The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
PRlN THROWN OUT
Hoboken's City Committee
Investigates Mondays
Disgraceful Row.
cApELLI GIVEN THE NOMINATION
No Protest From the Precinct
Where Mayor Pagan Used
the Chair.
.APELL GIVEN THE NOMINATION

The Executive Committee of the HOBO
ken Democratic City Committee met last
evening in Coyle's Hall, Hoboken, ana re-
ceived protests in the Fourth district OF
the Fourth ward, where Councilman Ca
pelli refused to hold a primary, and an
other protest in the Second district OF
the Fifth ward, where it was alleged
Committeeman Charles La Point stopped
the counting because the police inter-
fered. and put his foot through the prim-
airy box.
Timothy J. Dooley, a watcher for John
NJ. Fitzpatrick, the Pagan candidate for
Councilman against Capeili, told the COM
mittee that the primary officers were
sworn in before he reached the polling
place in CapelIi's precinct at 6:45 o'clock.
After fifteen ballots were cast Capelli
brought his friends through the bar room
and instructed Judge Jack -Lavazzo to
accent their votes. A number Of citi-
zens stood in line and demonstrated with
Capelli because they were compelled 10
wait until Capellfs friends had voted.
..When these men kicked said Dooley,
..Capelli gave Judge Lavazzo a signal to
steal the primary box, saying The jig IS
up Lavazzo obeyed, and Capelli threw
a Liable over IH6, dtio Ri01ACe tAN
to the saloon"
Dooley denied that several policemen,
acting under instructions, interfered, ana
would not allow Capelli's friends to vote.
81 can bring fifty men TO prove that no
policeman interfered with any voter,
said Dooley. There was but one police
man in the place. There was no disorder
and the police were not called
Dooley also said that when Capelh
stopped the primary, the men who want
ed to vote held another primary and Fitz-
patrick received a majority of hfty-seven
over-Capelli
Councilman Capeli said that the police
inti1nidated the people who came to the
polling place to vote for him, and threat
ened them with violence unless they voted
for John NJ. Fitzpatrick. his rival.
+ MEN came from ali parts of the city to
yotc.', said Capelli, and II | had stopped
them there would have been trouble.
These men voted under the names of men
who lived in the precinct. AS | feared
that a riot would take place, and that the
police would kill somebody if stopped
these men, / concluded to stop the priIn-
AIRY If murder had been committed it
would have been charged up against me,
because l was conducting the primary.
Capelh also told the committee that he
had placed watchers at the primaries IN
the other precincts with tally clocks to
record the votes as they were poled, n
that the watchers reported that the boxes
had been stuffed with Illegal ballots He
claimed that he could produce evidence OF
fraud in tie precincts whlch ~fitApaeiicN
Tne decided to throw out the
primaries in the Second, Third and
Fourth precincts of the Third ward, ie2v-
ing the result of the First precinct to de-
ciue the nomination. AS Capell feSeiVeu
66 votes against ~Fitzpatrick,s 81 votes n.
the First precinct the Executlve Io ra,,nrr
to the Democratic. City 70.
night in favor of giving the Councilmanic
nomination to CapelH; a
will present a minority report in favor OF
ordering 9 new primary IN CapeiiIs as
trict. 1t is thought the Democratic
City Committee will adopt the majority
councilman George H. steils protested
against the primary held In the SECOND
nreeinct of the Fifth ward, which is rep
resented in the committee by Charles La
Pointe. He charged fraud and illegal
voting. ..a.a4o ~
on an honest count" said Steils. La
Pointe would not allow my watchers TO
see the ballots as they were taken from
the DOX. Out nClQ HIS lidi1a
After tfirty-three ballots were counted l
demanded an honest count. La Pointe
threw the box on the floor, and AFTER
Selling the poll books left
The committee asked if the trouble was
not caused by the lmwarranted fnterier-
ence of the police. Steil replied thai re,
liceman Ahearn did not interfere until
crooked work was charged.
The committee reserved. decision until
this evening, when another meeting wili
he held prior to the meeting of the Demo
cratic City Committee. 1t is thought
though that the committee will report IN
favor of taking the Coufcilmanie noni-
nation away from Steils and giving 1t to
Edward Offermann, his opponent.
No protest was received from the sec.
ond ward, where Mayor Pagan became
primary officers in the First precinct.
Fraud was charged by the y and
hoy was found filed with illegal ballots.
Il IS thought that the Executive Commit
tee will recommend that a new primary