The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-13
VICTORY IN THE AIR.
Election Proceeding Quietly
With All Indications
Pointing to Demo-
cratic Success.
HOOS SWEEPING ALL BEFORE Him
An Innocent Pole Arrested
While Trying to Vote for a
Friend Now in Poland.
POTTS BEING CUT ON ALL SIDES
Klink Running Ahead of His
Ticket-Nolan and Hauck
Polling a Large Vote.
The Polls dc not close until Z p. N. Today
There as still time to cast a uote for
EDWARD HoOS.

There IS still time to cast q rote for
EDWARD HoOS
The election is proceeding in an order
ly manner, and in a way that impresses
Democrats and Republicans that the re-
turns will show a glorious Democratic
victory.
Republican leaders concede the election
of the head of the ticket. and are conse-
uuently doing their utmost to capture the
Board of Aldermen. The trouble that
was anticipated by the possibility of a
clash between the police and two hum
dred and fifty deputies Sheriff Heller
was supposed TO appoint, has been
averted. No deputies were appointed;
in fact, none were applied for, Robert
Davis, the Democratic leader, declaring
this morning that the scheme to APP
point deputies was bluff to block a
scheme of the Republicans to operate re-
peaters. His threat had the desired eff
feet, and it is believed a fairly honest
election will be held.
Chief of Police Murphy sent one police
man to each precinct, and as a further
precaution provided the several cap
stains with horses and carriages and in
y structed them to make a tour of the poll
ing places at intervals of every hour or
two.
As soon as the polls opened the dispute
concerning the registry books to be used
was settled The Republicans gave way
and agreed to use the new registry lists
prepared this spring and which were fur
nished by the City Clerk, NJ J. ODon-
nell
The first arrest Of the day was John
Barren. Pole, of No. 4S Essex street.
Early in the morning he voted on his
ma aInes and about IL o'clock reappeared
ana attempted to vote on another name
He was quite honest about it and said he
gone to Poland. His ignorance of the
law was not accepted as an excuse, and
hard to distinguish from one another as
officers in precincts about the Sugar
lookout for crooked Polish voters. 1t is
thought efforts will be made to vote
some Poles early and often. The RepubIi-
can leader of the Polish locality, at one
time famous 'tpie eater" is being
closely watched, and SO are the voters
he vouches for.
In lower York street an attempt was
made to ring In three repeaters from a
cheap lodging house. The men lost heart
Wnen questioned and consented to leave
Ine city IL not arrested. They were al
lowed to CO. All had been provided with
Republican ballots. On all sides it is
known that Potts is being cut and slash
ed Klink is running far ahead of his
ticket. Democrats are voting for him in
nearly every precinct in the city. Mr.
Midlige, on the other hand, is capturing
his share of Republican votes
Edward Hoos is being supported tooth
ana nail. pronounced Republicans are
voting for him. There is In fact more
Rnahsting nha r oeing done than for years .re.
in Republican wards, the party workers
having left no stone unturned to cap
ture the votes Of men who are employed
IN New York and who rarely take any
interest in municipal elections. The vote
IN Democratic precincts is somewhat
lighter than heretofore. but arrangements
are being made by the several precinct
men to get out the whole vote this even
ing.
There was at noon today some trouble
IN the Third precinct of the Fifth ward.
II was found that when voters who had
registered appeared their names were not
on the registry list. An investigation re-
accepted on the second day of registra-
tion. when the Republican officers failed
70 appear, and entered on slips of paper
and pinned to the original lists The slips
Became unloosed and were lost. The
names were subsequently added to the
list by the County Board of Elections and
balloting proceeded peaceably.
With the new methods that have been
adopted by the police the result of the
election will be known by not later than
IL o'clock tonight.
add Elections
From the Hill and Hudson City section
the most encouraging reports concerning
In Hudson City nothing can be heari but
Hoos., The whole German vote is being
cast for him and his supporters are leav-
Ing no stone unturned to pile such a vote
for him that Greenville with its big Re-
publican vote will not override it.
James Nolan and Anthony Hauck, the
didates, are being carried along by Mr..
Hoos. Mr.. Nolan is showing unexpected