The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-12
SHERIFF DEF|ED.
Chief Murphy Orders the
Police Not to Recognize
the Democratic
Deputies.
MAY BE TROUBLE AT THE POLLS
Fears Of Fraud Underlying
Three Thousand Removal
Certificate Applications.
EATON INTIMIDATING VOTERS
Outrageous Work Among Sugar
House Employees -Republi-
can Desperation.
Hoos GROWING IN FAVOR
Huge Democratic Mass Meeting
shows That the People Are All
for The Party,s Candidates.
HooS GROWING IN FAVOR
POLLS OPEN TOMORROW a. NJ.
POLLS CLOSE TOMORROW +. WI.

PULLS OPEN TOMOkROW D. m !.
POLLS CLOSE TOMORROW r. WI.
The big guns of the Democratic cam
paign were fired Saturday night. Meet
ings were held in all parts of the city.
The attendance was large and tremend-
Gus enthusiasm prevailed.
Democratic candidates were assured of
support and yesterday it was estimated
that Mr.. Hoos will win by at least 2.500
majority. This morning it leaked out
that William. better known as Billy
Eaton. the champion pie eater, who is
conducting the Republican campaign.
has been intimidating the employees of
the American Sugar Refining Company
or the Sugar House" 1t is reported
that he has since the campaign was
fairly opened gone among the men and
threatened them with dismissal if they
do not vote for Potts and the others
on the Republican ticket
Eaton has not heretofore been such an
important factor in campaigns 1t is said
that the privilege of nominating Potts
was extended to him upon the represent
alton that he could and would deliver for
that gentleman the entire vote OF the
Sugar House. The method he has pur-
sued in procuring votes for the Republic
1t is a well established ract that Eaton,
who is only a detective, employed at the
works to watch himself and a few others,
is acting without the knowledge, and con-
seQuently without the sanction, of the
officials of the company. Their attention
has been called to his performances.
1t was learned today. also, that certain
Republicans who, if Mr.. Potts is elected.
mud-sIingng and are making personal at
tacks on Mr.. Ifoos. Their efforts are
having the effect of<insuring MIR. Hoos
votes of men who were undecided as to
whom to vote for.
Chief of Police Murphy has abandoned
the proposition to transfer policemen
and where they know the voters, to sec
tions where they would know no one.
The charge that the transfer was to be
made to aid the Republicans in the Oper-
alton of repeaters caused its abandon
ment. This morning the Chief issued the
following general election order to cap
tains:-
"a charter election will be held in this
city on Tuesday. For the purpose of pre-
serving order and protecting people in
the exercise of their franchise the fol-
lowing order is promulgated to the
Precinct commanders win see that at
least one man is sent to each polling
THE election law says the only persons
permitted inside the polling places be-
side the election officers and clerks are
lengers, the candidates and the persons
engaged in voting. When citizen has
voted he must leave the place of election.
electioneering with one hundred feet of
the polls.
'It is crime to obstruct or interfere
with a voter while he is engaged in vot-
ing. The law says the police are in duty
bound to preserve the peace and protect
voters around the polls. :. The law also
board the authority to appoint citizens as
peace officers for duty at the polls, and
should any person be so properly appoint
ed their rights will be respected. There is
no law giving any other officer the right
to appoint any person as an officer for
duty in or around the polls, and should
any person present himself at any of the
polling places representing himself as
an officer appointed by any one other
than the election board they will not be
treated as an other citizen. and not CIV
en- the right to loiter around the polls
THE Chief of Police will expect the
strictly to police business on election day;
treat all citizens who are law abiding
Wltn proper respect and fearlessly do
their duty, no matter who it may hurt,
if called upon to uphold the law in se-
curing an honest election
The greatest trouble anticipated is by
police and the deputy s sherfs eSee who are te
be appointed by Sheriff Heller to watch
at the polls for repeaters and crooked
VOTERS "A InemDef OIL the POlfce Board
declared on Saturday that if the deputies
interfere with the police their (the depu-
ties) heads will be broken The gentle
man who made the startling statement is
Republican and is very much interested
in the outcome of the election
Sheriff Heller says that the deputies will
do only their duty, will not interfere with
legal voters, and will see to it that their
heads are not broken by any partisan
members of the Police Department.
The registry lists have been revised by
the Police, and. as charged in the News
ON Saturday, copies with supposed ficti-
tious names and names of men who have
moved since the last election have been
furnished the Republican County Com
mittee only.
There are in the neighborhood of three
thousand men who have moved Before
they will be able to vote they will have
TO procure from the Election Board
where they voted list fall a Certificate
of transfer to the precinct in which they
claim a right to vote. Before a removal
certificate will be granted. the Democrat
is election officers owing to the report
that the Republicans Contemplate commit
ting fraud by n N nf the transfer. will