The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-19
TIE HUDSON PRIMARIES
Result of the Canvass to Date
MeDermott's Losses
Explained.

The Executive Committee of the Coun-
ty Committee met in the rooms of the
Robert Davis Association yesterday and
canvassed the returns that had been sent
in to Secretary Meyer of the County
Committee The canvass did not alter
the list of candidates as given in The
News yesterday afternoon. The re-
turns are as yet incomplete. When the
missing precincts come in the result will
be officially announced. This may be
expected on Tuesday or Wednesday.
With several precincts missing, the re-
turns show that Allan L. McDermott wins
the Congressional nomination by about
S,l0O instead of 1000, as given in THE
News" yesterday. In accounting for his
majority being lower than that of the
other candidates, it must be remembered
that Bayonne, which polled an unus-
ually heavy vote for all the other candi-
dates, in not in the Seventh Congression-
al district, and therefore did not give Mr.
McDermott a vote.
Director William Heller's majority in
creased as the count proceeded yester-
day. Without the vote of the eleven
precincts which failed to make returns,
he had 1864 votes against 2,7S9 cast for
Kimmerly. The missing precincts are in
localities where it is probable Kimmerly
was practically shut out
The fight for the Surrogate nomination
was handsome victory for James t.
Lillis. He ran behind Director Heller,
but not far enough to make the fight
even interesting.
So far. the count of votes shows 9,40O
for Lillis, while Hess did not reach the
5000 mark by 600 or more Kenny's vote
for the Congressional nomination was
something like $50, nearly all polled in
Harrison, Kearny and East Newark.
Director Heller and Lillis ran far
ahead, in many wards beating the Free
holder candidates and in a great many
precincts the candidates for County
Committeeman. Candidate Heller's
strength at the primaries makes every
Democrat feel positive that he will be a
sure winner at the election. James T.
Lilis expects to poll great many Re-
publican votes and the ticket as a whole
is made up of such popular and eminent
iy capable men, that Republicans con-
cede their election by handsome vote.
The several candidates are to confer
next week, and discuss ways and means
for making a red hot fight. In every
precinct in the county clubs of a member
ship of at least ten are to be formed.
and, If the Republicans win, it will GER
tainly not be because the Democrats did
not do some old time hustling.
The Democratic County Committee held
a short session last night. Owing to the
fact that the official canvass of the pri-
mary votes had not been completed the
committee was unable to formally an
nounce the winners as the regular nomi
nees of the party. This will be done next
Friday evening.
Protests were filed from three Hoboken
precincts, in which Messrs. La Point.
Schaefer and Meyer ran. Fraud was al
legged. and the protests were referred at
once TO the Executive Committee. The
up the protests and hear both sides. tt
is probable that new primaries will be
isted. "a
Frank Lahane, who ran against Micbae,
Kenny for the Freebooter nomination in
tne second Ward, has protested Kenny's
erection. John P. Feeney made a big fight
fUr f.so Lehane at the meeting. Kenny's
lIIends answered him and to an extent
convinced Mr. Feeney, 1t is said, that he
was IN error about certain alleged occ11r
rences at the primary.
1t was whispered about after the meet
lng thal some time between now and
electlon resolution is to be passed maxi
ing member of the COMMITTEES liabIa ro
expulsion If he cannot carry his own pre-
cinct on Election Day The adoption of
snen resolution will, it is thought, force
everyone to hustle as he has never
hustled before.
lntelligences reached the office of the
county Committee this afternoon that
~ rniilp Blndernagle of Weehawken, is out
oI the race for Freeholder agan. james
Bowe will be appointed to the vacancy
sindernagie was convicted of MAINTAINING