New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
REGULARS BEAT COLBY.
JERSEY CITY FOR FAGAN.
Judge Fort, Republican, and F. S.
Katzenb0ch, Democrat, for GOUernOr

Primaries were held in New Jersey yesterday. In
Essex County the Colby New Idea Republican
reform party lost to the regulars with the excep-
tion Of three wards and the indications at mid
night were that Justice J. Franklin Fort. had de-
feated Sheriff Frank H, Sommer. OF Essex. the
Colby candidate for the nomination for Governor
Reports from the various counties showed Il@I
Frank s. Katzenbach. ir. Of Mercer. was the
choice of the Democrats for Governor. In Jersey
City interest centred in Mayor Mark NJ fasah
fight for denomination for fourth term he Won
out with 120 delegates to the city convention OUT
of a possible 200, This indicated 10 the minds OF
the New Idea that the term OF CoIohel oaiii1ei
d. Dickinson as leader in Hudson was at an ehu
The regulars. however. said they would take the
fight to the courts.
The Regulars in Essex announced at mlonlsiI'
that they had carried eleven of the sixteen "dIuS
in Newark giving the New Idea men fhree-l'le
sth. 9th and 11th-and two wards in which the oeie
gates will be evenly divided One Of these Is tue
18th a new ward. set apart last year. The f-esu.
lars estimated that they had obtained low u '
delegates To the state convention from Essex
The Fee71Iars have won throughout the state /!
Union Representative Charles n Fowler said -
ba in hack of Randolph Perkins of WestheId' Ior
denomination 70 the Assembly for fourth Veii''
won decided victory over United states Neii",os
John Kean who opposed Perkins Perkins carried
practically all of Plainield and obtained at leh'
three delegates from Elizabeth
In Passaic County where the New Idea men hau
hoped for strong Assembly delegation IN return
for abandoning the fight for Governor they los, con-
rletely in Paterson but in former Asse1nolyIllaAi
Henry MareIlIs home town. Passafc CITY the Ne"
raea leaders carried the Assembly delegation by a
slim majority. In that county the fNePunIi'ai''
voted almost soidIy for Vivian NJ Lewis Tor GOV
ernor
Tho greatest rivalry in the primary election was
IN Jersey CITY where Mayor Fagan, the head OF
tr7e reforrners there was fighting against the ma
chine or regular Republicans for denomination
Mayor Pagan had friendly Police Department
with him The opposition had hehlnd II uIe
sh4rfns Office. Chief of Police Monahan had given
orders 10 make arrests any interference on the
part OF the ward workers The Sheriff officers
were instructed protect the ward workers from
arrest -, -.
night several Of the election boards were detained
-er1rorarflv at Police Headquarters. The climax
came when Theodore n. Bierck, president Of the
Jersey City Board Of Police Commissioners. was
lodged in The Hudson County Jail for interfering
with an election board He ordered the arrest of
the board by the police for refusing 70 receive the
vote offered by Edward Sheehy. The board re-
tal!ated by issuing a commitment under the cleo
ton oonsiging Bierck to jail for three days.
This incident illustrates the casling OF authority
that prevailed the primaries in Jersey City yes
terdav
Commissioner Bierck was later released by en-
order issued by Justice J. Franklin Fort.
The police made about thirty arrests Of election
officers who asserted the right to reject chal-
lenSeC voter, a claim tle ponce disputed. as tneG
Contended that the election officers had no right TO
refuse a vote II the person offering Il was willing
make affidavit that he entitled TO cast II.
The police acting under advice of counsel. refused
TO recognize the section Of the election law which
gives the election boards power TO commit any
person interfering with them in the performance
of their duties to the county jail for three days.
and prevented the constables summoned TO serve
the commitments from taking TO jail policemen ac-
cused by the election boards declaring it was
not proper process.
Both sides early this morning claiming they
have carried majority OF the delegates 20 the city
convention. which the main thing in contention.
The Dicksontes say that they will have work
ing najority in the convention. The Fsgantes say
the same They are hopeful because Fagans
strongest point is the hill, and there few dis
tricts have been heard from. while the Dickinson
strongholds downtown were pretty well In
The county delegates TO the Republican state
convention will vote first for Gilbert Collins for
Governor