The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-24


and the three election officers after con
siderable hesitation consented to have
| them counted there. 1t was evident that
the crowd that waited outside of the sta
tion house was also for Geraghty, for as
soon as the result was announced that
Geraghty had received 12 votes and
Thompson 4S they all cheered loudly and
then departed for their homes.
The members of the Fifth Ward Club
are jubilant over this victory, and say
| they are capable of running the affairs
of their ward ithout the assistance of
an outsider.
The only precinct carried by Thompson
was the first, his own.
There was only one contest in the Sew
enth ward, and that was in the First
precinct, between Frank DAILY and John
Smith. DAILY is the present committee
man. Smith endeavored to defeat him
for the place but the DAILY forces were
too many for the Smithites to overcome
The result was rs for DAILY and Is for
Smith.
1t is likely that there will be a contest
as Smith claims some of his men were
not allowed to vote.
HOBOKEN' s SURPRISE.
The most surprising feature of the
primaries in Hoboken was the compara-
lively small vote for Parslow. When the
coroner announced his candidacy for the
! Shrievaity he was assured of such hear
! ty local support that even Zeller's friends
in Hoboken believed the North Hudson
candidate would not be able to carry the
| primaries there. Sentiment changed in
| favor of Zeller at the last moment, how
ever OF the twenty-nine hundred odd
votes cast at the primaries Zeller received
1,721 against Parslows 1,031. Heavey
received less than 200.
Mr. aPrslow accepted his defeat in his
own city philosophically.
Il am willing to abide by the result of
the primaries" he said this morning,
''and intend to work as I have in the past
| for the success of the ticket. I've been
| in Democratic harness too long to be a
backslider.'
NO OPPOSITION.
There was no opposition to Patrick
Driscoll and John Fitzpatricg, the Hobo
ken Freeholder candidates, or to Richard
Bowes for Collector of Revenue, and Ed
ward Hachmann and Henry Schwiering
for Tax Commissioners.
In the First Ward. Herman Hoppe op-
posed Councilman Hugo Ochs for that
nomination, and won out by more than
400 votes. Ochs, who has served two
| terms in the Council, was also beaten for
Committeeman from the First precinct
of the ward by Patrick Griffin, a young
Democrat connected with the Michael j.
! Coyle Association. and an employe of
Boulevard Superintendent Coyle.
Charles Schutze, the present Chair
man of the Common Council was re-
turned to the Board from the Second
Ward without opposition.
NO PRIMARIES IN THE THIRD.
In the Third Wat there wer II ee
candidates. James Fitzpatrick, Herman
Eckelmann and Richard Mooney. t1lz-
patrick received the nomination by big
majority. There were two primaries
held in the Fifth precinct of this ward,
| Charles Guaraglia and Anthony Bruno,
| rival candidates for Committeeman, each
accusing the other of irregularity The
primary conducted by Guaraglia was the
one recognized by the City Committee.
Guaraglia owns the building in which it
was conducted, and refused to let Bruno
and his friends hold forth there The
| latter got table and ballot box and held
their primary on the sidewalk in front of
Guaraglia's house. Both primaries We're
conducted orderly, the one in the gutter
arousing more merriment than fractional
| dispute. Bruno intends to appeal to the
Democratic County Committee for new
| primary. In the Third precinct of this
ward Assistant City Clerk James Londri-
~
nomination by William Hendon, but won
out by more than 200 votes.
/. In the Fourth Ward Councilman
James Fox was opposed for denomination
| by Richard Stdlrman. The latter's can
| didacy petered out at the last moment
and Fox received the nomination by an
| overwhelming majority.
ROW IN THE FIFTH.
Councilman George Steils had no OPP
| position for denomination in the Fifth
| Ward. George LaPointe was defeated
| for Committeeman in the Second Pre-
cinct of this ward by Fire Commissioner
| Whalen.
His brother, Frank LaPointe, received
| the nomination for Committeeman in the
Third Precinct, defeating Samuel Throck-
| morton and John Ikiylin. The enroll
ment book was stolen from the polling
place. and in a dispute which occurred
several hours after the primaries were
/ over. 11dI Olulc WtS dSSd Dy nODerL
| Gilchrist, one of Throckmorton' friends.
He refused to make a complaint against
the man and no arosts were made.
| The result of the primaries was not
known until past five O'Clock this morn
! ing, the count being unusually slow.
BAYONNE'S ONLY CONTEST.
The Democratic primaries yesterday in
Bayonne aroused general interest in
every ward. although the only contest
| was in the Fourth ward
Tho fight for school trustee there re-
suited in a decisive victory for James F.
Donovan. who was triuinphantly renomi-
mated. Trustee Donovan pol1ed 269 and
his opponent. George w. Russell, re- civ
ed 149. Donoyan's majority was 126.
Asemblyman Peter Stiilwell recorder
| Hyman Lazarus and the candidate for
Alderman at Large Councilman Charles
McGee, We're nominated without opposi-
| ton. John L. Dempsey and Frank H.
| Kinlmeriy were nominated for Chosen
| Freholders without any opposition
SMALL CONTEST IN SECAUCUS. 8
The main interest in last nights Demo-
cratic primaries at Secaucus centred in
the fight between Louis Kiesewetter, Sr.,
| and Romeo L. Churchill for county COM
niitteeman. Churchill had lot of
coaches cut and he furnished free beer
for every one in sight, but he was badly
beaten, being defeated by vote of 165
! to ia
! In Union Hill ther was practically no
| opposition to the ticket and Parslow and
| Heayey cut very LITTLE fvura in tha CON