The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-24
WCN.WUMP W|OT
The Party of Moral Ideas
Makes a Fine Showing
at a Fifth District
Primary.
CURSES, HOWLs AND EPITHETs.
Halliday and Mills Wage
Lively War-Herbert Potts
as Counsel.
CURSES, HOWLS AND EPITHETs.
Freeholder Nelson Scores a Point
and May Win denomination.
Republican harmonyl


1t is no longer ''Thing of beauty and
joy forever" in the Second Assembly
district. The joint primary held by
the Eleventh, Twelfth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth precincts for the
election of delegates to the city.
county and Aldermanic Conventions
last night was the most disgraceful ever
held by repu blicans in this city. and was
as bad as any of those that made the
Horseshoe" notorious fifteen years
ago. 1t was even worse. for the men who
took part in the disgraceful proceedings
last night were all professional or busl-
ness men, who dress like gentlemen. and
consider themselves TO De such.
Lawyers, doctors, merchants and poll
ticians jostIed and pushed, cursed and
howled. yelled and kicked, and acted like
mad men. Repeaters were run iu, many
of them democrats from other districts,
and someyoted and others were kicked out.
Never in the history of the Sangerbund
Club rooms did such scene occur as
that which took place there last night.
ORIGIN OF THE RAMPUS.
It has long been known that there
would he a number of candidates in the
second district for the nomination tor
F:eeholder. It was conceded by all that
Freeholtier Nelson was favorite In the
race and that he would be nominated, II
deals and bargains were not made.
Among the candidates who have been
working hardest for the nomination
were John j. Siefke. John p. Landrine
and Juhu Halliday. The stronghold OF
Halliday is III the lower or Lafayette por-
ton of the district, and SleIke, Landrine
and Nelson's strength is on the Hill and
81, l,a1ft ,, I'll fGrTro opnrT II
primary last night. Halliday concluded
to endeavor to capture all the delegates
in the lower part of the district aud TO
depend on being able TO Influence" the
rest at the convention TO be helu toIDor-
row night. He kept entirely away from
the Hill primary. L. ndrlne and Mills
had learned Of this plan early in fhe Egh6
aud they influenced the District Associa-
tiou to call j1int primary i'll an 1rregu-
lar manner Then Landrine, with the
aid of Mills, prepared a blanket ticket,
containing the names ofall they wanted
for delegates to the three conventions.
There could not have been any objection
totn;s If Landrine and Mills had not de-
termined to vote these tickets in one
box
THE scHEMERs PLAN RAID
The Fifth Aldermanic district is part
of the Seventh, Third, Sixth and Second
Assembly District By the scheme pro-
persons lie sally entitled TO vote at
the primary for Alderman. but living in
the Seventh, Third and Sixth Assembly
districts, aud not entitled to. vote
for Freeholder in the Second,
deposited blanket ticket, it
would be vote counted for Landrine
for Fieeholder. 1t was openly charged
that large number of voters had been
brought from other assembly dis
trlcts to vote the blanket ticket for
Alderman aud thereby for Freeholder.
At half pa. { seven o'clock there were
assembled in the small hall about nifty
persons. Among them were Colonel
John j. Toffey, Freeholder w. G.. Nelson.
John P. Landrine. Counsellor Gray,
Counsellor Gordon, 9. P. Jewell. Al.
Ueadden, j. Herbert Potts, Major Bundy,
A. A. Van Wrinkle. Richard Williams,
Thomas d. Mills, John J. Siefke, and
later In the evening Max Salinger.
THE ROW BEGINS
Freeholder Nelson was given one OF
the Iaadrius blanket tickets jast before
the primary was opened, and he instantly
resl ze1 the trap that had been set for
him His tickets only bore the names OF
his delegates, and those voting for him
for the city and aldermanic delegates.
Mr.. Nelson called attention to this fact,
and showed the great opportunity the
blanket ticket opened for fraud, because
it permitted voters outside of the As
seInbly district to vote for Freeholder
Thomas d. Mills said that this was
true, and he had called the attention or
the district Association to it when the
Joint primary call was issued. Major
Baudy. who supported Nelson, broadly
iusinuated that Mills himself concocted
the scheme. That excited the ire OF the
ex-Fire Commissioner and he said:-
pm going to talk plain to you, Major
AGa
advertisement for the call. did not do
it. You always want to make trouble,
damn you."
A howl from the inoscible Bundy
greeted this reply, and his arms moved
like those of windmill as he deied Mills
to deprive him of his rights. The Major
said he knew his rights, for he was
member of the County Committee.
Freeholder Nelson poured oil on the
troubled waters by offering to submit Co
majority vote to hold the Aldermanic
primary last night, and the Freeqoider
primary tonight After moro Wrangllng,
Ia which J.. Herbert Potts, who sal beside
Colonel Tsuffey, explained the law, it
was fiuaIly declared that both primaries
TO be legal must be held last night.
NELSON FIGHTS HAsS.
Freeholder Nelson next moved that a
number of cigar boxes be obtained and
that each precinct bold its own primar ,
for Hfe6UOlQSE, <tHN thc JoAi'H HAt
Alderman. This proposition was hailed
with delight by the Nelson men, but John
p LandrIne, at nod from Colonel Toffey
made vigorous protest against this ap-
1 narently fair proposition. After consider
allie taik. Chairman Mills put the ques-
fton and announced that there were
twenty-ninevot 8 in favor ofNelson's plan.
He delayeu 10 pnt the negative Question
and allowed several more speeches TO De
made before the Nelson men forced MIN
to nut fr. Colonel Toffey. Landrine anc
hai,-a dozen more voted no, ana score
refused to vote at all. "a
Chairman Mills ignored the coun5 OF
the Secretary and delayed giving the de-
cision. Major Bundy went for him nam
r,.r and tongue, and Mills replied with
eou.ll energy, aud Mr.. Lanirine 1nterpo-
i s.st by cries that the whole proceedln
was ilecal, because it was not In accord
with the call. At last the Chairman de-
s..,,r.,i-a -af.4. motion carried and the Lend.
10 men rave up the light goioneii
roff.y a, d Counsellor Potts LETT the nail
!. q they were followed by number VINO
did not live iu the Second Assembly LIS
1rlct. ,r..a +;,on
turned fnto four precinct polling places
and fs,a voting began. During ~. tnere
q aa i .outinual warfare Of words Lam
dr1ue 81 declared the proceeding Illegal ana