The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-26
PAGAN NOMINATED.
Very Exciting Primary
Held in Hoboken
Last Night.
FIGHTS ALL OVER THE CITY
Police Break Into Booths and
Arrest the Election Boards
Councilmen Nominated.
FIGHTS ALL OVER THE CITY

Councllmen Nominated
One of the most exciting primary cleo
tions ever witnessed in Hoboken. took
place last night. The hght etwee Mayo
Pagan and Bryan Smith for the majority
nomination was wagered to the bitter end
and at about every precinct in the down
town section of the city, the police wer,
Obliged to Interfere to preserve order al
the polls.
Mayor Pagan was nominated for a thirl
term by a majority of 1872 votes ovel
SMITH, whose entire vote was only 1850
The tftal vote polled for Pagan wa.
1852 The victory of the Faganites wa.
overwhelming.
As soon as the polls opened at four
o'clock in the afternoon, adherents of
both candidates were out in full force, and
each side kept a close watch on the othe,
for any attempts at dickering with the
ballots. OF the five wards in the city, this
Smithltes only carried one. This was the
First ward, Michael J. Coyle's domain.
The greatest victory for the Faganites
was won in the Third precinct of the
Second ward where Smith received only
two votes to Pagan Dol Only two of the
Councilmen, Michael ]. Murray and
James Londrigan, of the First and Third
wards respectively were renominated.
INT other Councilmen nominated We're:
Colonel Charles Erienkotter. Second ward;
Joe" McGovern, Fourth ward and Charles
F. Schaeffer. Fifth ward.
chairman Ofermann, of the Council,
who sought a denomination in the Fifth
ward, was beaten by Schaeffer. who had
a majority of 21 votes.
Special orders had been given to the
poEce to watch over the polling places,
and where trouble was expected, as. many
as SIX policemen were stationed on duty.
AS soon as the voting began there was
trouble. In a number of the precincts.
the election officers refused to swear in
votes, or would not receive votes un-ess
the police retired from the room.
M.chaei Conroy, a Smithfte, who was
Judge of the Election Board in the Fifth
precinct of the Fourth ward, refused TO
show the inside of the ballot box before
rne polls opened A row ensued, and
when the police broke through the crowd
some person escaped with the box through
a rear Conray and Benjamin
Wlaliams, another election officer. were
taken to Police Headquarters under ar
their explanation reprimanded and dis
charged both of them.
Ine most exciting fight was IN the Sec
ond precinct of the Fourth ward. Here the
poas We're held in the rear of Council
man James J.. Fox's saloon at No. 200
Willow avenue. just before the voting
closed Detective Owen Quinn. who had
been stationed in the neighborhood, en-
tered the saloon and in order to get near
the ballot o he jumped over the bar
and entered the room where the voting
was going on by a side door. Councilman
Fox attempted to- stop Quinn as he was
HITnD1nQ nUnr Thn. hnr ~ ftn -,,x L. 49,
ne had no right to take such privileges
on his property.
I've got my ORDERS shouted the de-
fectiye putting his hand to his hip pocket
Tor his revolver. I'm an officer and If
everything is square you should have no
Tear Of my presence" When he got into
the room he said, addressing Jack" Day
an, who was judge, You count those
votes"
We'll count them when we get -
good and ready retorted Dawn. .fYou
nays no business In here whatever.e
That's all right" continued Quinn.
minutes after the polls close or mi pull
the Who,e crowd, box and ALL"
Dawn sat as guard over the box and
told Quinn that no votes would be counted
Until he left the room. At twenty min
utes past nine O'Clock quinn
the assistance of three policemen and all
the members of the Election Board with
HEADQUARTERS. The men were ohm DAWN,
Jones, Eugene Haverstraw,
Frank Bertoceni and James Russell. AT.
the police station there was great con-
fusion Captain Hayes heard wha the
men had to say and then sent four extra
policemen back to the polling place with
them to see that there was no unfairness
IN the counting Of the votes.
IN the Sixth precinct of the Fourth
ward there was another fight which was
brought about when a Faganite accused
Patrick Foley. the judge, of putting votes
IN his vest pockets. The police interfered
just as blows began to fail and arrested
Golden, twenty-seven years old. Of
No ia Marshall street; Patrick Foley.
twenty-five years old, of No. 122 Marshall
street, and James Kerrigan, TWENTY-FIVE
years old, of No. Ill Marshall street on
charges of violating the election laws.
The men were held at Police Headu1ar-
tiers until City Treasurer James Smith,
brother of the candidate, had furnished
bail for their appearance for examination
before Recorder McDonough this morn
ing.
The election officers placed under ar
rest were a~rraigned before Recorder Nc
Donough this morning. Policeman Pat
rick Hayes, Jr., mad the complaint and
and violation of the election laws. He
said that the officers had deliberately re-
fused to be sworn in. When he stopped
the voting there was a general row and
one man ran off with the enrollmnnt
book.
The men were released under 500 bail
70 appear for examination In the April
term of court. Councilman James j. Fox
appeared as bondsman.
Mr.. Bryan Smith when asked bv a
News" reporter this morning If he would
pc an independent candidate notWifh-
tanding his defeat at the primaries, said
that he could not say until he had con-
shifted his friends ~