Evening journal., 1901-05-06
Subject to be Brought Before
AttOrney-GencraI
FIVE HUNDRED REGISTERED
Democratic City Campaign Is Quiet
One, Although Many Candidates
Are in the Field

Are III Inc FIELD
The city campaign is now well start
ed, although comparatively little IN
terest is being taken. The final de-
tails of the Democratic campaign will
be arranged at a meeting of the City
Committee to be held tomorrow night,
until which time candidates for the
office have to file their names.
In the mayoralty contest the great.
est interest will be taken. It., like the
Republican contest, will be a triangu-
lar one, in which J. Harvey
Whiteman and DR.. j. Harvey Spruance
and David w. Hughes will figure. AS
for Hughes contest, little can be said,
It being evident that the Ford-Fahey
combination has bOwled him out. SO
far these candidates have filed their
names with the committee:
For Mayor. Harvey Whiteman,
DR.. J. Harvey Spruance, David W..
Hughes.
President Of City Council-william
S. Alexander.
City Treasurer-William L. Hamann.
City SOlicitor-Howell S. England
William F. Kurtz.
Assessors and Collectors, Northern
District-Beniamin F. Rawnsley.
Southern District-Iugene NJ. Sayers,
Members Of City Council
First Ward-George A. Willis, James
]. COrrigan.
second-Michael f. Cannon, William
H. Berger.
Third-Thomas NJ. Monaghan.
Fourth-James A. Kane, John B.
Meaney.
sixth-Frederick W. Heiss. George B.
Ward
Seventh-s. e. Newman.
Eighth-William ]. Johnson.
Ninth-Prince A. Mousley
Tenth-P. F. Walsh, Joseph E. Nc
Cafferty.
Eleventh-Harry R. Smith, Michael
Roach.
Twelfth-Simon P. Doherty, Charles
NJ. Zebley.
FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION.
Republican registration officers who
sat with Democrats on Saturday to re-
wise the lists and to qualify all who
desired to be entered on the books, dis
covered many irregularities in Demo
cratic entries. These men, unmindfu
that they had been transferred waited
pose of being transferred, and were in.
formed that their presence was no
necessary, they having been qualified
Republican officials are IN possession
of these names and will make use o.
them at the proper time. Obstructive
tactics by Democrats in the Third dis
trict Of the Second ward, where there
was so much disorder last Fall alsC
will be brought to the notice of Attor
ney-General Ward. At the last minutl
they changed the registration placl
from No. 4O9 Heald street to No. 81.
Heald street, and after the officers dil
get to work, they were so slow tha
only fifty-seven men were transferred
At least 100 Republicans failed of quail
ficatiOn because of these tactics. Tn
matter was brought to the attention o
Election Commissioners Fairy an
Thomas Mr.. Billany and Colonel Bar
nard, but they could not persuade tn
Democratic officers to hurry with tn
work
The registration entries, instead O
being made on the books provided b.
law for that purpose, were made o.
large sheets ruled in like manner a
the books. This procedure, Republi
cans claim, is illegal.
The days work did not result in tn
qualification of many more than so
voters, most of whom are Republicans
1t now appears that the Democrat
conducted Saturdays registration {
suit themselves. Concerning the oil
structive tactics of those officials VIII
conducted the registration beyon
Third street bridge, Harry H. Billan
this morning said: "In the first plaC
they didn't open the polling place III
I'll II O'Clock, and even after that hoT
they continued their obstructive worI
In the first half hour the Democrat
registrar, Biggans, left the registratio
pole and went to the corner saloo
where he remained, while a large nun
ber of people congregated about N
registration booth. When he did r
turn he registered but four men in n
succeeding half hour. Then he clos,
the poles, giving as an excuse that
wanted the assistant registrar to wri
up his book
AT different times he left the regi
tration place to talk with Democrat
heelers. When he did return he co
sumed much valuable time by askil
the necessary questions in such a lo
tone CT voice that it was inaudible
elderly men, whose hearing was il
paired; consequently the questions HI
to be repeated. Many of these M
became disguised and left the pol
without becoming registered
LEAVE KEY IN LOCK"
But not only have the Democrs
toI 40 NJ f,1a &c .