The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-11

REPUBLICAN RING WINS.
By Questionable Methods the
Dickinson Machine Gets
Delegates.
LANDRIHE LOST IN THE NINTH
Democrats Voted as Regular
Republicans : Row in
the Eighth.

The Republicans Of Hudson county held
their primaries last night They resulted,
in many cases, in emphasizing the fact
that the G. o. P. o. NJ. /. has sadly de-
generated, and is hopelessly dividei.
Much bitterness was displayed in several
wards and charges Of foul tactics are
flying around thickly today. While not
very edifyilsg spectacle still it is one
which makes certain the triumph OF
Democracy in this county
For the first time in many years the
Republicans of the Ninth Ward had a
lesson in crooked primary politics. Itwas
taught to them by the machine
element of the ward; that is by those
Republicans who have been fortunate
enough TO hold on TO, their places in the
city government and eat the PUBLIC pap
since the advent to power OF the Demo-
more than two-thirds Of the Republicans
Of the ward are not In sympathy with
this machine element and that at a
fair primary, where only Republicans
out OF sight. The machine was fuily
aware of this fact. but it was determined cd
nevertheless, TO carry last nigntass
to which it had allotted eleven delegates
while to the upper part OF the Wafa
Which has a larger number Of Repupll-
can votes, Is allOtteu Ulliy eight ASitSe tc7
In the upper precincts, as well as IN
the one in Johnstown they knew they
had no chance, SO they put all their
energies and skill 10 carrying tnelr tickel
through at the primary which was held
In. Biackshaw's store, at Monticello and
Farview avenues. They won by forty
votes. as counted.
But their majority did not represent a
majority of the Republican voters OF the
first. second and sixth precincts. The
machine. whose ticket was headed BY
ti1r4xT
with the names of Democratic voters and
sent them circulars saying that they had
been enrolled and were entitled to vote
at the Republican primary, ana urging
them 10 vote the Sfu5enyoll ticket. Many
Democrats did So although most OF them
did it i'll a shanaefaceds way and some,
when challenged, unblusningly declared
that they were devotees OF the q. o. R-,i
although they were rotoriousy not
Many Democrats, hoWt& L, were too
self respecting to pose u4-.er false pre-
exposed the fraud of the machine, but
the exposure came TOO late 10 checkmatei
ii. The anti-machine ticket was headed
by Isaac F. Vandefbeek, with whom were
associated some Of The best known and.
respected citizens of the Heights. few
Of whom were placed as Congressional
delegates on the MACHINE to give 1t an
air But the machine took good care
to cinch in itself the delegations TO the
county and ward conventions. The win
ming machine ticket Is as follows
Deiegale 10 COnSre>iSlOHai sAOpYentlOli--
Louis StubenvoIl II A. Charlberlain,
sTm. f. Meyers. a. !. Newberry. VI W.
Knight, Allanby Thompson. John A
White o. F. Coe Wm. r. Ely Alter
mates VIM. a. Snaffer, Wm. Earl, Luther
I<ilburn
Delegates to fhes County Convention.
August Stoeckel. Seth A. Chester, Isaac
6. Suitterlin. Richard j. Allen Abram
Ross. Aiternates-lChas G. Rives, George
Jeffries, F. w. Rouse.
Delegates to Ward Convention--John T.
PringIe, Geo. e. Sharrott VIM. ]. Millers
George Johnson. Sr., G. w Haywood
Wellsworth K Clynes Adna H. Underhill.
w. C. Ridgeway, Marmakulxe Tilden, Jr.
Alternates-Wm. Fl. Prink, Henry Wei
gand, Chas. Johnston.