The sun., 1901-05-04
WANT FAIR
PRIMARIES
Candidates Agree to Select
Watchers.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Candidates Express Their Opinions
About Honest Politics at Meet
ing Held in McVey
Building.

Honest primaries was the watch word
nt the special meeting Of the Citizens
| Republican Committee held in the Me
yry building last evening. All of the
candidatcs had been invited TO attend
the meeting, the object being to arrange
to have at least two watchers at every
polling place in the city At the coming
primaries.
Ex- Coroner 4. -. Nandever presided
and stated that all of the candidates had
il right to have watchers at the various
polling places. They cannot be put out
il they bear the proper credentials. lie
declared that watchers We're necessary
in order to avoid Il repetition Of the See
ond ward affair.
| Daniel Ross. candidate for mayor, said
| he had no doubt the movement was to
lprotect candidates like himself. In his
|applcation for Il place on the ticket he
had been urged on by some friends AMI
not by any member of the Republican
Joint Committee or any other e1ni-
lmittee. lie had, however, been assured
lby members of the Joint Committee that
he would have n fair show. and If the
committee had any special candidate he
did not know il.
He said he was get-together Republi
lean and favored harmony and wanted
lit in city and State as soon as il could
be honorably and reasonably attained.
Mr.. yandever said the Citizens Com
mittee had no fault to find with the
Ioint Committee.
Mr.. Ross asked to be excused and Mr..
Nandever remarked that he knew the
candidates had missionary work TO do.
Robert Adair, candidate for city So
icitor. who had entered after the meet
ing had been called to order. was asked
10 make some remarks. Mr.. Nandnvr'
Explained TO him that the COMMITTEES de-
sired the candidates to select men for
each polling place to see that there was
i fair count.
Mr.. Adair said that he had become 4
! candidate because he thought he had
enough friends to warrant him making
he fight. He endorsed the committees
plan TO secure honest primaries.
Ex-Conncilman Henry Wentworth
Iehlcy. who is a candidate for president
of Council, made few remarks in com
incubation Of the committees PLAN,
b tficitor said that every one IN the room
!, knew there were unfair things done IL
G The last election in the Second ward. II
5 was in the Citizens Committee whei
9 L was first formed.
:. Homer Simmons, candidate for Cour
d nil from the Fifth ward, said he wa
IN favor of honest politics.
David II. Smith, candidate for Co'lnc
from the Sixth ward. said there shonl
II be fair and square election.
Y. Jacob S. Beetem. candidate for Counc
II from the Seventh ward. declared tn;
thpv all desired honest politics.
At this point Mr.. Lynn asked If the
\. had formulated any plan as to how Il
watchers were to be compensated. NJ
. yandevcr said that the committee fe
It would bc better TO get men for watc
.rs who would act voluntarily as tht
&c would likely do better work then mt
on who had To be paid.
Names of proposed watchers would
m submitted to the committee and fro
on Them will be selected list of watche
~ who would he agreed on by the col
mittec and the candidates, the idea !
lc ing 10 secure two men for each polli
,rn ,lncc. Tie said there were some war
where practically no watchers We
me needed and mentioned the Eighth wa
al IS one Of them. There was more ne
an If them in the Seventh, Fifth, Tweli
lnd Second wards.
George Cameron said there was
,ecd of watchers in the Fourty-fou
,de district of the Eighth ward.
M. Henry G. Downward, candidate
M .ity treasurcr. said that the elect
hat .houd he fair and remarked that
or lbclievcd with the man who said that {
,nlv mo tearing down the American
.c,s should be shot on the spot and favore
ama imilar treatment for anyone tampel
pen with the ballot box.
H., q r Anderson. candidate for Go
~. III from the Twelfth ward. spoke ali
rod unfair practices in politics and some
the asked when they had stopped.
that Anderson repiied since w "',. =.
,rly mtiop." He stated that the defe;
the candidates would fell less sore and n
IN. :ng to fret about If they knew the
NH ltion was conducted fairly.
!, Of Henry G.. Conrad. candidate for ma
t..ot and Seth ri. Feaster. candidate for
tbe;r treasurer. arrived at the meeting she
and after il adjourned. Other candid
the also called AT the coiii''ii''ee i'o'''
sday, 'ng the evening.
The members of the committee
mn, i nj ,sed with the results alta
TT Wy the meeting.
Quite number of Republican !
$780, were held last .na syen,VF W,am nanial Mo
were among the speakers at large
heast ing on McCauley street below Lon
$ has street. Seth II. fehSttr WaH oie
Rer- sneakers at n meeting held Mt Nc
ilroaa Windsor street.
John L. Lynn and others spoke
nlcr- injecting at Second street ana =
esired avenue.
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