The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-19
BRITISH VICTORY.
Our English Anti-F1ag Al
derman Is Greenville's
Boss Republican.
WRANGLEs AT THE PRIMARIES
Graham Transfers His Usual Row
to the Hill-The Old Fourth
All Quiet.
WRANGLEs AT THE PRIMARIES

mares, rows, dlSgfacefM proceeNlhSS dho
allegations of fraud are synonymous.
In Greenviae there was the liveliest
kind of a tussle and on the Hill there was
q battle royal. The latter was due to
Jack Graham and his gang, who are
trying to run the party in that section.
In the lower part of the city there were
no contests, a fact which is accounted
for largely by the removal of Graham
to the Hill. In the First, Second and
Third wards, City Treasurer Dickinson's
men went in with a rush.
In the old Fourth district, where John
E. Macarthur and Tom McEwan have
been struggling for supremacy, there was
no row this time. Some of the voters
tried to stir one up, but being unsuc-
cessful went home long before the polls
closed
The primaries last night were merely
to elect members dn order to enlarge the
committee. This is Sam Dickinson's
idea He wants as large a committee as
possible. He believes it makes the mem
bers stick to the party and work in its
interests. Sometimes they are led to
believe they are really important factors
in the party councils. They are 'jollied
along in this way into doing honest
work. Mr.. Ddckinson's able lieutenant,
Martin Finck, last night had the follow
ing members elected from the First,
Second and Third wards:-D. J. Harper,
w. C. Broas, w. H. Launders, J. Berry,
"a. E. Bagnall, I. N. Startup, J.. Nc
.Laughlin, r. Urquhardt, Phil. Sherry, P.
~. Dandt, Frederick Schober, F. T. Lock-
wood, Martin Finck, w. Holcomb, job
.Jennfngs, John Brands, John Canary,
Samuel Barry. Charles Sedore, John
Rotherham, John Hayes, James Riley and
Stephen Cornell.
The Sixth ward elected John King,
ALEX. Ross, J. L. Aldrorondi, John C.
KAISER, L. P. Vooz, C. A Barker, c.. K.
illness, Aleck Dusenberry, G. W. Flick
EFT, w. H. Lowell, Joseph Zumbush, F.
II. Heckstratter and George Bannon Jr.
Tenth ward-Michael Gilhooley, John
y. Toffey, Thomas Butler, Julius Mey-
ding, Joseph Locke and Edward T.
Mitchell.
Eleventh ~ward-Harry Purdy, Herman
Hausen, W. S. Warden, Edward Groes-
chel, William Fackert.
Twelfth ward-Frederick EIlaby. Frank
Zibitti, Louis Meyer, Dennis Carey, Jas.
T~resouthick, Robert Gray and William
Black
The Minkakwa Club will rule the Re-
publican roost in Greenvi1le, and it's ag-
-S0 140 "
Ican League Club, will have to take a
back seat. This was decided at the joint
primary of the First, Second, Third and
Fourth precincts of the Seventh ward.
held last evening at the Minkakwa Club
rooms, No. ga Ocean avenue. AS the
readers of the Jersey City News" know,
the primary was the first held since the
harmony agreement kept in force by the
two clubs was buried. Heretofore the
clubs divided the delegates for the Coun-
ty Committee and conventions. but last
-0IRnI MI WAS a CASA nf al Or nnn6 -
and the Minks have the all. The con-
test was the most stubbornly fought ever
each club had its workers out booming
their respective candidates, and it be-
came apparent early in the day that the
largest vote on record would be polled.
Long before seven o'clock, the hour
set for the opening of the primary, the
streets in the immediate vicinity of the
clubhouse were thronged with voters and
workers from each club. Each worker
was well supplied with ballots. and ev-
cry citizen who passed by was halted
and Immediately surrounded by workers
who Jabbered like a lot of parrots in
their efforts to gain the vote. No cleo
fion, not even when a chief executive
of h Republic was being balloted for,
ever attracted such a crowd in Green
vile. Captain Nugent of the Greepville
police, finding that the crowd grew in
numbers with each moment, detailed three
policemen to prevent the shouting Re-
puhlicans from blocking the sidewalk.
At seven o'clock, when the polls were
opened, there were fifty voters waiting
to deposit their ballots in the big box,
and in order to handle the crowd it was
found necessary to arrange the voters in
single file. The line extended from the
clubhouse to Danforth avenue, and from
seven o'clock until a quarter past ten
O'Clock, when the polls closed. the line
remained unbroken. Some waited in line
owe an hour before they reached the
interior of the clubhouse; others became
tired and went home. Their places in
fine Were no sooner vacant than they
were filled again.
Inside, the judges and clerks were KEPT
busy tallyfng the heavy vote. Those
who came to the clubhouse expecting to
see the rival forces clash were not dis
O'Clock. when a League Club voter pre-.
sented his ballot. When the judges asked
him where he resided he said he die
not know the number of the house non
the street name The judges promptly
rejected his ballot. Vice President Henry
C. Petty objected, in vigorous terms
and insisted that the voter, being al en-
rolled Republican. the ballot would hav
to be accepted. This riled Reuben Simp-
son, who demanded that the ballot be
rejected. He and Petty became engaged
disturbance that the judges had to cal
upon the policeman to escort them out
and furnished considerable excitement te
the large crowd in waiting. Petty, whc
is a; clerk in the Water Department Of
the Street and Water Board, charged
oalItJ0O ! 1 'R~AAo ~
dismissal from the department. Yours
at the bottom of this, and you cam
deny it, shouted Petty at the top o.
his voice. you want to take the bread
and butter out of my mouth, don't you
Well, you can have my position tomor
row if you want it." An attack lik
this and in the presence Of a crowd q
citizens, was more than Simpson coule
stand. It'll take your place" he yelled
in reply, "and III have it before the en{
of the week.
sYou can have it," replied Petty, "ane
what's more. I'll vote for the flag"
YES. vote for the flag" shouted Petty:
sympathdzers in unison. Simpson, finding
tbe heated debaee waxing into a denun'
cation of his action on the patriotic res
olution of the Board of Aldermen O
Tuesday night, discreetly retired to mort
serene quarters. 49,
Owing to the large vote, the Primary
Board found it necessary to extend TN
time for closing the primary until a quar-
ter past ten o'clock. Whie the vote wa
being counted the clubhouse was crowd
ed with the members of the rival CLUBS
The vote resulted in an overwhelming
victory for the M~lnkakwas. Their can
didates. Charles B. Relay and Petel
Daffeldecker received 240 and 239 votes
respectively, while the League Ciubi
candidates, Charles A. Rose ana WMnan
respectively. The result was a big sur
prise to all. The League Cub claims
q membership of $50, while the Minkak
was have but 70 members, Tnose Wn'
accepfeii the membership figures, as giyeI
os,f by the League Club, looked for al
Overwhelming victory for the League
Candidates. and disinterested voters gen
caaT5v heiieved that they would win. Blu
sbe res1ilt proved the truth of the adag'
49, q Hbarass MANY a slip 'tW1xt thu