The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-10
The Contest For Democratic
Nominations in Progress
This Afternoon.
FAIR PLAY PRECAU TIONS
aee ion Of the Law Which For
bids Fraudulent Voting
Swearing in Primary
Officials.
How the Count Will Be Conducted
Last Guns Fired by
Candidates.


ocratic Society on Van Worst Park was
well filed last night with workers, watch
ers. election judges and candidates. Cen
eral W. C. Heppenheimer, Secretary of
the Provisional Committee, sat at one
END of the big table adding his sigma
ture to the watchers certificates. Near
him was Mr.. j. v Bacot filling out
other official forms while that indefatig-
able worker, Mr.. Otto Grouse, was swear
ing in election officers, explaining to
them their duties and as refresher,
reading the terrible pains and penalties
inflicted by the law if they left undone
those things they ought to have doIfe.
and did those things they ought not to
have done.
By ten o'clock every candidates
watchers certificates had been forward
ed by mail and primary instructions
given to the officers whowill take charge
this morning.
DUTIES OF WATCHERS
AT four O'Clock today the books
will be opened at those stations used
last week as enrolment stations. Each
candidate will probably have watcher
present to k9ep tally of the voters; but
more particularly to prevent repeating
and fraudulent voting of every kind.
These watchers have already by heart
those clauses from the laws which Mr..
Otto Grouse rubbed into their intellects
last might. They are as follows:-
Public laws 1878, p. 7S reads-'Per-
sons not entitled to vote at general elec-
tions who shall vote at any primary OF
any political party, or voting or ofering
to vote, or procuring or counsehng any
one to vote, when not entitled at any
prime, is guilty of misdeamor, punish
able by Imprisonment at hard labor, for
three months and fine of $780,
tudye aDlle aT anV iS~ other S officer Of primary
who violates any rule OF the party at az
primary elections may be 11ned $zO0; II
guilty of any wilful fraud by making
false returns, or by any act whatsoever,
he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of $500, imprison-
ment for one year, or both.
HOW THE VOTER VOTES.
When a voter presents himself at the
book he will be asked his name, and if
he is not enrolled he might just as well
go home because his vote cannot be ac-
cepted. Supposing he is enrolled and
there is no objection to his right to vote
he will be handed a long primary ticket.
He will make an x opposite the name
of the candidate he wishes to nominate
Under the head of Congress there will
be five names, only one of which he
must mark. For County Clerk the voter
must only mark one name and also for
the Office of Register. But for Coroner
he may mark two names. For Assembly
he may mark one name, but for County
Committee he may mark two names.
All Instructions are so plainly marked
on the slip given that a voter must be
worse than stupid If he makes any mis-
take.
Supposing he disobeys these instruc-
tions and marks more than the per-
mitted number. It will not be counted.
COUNTING THE VOTES.
At nine o'clock tonight the polls will
close and the judges of each precinct
station will at once proceed in the pres
ence of the watchers and those entitled
esy law to be present, will take out the
primary tickets, strung on a cord. They
will be counted and the returns entered
on an official sheet The primary judges
will make but two returns. One of them
will be placed in an official envelope
and directed to General w. c. Heppen-
heimer, Clerk of the Provisional Com
mittee and a duplicate with the tally
sheets, enrolment books and other
documents will be taken charge of by
the two committeeman from that dis
trict. These will present themselves on
Friday evening at the meeting of the
Provisional Committee. and then the to-
tails will be footed up and the announce
nent made as to whom shall be the reg
ular nominees of the Democratic party.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FRAUD.
Should there be any precinct contests,
any result challenged. the committee
will at once take cognizance of the COM
plant and sift the matter to the bottom.
So determined are the Committeeman in
he case of fraud that if any be dis
covered the most relentless and vigorous
prosecution viii ensue until the offender
shall be clapped behind the bars.
Ali complaints and protests from can
didates, watchers and others will be
ventilated by the committee