The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-02
VOTERS BE WI ARE +.
If You Are Asked for Your
Naturalization Papers
at the Polls Don't
Be Alarmed.
YOU CAN VOTE WITHOUT THEM
Time to Challenge Is at Regis
try Republicans to Try
an Old Dodge on
Tuesday.
YOU CAN VOTE WITHOUT THEM

On election day those dear Republicans
who cackle about trickery in others and
say nothing about their own, propose to
initiate their practice of four years ago
and challenge certain peoples votes sim
ply because the intending voter hasn't his
naturalization papers with him. 1t is an
old dodge and has worked with naturaliz-
ed citizens known to be inimical to the
Republican party when they presented
themselves at the voting booth.
An incautious Republican heeler let the
cat out of the bag last night while watch
ing the thousands of Democrats marching
in the big parade last night He turned
to his neighbor and said, with sneer:-
"Dere's lots of dem ducks wot wont
vote, | can tell yer. No dagos or Polacks
or furriners wot amt got their natchilized
papers wild dem can vote, see? OATS de
orders and dey CO."
This matter having been reported to Mr..
Davis, who had heard the same threat
made from other quarters, he said this
morning to a News representative
This trick of attempting to frighten
naturalized citizens at the polls by de-
manding their papers was adopted four
years ago by the same crowd responsible
suppose for this. The time to challenge
mans right to vote is at the registry.
If a citizen is on the registry list he has
an undoubted right to cast his vote, and
will do all can to see that his vote is
cast.
MY advice to a voter so challenged be-
cause he hasn't his papers with him. =
continued Mr.. Davis, sis to swear in his
vote. Let him bear in mind he need not
bring his naturalization papers with him.
they are not necessary. If, after being
challenged, he is arrested, that arrest,
if a voter is properly registered,
is false imprisonment and I win promise
him that will personally look after his
case and take it up to the courts.
At every polling station there will be
representative of the Democratic party
who will have orders to pay special at
tention to cases of that kind. We will not
allow any lawful voter to be deprived of
his right to vote because of Republican
threats. No voter registered need to
bring his naturalization papers and he can
feel assured that the Democratic party
will protect him if his rights as a
citizen are assailed."
Turning to the general work of the
campaign Mr.. Davis said that practically
IL WdS dl du emu After the mdSnllceuC
parade last night and the enthusiasm
evinced along the line he had no hesita-
tion inysaying the majority would be big
one.
What would you place it at?''
Well" returned the leader with sly
smile, anywhere from 5000 to 10000 ma
jority'
Isn't that too big a leeway? Wouldn't
it rather be 5000 to 10000?"
Good thing to bet on returned Mr..
Davis, turning to a list before him with
the speakers for tonight's meetings. Those
for Jersey City are
No. 353 Summit avenue.
Brunswick and Fifth streets
Imperial Music Hall, Gregory street.
At these meetings the following speak
ers are expected:-Messrs. Allan L. Nc
Dermott, r. s. Hudspeth, G. G. Tenant,
M. Marks L. Albeit, J. j. Fallon, J. J.
Murphy and the Freeholder candidates.