The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-06
VICTORY In THE AIR
All Indications Point to a
Triumph for the Demo-
cratic Ticket.
HEAVY VOTE BEING PoLLED
Legal Voter Arrested Through a
Police -Disgraceful
Action of Election
Boards.
HEAVY VOTE BEING PoLLED

but the general belief is that hand
some vote is being cast for the entire
Democratic ticket. The candidates have
made a silent but exceedingly effective
canvass and the most conservative Re-
publicans are willing to acknowledge
that the outlook for a Democratic VIC
tory is brighter than it has been In many
past elections. The harmony that pre-
walls at the polling places is entirely
due to the prompt and impartial police
arrangements made by Chief Murphy
At seven o'clock this morning policemen
who are On duty today were marched IN
platoons from the precincts where they
have been accustomed to doing duty, to
precincts where they are practically un-
known.
'I transferred the men," said the Chief
this morning, after due consultation
with Police Commissioners.
POLICE PERNICIoUs ACTIVITY.
I'm the past scarcely an elction has
been held where one or more policemen
have not brought disgrace upon
the Department by charges OF
performing partial duty
"It is to prevent recurrence,
that | made the transfers. 1t places the
men beyond the reach or influence of cor
rupt politicians. If it is possible for this
election to be held in n fair, square
manner, think the precautions / have
taken against fraud will bring the de-
sired result
The Chief announced this morning that
the police investigation of the registry
lists has resulted in showing that there
are no less than 800 names illegally reg
istered. "A close watch is being kept at
the polls so that in case any man at
tempts to vote on an Illegally regis
tered name his arrest will follow, per-
sonal investigation made by the Com
mandant of the police precinct in which
the offense was attempted. This morn
ing at eight o'clock the first arrest Tor
attempted illegal voting was made. The
supposed offender was James Crotty of
No. 216 Fifteenth street. 1t appears that
his place was looked for by Policemen
Higgins and Hunt They reported that
he did not live where he was registered
FROM Crotty insinuated that the police
men were liars and raised a lively rum
pus by calling the election officers ras-
Gals An investigation was made, and
it was found that Crotty was all right
The policemen in making the investiga-
ton had overlooked a frame house IN
the rear of the tenement which was sup
posed to be Crottys place of residence.
Crotty was arraigned before Justice
Potts and Immediately discharged. This
occurrence resulted in Chief Murphy's
issuing a general order to arrest no man
until it was positive that he had been
illegally registered.
BALLOT BOXES WON'T WORK.
The usual trouble with the ballot boxes
was avoided this morning. OF the sew
enty-eight in use only fourteen were re-
ported out of order. While these were
being repaired voting was abandoned,
In the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Six
teenth precincts of the Sixth Aldermanic
district all the Republican ballots mys-
teriously disappeared. This fact was re-
ported to Chief Murphy and the neces-
sary ballots were delivered. Who is re-
sponsible for the disappearance of the
tickets is not known. Over in the old
Horseshoe the reports are very en-
courag ging. The leaders expect to pile
up handsome majorities for all the can
didates.
This afternoon, as a further precaution
against fraud Detectives Douglass
and Kiernan were detailed to do
duty in the Fourth precinct, Detectives
Dalton and McGinnis in the First Doyle
and Smith in the Second; Clos and Clark
in the Third, Kilcauley and Hottie in
the Fifth and Sixth. Larlzins and Egan
are on reserve at Headquarters, and
O'Neill is accompanying Inspector Lange
who is making tour of the entire
city.
ON THE HILL.
The polling on the Hill this morning
was rather light. A canvass was made
by a News reporter between 1920 and
Il 100 O'Clock showed the voting to be as
follows:-Fifth district, Seventh pre-
cinct at No. SIS Montgomery street, 1877;
Eighth precinct at No. 4 Foys place, 100:
Twelfth precinct at No. 45S Bergen ave-
nue., SIS out of SeS; Second district, Eighth
precinct, 300 out of registry of 745
sixth precinct, 12S out of 59S; Fifth pre-
cinct 265 out of 76l.
At Reineclse's barber shop at No. 4
Foye place the polling place of the
Eighth precinct, Fifth district this sign
confronts the voters as they deposit
their ballots:-
'.Gentlemen-This board is. very dry.
yours truly,
THE BOARD.
up. S.-Small contributions thankfully
received; large ones in proportion
Many of the voters criticised it rather
harshiy and several declared their inten-
ton of making formal complaint
against the board for acting in such a
manner.
At No. 555 Communipaw avenue there
is a box marked
contributions for dinner for the
board.
The ballot box at No. 555 CommunipaN
avenue, the polling place of the Eight
precinct of the Sixth Aldermanic district
broke early this morning 1t was sen
down town to be fixed. and while i
!, was gone a candy box was used in 1t.
place. At No. 4sO Communipaw avenue
| the box was out Of order and registered