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

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Everything in Readiness for
Tonlorrow's Prelinl-
mary skirmish.
1ENNY's QUEST is HOPELESS
Stands No Chance Against
McDermott--A a Big Vote
Looked For.

Everything is in readiness fer the eiec-
tive primaries tomorrow night The ln-
dications are that heavy vote will be
polied Tonight, at the rooms of the Rob-
ert Davis Association, there will be dis
tributed the ballots and other parapher-
MALTA for the primary contests. In the
city there will be tussles only in the Sec
ond and Twelfth wards. In all the other
wards candidates have been agreed upon
and the primaries will be harmonious.
AT the same time the several precinct
committeeman have been instructed to
bring out as heavyya vote as possible in
order that some idea of how Democrats
feel about the approaching election may
be- obtained In all the outgoing dis
tricts there will be contests and a heavy
vote will be polled. West of the IIacken-
sack River the Democrats will endeavor
to show how strong Edward Kenny is.
lie is a candidate against Allan L. Nc
Der1nott for State Senator. Kenny will
he beaten. No one knows that better
i himself The secret of his running
is ,aown to few. Kenny has for many
years wanted a county nomination Just
now he has the Registrarship in view.
His intimate friends say that if he can
maize q good showing against Allan Nc
Dernaott in the Senatorial contest that
there Will be a possibility of the party
leaders giving serious consideration to his
candidacy for the Registrarship. Reg
lister to succeed George B. Fielder is not
elected until the fail of 1899. There are
a few Democratic workers who do not
hesitate to say that BENNY is premature,
and that he is adopting anything but
proper tactics to secure the support of
the party headers when county nonina-
tions are in order.
Leader Davis declines TO discuss the
campaign of 1899. He saYs.-"We havs
an important election on hand now. and
before we reach the 1898 campaign we will
have a Mayor. to elect. 1t would be well
if Democrats would devote their whole
time 20 what we have before us. The inn
preston that we will have a walk over
here is foolish one. 1t is a hard and an
important contest and 1T behooves us to
work and come out of it victoriously
Backed by corporations and held by cor
porata funds, the Republicans will make
hard fight. Hudson county will be the
place theg will make their fight in order
to keep down our majority. The Republi-
cans may be cut up a little now, but they
wiz get together IN due tifae and make
an Aggressive campaign We must be-
prepared for any move they make. If
we do net they may get away With wards
we are now counting on as being in our
column. This is no time for idleness.
We have lots OF work before JUS and ]
want to see every Democrat do his share
Foster Voorhees, viii. get support from
quarters where we used to look for aid.
We will have a COED ticket. The Repub-
licans are endeavoring to create a strong
one. II they succeed in inducing their
best men to run It will be only with the
understa tandirg that big bundle of money
will be used here. Money in the hands
of Republicans is useful article and
situated as we are a present they might
be able TO get away with some old time
tricks The registration wants to be
watched. and should be verified before the
last day of registration and election day
Registration by affidavit wants to be
looked into carefully and our election Off
GERS DO not want to be too liberal in the
distribution of certificates of removal
That is an old Republican trick