The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-12
BIG VOTE.
BIC MAJORITY,
The Election Has At Leas'
Reused the Citizens
Thoroughly.
QUIET AND ORDERLY.
Jack Graham the Only Element
That Mars a Peaceful
Contest.
BULLYING AND WEEPING.
How the Republican Swashbuckler
Disgraced the Exercise of
the Voting Franchise
in the First.
BULLYING AND WEEPING.
ESTIMATES OF VICTORY

ESTIMATES OF VICTORY
Today's great fight between Mr.. Nc
Dermott and P. F. Wanser is in the main
peaceful one. An unusually heavy vote
: is being polled today. Wanser is being
knitted by his Republican friends. Demo-
Gratis are positive of success and estimate
Mr.. McDermott's majority at 1.500.
Cries for McDermott and reform are
heard on all sides. and the outlook for
Democratic victory is bright. Voters, as
rule, are reticent, but it Is well known
that MoDernott ballots are filing the
boxes in the strongholds of Repub-
licanism.
The election is proceeding in an un-
usually orderly manner. In seventy-four
OF the seventy-six precincts the greatest
harmony prevails. In the remaining two,
which may be described as the Graham
precincts Of the First district, free fights
and bloodshed have only been prevented
by the activity of the policemen on duty.
MERE RowDYIsM.
Jack" Graham is, as usual, at the bot
tom of all the trouble. The voting in the
First District was going along smoothly
until Graham put in an appearance at
eight o'clock. He Immediately raised
cries of fraud. He began with the Third
Precinct of the First district at No. Sc
Grand street. His persistent continu-
ance of this course caused the quietness
of the precinct to degener-
ate into dfsgraceful wranglin2. Graham
opened the circus by making q raid on
the right of a number of workingmen to
vote. He challenged everyone. He be-
came abusive to the election officers and
endeavored by his characteristic bulldoz-
ing to friRhten voters away. He was
directed to keep quiet. but any one know
ing him can realize that advice to such
man was like thIowing water on
ducks back. He finally capped the
climax by entering into a controversy
with Thomas Connaughtan and fight
was the result, Graham being the ag-
gressor. He was then at last arrested by
Policeman Ackerman and taken to Police
Headquarters, charged with disorderly
conduct
CRIED LIKE BABY.
While the gallant Captain was being
booked as prisoner, he suddenly degen-
Grated into winning cur. He burst into
tears and blubbered out, ~ don't want
to be locked up. think it is shame to
put me in cell with lot of common
prisoners"
Hewas arraigned before Justice O'Don-
nell little later and bv him admitted to
bail in 5000 for hearing, w. w. Farrier
becoming his bondsman.
In speaking OF his arrest and arraign-
ment, Graham said to a NEWS eporter:-
Justice O'Donnell acted like man. 1
wanted to see right done, and l inter-
fered when thougG repeater was be-
ing voted. 1 am satisfied that Justice
O'Donnell Will give anyone justice"
AT IT AGAIN.
AS soon as he was released. Graham re-
turned to the lower section of the First
district, and at intervals of fifteen min
utes raised new disturbances. Outside of
Graham's disorderly actions everything
is progressing quietly and no trouble is
expected i'll any of the other districts.
The general aspect of the streets
Is that Of holiday. Saloons
are to all appearances closed.
Voters are reticent as to what ballots
they have cast, but 1t is pretty generally
known that Wanser is being knitted by
his Republican friends. Old reliable Re-
publican precincts are claimed by Demo-
Gratis, who are positive that McDermotJ
pastors head many of the Republican
ballots.
MEAN TRICK.
Early this morning the Republicans
adopted a clever ruse to prevent Mr. Nc
Dermott from receiving the undivided
support of democratic liquor dealers
al lnr n
come from the Executive Committee,
directing liquor dealers to scratch Nc
Dermott and vote the remainder of the
Democratic ticket. President Nc
Ardle got wind of this fact
and immediately sent messengers to