The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-11
EXCELLENT TICKET CHOSEN
on Ring Hacks Rejected and
Good Candidates Chosen
for the Assembly.
THE VOTING VERY HARMONIOUS
Not a Sign of Disturbance at Any
Primary-AIl Ready to Work
For the Ticket Now.

1os+ nigrt,s Democratic primaries for
the nomination of candidates Tor the
county ticket resulted in an overWhelm-
ing defeat of the Reform element OF the
rar,v and triumphant election of the
ticket nominated by the regular members
of the Democracy
For Congress-Col. E. A. Stevens.
For County Clerk-Michael ]. O'Don-
nell.
For REGISTERED. Bragg Fielder.
Tn mora rasnects than one the pri-
mary was remarkable. The piah oh
casting votes direct for the canoioates
for nomination and the abolition OF the
old time convention originated with tne
Reformers. and, although the result was
so disastrous to them, yet they are ~
ba CONGRATULATED on the successful opera
on of their scheme, humorously oe-
scribed by Patrick H. oNelil as the
"Delsartean system"
Never in the history of Hudson county
Aid primaries pass off so quietly ana or
de-lv although there was very large
vote cast There was a marked con
+ros+ between them and the rowdylsii
Of the Republican primaries. held at tiie
s.noa time. Not the smallest Suspicion
of row was witnessed at the Demo-
cratic primaries, while at more than one
,ri,narv of the "other fellers" blows
were exchanged, and pohcenhen
called to the scene.
From four O'Clock in the afternoon
until nine in the evening the Foeiis pi
ceadad steadily. Between six and elSht
were the hours in which the hed Sie9'
voting occurred, and notwithstanding
that some thought the time occupied ~
marking the cross on the ticket wouiu
create a block, there didn't appear 10 DC
anv inconvenience occasioned by the ne"
departure.
When the polls closed the ieaoers VI
the several districts and the candldales
made their way to the rooms Oh the
Hudson Democratic Society on Van worst
Square.
RECEIVING RETURNS.
few minutes after nine o'clock Gen.
W. C. Reppenheimer, Secretary OIL tiie
provisional Committee, walked into the
reading room and sat down at the eno
of the long table with a pile OF tally
sheets in front of him. Nearby was
Mr. Otto Grouse, with a bundle OF en-
rol,rnent books and strings of tickets al
ready sent in. At the other end OF the
table sat DR.. w. P. Watson and Dr. 3.
Edge. keeping tabs on their colleagues
Scattered about the room were J. r
Han. DR.. L. ]. Gordon, DR.. McGin, DR..
Phillips. Charles c. Black, w. f. MID
lidge. Geo. A. Heaney, Fred c. Woieert'
Myles and Henry McCartin and others
Mr.. Geo. L. Record, candidate for Con-
gress, came early, but went home ureo
ont with the campaign work long be-
fare the result was announced.
INCOMPLETE RETURNS.
The returns which came in, although
incomplete, several precincts even not
being heard from, gave, however, an idea
of the deluge. About eleven o'clock word
was received from A. p. Hexamer, he
form County Clerk candidate, that Hobo
ken had gone over to the regulars.
Later. DR., Gordon, telephoning from the
Palma Club to Mr. Kenny, at Harri-
son, learned that the two townships OF
Harrison and Kearny had espoused the
Stevens ticket.
Then Patrick H. O'Neill, F. McNally
Charles j. Somers, C. Smith and others
came in with the news that in the down
town districts the regulars were on tor
of the heap, and so on until two O'Clock
this morning the discouraging news te
the Reformers, but cheering informa'
ton to the regulars piled in. Up to thai
hour the returns were still incomplete
The district men had sent, according
to the new "Delsartean" system, theil
official returns in a sealed envelope te
General Heppenheimer, who will not oper
them until Friday night, at the meeting
of the Provisional Committee. 1t was
however, with the scanty returns a
hand perfectly clear that Colonel Ste
vens, Michael ]. O'Donnell and 9, Brage
Fielder were to be the regular nominees
of the Democratic party at the coming
November fight.
APPROXIMATE FIGURES.
From all sources of information up tc
noon today no accurate or satisfactory
detailed account of, the vote in the Sc
veral districts can be procured. 1t i.
all guess work, and the figures giver
in some instances are very misleading
In fact, until tomorrow evening, wher
the official envelopes are opened before
the Provisional Committee. no one know:
what the figures will be.
Out of eleven districts only seven dis
tricts have been heard from and tht
figures cannot be considered accurate
So far as these returns go, however
the figures in the Congressional figh
between Mr.. Record and Col. Stevens
from these districts are:-In the Green
vile end of the First district Col. Steven:
polls 225 to Mr.. Records 7S votes; in thu
Second, 742 to 131; Third, 595 to 25o; in tbs
Fourth, GIG to "a; Sixth, $50 to 2S3; Eighth
$40 to 49, Hoboken gives in all thu
wards PISS for Stevens and 25o for Mr.
Record, while the Eleventh district sends
1,014 to 95 for Mr.. Record.
O'DONNELL'S GREAT RACE.
For County Clerk Mr.. O'Donnell in thu
First district, so far as five precinct.
are known, has l9S against 81 for Mr.
Eexamer; Second district. 6S6 to GA
Third, 551 to 10a; Fourth, 6s6 to SO; Sixth
1,ooS to 49; Eighth, 2s3 TO 1853. In Hoboker
his total is 4s2 against Hexamerss 227