The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-29
VICTORY FOR RIGHT
All Three of the Constitu-
tional Amendments
Knocked Out by
the People.
By OVER EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES
Expected Elements Fail to
Rallysto the Support Of the
Cleries and Extremists.
WOMEN THE WORST BEATEN
But Eight Counties Roll Up Great
Majoritiss Against the Anti
Race Track Enact
ment.

The special election resulted in this city
about as politicians estimated it would.
The anti-gambling amendment was beat
en- by 4,253 votes, which was within 2S0
votes of the whole number of ballots cast
for it. The amendment restricting the
Governors appointive power was buried
beneath 3113 votes. The Woman Suf-
frage amendment was treated very
harshly. being beaten by 4.1s2.
The total vote of the city was 1924.
The usual fall vote runs from $4,000 to
$4,000 The spring election vote averages
26.OOo. Politicians say that everything
considered the vote was fair one
1t was a noticeable fact that notwith-
standing the efforts of the church people
to bring out their vote, their work was
dismal failure. Even the voters of the
Third precinct of the Fourth ward, where
the Rev. John l. Scudder holds forth
and votes, were unkind enough to knock
out all the three amendments. In the
anti-gambling amendment the Scudder
forces mustered g. votes, while the other
element polled 104 The Rev. Mr.. Scud-
der was surprised at the result. Having
been the leader of the fight for the anti
gambling amendment ne feels somewhat
disconnected.
ministers. as a result of the election, will
now make combined effort to arouse a
estizens' movement and nominate an As
semhly ticket the candidates to pledge
themselves to oppose any and all efforts
in the direction of race track legislation
The ministers assert that money was
used literally by the Republican precinct
committeeman and intimations are going
the rounds that the pulpits this year will
assail Republicanism this fall for a
change. With the Democratic Committee
no fault is being found, the ministers hav-
ing learned from some reliable source that
it took no active part In the fight against
the amendments.
The ministers. too. it is said, have
agreed that it will be beneficial for them
to give their parishioners a shaking up
That they will not soon forget for their
negligence and apparent lack of in
terest'' in ministerial work for the "pro-
motion of morality and SO on.
The total vote polled for the anti
gambling amendment in the city was 8,7S6,
against 4,4S3 Of the twelve wards into
which the city is divided. two were car
ricd for the anti-gambling amendment.
They were the Eighth and Ninth. The
vote of the Eighth for was 564, against
49, a majority of 49, The Ninth ward
vote was ASS for and 47s against, a ma
Jority of votes.
The majorfties against the amendment
in the other wards were:-First, sos; Sec
ond. Ss4; Third, 1872; Fourth, 2s2; Fifth
422; Sixth, 32z; Seventh. 1872; Tenth, 26O;
$50; Twelfth. ss1
For the second amendment the vote was
$3.50 for and S,19s against, a majority of
g. 11s. This amendment made better
run than the others, for the reason that |
the Republican County and City Commit
teemen had been instructed to work for
it. The Democratic County Committee
men had, ON the other hand been urged !
to work against it.. Its defeat by such |
a handsome figure has caused rejoicing !
in Democratic circles, the party leaders
that it is an indication that |
voters have not finished repudiating |
things Republican yet.
AS in the case of the anti-gambling |
amendment the Eighth and Ninth wards |
were carried for the appointive amend
ment.
The Eighth and Ninth wards gave 100 |
and 126 for, respectively. The majori-
Ties @of the other wards against were |
IS follows First. 7os; Second. III; Third,
"a; Fourth, 1859; Fifth, 1896; Sixth. IA;
Seventh 60; Tenth. III; Eleventh, 43o;
Twelfth, 272.
The vote for the womans suffrage
amendment was 4.s49 for and s.141 against.
rhe Eighth and Ninth wards only were
oyal to the ladies. They gave majorities
If 107 ana 26 for the amendment respec-
lively. The voters Of the other wards
lad the bad taste to give majorities
/
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