The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-16

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These are the gentlemen who were Sc
.ected by the Democratic voters at the
open primaries last night TO run for office
on April II. From the top of the ticket
to the bottom the candidates will be
found to be representative business men.
BY Democrats the ticket is considered
the strongest one nominated in many
years. The primaries for the election of
the candidates were held throughout the
city last night from to o'clock. AL
though it was particularly disagreeable
night voters turned out. As conse-
ouence an unusually heavy primary vote
was polled.
In no part of the city was there con-
test of any account. The head of the
ticket was practically agreed upon by the
party leaders. Three of the candidates,
viz. Hoos, Midlige and Heintze, were the
logical candidates of the party. The only
new man is Mr. Sullivan, and he was Sc
lected by the party workers and voters
of the Second ward. Leader Davis did not
Interfere in the choice of a nominee.
The Aldermanic nominations were made
by the Ward organizations without inter-
ference from any quarter.
In the Second Ward there was little
fracas, that was more amusing than any
thing else OF the half-dozen or more
men who had declared for the Aldermanic
nomination all withdrew when the time
arrived in favor of Mr.. William Barry
instead of Dennis Long. Long is presi-
dent of the Barry Association. The MEM
bers of the organization are football play
ersf and consequently are good kickers-
Longs friends decided to give Mr.. Barry
fight. Their chance of beating him was
about one in ten, but they determined to
fight Just the same. In the whole ward
the primaries passed off smoothly save
in the Fourth Precinct. That is at Hem
derson and Thirteenth streets, where
Thomas Crotty keeps saloon. Crotty
was Judge of election. Trouble was pre-
cipitated in the first place when Bill
Barry put in an appearance. Barry 8
name was not on the enrolment book.
Bill insisted upon voting and after live
ly discussion he did vote. Everything
was progressing as smoothly as could be
desired when ctotty alleges that Cand1-
date Long began to attempt to vote nom
residents, ron-voters and men who were
not naturalized Had Crotty said not
naturalized' everything would have been
o. K But in his excitement he said
mot civilized" There was brief scuf-
fle. and one Jeremiah Mccormack made
an undignified exit through a window.
He did not return. The trouble ended
with this incident. The Barry faction
won handily The Long faction will sup
port Barry.
The returns of the primaries will be
canvassed tomorrow night. The City
Committee will meet on the evening of
the twenty-second as a convention and
formally declare the men elected last
night the regular candidates of the party,
The campaign will be started in earnest
after the nominating convention.
The Republican convention will be held
next Monday evening. A Mayor, Alder
man-at-Large and two Street and Water
Commissioners will be nominated. Who
the candidates are to be is not known
No one wants a nomination. The Alder
manic nominations will be held next
week.
lively little tilt occurred at the polling
place in the vicinity of Barry's saloon
during the primaries last night between
Dennis Long, president of the William
Barry Association, and Clerk Frank Mad
digan of the officers in charge
Maddigan refused at first to allow lot
of Longs men to vote because they We're
not enrolled. Long was looking for an
Aldermanic nomination.
The men were finally allowed to vote
and Long was defeated, Alderman Will
lam Barr, who wants another term, COM
ing off the victor.