The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-06
VICTORY IN The AIR
Everything About Demo-
cratic Headquarters
Presages Success.
WATCHING REPUBLICANS
Tho Truly Good Said to Be Up TO
Their Old Tricks of Repeat
ing and Colonization.
Presages Success.

Democrats are confident of downing
the Republican ticket from top to Dot
tom. 1t is admitted on all sides that
Assemblyman Klink is the strongest man
named, but it is pretty generally believed
that he will be unable to carry the load
that has been saddled on him. This
morning it leaked out that the Republi-
cans are at their old tricks again, and
propose, unless interrupted by Demo-
cratic vigilance, to operate repeaters and
resort to crooked work generally. 1t is
said upon excellent authority that within
nve hours after the term extender' had
Republican leaders met in one of the
pupnc Offices, summoned their hench-
men, and despatched them to New York
10 engage repeaterS. The operation of
fepeaters by the Republicans is an old
nick, but strangely enough the machine
pien go to the same localities for their
OF local Democratic leaders have discov-
managers Off.
This springs registry lists consist prin-
cipally OF the names entered on the lists
last tau. These lists in the city were
,',sbi;ean papbuea 70 an unusual degree by the Re
have been copied this spring To utilize
Inem the old repeaters' game is to be
worked, if possible.
The Democratic Campaign Committee
mas engaged workers and the lists are to
pe verified, records kept of the fictitious
M,r1,5 Na,reS ana M a request made to Chief
murphy that he instruct his men on cleo
ton day to arrest any man who attempts
70 vote on the spurious names. The
ii1emfocfatlc i1efr ehallengers have also been
ing on any of the suspected names.
me Republican party managers have a
SUBSTANTIAL election or corruption fund
of Miilcn es1 mas peen raised by the imposition
u an assessment upon officeholders.
members of the fire and police denart
ments not excluded. Contributions have
ss siso peen gathered in from men who have
zone business with the city, from con-
tractors who have done public work and
from from companies which have enjoyed a
talr In snare OF the city's patronage during
the last five years. The money is to he
used, IT is reported, in colonizing voters.
working repeaters and buying votes. FL
nanciai ns, assistance has been solicited from
81 q siaes- AS the police department is in
Iepunncan hands. the Democrats fear
lna5 they will have to depend upon their
S SSlduehgerS ana watchers to prevent the
fraud that is contemplated
Justice Potts is not making ml,ch of a
canvass nor does he intend fighting 1t
Is sald ne has admitted that it would be
useless TO try to win at a time when tax
payers are up in arms. \
Edward Hoos, on the other hand is
making a redhot fight He is working
gay and night and so are his friends.
for him and declaring that they are tired
OF the mismanagement of affairs.
Anthony Hauck and James Nolan. the
street and Water Commissioner candi-
dates, are leaving no stone unturned to
fsUth genfiemen are developing re-
markable strength, and it is predicted
that they viii win by handsome majori-
ties.
The several Aldermanic candidates are
working like beavers, and, with the pos
sible exception of the Eighth ward, it is
imagined that every ward will be carried
for the Democratic nominees.
Robert Davis, the party leader daily
receives encouraging reports of Republi-
cans cutting away from their party and
getting into line for the Democratic can
didates- The Democrats in every ward
are united Harmony prevails ali along
the line. Ratification meetings are being
held nightly and will continue to be held
until the night before election The Re
publicans, on the other hand, are floun-
dering about in hopeless sort of way,
endeavoring to patch up the disrupted
portions of their party