The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-09
BAYONNE VOTES QUIETLY.
FARE FILL GET Il FEW B4LL0TS
o THE MAYORALTT.

He Has withdrawn, but His Name Is
Still Used-The CarroIl-Donolioe Fight
was Not Ended in the Primary
Scenes in the Several Wards.
Soon after the polls were opened n
Bayonne this morning, the fact that the
previous ten or twelve hours had devei-
oped in the canvass a number OF pecu-
liar features and interesting changes
was apparent to the most casual OBJ
server of the situation. Hundreds OF
Democratic tickets, bearing the name
of x-Councilman William Q. Far
beneath the Mayoralty candidacy, We're
printed yesterday for distribution IN
the several wards.
Except in the Fifth ward, few OF
these tickets could be found
today, the aso being
that early yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Farr had positively
asserted that he was not a candidate
for Mayor, and would not become
such. During the day he repeatedly
reiterated his declaration, and last
evening he made a statement OF a
similar nature to Mayor Newman.
1t had been expected that the Dem
ocratic Mayoralty Convention would
tender Mr.. Farr an endorsement at
the eleventh hour, but evidently hav-
ing heard of the ex-Councilman's de-
cision the seven delegates to the con-
vention met late last evening in Mag
ner's Hall, at Centreville, and adj
iourned sine die.
In the First, Second and Third
wards the straight Democratic and
Republican tickets, which were
peddled this morning by the regu-
lar party workers, all bore
the name of Mayor John New
man as the Mayoralty nominee,
as did the tickets of each democratic
faction in the Fourth and Fifth wards.
There is, however, a likelihood that
several hundred votes for Mr.. FAIR
will be polled.
ALL GOES QUIETLY.
Up to noon today there has been
little noise or excitement at any of the
polling places. As usual, crowds of
electors loiter about the polls, but the
ticket peddlers and wire pullers are
doing their work in a quiet, unosten-
tatious manner
From one-third to one-half OF the
vote indicated by the registry has been
polled in each ward, and with but few
exceptions the voters have deposited
ballots in favor of the city accepting
the police pension law.
In the First ward outside appear
ances indicate that the two factions OF
democrats have buried the Ratchet.
Thomas Cassidy, the First Ward
Democratic Clubs nominee for
Councilman, and Hugh III. Mara,
the organizations candidate for
School Trustee, have with
drawn from the field, and
all the Democrat C tickets bear the
names of the First Ward Demo
cratic Associations nominees, John w.
Goddard for Councilman, and Jacob
H. Johnston for School Trustee. The
latter's name is also on all the
Republican tickets, he having been
endorsed when Robert I'll. Ten
Brock declined the Republi-
can candidacy. Beneath the
flag of truce members OF
the club are waging a bitter
warfare against the associations Coun-
cilmanic nominee, and dozens of Dem
ocratic tickets when deposited bear
the pastor of Wilson J. Haver, the Re
publican candidate. On the other
hand, many Republicans are voting
for Goddard in preference to Haver.
At the polls of both election dis
tricts in the Second ward the struggle
between the supporters of Councilman
Charles McQuillan, who is seeking
a reelection on the Democratic ticket,
and the adherents of ex-Freeholder
Albert Post, the republican candidate,
is intense. 1t is predicted that the
race will be the closest the we~1
has known for years. A miserably
printed alleged Citizens's ticket con
tanning the names of nominees of
both parties and one or two indie
pendent candidates is being worked
by the German Club element. EBch
party is voting for two School Trus
tees, Charles G. Kane and Egbert Sey-
mour, democrats, being pitted against
George H. Barney and Stephen V.
Wauters, respectively.
Councilman William Sanford, the
republican candidate, is certain of re-
election in the Third ward, as he is
running far ahead of John J. Kelly,
his Democratic opponent. There is,
however, a lively scrim1nage between
Wolfram Flugel, Republican, and
Frank P. Smith, Democrat, for School
Trustee.
CARROLL AND DoNoHOE.
In the Fourth ward, Councilman
Nicholas Carroll is finding that al
though he beat School Trustee John
H. Donohoe for the Democratic pri-
mary nomination for the councilmanic
honors, the latter is working hard to
defeat him at the polls. For the
long term as School Trustee there are
three candidates, Daniel j. Hennessey,
Democrat; Patrick Nugcnt, Independ-
ent Democrat; and William H.. Nit
chel, Republican and Citizen. Thomas
Doyle and Edward j. Gilbertson, both
Democrats, are in the race for the
short term.
Councilman Edward OFarrell is
making a big fight for a reelection in
the Fifth ward against Charles Nc
Gee, who defeated him for the Demo
cratic primary nomination. For the
School Trusteeship the contest is be-