The evening world., 1894-04-10
CITY ELECTIONS IN JERSEY.
Police Looking Out for Reporters
in Jersey City.
Reform Democrats In lIobokcn Get
ting tho Ballots.

There "a a large vote being pollcd In
Jersey city to-day. The Indications are
that the Republicans will Uc the vctors.
1t is conceded that The Republicans viii
carry the Third, Fourth ana sixth
Wards, while the Democrats viii elect
their Aldermen in the First, Second and
FiIth Wards.
The police are keeping sharp lookout
for rcrcatcrs. especially in the ftfth pis-
triCt where II is alleged that tn" t.
pcatcrs are at work. The Rernhlcaua
w,ll have "A majority in the Board of Al.
dcrmcn.
Long before the election booths wern
thrown open for business in llohokrn
crowds Of citizens waited patiently t.
cast their ballots before going to work
this morning
AS was expected the voting Is very
heavy. especially in the First, Third and
Fourth Wards where there are at least
three candidates. and in one instanc,
four seeking the office OF Councilman.
a very bitter thrce-corncred fight he.
tween the Reform Democrats, headed Ivy
His Honor Lawrence Pagan, Mayor
MCIaughlin's candidates and few Re
publiCans. is being wugei throughout the
city. At present the hallot!nG Is all IT
favor of the Reform Democrats
In the First Ward the candidates foi
counCilmen are n l., Schmidt. Iniepen
dent, Joseph Weinthai. Democrat, anc
George r. Bssonett, Republican. The
Independent candidate Is backed h,
Mayor Pagan and Is running ahead
Third Ward candidates for Councilman
ar. Anthony Capelli Democrat: patricl
l.anlrigan. independents; John Kelly, Re
publican. Capelli is slightly In advance
Fourth Ward candidates for Council
man are Harry Snyder, Independent
Kemp. Democrat; |. lngersoll. Republi
can. Things are doubtful in this ward
The Pagan party favors Kemp.
There IL more interest in the result o
this election by the people OF Hobokei
| than they have displayed In years. |
the Pagan men are elected II will be tn
last OF McLaughlinism in Hoboken.
contracts that have been asked by cor
pOrati tons during the past three month
Will fall on those Aldermen who al
| elected to-day, consequently the citizen
are DESTROYS of having honest men Il
office
ORANGE. n. j., April lO.-The electio
FOR city officers In this place Is pro
Is manifested in the contest for Mayor
the candidates are John GIL 0tep) an
J. Seymour CDcmJ. The latter has bee
Il member of the Common Council 70
| eleven years.
The Republicans are making an issu
of the alleged extravaganza on the par
Of the Democratic Aldermen and also tn
voting of franchises TO the Consolidate
! Traction Company without proper com
| pensation. orange usually gives n Demo
cratic ajority Of about 400 and the in
| diCatiOns are that Seymour Will h
elected by n reduced ma jority. The Re
puhlicans. however, hope to elect n sue
Cessor to Mayor Fell.
ELIZABETH, n, j., April 10Th
Democrats are making a hard fight a
the polls to-day to defeat Mayor Rankin
who is "A candidate for reelection on III
Republican ticket. The Democratic cal
didate Is Peter Egcnolf. There is II
special issue and the contest Is bein
MONTCLAlR n j.. April 10Th
issue in the election in this city to-da
is whether the saloons snail keep ope
on Sunday. The liquor dealers are tai
ing an active part in the contest and az
working in the interest OF the Dem,
cratic ticket. The Law and order Leagu
Is making a strong. fight TO elect tn
Republican ticket. A heavy vote is b
ing polled, and It is expected that III
con'"nt will he close.
TRENTON. n J., April lo;-The. leat
ers Of both parties rites, are closely watchin
held throughout the state to-day.
this city the interest Is centred on IN
election of members to the Commo
Council Should the Republicans hav
control Of the next Common Counc
the Mayors powers will be Increase
The Republicans are sanguine OF success
in this city. Most OF the members {
the Legislature have gone to their home
NEWARK, y, j.. April lo.-The cleo
ton here Is exciting n great deal Of II
terest.
The vote, polled early in the day wa
exceptionally large. but II was not poss
BILE 10 tell which candidate for Mayc
is leading James NJ Seymour Is II
Democratic candidate, and Mr.. Lei
kuecher the Republican.
The Republicans have engaged Dete'
tive Gregory to make Investigations
the registration. In some districts
has been SO much greater than at II
election last Autumn that fraud is SUI
pected The detective has engaS q
Twenty-Five deputies, who are canvassin
the districts under suspicion.
So far some fraud has been discOvere,
hut the Republican leaders vii not civ
out what the discovery embraced. Julp
Kirkpatrick Is sitting in the Court
Common Pleas where he ia busy rcvi
Ing the registry and hearing complaint
against persons who may have vote
without authority or right. So far I
,RElVIDEKE, y. J.. April lo-Tl
election In tn" different places in N
vicinity Is going on quietly. The for
cast Is that n" following viii be elect,
when the polls clos" tonight: John
pcrdoe, Rep; Mayor Of rhilllpshur
ington: Georre W, smith, Rep, May
# Hacketstown; Theo43ors J., HoElc
tons are that the Republicans of Bel,
G,rn have gained the Board Of Ere