The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-05
C. O.P. PRIMARIES
Little Interest and No Ex-
citement Displayed Over
Election Of Dele
gates.
BURNS's LITTLE TRICK
He Fooled Rose in the Seventh
Decker Clubs Scheme
Didn't Work.

Republican primaries for the election of
delegates to the Republican State Conven-
tion at Trenton tomorrow were held last
night throughout the county. There was
very little interest displayed and there
were no competitions except in one pre-
cinct of the Eighth, where the Decker
Club, organized to oppose the Wanser
Club holds sway and in the First.
The expected hot time in the
Seventh between Rose and Burns
did not come off owing to neat little
trick of Burnss. In all the wards the
machine tickets went through with bells
on.
There was quite time in the First
ward. It was the old time row between
the members of the First Ward Republi-
can Club, which is known as the regulars,
and the Young Mems Republican Club.
A meeting of the committeeman of the
ward for the purpose of nominating dele
gates was held at the Young Mems Club,
No. Al Gregory street, last Friday night
This was at Eaton's suggestion and every
thing passed off harmoniously. The dele
gates were nominated and the election
officers named.
Samuel j. Blakley, committeeman, let
Eaton have 1t all his own way at the
meeting, and it was decided at the meet
ing that the primary should be /, held at
No. Al Gregory street. 1t was continued
handshaking all around and what griev-
ances existed were put aside.
But Sunday night, Blakey claims, after
the tickets were printed and arrangements
made for the primary to be held at the
Young Mems Club, Eaton came to him
and said that he had changed his mind
and that the primary must be held at the
rooms of the First Ward Club, NO. 253
Washington street, as Mr.. Woolley and
Mr.. Wanser had instructed him to that
effect. AT first Mr.. Blakey was angry,
but he gave in. A day later Blakey and
Wanser happened to meet and Blakey
asked the Postmaster why the polling
place had been changed.
Mr. Wanser said that he did not know
anything about it and had not even
/ spoken to Eaton upon the matter and
further more he never mixed with the
politics of the First Ward.
Blakeys then accused Eaton of breaking
faith with him and said that he would
hold his primary where the committee
of the ward had decided it should be
held.
The ticket selected at the meeting by
the Committeeman was William H.
Eaton, Samuel ]. Blakey and George
Linn and thre alternates. After the
ticket had ben made up, Mr.. Linn want
ed his name withdrawn. This made more
disturbance In his place, however, the
name OF B. Drachman, was substituted
The two primaries were held last even
ing and two tickets. were in the field. The
Blakey faction elected the following by a
heavy vote:-Delegates, Sampel j. Blakey,
B. Drachman, VIM. H. Eeaton; alter
mates, George Linn, John Ames, Thomas
Burke The other ticket which was run
by the regulars was:-Delegates, WIN. H.
Eaton Samuel J. Blakey, Edward White;
alternates, John Murray, James Ames,
Thomas Burke. The vote of the regulars
was small one.
The Republican primaries were held
Jointly in the Second ward at No. 1853 Pa
vonia avenue and resulted in the selec-
ton of Frank Perlowski, Daniel ]. Harpes
and Andrew Nelson.
The Third ward primaries were held at
the Americas Club rooms. at No. 437
Grove street. These delegates were select
ed: John Mitchell, Samuel D. Dickinson,
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Charles Kendall.
There was no opposition in the Fourth
Ward The primaries resulted as fol-
lows:-Robert McAndrew, James H Love,
Elbert Rappleye, Adam j. Dabt and Ben
jamin Van Bueren.
The delegates selected from the Fifth
Ward were:-James Connolly, Richard
Flanagan, John Byrnes and John B.
Sterling.
The Republican primaries held last even
ing in the wards on the Heights were
quiet with the exception of the Eighth
Precinct of the Eighth Ward where the
Decker faction put up opposing ticket.
Considerable rivalry existed at that poll
ing place. Alderman Decker had ticket
in the field in opposition to the machine
and was on hand early with his workers.
The machine was too strong, however,
and defeated the Alderman's ticket with
large majority.
The Alderman, when seen after the polls
had closed said:-.I did not expect the
ticket to win, as our men had not all been
enrolled But 1 feel no doubt as to the
outcome of the next primaries, when we
will have all our men enrolled and will
carry the precinct
The two tickets were as follows:-
Regular ticket-Christian Lauer, q
votes, and George Scott, 75 votes for dele
gates John H. Hopken and Allen Ellis,
IS votes each for aiternates.
Decker ticket-John S. Messer and
Frank Z. Holt. "a votes each for delegates,
and Louis Skunk % votes and George
Watkins p votes for alternates.
In the Sixth and Ninth Wards there was
but one ticket and joint primaries were
held The polling was light.
The primaries in the Seventh Ward
promised some excitement In the first
part of the evening. but no opposition
was made to the various regular can
didates in the different precincts and the
elections were unanimous all over the
ward. William E. Reed and William J..
Burns were expected to have a very hard
fight in the Fifth Precinct
Reed and Burns were at one time mem
bers of the u. S. Grant Association and
their differences of opinion date from that
time. a factional fight was started be-
& tWfsFr them with ffa rns51lf that f><e7