The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-23

For C-ouncilmen:-
First Ward-Richard Greten.s
Second Ward-F. William Bender.
Third Ward-James Londrlgan.
Fourth Ward-Andrew Hopper.
Fifth Ward-William Schaeffer.
For Water Commissioner-Henry Eg-
CERT.
The foregoing ticket was elected at the
Democratic open primaries held in Hobo
ken last evening.
AS foretold in 1.-THE News" the prim-
aries were quiet affairs, with the excep-
ton of the one in the First Ward, where
a three-cornered fight was on between
Richard Greten, Councilman Bewig and
Solomon Weinthal.
In the Fourth District of this ward
Bewig had a large following. The voting
was heavy up to the time the polls closed
at No. n Willow avenue. The counting
had not proceeded far when it was inter-
rupted by the lights being e~xtinguished.
No one knew how it happened, but before
long a genuine Hoboken factional squab-
BILE was in progress. In the melee some
one grabbed the box and made for the
door. It was smashed on the pavement
before the police could interfere. The bal
lots were scattered over the street and
had to be broomed up after order had
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without further interruption. So far as
could be ascertained, no heads were
broken, although for a short time pande-
monium reigned and cuffs and blows were
exchanged freely. Greten beat Bewig by
some four hundred odd votes.
The primaries hefdfn the other precincts
of this ward were as orderly as could be
desired.
81 Dtnlar bod ~, 90 y ffp1 a of II in CR611rinO
nomination in the Second ward, and Hop
per's victory in the Fourth came just as
expected. The opposition that had mani
Tested tself in these two wards was too
feeble to make anything of an impress
sion.
All of the candidates, from Mayor Fag-
an down, expressed themselves as feeling
confident of election, when interviewed af-
ter the result of the primaries had been
~nnounce There will, it is thought, be
few soreheads in evidence at the election
polls, although it is declared On good au-
thority that Bewig will support the Stuhr
faction now that he has failed to secure
the regular Democratic nomination.
The nominations of the German Ameri-
can verein and the stuhr ticket have yet
to be made, and these, 1t is expected, will
CQ1Ven the now lfltIGSlluS SltudGol SoA-
s%iderably. Some of the regular Demo-
cratic nominees will receive the endorse
ment of both organizations.
1t is no state secret that the German
American Verein, although it has in
dorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Stuhr, does
not favor many of the names suggested
for Councilmanfe nemination on the ex-
Stnators-fi ticket. AT a.recent meeting OF
the -Stuhr faction President .Mohmking
openly declared thai the German-Ameri-
can Verein would not stand for a throw
down, and refused to work in concert
with the e~x-Senator's following unless
there was German representation on the
Stuhr ticket in the Councilmanic line.
This difference the Stuhr people are
afraid of and are doing their best to
stave off. They hope, however, to be
able to settle the thing amicably before
long. Whether or not a mutual choice
of candidates will be decided upon is
still a question. The Stuhr people arr
placed in a queer position. Their object
is to elect the ex-senator and they are
willing to do anything to effect the defeat
of Mr.. Pagan. So strong is theii
determination in this respect that they
do not deny the fact that if placing
the names of some of the Regular Demo.
cratic nominees on their ticket vii
strengthen it, they will do so without any
ceremony and be glad of the opportunity
How this can be done irrespective of tht
claims of the verein for German recogni
tom is puzzling the managers OF MI
Stuhr's campaign.
The situation in Hoboken, everyone
admits is growing more complex daily.