The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-03
LIVELY BALLOTING.
Election Passing Off Quietly
and a Heavy Vote Be-
ing Polled.
MARK HANNA BURNED IN EFFlGY
Stupid Policemen Make Un-
warranted Arrests in the
Lower Part Of the
City.
Prospects Of a Sound Money VIC
tory Bright Heller Running
Ahead Of His Ticket.

The election is passing off smoothly and
a tremendous vote is being polled. Both
/. sides naturally claim that everything is
over but the shouting. That unusual in
terest is being taken in the campaign is
demonstrated by the fact that at one
o'clock, when the several election boards
took recess until two o'clock, three
fifths of the total vote had been polled.
In Democratic as well as Republican
strongholds the full vote is being brought
out.
Unlike previous years. where it has been
necessary to summon voters to the polls,
the voters are turning out without So
Iicitation. Beyond all doubt William
Heller and James T. LiIlis are running
ahead OF their ticket. The Republicans,
it is said, are doing all in their power
to carry the county, going so far as to
trade votes for the county ticket for the
Mckinley electors.
The vote promises to be the most mixed
up one ever cast in the county. The
amount of pasting that is being done by
voters of both parties is one of the sur
prising but interesting features of the con-
test The Democratic Assembly candi-
dates are thought to be making a big
run. On all sides 1t is conceded~th2t the
Democratic county ticket Will go through
The National Silver Party is showing no
strength whatever; in fact in many wards
no ballots Of that alleged party are TO be
had
The Socialistic party nominees are poll
ing only a trifing vote, and not much
more can be truthfully said of the Palmer
and Buckner nominees The hght mas pe-
yond all question resolved itself INTO a
struggle between Mckinley and Bryan.
There haa been no demand whatever for
Palmer and Buckner pastors. Up to one
o'clock there had been five arrests made
for Illegal voting, and in each
the stupidity of the policemen
who pretended to verify the registry lists.
The first victim was Robert Smiley, of No.
81 Newark avenue. He attempted to vote
at No. "a Gregory street, and was prompt
" arrested for not being resident at
the address he gave. Smiley is an old
, time voter, and for twenty years past has
taken an active interest in Democratic
,litfcs.
.-s--2obert Davis furnished bal for mis- ap-
pearance before Justice Potts tomorrow
morning.
The next victim was Bartley Geaghan,
of No. "a Golden street He was arrested
because it was claimed he did not live
there. He has lived at the address he
gave for five years. Robert Davis be-
came his bondsman.
The next man arrested was David Box.
1t was claimed he did not live at No.
tempted TO vote. He is held. George
Fisher, of No POS Pavonia avenue was
arrested for trying to vote on his
brothers name in the First precinct of
the Second ward.
John McKenna of No. Exchange place
was arrested for attempting to vote from
No Exchange place. 1t is claimed by
the Republican challengers of the Third
precinct of the First ward that he does
not live there. James Mannix, a Demo-
cratic worker in the First precinct of
the Sixth ward was arrested twice this
morning. He fought with Daniel O'Con-
nor. knocked him down and kicked him
in the face, cutting his left cheek open.
OiConnor's wounds were dressed in the
City Hospital.
When he returned to the polling place
Mannix, he alleges, attacked him again.
Mannix was arrested. charged with afro
cicus assault and disorderly conduct and
held in $1,000 for a hearing by Justice
Potts tomorrow morning.
There was wild scene this morning
when crowd of mischievous youngsters
burned Mark Hanna in effigy opposite No.
2eS Washington street Attached to
s.Hanna" was an inscription which read
MARK Hanna, friend of the workingman,
Nit! Nit. Nitr'
Dietrich Gutenberg, the Republican Free
holder candidate of the First ward. COM
plaind to the police, and what remained
OF poor Hanna was removed TO the Greg
ory street station, placed in a cell and
furnished with delicacies. The crowd
jeered when poor /" Hanna - was carried
A half hour later ssDfsturber Olden-
berg" as he is now called, was burned in
efigy. 1t is expected that many arrests
VIII be made tonight Certain Democrats
are aware that there are repeaters in
town and warning has been sent to
every committeeman in the county to al
low no man who is not known to vote
unless he is willing to swear it in. There
are an unusual number of coored men
floating about and they are regarded as
crooked voters.
The registry lists 1t is alleged have
been padded with the names of negroes.
In the Fourth Ward twelve colored men
we're prevented from voting this morning.
When challenged they refused to swear
in their votes. A special effort is to be
made by all the Democratic County Com
mitteemen to have returns made to the
police as soon after the polls as practic-
able.
Up to noon there had been one arrest
in the Tenth ward and one in the
Eleventh ward for Illegal voting; but
when both were arraigned at the police
stations they proved that they were en-
titled to their rights of suffrage. The
arrest in the Tenth ward was that Of
Lawrence Mcclure of No. IA Huron street
Mcclure is unfortunate enough to have
the same name as an ex-eonvict and the
police were given Instructions to arrest
him If he attempted to vote.
Mcclure heard that he was going to be
arrested and SO he went to the polls with
who vouched for him that he was not the
Mcclure whom the police wanted. Off
Ger Rochfort, however. had had orders to
arrest him. and he could do no more than
obey the orders. At the Oakland avenue
police station Mcclure convinced Cap
tain Newton that he was not the ex-
convict and the Captain would not hold
him.
When Richard Plunkett went to cast
his vote in the Eleventh ward, Edward
Roede challenged him upon the grounds
that he did not live in Dr. Albanesus
stable, where he claimed his residence
Piunkett took an affidavit that he did and
his vote was accepted. Roede then had
him arrested.
At the Webster avenue police station
when Sergeant Holderer asked Roede to
take an affidavit that the stable in which
Plunkett claimed his home, was vacant
and had been for eight months. as Roede
claimed, the fresh challenger weakened
Plunkett. ON the other hand was willing
70 take an oath that he had lived in the
stable for the past six months, in the
city and county for the past year and
in the State all his life, having been
born in New Jersey
Plunkett was Immediately discharged
and Roede was instructed not 10 be too