The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
NO FIGURES GIVEN.
MI. Woolley, However, Says
the Republican Enroll
ment Reused In
creased Interest. /"

The Republican enrolment which en-
titles those registered to vote at the
primaries on October A, attracted so lit-
tie attention last night throughout the
county that hardly anyone knew it was
going on. Reporters from THE News'
had considerable Difficulty in locating any
one who knew anything about it. Mr.. E.
w. Woolley, however, alleged today that
it had taken place and he further stated
that considerable interest had been mani
Tested in the lower part of this city and
in the North Hudson section and that Re
publicans who have been rusticating,
came out to affix their names to the en-
rollment sheets. No figures have, how
ever been given.
Mr.. Woolley said that he attributed the
Increased interest to the recent her
culean efforts of the Organization Com
mittee to amalgamate the disrupted fac
tions. This Increased interest" shows
that the machine has started in to lay
its pipes in order to carry the primaries
against any opposition ticket. There viii
be contests at the primaries In Bayonne.
North Hudson and in the lower part of
the city. The machine men feel confident
that their ticket will be elected without
mach effort thereby giving them sufi-
cient strength to nominate their choice
at the County Convention, to be held in
Lincoln Hall on October 9.
There are now three candidates for the
nomination of Sheriff. Mark Fagen, he OF
the Fifth ward is one; Gamaliel Christie
is the second, and John J. Erwin the
Khird. At least there are three aspirants
known, but the number Of dark horses
hwould doubtless fill book.
There have been many stories afioat tc
the effect that ex-Sheriff John j. Toffey
of rushing him to the fore as candidate
for the office once held by him to the
utter disgust of the machine men at that
time. 1t is safe to state that the Colonel
will never land the nomination. In fact
he does not look for it knowing full well
that his past term is still fresh in the
minds of the voters.
Mark Pagan the ex-Freeholder has from
appearances, the brightest choice of be-
ing named by the ring delegates, although
some are foolish enough to swallow the
theory that he is purely an independent
candidate. If such were the case. his
chances would be dim. as only machine
man can land.
John ]. Erwin also aspires to tn,
Sheriff 8 shoes. He has promulgated hi.
intentions for several months past. Hi.
chances are equal to those of the Hon
Thomas McEwan. The star of this pre-
cious trio is Mr.. Christie, one of the prim
movers in the Thomas McEwan Associa
tion, the rings most bitter enemy Tn
recent hip-hop acts of this loquaciou
gentleman are 1udicrous in the extreme
His utterances at meeting Of the asso
citation, in which he scored several fellow
members for having the audacity to rak
Mr. Woolley over the Goals. are fresh il
the minds of those who take even tn,
slightest interest in politics.
Heretofore Mr.. Christie has denounced
the ring, the bosses and everything con-
nevted with the machine, but now, mar
vellous to relate, he champions Mr.. Wool
ley and wants to know for what reason
that gentleman has been subjected to ad-
verse criticism. If Gamaliel receives the
requisite number of votes it will be be
cause the machine desires to put him uE
as an example to receive a most severe
drubbing. Mr. Christie has launched
booms galore and these are now floating
about the county filed with a special
grade of gas of his own manufacture