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DEMOCRATIC SWEEP
Hoboken City Committee
Confident of Electing
the Entire Ticket.
FITZPATRICK VS.. CAPELLI
Mayor Pagan Hopes for Victory
Polls Dominated by the
Police.

The Hoboken Democatic City Committee
net last evening in Coyless Hall, in that
city and endorsed the campaign, after dis
%tributing ballots among the committee
men for poll workers. The campaign
funds was also distributed. Chairman
Coyle reported that John NJ. Fitzpatrick,
the councilmanic candidate for tie third
ward, who secured the nomination after Il
bitter contest, has refused to pay his as
sessment of SO, and Martin Cooke, the
candidate for Water Commissioners, had
also refused to contribute.
Fitzpatrick represents the Second pre-
cinct of the Third ward in the committee,
and explained why he refused to pay his
assessment. He said he understood thai,
! the committee intended to use the cam
paign funds to beat him. and that ne did
not intend to give the committee any
money for such a purpose. Chairman
Coyle and several other committeeman
denied his allegations. They said that
ers at the polls.
Fitzpatrick, it is said, was advised by
pay his assessment. 1t is not known
how much money the committeeman re-
ceived. but it is said that $50 was the
average amount received by each.
Chairman Coyle said last night that in
| dications pointed to a surprising Demo
cratic victory He was confident that ex-
Recorder McDonough by a large major
ity, and that Water Registrar Henry
Lohmann would defeat Postmaster Cur
ran, the independent Democrat and Re
publican candidate.
Mr.. Coyle also said that the Demo
Gratis would make a clear sweep of all
five wards. In the First ward, Hugo
Ochs, Democrat. has no opposition Phil
Daab and f.. Bender are running against
Charles Schultze and j.. Henry Stesmann
in the Second ward. Mr.. Coyle thinks
that there is no question about the cleo
ton of Daab and Bender. In the Third
ward, he thinks, Councilman Capelli. the
independent Democratic and German
American Association candidate, will de-
will defeat Harry Snyder, independent
Democrat and Republican candidate in
the Fourth ward. Councilman George H..
Steil, Democrat, has no opposition in the
Fifth ward.
The committeeman were empowered to
select their own poll workers in their
precincts. No attempt was made to re-
lieve Committeemen Fitzpatrick and
Londrigan of the responsibility of select
ing poll workers in their precincts. II
was feared that such a scheme would
jeopardize the success of the ticket if
carried out. Fitzpatrick and Londrigan
claim they will place workers at the
they accepted their share Of the cam
paign funds from the committee to en-
ploy such workers.
A rumor prevailed in Hoboken last
night that Leader Robert Davis had
issued orders that ex-Sherif Stanton, the
Democratic candidate for Recorder,
should be sacrificed and that every effort
should be made to re-elect Recorder Nc
Donough. 1t could not be verified last
night: Chairman Coyle and other DEM
ocratic leaders who are close to Leader
Davis and enjoy his confidence, emphati-
cally declared that the runior was with
out foundation. They claimed that Lead
/ or Io HTiS had % lCSlt61 - no orders IN any,
body in Hoboken, and that such rumors
| were merely circulated to change the
tide in the election.
Stanton's friends are leaving no stone
unturned in their effort to elect him. They
! are confident of success, although Re
corder McDonough's friends are equally
confident.
Interest in the election in Hoboken is
conferred in the fight between Fitzpatrick
and Capelli for Councilman in the Third
ward. Both factions are working like
beavers for votes. The Pagan element is
supporting Fitzpatrick. while City Treas
urer James Smith, Boulevard Superinten-
dent Coyl and in fact a majority of the
Democratic City Committee are support
ing Capelli. The police We're Instructed
to carefully guard the ballot boxes and
! if any attempt is made to vote fraudu-
lently to arrest the offenders.
The Capelli faction fear that the police
are sent to the polling precincts to in.
Fitzpatrick. Capelli has secured the ap-
pointment of deputy sheriffs for several
of his friends, who are employed as
watchers at the polls and to prevent
! police Interference.
About 1900 of the S,243 votes on the reg
istry were polled at noon today The. Vot-
ing was quiet and orderly in all of the
precincts. Interest was centred in the
! outcome of the Councilmanic election in
the Third ward. between John M. Fitz-
patrick, the Democratic candidate; An-
dhony Capelli, Independent Democrat, and
! Samuel D. Johnson, Republican.
! The polls in the four precincts OF the
ward were surrounded by workers for
The candidates. who ignored the Werts
election law restricting them from solicit
| place. Policemen were stationed at all of
the polls, ostensibly to prevent any fraud
or intimidation of voters. No arrests for
illegal voting or otherwise were made up
to / o'clock this afternoon. Captain
( Hayes said that the anticipated no trouble
in any of the election precincts.
Mayor Pagan said at noon that reports
that he had received indicated that Fitz-
patrick would poll an exceedingly large
vote in the Third ward. He was confident
that Fitzpatrick would defeat Capelli by
a large majority. He also said that indi-
cations pointed that Charles Schuitze and
). Henry Stegnlan would be elected Coun-
cilmen in the Second ward.
The contest between ~ex-Sheriff Stanton
and McDonough for Recorder is proving
interesting. Both candidates are strug-
Cling hard to be elected. A rulnor pre-
vailed that Stanton was being cut in the;
1 Fourth ward in the interest OF the Coun-
cilmanic candidates. Stanton said at noon
that he was satisfied with the outlook
and tha5 he entertained no fear of the re-
suit.
Water Registrar Henry lima and
] m James Curran are making a
strong fight for Water Registrar and both
are confident.