New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
Hudson COUNTY POLITICAL NOTES.

GREAT ACTIVITY AMONG THE REPUBIiCAN Cit rs
THE HONEST PRIMARY ASSOCIATION TRY
ING TO PREVENT FRAUD AT
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
The Finance Committee Of the Hudson County
Republican Committee has prepared a circular ley
ter which Is to be sent every Republican in the
county. importuning each to be active during this
important Campaign. The letter saws in part:
with a full sense Of the responsibility resting
upon the County Committee. and the necessity Tor
n systematic and energetic campaign to further the
cause of protection to American industries and the
maintenance of the present money Standard 'hiS
committee has undertaken to distribute literature
bearing upon these matters to all voters ana 10 pro-
vide for public meetings and speakers VINO small
present to the people the facts and arguments
thereon and to place in the hands of every voter
baf ore Election Day official ballot OF the ltepup
lcln party, with the reasons advanced IN favor OF
the election of its candidates.
The Fremont Club, Of Jersey City will hoist a
Mckinley and Hobart flag next Thursday night
Frederick j. Stuhr and Joseph Norman are seek
ing the Republican nomination for Frcehol1er in
the Twelfth Ward.
The West Bergen Republican Club raised nag on
Thursday night in the presence of large crowd.
Addresses were made by Alderman Decker, Munroc
Simmons G. Frank Sutherland. Isaac Gold nhoin
and George G. Bcldine. The delegates from the sew
eral neighborng clubs did not appear AS they sup
posed the iag-raisng would be postponed on ac-
count of the storm. big and enthusiastic crowd
assembled after the storm and the club decided to
hoist the flag and have the meeting.
The Minkakwa Club the leading Republican or
ganization of Greenville will have ratification
meeting and fag-raising next THURSDAY night AT
The Independent Gold Club of the Fifth Ward has
a membership Of seventy five and is steadily grow
ing. a.. c... c,o,,,o
held a caucus last night at Fishers Hall. 1t was
called by Boss Davis, who desired the delegates
to declare for Bryan and frce-silvor coinage ana be
bound by the action OF the caucus.
The Eighth Ward Mckinley and Hobart Cam
paign Club has been I'm existence only week ana
dependent voters and Democrats The club has us
headquarters at Arcanum, open every day ana
Representative John Dalzell. of Pennsylvania. has
been assigned by the National Republican Commit
tee address a maSs-meeting 10 be held III Jersey
The Hudson Republican Club will open new head,
quarters and have banner-rasing at Oakland
and Hoboken ayes. next Thursday night.
The Organization Committee of the Honest
Primary Association. formed by Democrats to try
TO prevent the "doctorng'' of primary election re
meeting Thursday night A committee OF nve
was appointed to visit North Hudson, Kearny ana
the association and have intelligent and faithful
men to guard the primaries and prevent fraud Inc
secretary Thomas Jacob, urged that a committee
be appointed to look up the laws governing pii-
ma -ies and prosecute all dishonest election oinceTs
I'VE must make sure" he said, that no dead man :
or fictitious name is the roll at IN" primary
Nobody is bossing our movement. Everybody Is
free but want no crooked primaries. Inc
secretary was directed to communicate with the
Democratic County Committee and inform them
that they adhere risidy to the law relating 10
primary elections. or action would be taken against
elections was announced for the Fourth. Firth.
Sixth Eighth and Ninth wards Of Jersey city. The
committee adjourned to meet with the association
next Monday night at the Avenue House. Jersey