The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-25
SALOON CLOSED
FOR PRIMARIES
Chief Murphy So Interprets
the Bishops La# and
Gave Orders to That Effect
Trouble Looked for Be-
fore Close Of Polls
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TRANTs WHO ARE FLOCK
ING BACK INTO THE FOLD AND
BY REPUBLICANS WHO DON'T
CLAIM TO BE "IDEALISTs."
While the primaries are being con-
ducted in accordance with the BISHOPS
law from one o'clock this afternoon 10
nine o'clock tonight the saloons are smut
down as tight as if it We're Sunday.
Chief Murphy gave the order last night
and every patrolman on post notined
every saloonkeeper on his post TO close
down at one o'clock this P. NJ. Nearly
every one of the saloonkeepers complied
with the law. Chief Murphy iHterprets
the law to mean that even primary Is
an election. inasumeh as it is held to
elect delegates to City and County con-
ventions The primaries are gong on
quietly and in an, orderly manner. An
impression prevails that those slated on
the regular Democratic ticket Will win
out by a handsome majority. The hght
between the Faganites and Dickinsonites
has been waged to the bitter edge ana
Democrats have been looking on calmly
but confidently awaiting results. Many
recalcitrant Democrats have been driven
back to the Davis camp through recent
political developments Where in the
a. 4IRnI oh
three campaigns waged by Mark NJ ta-
gan for Mayor you could hear crowds III
every public place shouting for him, you
can at praesent hear but little outside OF
an anathemas hurled at not him, bat
man behind him. That the Mayor is still
strong. politically, is generally conceded
and he may be able to pull through,
but if is doubtful. The Democrats seem
10 have almost everything their own way
Four hundred and forty three delegates
ton, two hundred and twenty to
the city convention; two hundred and
forty to nominate Congreeman from
the tenth Congressional district and one
hundred and ninety three to nominate
Congressman from the Ninth Congress
ional district.
The New Iideaitsts" profess to have
knowledge that repeating is to be i'm
duled in by the organization forces.
They do not back their statements with
proof and the organization leaders say
it is the same old cry that is put up
by party that scents defeat.
There are many Democrats in SYM
pathy with the New Idea" movement
and they are planning TO vote at the
Republican primaries. Under the pri-
mary law no man can vote in the box
of either party unless he voted with
that party at the previous election. The
organization Republican, have the
names of many of these Democrats and
if they attempt to vote at the Republi
can primaries arrests may follow.
While both factions are confident of
carrying the primaries, the chances
seem to favor the New Ideaists" in
Jersey City and the organization in the
county.
This would give the New Ideaists'
control of the city convention at which
two candidates for Street and Water
Commissioners are to be nominated, and
would also give them control of at
least seven of the twelve ward conyen-
tions. They would also control the
Ninth Congressional District Conyen-
ton.
The organization will surely carry the
First, Second. Third and Fourth wards.
1t has fighting chance in the Sixth,
Seventh Tenth and Eleventh wards.
The wards that are regarded as safe.
for the New Iideaists" are the Fifth
Eighth Ninth and Twelfth
Even if the regulars are beaten in
Jersey City they will have enough dele
gates outside of that city to control the
Tenth Congressional district and the
County Convention, at which the twelve
candidates for Assembly will be nomi-
mated
Outside of few ward contests in
Jersey City the Democratic primaries
will be free from factional strife. There
will be no contest for the Congression-
al or Assembly nominations. In the
First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth Wards of Jersey City
there is considerable rivalry for the
nomination for Freebooter In the
First ward there are thre candidates.
james P. McGoyern, who has lived in
the ward all his life and who is seek
ing a nomination for the first time,
though he has been an active Demo-
cratic worker for several years, looms
UP as the most formidable candidate.
ne Is the choice OF the business men
OF the ward as well as the Younger
element of the party and as he has
announced that he will stand by County
Supervisor Wittpenn in that officials
efforts to start reforms in the manage
ment of the county's affairs, his nomi-
nation seems assured