The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-09
AFTERMATH In CAMDEN.
Repub licans Jubilant, Democrats
Deprtssed-How thompson
Took 1t.
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SDec1dt 70 Inc JERSEY CIV NeiCS.
CAMDEN, Nov. 9, 1883 The result OF
the election in Camden county on Tues
day for Sheriff, State Senator. members
of Assembly In the three districts and
two Corcpers shows that the largest vote
ever known was poiled. The victory is
due to the hard work of the Republicans
who were assisted by conservative dem-
crRJs.
To show how hard the Republicans
fought against the race track and gamb-
ling influence, one instance BIT be
mertioned. Yesterday a prominent
Democratic ward worker said: 1--WE had
all the money we wanted to purchase
votes. II the money had been exhausted
all we had 10 do was to ask for more INT
it would have been given US.
We padded the registry lists,
voted II of the "foaters," gathered up
the huns. ran them in and when we had
a chance voted some Of them two and
three times. This was in q Democratic
ward. We were sure of winning it. It
seemed almost impossible to prevent It.
hut when the result was announced, we
found that we had been completely
Knocked out. Well, 1felt sick. I supA
pose Billy Thompson VIII call some of us
TO account, but we did all that we could,
bAO NOLO tlJC
III. ] suppose about 1000 or 1900
of these voted a straight Republican
ticket
U OF THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY
A number OF democrats declared that
the Republican victory was caused by
the depression in business under a Dea-
ocratic administration.
William j. Thompson was In Camden
for u while yesterday ana called at the
Court House. He was In company with
Henry Harley, the defeated Democratic
candidate for Sheriff. and Frank Lee
Dickinson, candidate for Senator. He
was soon surrounded by members of his
party, who were anxious TO leRru how he
took the defeat. He seemed to be in a
cheerful mood. but made many inquiries
about the Senate. When he was Informs
ed that Monmouth County had gone Re
publican a gloom overspiead his face.
Asked by a reporter what ne thought of
the result, he Said:-
"Well, it was q kind OF u landslide.
We met u enemies aud we are theirs"
The returns OF Gloucester City show
that Thompson secured 1906 votes Co
Joseph @. Lipplncott. Independent Demo
GRAFT and Republican candidate, 1888. This
ei yes THOMPSON a majority Of ISIS.
Several members OF the Republican
County Executive COMMITTEES said yester-
day that the seat of William J. Thomp>
son would be contested. The charg es to
be preferred will be fraud, bribery and
corruption. It was declared that over
/, 100 names were registered In the second
precinct Of the Second ward where there
are not over 500 legal voters. The Demo-
Gratis got 1000 and the Republicans only
SO.
When the returns were coming In on
Tuesday night, the cells at the Camden
City prison were packed with deputy
sherifs who had been arrested by the
special Democratic policemen. Hearings
were refused them and this aroused the
citizens to such an extent that threats
were made Go break into the Jail. Sheriff
West visited the prison at two o'clock
and demanded the release of the prison
ers after considerable parley. When the
res ult of the election became known they
were released,
RESULTS OF THE RETURNS.
The returns give Senate William
Rogers. republic IN. LOGS votes; Frank
Lee Dickinson, democrat. 9.436; Howard
M. Cooper, cit zens', 635. aud William II.
Nicholson. prohibitionisr, 473. Mr.. Rogers
plurality 10 1881.
For Sheriff. George Barrett. republican
and citizens', received II, 705; Henry NJ.
Harley, democrat, $3.50; George Lippin-
colt, prohibitionist, 439; Barrett's plural
ity. 1896. For Assembly, Clayton Stat
ford, republ lean. has q majority of 1889
In the First district. aud William Wat
sou. the dem ocrat, who was nominated
by the citizens and republicans IN the
Second district, had a majority of IA
The Camden republicans were filled
with enthusiasm yesterday over thslr.
victory. Early in the morning Colonel.
Ulle Y. Lee and AdJurant William D
Brown issued an order for q parade
of the companies OF the Young Repub-
licaus.
They assembled at Broadway and Benz
son streets. and after serenadlng General
William ]. Sewell, ex-Sheriff David Baird
aud other prominent republicans, they
visited Philadelphia and paid their
respects to tbs Philadelphia Press for the
assistance rendered In the late campaign.
The companies that were in line were
Republican clubs from the niue wards
in Camden, III full uniform; companies
from Stockton and other patriotic organ
izattons, About Two thousand persons
were in line.
Among the inscriptions on the banners
were Goodbye Thompson, Goodbye
Paul. Goodbye Review. Post and ALI"
IA Race Track for Sale-Apply to Billy
re-.