New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-24
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
BALLOT COUNT STOPPED.
IT FAILED TO SHOW SIGNS OF ALLEGED
TRADING-THREATS AGAINST
MAYOR NOWERY.

Camden. Nov 23-Ten days of vote counting
from the ballot boxes proved to be all that the
Democrats of Camden County wanted, and they
gave up in disgust yesterday On the application
of William c. French. the late lamented candidate
for State Senator. and who the legal repre-
sentative of Gottlieb c. Mick. who got the order
for the recount of the vote Sheriff Judge Carl
ordered it discontinued. Mick wanted 10 end
the farce a week ago. believing that the ballot
would reveal nothing of particular advantage
him. but he egged on to keep tt up in the
hope that some other ward would reveal the worst
species Of fraud.
As box after box was opened and the vote re-
manned practically unchanged. Mick became I'M
easy and demanded that halt be called, as he was
in for the expense of the game. There were those.
however, who wanted the thing to go on because II
might reveal some of the signs of trading which,
they said. of the Democratic managers had
arranged for Election Day. The two factions OF
the in the county were so suspicious of each
other that they sought proofs of treachery in every
direction and this promised TO reveal one OF them
1t did show it is said that some one was re-
sponsible for lot OF trading candidates for City
Council and there open threats against Mayor
Nowery. He is said to have been anxious to
elect members of the City Council TO help him in
his plans that he gave support to some Republic
cans. OF course. these charges cannot be proved
by any documentary evidence. but some OF the
active who watched the recount far as il
had gone up to the time it discontinued say
that the ballots showed the fine hand Of some
political general.
The persistence with which some OF the leading
party workers declare that the Mayor respon-
sible for OF the curious results OF the ballot
ing shows that the factional disturbances are by
adjustment The Mayor
great victory in his fight with Freebooter William
j. Thompson for the control OF the organization.
but he has not yet appointed his county
executive committee. and IL is said that he has
lost sleep its personnel. He has been trying
to pick men who will not weaken the organization
he has set up against the Thompson wing OF the
party, but he is finding it difficult task.
The Thompson people are now much in the mi
nority. but that minority is one of the most
greSsive quantities. and II will not the shelf
with that degree of equanimity which the Mayor
and his followers seem to think II ought exhibit
The Gloucester man has plans ahead which will be
seriously ntertered with II the Mayor and his ilk
continue 10 run things. and he means to do all in
his power with the assistance OF some Of the lead
from other South Jersey counties. 20 I'LL the
path with rocks for Nowery. If. therefore. the
Mayor can hold his strong following. he will con-
tinue master of the situation, and hence his de-
sire to make terms for members OF the City Council
IN this city.
The game is being played with eye to 1904. II
Thompson hold end show that Nowery
honestly in line at the last election for all
the Democratic candidates. ne can break the power
which the Mayor wields, and when IT shall come
the nomination OF candidate for Governor and the
election Of delegates to the national convention
at the top and that would count for big things
he oP@ o Ma69 are to a0% sa
earnest in their efforts to thwart Thompson's
p!ans as 10 the eandldacy Of Senator-eect Thomas
feated him last year. and they can do It again, no
matter Il James smith is with him They NAV
continue {! to keep ahead Of them me boom which
at the convention which comprised the defeat Of
MANAGEMENT and leaving Thompson behind. they
can keep well at the front
Terrell will be met with stubborn resistance by the
they viii have the help Of cumbsrand and MD cape
May counties at least. These counties were praC-
the nomination OF Ferreil the principal reason for
which WAS that Thompson was with him after he
light The Nowery people declare that Robert
DaTts Of Huds9n viii never consent 70 the noni.
- Davis finds II expedient 10 support South Jer
sey man against Thompson,s candidate they can
of his election. they will be king bees in this end
Of the state and may walk calmly UP TO Trenton
The idea goes even further than that, The ad-
pned out 0 Mayor NSTeT say that Il Ga[T0w be
chance for the Mayor himself since he Is such a
bright particular political star at this time At all
South Jersey man for he has some passing popu-
larity In Camden and nearby counties. II might be
GOOD politics 10 start an early boom for Nowery
sidetrack II At the proper time. They think that
properly nurtured, such boom be made TO
serve many useful purposes while il could do very
only make Mick Sherir-though II was never
reveal the exact source of weakness OF the other
candidates. II was pretty generally understood
was equally well known that he controned diu no
great Influences calculated to his vote to any
than sixteen hundred plurality returned for the Re
publican candidate. Mines, the Sheriff OF the
county. was no overwhelming surprise. What the
anti-Nowery Democrats wanted most TO know must
therefor remain secret OF the boxes; for the
would stand