The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09
FULL OF REPEATDRS
A New York Election Ex-
pert Arrested While
ShadoWing Illegal
Voters.
FIRE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VISITORS
Election Proceeding Quietly, But
Everything Indicates a Demo-
cratic Victory.

cratic Victory.
Up to noon today only one arrest had
been made for Illegal voting. The prison
er is Thomas Harvey. He is a jail bird.
He was arrested by one of Captain
Kellys men while attempting ITO vote
in the Second precinct of the Second dis
trict en- the name Of man who was
known by one of the election officers to
be at home sick. Harvey was arraigned
before Justice Potts and held without
bail for an examination on Thursday.
From all parts of the city reports were
received at Police Headquarters that the
election was passing eff smoothly. The
excellent police arrangements made by
Chief of Police Murphy have done much
toward preserving harmony at the polls.
For the good of everyone concerned there
was d shake up OF policemen. The First
precinct men were sent to C.9senville,
Fifth precinct men to the Sixth, Second
to the Fourth, and SO on, SO that the
policemen are practically unacquainted
with the election officers and voters with
whom they come in contact
The police captains are an on duty at
their respective precincts, prepared with
reserve men to prevent any serious trou-
bic. The indications up to late hour
The Republican precincts on the HIN
showed steady and heavy voting, put IN
Greenyille and the lower section OF the
city the vote. was unusually light.
The Republicans were confident, they
said, of victory, while, the DenocraFlc
workers expressed a belief that the Re-
publican candidates were being slowly
but surely showed under. It was report
ed early this morning that repeaters
were sent on The Hill at once to notify
election officers and policemen on duty
at the polls to keep, a sharp lookout TOT
were in working order, and 1t is believed
that there will be no possible chance OF
fraud being charged.
VISITORS.
1t was disclosed at Police Headquarters
at noon, that Yesterday three notorious
Eowery were in this city yesterday after
noon. 1t is a well known fact that the
men have repeaters TO let, ana IT IS
three individuals worked twsnty re-
peaters very successfully. Their trip
Yesterday has given rise to the belief
that repeating fs in order IN parts OF
left the ferry house yesterday, and they
very plainly said that they had a busi-
of the Fire Board. That member was
found by the repeaters in the vicinity
Of the Court House. The Fire Com
missioner who is suspected denies that
he transacted any business with the re-
peaters The Democratic leaders, how
ever, did not like the looks OF the thing
and they quietly engaged ,s F1sorsalce Snl, 3;,l,
Sullivan, of New York, to come to this
city today and keep his eye ON such New
York reDea,ters as he knew.
SHADOWING REPEATERS.
Sullivan was sllad,owing a trio of re-
peaters when he was arrested and es-
oorted to Police HsaddInIalterss; te s;b,ef M,,r
dzhy that he was here to watch men
whom he knew to be professto3nnsl re- re-
peaters He further & sasd that that ths T5,y city
asked him why he didn't give the police
the information he possessed. iIis re-
ply was that he had been engaged for a
certain purpose and that he did no not
think it necessary to inform the police
until he had caught a repeater at work.
The Chief finally released sym Spllfvan: an
rested for attempted Illegal voting, He
claimed ITO live at No. 2S0 Warren street
It was found that he was not know there.
animation tomorrow morning. From tive
o'clock until the polls close, Chief MUIR
ply proposes increasing the, number oG
It is possible, Chief Murphy will. pre-
vent the Republicans from committing
fraud ,,c,,,,,,, ,,,rr
Polling places were rather quiet IN the
Fourth district this morning. me ma
jorfty q the voters are expef5ed f 70 5ne enen
men supposed to be repeaters, VISITED
the district last night and u, acquainted alI, ei
to be ready for today. The same men
were seen this morning. Pofce inspector
Lange and Detectives McNaly, M y, and sdr Dai- al
peaters in the district this morning.
The Kern Association will receive eleci
ton returns tonight at its rooms, Central
nd Eofor
IN GREENVILLE.
In the Greenville section q very. light
vote was polled this ornang NJ {b anq ms
whelming Republican majority of the
district. At each ct the tparions Va polring
were stationed doing yeomen's service
in behalf of the ticket, at the same time
inducing many Republicans to vote ioT
Stephen L. Harvey Iof the Sueet anu
" There r1e were still larger delegations of
Republican workers at the P. polling PAGES, t
dire failure when an attempt was made
to convert Democratic votes Tor Slmp-
soA IN HOBoKEN.
The election in Hoboken IS, upon the
whole, quiet, but in one or TWO Prs PT,ecilnafs
ing is being done: the hselers are work,
ing hard for their ward candidate and
doing WnaL Lney tdu 10 elGCt Atiii DIT lliS
expense of the Mayoralty and Recorder
candidates The Democrats are anxious
to secure the election of Fox for Coun-
Gilman in the Fourth ward, and it is
said they are cutting Fagan's throat
to do It.
The vote up to one o'clock was very
light, there being only 116 votes cast out
OF 700 enrolled in one of the largest and
closest precincts. From appearances SO
far, it is hard to even guess who VIII
win, as both sides are confident, and
claim their people are out in, large NUM-
bers.
The Rev. DR.. John Beatty of the First
Presbyterian Church, with several of his
church members, called upon Chief of
Police Donovan this morning and asked
ali open, in defiance Of the Law. The
Chief referred the gentleman to Mayor
Pagan, who, after being. visited by the
clergyman. said he would look into the
matter
The saloons are still wide open.
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