The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-04

Republican candidate for Freeholder, is
polling a good Republican vote in the
upper section, while Clarke. the Demo-
cratic candidate for the same office is
running exceptionally strong in the lower
section. He has the labor vote of both
sections solid. In the Twelfth ward,
Gustav Pfngsten, Republican candidate
for Freebooter, made strong personal
canvass, but the Republicans themselves
fear a Democratic landslide will snow
him under and elect Schmitt by good
round majority.
Many Republicans are voting the
straight Democratic ticket with Ping
sten pastors.
TELLER RUNNING AHEAD.
The election is passing off quietly in
North Hudson. Little if any scratching
is being done and it is believed that
large vote will be polled. Many Repub-
licans are voting, for Zeller in the several
towns and townships, and it is now pre-
dicted that he will receive the largest
majority ever given to any candidate by
North Hudson.
The normal Democratic majority in
North Hudson is $500, and it is believed
that Zeller will carry that end of the
county by from 5000 to $500. The
Democrats claim that Zeller will carry
the Third District of Weehawken by 75
votes. This is Republican stronghold
and has never gone Democratic.
FIGHT, AS USUAL, In HOBOKEN.
The fine weather brought the voters
out early in Hoboken, and the polling
places were scenes of activity as early
as eight O'clock
In most of the. precincts more than
half of the total vote was cast by noon.
The early voting is generally regarded
as favorable to the Democrats, as the
falling off in registration occurred mostly
in Republican districts.
But one arrest for Illegal voting was
made up till one o'clock this afternoon,
and there was little trouble at the polls.
In the First precinct of the First ward
William Wright, friend of the indepen-
dent candidate for Councilman, Hugo
Ochs, approached Adolph Carster, law
student of the New York University and
a friend of the Democratic candidate,
Herman Hoppe, and tried to induce him
to vote for the former. Carster refused,
and in the argument which followed
Wright struck him in the face. The law
student is strapping young fellow, and
he struck back and felled Wright with
blow on the jaw. Wright had to be
taken hom in a cab.
The progress of the election this
morning in Bayonne was entirely salts
factory to the Democrats. The vote
polled up to noon, while not large, is
considered encouraging by the leaders.
Confidence is expressed that a large
Democratic vote will be poled.
The Republicans had several men sent
nito Bayonne from out of town to act
as watchers. Among Democratic work
.ers the conviction prevails that the en-
tire Democratic ticket is running well. /
Some cutting of Allan Benny and John
Zeller is expected.
Republicans are slaughtering the rene
gade Democrat Patrick Flanagan. one of
their nominees for Chosen Freeholder
Flanagan is now President of the City
Council, twice elected by the Democrats
Both Carey and Toffey are being
scratched to a considerable extent. Al
len is also meeting similar treatment.
Complete Bayonne city and ward tick
cts are being voted. There are twenty
seven names on both the Democratic and
Republican tickets. Nine tickets are in
the field.
Bayonne's Union Fusion Party ticket
is exactly the same as the Republicans
throughout the city, with one exception,
Robert Carey's name being omitted.
Recorder Hlman Lazarus, the Demo
cratic candidate to succeed himself, is
making strong run, and is sure of elec-
ton.