The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-07
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Scenes were enacted at some OF the
polling places at last nights Republican
primaries that would have shocked the
morals of such high-minded and incor-
ruptible gentlemen as Mayor Fagan and
George L. Record had they been within
ear-shot. At the polling place in the
Fourth Ward Custodian Connolly was in
charge of the Record-Fagan forces, and
when he found he was being out-voted
by the organization Republicans he lost
all control of himself and let flow the
choicest lot of billingsgate at his COM
mand. He heaped the foulest abuse on
Postmaster Wanser, and his attack was
so bitter and unwarranted that many Of
the Record Pagan supporters went away
from the polling place in disgust. They
did not wait to vote. Even Judge Blair,
of the County Courts, was yilified by the
Mayors cousin. When some one, out of
respect for the Judge, suggested that he
be allowed to vote without getting into
line and awaiting his turn, Connolly's
protest was accompanied by an oath
that many persons on whose ears it fell
heard it for the first time. Such an exhi-
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witnessed at gathering Of Republicans.
Similar scenes, though more bolster
Gus, were enacted at the polling place
| in the First Ward. Hallman Powers and
other Pagan supporters, finding they had
been outwitted by the organization
forces, started series of rows that
| broke up the primaries. Aided by the
policemen sent to preserve order, the
Faganites crowded the regularly ap-
| pointed election officers and prevented
any votes being cast. When Dickinson
supporters protested against such tactics
they were hustled away by the Pagan
coppers. The First Ward Faganites
were carrying out orders , from men
higher up. They were told to either carry
the primary or break it up. They could
not win by fair means or by crooked
work, so they broke up the election.
Had one been held the organization
would have won easily.
Notwithstanding the desperate meth
DDS employed by the Fagan-Record
crowd in their efforts to get control Of
| the Republican organization, Col. Dickr
inson is still on top. He will continue
the party leader and the Republican
| County Committee will be governed by
his advice in the future as it had been
| in the past, until the men whom he put
| in control deserted him.
| Playing on the feelings of the people
whom they have succeeded in hoodwink-
| ing by hypocrisy and deceit, the Pagan
Record faction resorted to methods to
carry the primaries that the most ardent
machine politician would hesitate to use.
aWe have the police, and anything we
| do will be approved by the people, This
| is the way they figured it. While max
| ing it appear that the organization forces
| would commit any crime on the calendar
to carry the election, the Faganites were
| planning to win no matter at what cost,
They did the very things they said the
| supporters of Col. Dickinson intended
| doing. knowing they could. get away with
| it so firmly convinced are they that they
have the people 'sconned'' to such an ex-
| tent that the belief is general that Fa-
gan and Record can do no wrong
Vice-Chancellor Stevenson wouldn't
| allow the injunction to prevent the hold
| ing of the Republican primaries. He
| said the applicants did not have a foot
to stand on. Wonder if the Fagauises
will accuse the Vice-C Chancellor of being
controlled by corporations? This is what
they say of everyone whose views are
not in accord with theirs
Assemblyman BARRIERS letter to May
| or Pagan in reply to the invitation to att
tend meeting of the so-called Mayors
League, arranged for this afternoon, hits
| the nail on the head. Mr.. Barber wants
to know where the Mayor got his au-
| thority from to question the legisla tors
| as to what views they may nave on cer-
tain matters. The Trenton Assembly
man says he is responsible for his acts
| to his constituents and not to Mayor Fa-
gan and he practically tells Jersey City's
executive that his exhibition of nerve is
refreshing. to say the least. Other let
ters of similar nature may show up at
to-dayS meeting.
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