The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-12
DEMOCRATIC SWEEP
Voters Rebuklng the Yellow
Journal" and Its Party
at the Polls.
SMITH IS A 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 thai
the Colonel will win by at least 500.
Enthusiastic workers are also wagering
that eleven of the twelve Aldermen nornf-
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 ollt
to despatch messengers for voters
Notices were sent out TO known RepuD7
licans inploring them to vote. About one
notice in ten was needed.
When the polls, We're closed az "a, one
O. o'clock in order that the election officers
might get luncheon the Republican IorceS
had accomplished SO little that they threw
up their hands and declared that the de-
lig'htful air carried with 1T TO-DAY Demo-
cratic sweep.
At the several polling places the Repub-
licans had from one to four workers. mol
who were approached showing little Or
no disposition to listen to arguments from
a Republican standpoint.
At the downtown polling places las me . E
extensively as the political contest Many
Republicans demonstrated their disgust
with the way Cuban affairs have been
managed by exclaiming:-
'Tm blanked if | will ever vote for a
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 turns
ing out in good shape 1t is a well known
fact that in all the downtown precincts
the Democratic voters as a whole DO not
turn out much before five o'clock. From
that time until the polls close 1t is estl-
mated that thirds of the votes cast
this side of the hill are Democratic;<a
Democrats are making an old time
fight. The committeeman are active ana
with workers are leaving no stone un-
turned to make the victory pronouneed
one. The lower section of the city VIII
give Colonel Smith big vote. Inc MI;
shape. Up to two o'clock light vote
had been polled 1t was about one-half
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
Labor men. ON the other hand are sup.
porting him and are declaring that Mr..
Weastell was once a ''scab," having
taken the place of a striker when there
was trouble between labor unions and the
Erie and Lehigh Valley Railroad. The re-
portztl1at the Brotherhood Of LOCOMOTIVES
Engineers and Fireriiel were against Col
orlel Smith was also found to be untrue.
Those bodies do not dabble in politics. and
never take up the fight 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 a great
fight. He has been out since the polls
opened, hustling about among the voters.
That he will win is a foregone conclu-
The Second ward, the old Horseshoe
is being given great shaking up The
Democratic committeeman are making the
fight of their lives. George Dittmar, the
and will be elected.
Daniel Cole will represent the Third
ward in the Board of Aldermen. He and
his friends have made ashouse to house
canvass, and If pledges count for any
thing Mr.. Cole will go through the ward
with a larger vote than has been given
any Democratic candidate since the crea-
ton of the ward.
The Fourth ward is the scene of
pretty fight. Samuel G. Warrin, the
on his hands with Democrats. Wood, his
opponent, learned of it ard made big
bid for votes. clever ruse adopted by
Democrats mo ats 4 to work worI for him him In the
event of his election each member was to
get S.. In the event of defeat so. Warrin,
it is estimated, will beat him two to one.
stable, brought great strength to the
Fourth ward ticket. Mr.: Thompson is
TuDIlluS
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
adopted the same plan and raised the
ante to twenty-five cents per kid Mr..
Mr.. Murphy will win.
The Sixth ward is going to be in the
011f1n q T a m
H. 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 a fine
row on among the Republicans of the
ague nn aha h Tbs res nsg w
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
impossibility.
Ninth. He has made a hard fight and
Republicans concede his election.
The Tenth ward will return Jacob ].
Muller, it is thought.
The election in the northern section of
the Heights. comprising the Eleventh
and Twelfth wards. is proceeding in an
ly light vote had been polled in a major
ity of the precincts up to noon. The
usual early morning vote did not mate
rialize. The apathy so manifest, how
ever, 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 Socalist-labor vote up in the Twelfth
ward. where the Socialists are strongest,
was light in proportion to the lghtness
of the general vote. There appears to
be but little cutting. In the Sixth precinct
of the Eleventh ward it is said the While
faction is cutting Menge slightly. This is
Whites precinct, which voted so strongly
for him at the nominating primary. In
the other precincts it is said the White
faction is giving its entire support to
Menge Mr.. Menge believes tnat quite a
number of White men are cutting him.
In some half dozen precincts visited
about noon in the Eleventh and Twelfth
wards. not more than from sixty to eighty
votes had been polled in each. The num-
ber of voters registered in each of these
precincts is above four hundred But little
indication of the cutting of Colonel Smith
could be found anywhere in either of the
two above named wards. The Colonel re-
ceived a few scratches in the Second ward
this morning.
It is expected that the result of the cleo
ton will be known by half-past eight or
nine o'clock this evening.
DEMOCRATS JUBILANT
SUCCESS ~ fhr Tick II III the Say6ntl1
yVard Nsssr Al Aasured