The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-05
GRAHAM IS BOSS
The Brniser Captain Re
publican Leader in
the Silk Stock
ing Ward.
HARD FIGHT AGAINST HIM
Mouncey's Friends Tried to
Get Even and Regulars
Regretted That They
Didn't Know.
HARD FIGHT AGAINST HIM

Ren,,blican primaries to elect delegates
~ the County Committee were held last
night throughout the county. The MAJ
chine triumphed in every ward and town
ship. There were only three contests in
the county One took place in the Ninth
Ward and two in the Eighth. 1t was said
that the reason the anti-ring element did
not develop more strength was that IT
was afraid to raise rumpus because II
might hurt the chance of landing jobs
under the new administration.
In the Ninth Ward ticket had been
agreed to and the names of several anti
ring men put on. among them John T.
Iandrine. Charles Mason and John
Mouncey. No opposition was expected.
The leaders took no pains to get out
large vote, feeling perfectly at ease over
the results. But the surprise came when
the eighty odd ballots were counted The
election officers were considerably Jared
On thirty or more ballots were found the
name of Justice of the Peace Sullivan,
which had been substituted for that of
John Graham. 1t then leaked out that
the anti-ring men. led by John c. Noun
cey. had made dead set against Graham
in an effort to humiliate him. Graham
was almost wholly responsible for Noun
cey's banishment from the County Com
mittee year or so ago, and the two men
have been enemies since. Graham punch
ed Mouncey in the eye, knocking him un-
der a pool table one night at the Bergen
Republican Club. This was Mounceys
chance to even old scores, but he was
not successful Graham beat his oppo-
nent by ten votes
A prominent leader of the ward said
this morning that if the regulars had had
any knowledge of the intention of the
anti-machine people they would have
ioiaed in the effort to beat Graham
'He is getting to be a nuisance in the
ward, said he. I'VE have stood for his
actions heretofore but there IS a limit.
We people are tired of him"
In the Eighth ward the forces of Mich
ael j. Kenny, who was beaten for the
nomination of Justice of the Peace, led
fisht against Frank II. Hall. Kenny de-
nounced the Eighth ward leaders as let
Of fakirs. He said that they should be
kicked out His man opposed oHall was
Monroe Simmons. The Kennyites Simply
scratched Hall and wrote in the name OF
Simmons Simmons got about thirty
votes Hall got twice that number Ken
nv thinks that If a fight had been made
he would have beaten Hall.
The other contest was in the Sixth pre-
cinet John Betz was the regular candi-
date and Charles Evans was opposed to
him, Betz won by the narrow margin OF
one vote. Twenty-nine votes were cast
These were the only contests in the
comfy. The machine carried everything
and there is no fear of serious opposition
in the County Committee next year. There
were 274 delegates elected last night OF
these 2s4 were for two year terms and 40
for one year terms. The total NUMBER
Tor the next committee will be 461.
contest took place in the Second
Ward at the primary held last night at
No. 229 Pavonia avenue for election Oh
Republican County Committeeman. Wnen
Boulevard Commissioner Robert d. ur-
ouhart, the newly elected leader OF tne
ward arrived on the scene he was aston
ished to find his old rival and deposeo
leader of the ward Daniel ]. Harper, on
hand with ticket in opposition TO thae
decided upon by the regulars at CONFER
enee held few evenings ago. harper
was backed up by number OIL 1rlenos
and workers.
ITrouhart Immediately made for the
Dickinson ASSOCIATION lteduQuoi eSAS --A-~
notified Leader Sam Dickinson, and
committee of hustlers was sent out to
rally the regulars at the polling place
The Republican bosss orders were;7-
.Get together and put Harper down and
out" The committee of hustlers man
aged to get together forty-seven voters
and Harper's ticket only got twenty
seven votes.
There is no speculation as to who VIII
be chosen for the Craftsmanship next
year. Edward Fry, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, is the logical candi-
date and sure of election to succeed Ed
ward W. Woolley. Frank J. Higgins Will
he reelected secretary Treasurer
Michael Schultz, Jr.. will also be re-elect-
ed and the makeup of the standing COM
mittees promises to be pretty much the
same as this year. The annual election
takes place the first Friday in January.