The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-06

George w. Robertson, Decker candidate,
solicited a vote. Weastell threatened to
throw him out if he repeated tine act
Robertson retorted that ex-Freeholder
Richardson, one of Weastell's henchmen,
did the same trick and that it was fair
either way. Weastell was wild over the
result.
Wooley said nothing but looked very
lugubrious when the men gathered to can
vass the vote.
Charles A. Roe was elected chairman
of the board and Nicholas Vreeland secre-
tary The total vote was SS6. OF these
the Deckerites got 456 and the machine
ticket 430, majority of 26 votes for the
Decker committeeman.
AT the joint primary of the First, Sec
ond, Third and Fourth precincts the
regulars got 159 and the Deckers 14S. AT
the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth joint pri-
mary, the regulars polled 155 and the
Deckers 81. At the Fifth precinct the
regulars got 45 and Deckers 81. At the
Sixth precinct the regulars polled A and
the Deckers IS. At the Ninth precinct the
regular ticket got 27 and the Deckers a..
Mr.. Decker proposed three cheers for
the party of the Eighth ward when the
vote was announced and his followers
gave them.
A sorry lot were the regulars. None
would speak of the result. They were
beaten at their own game. Chairman
Joseph A. Dear, Jr, of the Ward Asso-
citation, is one of the beaten candidates.
He goes out this month.
The victorious ticket is as follows:-
For two years-Chauncey Holt, Alroy
L. Schermerhorn George w. Robertson.
Frederick Benson, Samuel B. King
George w. Decker, Louis c. Miller,
Charles B. Rogers, Henry ]. Joyce, Sr.,
Philip R. Franklin and John S. Messler.
For one year-James McNaught, Philip
H. Lehman and James H. G. Green.
For Members to Eight Ward Republic
can Association for one year-A. L. Will
son, Ernest ]. Poole, Daniel p. Holmes,
Harrison A. Terhune, George Ramsey, w.
H. Yeamans, Lewis C. Evans, Allan Ellis,
Dewitt C. Smiley and Joseph A. Gale.
With two holdover committeeman, the
Deckerites have sixteen committeeman
against thirteen of the machine and,
with the ten extra members of the ward
association, they have majority of thir-
teen. Mr. Decker will be elected chair
man when the association organizes, and
Mr.. Robinson reelected secretary Pre-
cinct primaries will be established.
The Ninth Ward primary, much to the
surprise of the anti-ringsters, was run
off fairly by the regulars. 1t was a joint
primary, held in Phillips's Hall, at Ber-
gen avenue and Foye place. The regu-
lars won, almost two to one. Mr.. John
P. Landrine was not on hand to conduct
the fight of the anti-machine forces, but
Louis Stubenvol took his Place and did
the best he could under the adverse cir
cumstances.
At no time was the contest exciting,
for it became obvious from the start that
the opposition ticket stood no show in the
race. A heavy vote was polled. Four
hundred and eighty-nine votes were cast.
There were four defective ballots. A
dozen or more men who claimed that they
were or should have been enrolled, kicked
to some extent, but in vain, when refused
the privilege of voting. These were plain
ly at fault. No attempt was made at un-
fairness and the vote was square.
Jack Graham and Messrs. Mitchell.
Johnston and Brown were the members
of the election board. The average ma
chine vote was 1872 and the opposing ticket
1877.
The winning ticket follows:-Flavel Nc
Gee, Edgar B. Bacon, James c. Young,
William F. Ely, ]. Herbert Potts. Isaac G.
Sutterlin, William ]. Miller, William S.
Barry, William George Nelson, Albert
Blake, George Johnson, Sr, John H.
Coyle, Jackson r. Baker. These are for
two year terms. Ex-Fire Commissioner
Thomas D. Mills and United States Com
missioner Isaac Romaine We're on the los
ing ticket.