The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-08
ALL OUR WAY.
Voting in Hudson Is Early,
Numerous and Over
whemingly Demo-
cratic.
COL. SMITH ELBOWED OUT
Small Work Of Republican
Heelers Costs Their Ticket
Many Votes.
M'GOVERN's GREAT FIGHT
Pagan viii Be Defeated for
FreehoIder in the Fifth
Ward.
BALLOTS IN CIGAR BOXES
Police Doing Their Best to Make
the Election smooth--Probable
Plurality 5000.

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The election is progressing as smoothly
as could be hoped for Up to noon today
80 per cent of the whole vote had been
polled. At the same time last fall not
more than 80 per cent. of the vote had
been cast
It is a very noticeable fact that in the
Democratic strongholds the vote is the
largest.
In the Republican wards the vote is not
what the workers anticipated and efforts
to bring out the Republican vote have
been futile.
That the Democratic leaders are still
confident of victory was demonstrated
this morning when Leader Robert Davis
bet $40, even money that Crane would
carry the State. After having made this
bet Leader Davis announced that he had
$1,000 which said Elvin w. Crane would be
the next Governor.
Sheriff William Heller is by no means
behind in the betting war. He laid 5000
even money on Crane this morning, and
still has about $500 more which says
Crane viii win. Although the day is just
such a one as the Republicans like and
which is generally taken as presage of
Republican victory, the Democrats are
content. In certain sections Of the city
there has been the usual trouble with
ballot boxes and ballots have had to be
cast in hats, shoe boxes and other such
reeeptacles. The police remedied the
trouble with much speed as practicable.
In the First ward an unusually large
Democratic vote is being polled, and un-
less Crane carries it by 500 every one
will be surprised.
The Second ward is doing its duty no
bly, The appeal of Robert Davis to the
voters a few nights ago has had the
effect Of cementing broken friendships.
Cleary is making a red-hot fight against
Kenny and is spending a whole lot of
Park House money. Cleary is not in it.
Kenny will win by 2 to 1. Mclean, the
Republican nominee, is not in the race
The Third ward win return Frank Nc
Nally to a moral certainty. Negravel is
running behind his ticket.
In the Fourth ward Meschutt is not
polling the full vote. The Republicans
are cutting him and are supporting
Tremble. The only unpleasantness which
occurred in the Fourth ward was when
Colonel Robert Smith attempted to vote.
He was not registered 1t had been sup
posed he had registered from Camp
Meade. John Erwin, the secretary of the
Republican County Committee, would not
allow his servants in the Second precinct
of the Fourth ward to accept Colonel
Smiths vote. The Coloners vote was lost
merely because he had Joined the army
and by attending to his soldiers duty
had been unable to go through the for
mality of registering. A hard fight was
made to get the ColoneTs vote in, but
the Republicans, with their usual dis
agreeableness would not permit him to
vote.
Ex-senator Edwards, who is acting
Corporation Counsel, was finally appealed
to. and decided under the circumstances
that Colonel Smith should not vote. The
refusal Of the Republicans to allow the
Colonel to vote cost their candidates no
end of votes.
IN the Fifth ward there is a merry fight
in progress. Phillip McGovern. the Demo-
cratic candidate is making the fight of
his life, and is going to defeat Pagan by
at least 400.
The Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh
and Twelfth wards viii go Democratic
and possibly the Eighth and Ninth. Ev-
erything points to great Democratic
victory.
Leader Davis still maintains that the
Democrats will win this county by at
least 5000
The report that Allan L. AicDermott
would be cut has proven without foun-
dation. Straight tickets are being voted.
Leader Davis is as happy as can be.
He says the ticket Is going to win. a
close watch is being kept for Republic
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