The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-12
William P. Martin Chairman
Of the Colby Committee
Predicts Success in Every
Ward.
ALL READY EORlTHE PRIMARIES
BOTH SIDES TAKE EVERY PRE-
CAUTION TO SECURE AN HON
EST PRIMARY-TIcKETs AND
PAs4ERs SENT OUT.
Special to The Jersey city News.'',


| NEWARK, September u. 1905
Leaders of the regular Republican or
ganization and of the Colby faction were
both kept busy yesterday hearing. con
dering and giving orders concerning con-
'tions in the various wards of the city
and other places the county The regu-
lars said they We're very confident regard
ing the outcome of the battles that will
be fought to-day at the Republican pri-
maries. The Colby people have had de-
4 tectives at work and say they may cause
arrests tomorrow.
The Colby people when asked regard
ing the outlook stated emphatically that
they would nominate their standard bear
| er. William r. Martin, chairman of the
Colby committee, said that his people
had centcred their fight on the election of
delegates to the county convention who
would voc to give the nomination for
Senator to the West Orange Assembly
man. This was stated after Mr.. Martin
had. been asked what the prospects in
the wards Were from his standpoint.
i Some of the Colby people feel now
that they made mistake and alienated
a large vote that would have gone to
Mr.. Colby if he had made the fight for
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allowed contests for county committee
/ and ward offices to be interjected. On
the other hand, it is urged, the Colby
people could not have gotten some Of the
aid they received unless they had per-
mitted candidates for ward offices to be
named Such as hold this belief say
that under the circumstances Colby will
not receive less votes under present con-
ditions than he would have gotten if run
ming alone.
I'VE hope TO win in every ward and
township said Mr. Martin when asked
i about the situation
Mr.. Colby and his supporters are con-
fident of success at the primaries to-mor-
row; the movement, despite the summer
campaign, and the general lack of inter-
est in politics that usually prevails dur
| ing such time has assumed gigantic pro-
portions. The campaign has been con-
Quoted purely on the ground of principle
to get laws furthering limited franchises.
taxation franchises. equal taxation and
the right of the people to express their
choice for United Stats Senator. Under
lying these principles rest the great prin-
ciples of riding the party corporate con-
troll and dictation of the boss as to nomin-
4 ations and platforms.
s'Tt is our firm belief in supporting
the principles of Mr.. Colby's candidacy
! we are supporting the right, and that the
/ Republicans Of the County of Essex are
| prepared to decide tomorrow the issues
raised in this campaign.
4 .'Any voter who at the last election
i voted Tor a majority of the Republican
4 candidates for General Assembly, and
4 who did not last year cast a vote in the
i Democratic primary and who intends TO
4 ffilate with the Republican party this
I ayear. is entitled to vote tomorrow.
1T is fortunate that the wonderful
popularity Of Theodore Roosevelt caused
$4,000 of the voters of Essex County to
\ vote for him, while 25.000 only voted
/ against him. Probably all of the persons
who voted for Roosevelt voted for ma
/ jority of the Republican candidates and
did not vote at the Democratic primaries
last year: hence it is believed that a very
large vote will be polled tomorrow.
Tickets and dApasters were sent out and
i delivered by mail yesterday to Republ-
can voters throughout the county. The
preparation of the ballots entaied lot
of work on members of both committees.
Corps of men were kept busy Saturday
night until midnight crossing out names
and enclosing the ballots in the envel
! opes for mailing.
| Pastors were placed BY the Colbyites
over the names every man on the regu-
lar Republican ticket in the Fourth
Ward.
1 The work of getting ont the vote is
now .sup to- the ward leaders. and ON
both sides they are calling on the voters
today.
Every precaution has been taken to
secure an honest primary, because it is
4 rumored Mt he polls two years ago a
large percentage of the vote was csat
i by persons not entitled to vote at the
Il Republican primaries. A thorough can
i vail has beenen of the whole county.
and one Of the candidates for the posi-
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