The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
Yesterdays Registration
Adds a Thousand Names
to the List.
EXTENDER BILL IGNORED
Mr.. Allan McDermott Proposes to
to Give the Republicans
a Hot Fight.

delegation OF RepuDlcan WokhSi1
went to Trenton today to urge Governor
Grigss to sign the measure whicn villa
abolish spring elections and consequently
extend the term of Mayor Wanser OF tnis
city and Mayor Seymour OF Newark.
Notwithstanding the fact that the piA
is i'm the hands of the Governor and tnas
it is reported he will approve H. the
Democrats are going ahead with tnelr
| preparations for the election OF Apru To-
| Yesterday was the first day Oh regis
tration No correct idea OF the interest,"
being taken in the proposed eiecsioiA
1 could be ascertained as the law does nos
| require personal registration In tn1
spring The duties of the registration
officers Yesterday consisted In mercy
copying the names from last year ns.s
| to those which were to be used TINS
spring From the several places OIL TESS
: tration. however, Robert Davis, the Dem-
oeratic leader, today received iniofniA
tion that Democrats were on hand 10 see
to it that, through no error, tnelr hhiaes
should be omitted from the lists Tnefe
; were as near as could be learned, about
a. thousand new names added to the hsts
Il x,.starday The next day of registration
! is next Tuesday. The Republicans VINO
: : will be signed, freely assert that no reg
istration will be held that day.
citv CLERK M. ]. O'Donnen says he win
not order the registration discontinued
NOT because he is Democrat. but pc
y cause he has no power to stop IT, ne
saws. The County Board of Eiecuoni'
nrovides for registration and having n4eo
yesterday and next Tuesday, 1t is sup
nosed the original order will not be re-
II called.
d The County Board of Elections is evenly
1t divided politically and it is not improD-
able that there will be a lively poiitieai
..scrap,' if the Republicans attempt 70
nravent the registration. What action
citv Clerk O'Donnen will take relauvo
as TO ordering an election on April % - no -
- known nor will he discuss the subject "
n any extent. tba time ar
ng ,-ives he said this morning h.
= The City Clerk being Democrat I'M IN
of Republicans sass9,y are naes aeeare however thai
zee thev s.will attend to his case, II the Toy
~ ernor signs the BILL Mr.. ODonhsn M is toS r
Ter not at all alarmed. He says ne Is s w
ie- Old old a war horse to be frightened by pe
ell itical threats. -. on /,
,od The Democratic Aldermen, S,., VINO are 1san n
a majority in the Board, naturally Wan ~
an aha e,Sv aSvice of counsel only. Some of then
while anxious to Iorce al eiSStioAA, - ss.;-es,
like the idea of going TOO IaI, pa pa IN ~ -,
lIariy if Governor Griggs approves Ell ~
of sst Term extender'' They are little afrai q
- that if they proceed in face of the ni
W tbev NAV be held responsible as molVio
to- mails for the claims incurred. 20 La ., q
exnenditures made were necessary III y,
,rod der to provide for the registration yes'el
ING day. 49,. ,t,,,4 * ooo f1s
of ,a9p ~ suant 80 b,,t the greater expenditure
tied ore incurred in engaging election paper
can nrocurins ballots, and so on 1or siecsis :
day The Democrats are going aneao
though nothing unusual were soinsz .
Rallots for the primaries to pc neio
Thursday evening have been printed, a., ~ !
ao- will be distributed this evening". lne J
is every indication that they Will pass :
smoothly, as there is only one one caauaua cale
w. for the several offices to be Illieu
are Robert Davis still insists thal eneis !"
latic pG In a., regard to the assertion of the 4
,tra- nl1blicans that they will not allow III III
,dad Election officers to go into the POM
,.os; nlaces on election day, Robert Davis 81
- that the Democratic clerks VIII proc
loeie ' regularly by naming Republican oAlcs
pre-, 20 All the vacancies in the severai poar'
held ~ WIZ ~ Sna,ils constituted in that way
ling. is IS held that all ballots cast will be p
.elgn fectly regular. s,,d tb
freed The activity OF the Oemocra.ss 49,, airu =.
sun- | annarent disregard of the term
% no. tender'' is causing some Repuphcahs
!, fe,. snend sleepless nights. Mr. Allan L. =, =
: y Dermott and Senator w. ". lay ns M
+. everything in readiness to attach 4 tue e .,
is III lender at once in the event II - SAs'
by Governor Griggs. =,
Mr.. McDermott says he VIII MAY !
publicans feel very sad at neart pei
he gets through with them.