The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
MR.. FORT VOTES
USES MACHINE AT 9:14 A. NJ.
IN EAST ORANGE.
Forgets to Pull Party Lever and Asks
why Don't the Bell
Ringf"

John franklin Fort, Republican candi-
date for Governor, voted in East Orange
at ola a. m. today, in the polling place OF
the second district Of the Second Ward.
MIR. Fort was the eighty-1fth man to vote
In the district.
North Arlington avenue, with ALBEIT
Fricke, a friend, and at the corner or
Arlington avenue and Arlington place was
me by six Republican workers. who shook
hands cordially with the candidate. Many
people were on the L-aclhawanna depot
opposite and looked on. MIR. Fort walked
from there to the polling place ana con-
versed with am EVENING STAR reporter
about the election. He refused to make
any predictions about majorities, and said
he placed no faith In the guesses that had
been made in the newspapers ABOUT prop
able figures.
A voting machine Is used in the polling
place, a paint shop, owned by Frank C.
Weeks, and Mr.. Fort asked how to use the
device. Peter flaming, judge OF the cleo.
tion board, and who is a Democrat, showed
Mr.. Fort how to use the machine ny lem
onstrating with a dummy one. After this
name had been called off Mr.. Fort Went
behind the curtain to vote. He pulled the
curtain lever all the way over and then
ssWhy don't the bell ring?'
Mr.. Fort was then told to pull his party
lever over and the bell would ring. he
remained inside the polling place about
half a minute and stood talking for a min
ute in the front of the store. In the same
polling place two years ago Mr.. Fort cru.
ciHed the voting machine stren1lously and IT
appeared today as If his opinions had not
changed since.
M Fort, surrounded by a large number
of prominent Republicans, posed for a
photograph In front Of the paint shop.
Policeman Robinson stood nearby and MI.
Fort called him over to stand near MIN
while the camera man did his nappln
Captain Oscar II. Condit stood on the
left of Mr.. Fort. Among the others who
surrounded the candidate were City Clers
Lincoln r. Rowley, John H. Palmer and
his son, Russell Palmer, Ernest r. French,
Colonel George p. Oleott, Frank Wilson,
Frederick H. Reimer Assistant CITY En-
IA, Greenfield, and L. c. Cunningham, all
of East Otange.
After voting Mr.. Fort went over to the
headquarters OF the East Orange .Hepubll,
can Club; in Main street, where he heard
rosy reports from the workers. Mr.. Fort
remained at the club until 10 o'clock and
corner he met Mayor William Cardwell
and John B. Woolston. Republican candi-
date for County Clerk, who were riding
about the city in an automobile They told
vote would be polled In East Orange. Auto
mobiles are being used in every ward to
get the voters TO the polls.
In Orange. the workers In the various
districts were out early. and the talk of
attempts at illegal voting was RESPONSE
Bile prerI for 4ha =stsE5e sTIer d IL the N collins nttsn 5Seth rs
LACAA titC . 0NACS - -
Illegal voting were reported, however.
There was a delay in opening the ma
as the policeman had the keys mislaid.
polls were finally opened at $3.50
In West Orange il was reported that
second district. Third Ward, of East Or
contributed a batch to the West Or
ange folk.
I a East Orange the voting was light. al
though in Forts district there were 1888
votes cast out of some three hundred odd
registered.
m Democrats and Republicans in Or
ange are making their strenuous fights
for ward nominees with the fights center
Mayor Isaac shoenthal Is leading in per-
son the fight for John C. Fineran against
Councilman Daniel G. Bury, who seeks
he result ve ne much VUie in 7 d pygfty eVeh' WIN
City Counse William A. Lord, in the
SECOND Ward, claimed up to noon two
said William A. Calhoun was running
ahead OF School Commissioner Fred G.
femme
fight for the omce, and the Italian vote
is being nurtured by both sides.
In the Fifth Ward Councilman Andrew
j.. Heberling and Thomas F. Mill are
running pretty closely. The city seems to
be giving a heavier vote for Katyenbach
than Fort.
In west Orange the contests are getting
along slowly. with a warm contest in the
Second Ward, where the Republicans are
trying hard TO beat Councilman Johnh J.
Kenny.
In East Orange the registration at noon
showed the following figures:
First Ward, 256; Second Ward, $50;
Third Ward, 4S5; Fourth Ward, 1856; Fifth
Ward. 459. rf
The total in Orange was about a third
o fthe entire registration at noon. and
about the same in West Orange. No re-
ports of trouble In any police court were
reported.