The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-13
DEMOCRATIC SWEEP
Voters Rebnking the yellow
Journal" and It's Party
at the Polls.
SMITH IS SURE WINNER
Eleven of the Twelve Aldermen
Pretty Sure to Be
Democratic.
SMITH IS A SURE WINNER

to succeed Richard Brown in the Street
and Water Board is conceded by Repub-
licans. Democrats are laying odds that
the Colonel will win by at least 1,SoO
Enthusiastic workers are also wagering
that eleven of the twelve Aldermen noml-
mated will go through with bells on.
When Republicans awoke this morning
and found the day perfectly clear they
felt encouraged. Republicans will some-
times vote on a fine day From the
G. o. P. headquarters word was sent out
to despatch messengers for voters
Notices were. sent out to known Repup-
licans imploring them to vote About one
notice in ten was needed.
When the polls were closed at one
O oclock, in order that the election officers
might get luncheon, the Republican forces
had accomplished so little that they threw
up their hands and declared that the de-
lightful air carried with 1t today Demo-
cratic sweep.
AT the several polling places the Repub-
licans had from one to four workers. NOT
much work was done by anyone, voters
who were approached showing little or
no disposition to listen to arguments from
a Republican standpoint.
At the downtown polling places the
Spanish squabble was discussed almost as
extensively as the political contest MANY
with the way Cuban affairs have Deen
managed by exclaiming:-
I'm blanlSed if l will ever vote for
Republican again for an office OF trust.
The Republican vote had not come out
by two O'Clock, and the indications at
that time were that the vote could not be
drawn out, no matter what Inducements
were offered.
Democrats, on the other hand are turn
ing out in good shape. 1t is a well known
fact that in all the downtown precincts
the Democratic voters as whole do not
turn out much before five o'clock. From
that time until the polls close it is esti-
mated that two-thirds of the Votes cast
this side of the hill are Democrstic.
Democrats are making an old-time
fight. The committeeman are active and
with workers are leaving no stone un-
one. The lower section of the city will
give Colonel Smith big vote. The hill,
too, is said to be responding IN good
shape. Up to two o'clock light vote
had been polled. 1t was about one-half
y what the vote of last spring was.
Colonel Smith was out bright and early
this morning He went from one part
of the city to the other. The Journals
report that organized labor was against
him was found to be, as usual, untrue.
Labor men, on the other hand, are sup
Weastell was once .'scab.' having
taken the place of striker when there
was trouble between labor unions and the
Erie and Lehigh Valley Railroad. The re-
port that the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen were against Col
onel Smith was also found to be untrue.
Those bodies do not dabble in politics, and
never take up the tight OF other union
organizations. In the First and Second
wards. where the labor vote is heaviest,
Colonel Smith is said to be running ahead
of his ticket.
In the First ward James Mcbride, the
Aldermanic candidate, is making great
fight. He has been out since the polls
opened, hustling about among the voters.
That he will win is foregone conclu-
sion.
The Second ward, the old Horseshoe"
is being given a great shaking up. The
Democratic committeeman are making the
fight of their lives. George Dittmar the
Aldermanic candidate, is running we'll
and will be elected.
ward in the Board of Aldermen. He and
his friends have made house to house
canvass. and if pledges count for any
thing Mr. Cole VIII 60 through hean sne s;1aa w9ra
any Democratic candidate since the erea-
ton of the ward.
The Fourth ward is the see scene OF ~, a
Democratic nominee, had little trouble
OH his hands with Democrats Wood. his
opponent, learned Of It and made big ,ls
Wood was to engage twenty alleged
Democrats to work for him. In the
event of his election each member was to
get s.. In the event of defeat So Warrin,
it is estimated, viii beat him two to one.
William Thompson, a candidate for Con-
stable brought great ~ stnrengtn n astl1sdS to the
l - -
running against the Hon. "Spud' Murphy
Spud's votes are few and far between.
In the Fifth ward merry war is waging
Candidate Murphy has made a tour of his
precinct, and has distributed five and ten
cent pieces to the children of voters. Mr..
Murphy was the most popular man on
earth with the Fifth ward urchins, and
their fond parents until his opponent
adopted the same plan and raised the
ante to twenty-five cents per kid" Mr..
(. The SIKH ward is going to be in the
Democratic column again. Mr.. James
Fl. Perry, the Aldermanic candidate, has
developed astounding strength; Repub-
licans are hustling for him with as much
vigor as Democrats.
In the Seventh ward there is fine
row on among the Republicans of the
League and Minkakwa Clubs. They are
knitting their candidate. The result will
be, it is claimed, that Peter Ehrhart is
going to win. hands down.
Augustus f. Lott and his friends are
making a good fight in the Eighth. The
Republican majority of that ward is so
great that to overcome it is almost an
Henry W. Moser is going to win in the
Republicans concede his election;
The Tenth ward. will return Jacob J.
Muller, it is thought.
The election in the northern section of
the Heights. comprising the Eleventh
and Twelfth wards, is proceeding IN an
unusually quiet manner. An astonishing
N light vote had been polled in a major
ity of the precincts up to noon. The
usual early morning vote did not mate
eyer. is considered favorable to the Dem
ocratic nominees. 1t is generally regard
ed that both wards will go Democratic.
Republicans show but little interest. The
Democratic workers are the only ones
manifesting any enthusiasm whatever.
The Socialist-lahor vote up in the Twelfth
ward. where the Socialists are strongest.
was light In proportion to the lightness