, e. Gafney, j.
Kramer and z. De Cline.
The antis declare there will be new
primary and the Ramsayites laugh at
them.
The Second District.
There were TWO primaries held in the
Second district last night by the Republi-
cans. One was at No. 203 Railroad avenue,
and the other at No. 1886 Johnston avenue.
There was no contest at either place, and
the following tickets were elected
County Convention Peter w. NJ West, John
G. Kaiser @. Howard Slater, l. V. s. Hitler,
Jacob j. T'risch, G. o. Barker, William Cowper,
NJ j. Minugh. Gilbert Collins James Fl. Love,
Thomas D. Jordan, Jacob Zimmerle. r. B. Sey-
mour Henry Haase John Schafer, George Hill,
John T. Davidson. H. Ewald Charles jackson,
Newell E. Yale and Valentine Mattil
assembly and Freeholders Conyention-Wil-
lam Wolverton Lipman Lyons, David s. Scales,
Orison Mcneil. William Jones, Charles Rath-
borne Philip Scheid, Byron Fairchild, Horace
Schemerhorn. William w. Farrieri John Schaf-
fer. George Bannon, Jr., John Heintz, Edward
Mccormick, p. F. Wanser. Joseph Adams,
Charles Conway, Fredk Vogt, Jr.. John Beck
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