The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-11
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REPUBLICAN, ROWS.
Fractional Fights Make the
Primaries Exceedingly
Lively.
DICKINSON ON TOP
De Leonard and Volk Factions at
War in Hoboken-Results in
Other Districts.

lar ticket was nominated. The hottest
contest was in the Eleventh precinct,
where Alderman George Mccarthy, VINO
is looking for the Assembly nomination,
bad John Landrine pitted against him.
Both worked like beavers about the polls
and each had a dozen or more hustllng
for him. 1t was a close fight, and when
the polls were closed no one had any idea
as to which was ahead. The general
opinion seemed to be that Mccarthy
would be a winner. The counting of the
ballots was watched with great interest,
not to say excitement, by those inter-
ested. When the count closed it showed
Aandrine to be a winner by a small
majority. Isaac Romaine, I.andrine's
candidate, defeated William R. Har-
rison by 16 votes, while Landrine beat
Edward A. Schult by II votes. MeCar-
thy expressed himself as well satisfied
with the result and declared that he
merely came out to test his strength.
AT No. 555 ComnunipaW avenue, where
the Fifth and Seventh, Eighth and Tenth
precincts had their primaries, the Wan
ser Club had things all its own way.
did not vote at all. Alderman Mccarthy
had a ticket in the field there, but near
ly every man who presented one was
challenged and not allowed to vote. The
primary officers, who were Wanser Club
men, announced that the law requiring
all voters at Republican primaries to en-
roll previous to the contest would be
enforced before, and few people paid
much attention to it.. The Wanserltes,
however, registered all their men: The
enrolment officers took no pains to see
that well known Republicans names APP
peared or the roll. Last night, when
lifelong Republicans went to cast their
vote, they were surprised to find them
selves challenged. and were still more
surprised when they were told that they
We're not registered and therefore could
rot vote. 1t made no difference, however,
how well they were known, or who they
had to vouch for them; if they had not
enrolled, they could not cast a ballot.
Shortly after eight O'Clock John Alvin
Young. James Young and Robert Gray,
all stauneh Republicans, were challenged
and their votes refused. Unlike many
they kicked and argued over the matter
until the polls closed. James Young, In
particular, was indignant. He is ros
only a voter in the Eighth precinct, but
was on the ticket as a delegate to the
Congressional convention. Mr.. Gray was
very vehement in his denunciation of
what he called Higgins job" and said It
was a fine thing If men who have served
the party and served on the County Com
mittee could not vote at a primary.
John Dinewall heard his remarks and
took exception to them. He pitched into
him in a manner that astonished every
one present. He said:-"We have to take
measures of this sort to protect those
who work for the party from Republicans
who stand by and see them work with
ont assisting them. The least you say
about this matter. Mr.. Gray, the better
TIE County Committee more lax than
yefu were. You didn't do your duty and
you know it," Mr.. Gray protested in a
feeble manner, but it did him no good.
TROUBLE IN HOBOKEN.
There is a wide breach in Republican
ranks in the Ninth Assembly district,
Counsellor c. De R. Leonard. aspirant
ton, and member of the Garfield Club
and Hudson County Republican League
COMPRISE the other. Last night each
faction conducted a primary to select
delegates to nominating conventions, and
the Garfield Club came out on top. The
trouble originated a few weeks ago.
Iighteen members bad been chosen for
the District Committee by the County
Committee. Seven of these favored GER
tain secret schemes Leonard proposed,
Gate was set for p meeting to select
primary officers. The Leonard faction
forestalled the others by meeting ahead
Of time in the Counseller's office, and,
designating themselves as the entire COM
mittee, appointed the primary officers to
suit themselves.
Joseph Kennedy and John Granting. Ac-
cording to the government of the. County
Republican Committee, each of these
primary officers SHOULD Gon, have 1ntfes oef fhe mem GEM
fisid men claim. Granting was not a
member of that committee, and Wnen
the anti-Leonards heard OF the seieetlon'
they kicked. They declared VIM. Faist,
a County Committeeman, should serve in
Grantling'S place.
The Leonard people refused to give
them any recognition, so the eleven mem
hers selected their own officers. as fol-
lows
William Faist, Charles Spohr and Chas;
.Helbig. Last night being the time liked
fo- the primaries. each faction held
one sll by themselves. Both sides print
ed ~"oficial tickets each stating that
the primary. would be conducted at NO.
ais First street, corner of Adams street,
DIR. leonard headed one ticket and Coro-
ner Volk the other. Leonard's people
got there first and seized a room in the
minutes later the others, lead by Nath-
an Goldram. a Deputy Sheriff.. and a
Tailor of First street, stamped into the
place with cigar boxes. They were
unable to GUST the others, so securing a
beer keg for o table they began to re-
eeiye votes. They dropped the ballots
people saw hat manoeuvre they became
excited, and several rushed at the beer
keg, knocking it into the gutter; a light
rushed up just in time to avert serious
trouble.
After that the Leonard people crowd
ali possible ways. When the polls had
closed it was found that the Garfield men
had polled 109 votes for their delegates
in their own box and II in Leonard's.
Feventy-five of Leonard's men had voted,
Both sides claimed an election. The
ar-ti-Leonardites will meet tonight in
Joboken to, frame a protest to the Coun-
fy Committee against the Leonard peo-
PIES action last night in allowing a nom
committee man to serve in the primary.
GRUBER BEATS HOLMES.
The Third district Republicans were
very much cut up between Ward Line
Commissioners Holmes and Henry Grub,
or. a Re-Assessor. Mayor Wanse tried
to call Gr1Iber off, but he declined. He
had a horde of supporters, and it is said
that the delegates are evenly divided
Holmes, however is sam Dickinson's
candidate and Gruber will have to wait
another year to crafty his ambition.
Grrlber's strength came from the labor
element in which he is an active worker.
THE district sent a solid McEwan, Wool
", Frambach delegation to the County
GRAHAM VOTES IN THE FOURTH.
In the Fourth district the Republicans
backed by his club of Indians bolted the
candidacy of Robert McAndrew and sup
ported Alderman A. T. Witter. Witter
was not heard of and Mr.. Andrew will
give Wolbert a tussIe. A noticeable thing
1T the Republican primary, which by
fhe way, was held directly across the
street from the Democratic, was the
They are usually the Democrats, but
this time. apparently, they have trans
ferrred their affections to the Republic
DICKINSON CARRIES THE FIFTH.
In the Fifth district the clash of the
Sewell and Dickinson forces created a
lively row. Mr.. Dickinson posted him
lie ~ ono ci1a af the ballot bCX and