The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
Strenuous Struggle Going on.
Dozen Arrests s. No Serious
Trouble. Party Workers Are
Hustling :. Heavy CLONE
Rule League Vote.

Ninth wardS the Republican leaders
the head of the ticket and that the en-
tire Democratic Assembly delegation is
being voted for very generally on the
same ticket hat pastes h name
Frank S. ~Katzenbach, jr., over the
name of Mr.. Fort.
In the large Thirteenth and Four
tenth wards the vote is also very
heavy. and the Home Rule ticket, cut
ting the Republican g~ubernatorial nom
inee by substituting the name of Mr..
Eatzenbach, and which at the same
time cuts out the names of the New
Idea members of the Republican As
sembly ticket, are being voted gen
orally in these wards. What names
the voters wish to substitute for Alder
man William p. Martin, Austen Col
gate, Henry C. Hines and William Fell
loves Morgan, is left to their own dis
erection. Some do not substitute any.
In the First Ward the vote is light,
and the Wright and Masker forces
respectively, in support Of their stand
ard-bearers, and Messrs. Katzenbach
and Fort, are having a merry battle.
In the SeconG Ward the Democrats
are getting a heavy negro vote.
A straight Democratic vote, very
heavy. is being polled in the Fourth
Ward. but in the Fifth the voting is
light. In this territory there seems
to be an exchange of many Republi-
can votes to K~atzenbach for a number
of Democratic credits that are going to
Commissioner Eggers.
The full vote in the Twelfth Ward
has not come out as yet, although the
l vote is good. The Katzenbach and Egg
gers forces are exchanging votes here,
too. it is said.
In the Tenth Ward a supreme effort
is being put forth for Commissioners
Mggers, with good resul for the Re-
publicans, it is said.
In many of the wards where the Re-
publican leaders admit that the head
of the ticket and the Assembly delega-
ton is being cut, claim is laid to a
number of Democratic credits for Board
of Works Commissioner Augustus r.
Eggers, who is seeking reelection on
the Republican ticket against Thomas
F. Holzinger. There is talk of trading
Holzinger.
Interest in the gubernatorial and Ast
sembly contests has greatly detracted
from the attention that is usually paid
to the. election of aldermen and board
of CITY Home trustees, county clerk
and school commissioners.
The Lane dock proposition, which is
one of the four referendums upon
which the people have been called upon
to vote. is the only that seems to
be meeting with any serious OPPOSE
ton.
Municipal lighting, a small board
and a maximum salary Of 1900 a year
for patrolmen at the present time seem
practically certain Of getting a strong
Affirmative vote.
Indications Democratic leaders say are
that in the Eleventh Ward there will be a
big Democratic vote this year. The work
ers of both parties in hat ward admit that
there is being some strong cutting.
Both gubernatorlal candidates are rest
ing at their homes. Mr.. Fort, however,
was up early this morning and cast his
ballot in the polling place of the second
district of the Second Ward In East Or
ange. Both Mr.. Fort and Mr.. Katzenbach
were confident of success.
The East Orange man Is awaiting re-
ports from the Republican County Com
mittee as to Essex and from the State
ommitte as to the State at his home,
where yesterday he is said to have had
installed two new telephones besides the
one that was in constant use there.
At State headquarters the Sheriff and the
police are both busy watching for excise
violations and Illegal voting. The activity
Of both these forces resulted in a dozen Of
more arrests at noon.
There seemed to be very little real
trouble, however. at any of the polling
-. - 1xrarxrfhfn1 uoaunAd IN Ha qOfnp
off in applepie order with a heavy vote In
nearly all parts Of the city.
DR.. Charles F.. Kraemer, candidate for
County Clerk on the Democratic ticket:
Assemblyman Simon Hahn and City Coun-
sci James r. Nugent are touring the coun-
ty in an automobile.
Both Republican and Democratic county
committee headquarters are busy places to-
day. =
Sobriety exists in the neighborhood of the
polls because of the rather general OBJ
servance of the provisions of the Bishops
law by the saloon keepers.
The crowds are not hanging in saloons
this year; they are gossiping beyond the
1o0-feet limit line at every polling place.
Although showers had been promised for
today, those workers and anxlous follow
ers of elections who arose with the sun
saw Old Sol come out of the east in a
blaze of glory. 1t was chilly, and those
who cast their ballots Immediately upon
the opening of the polling places for the
honor of being first" in their respective
districts. had their coat collars turned up.
BY Z O'Clock the faithful of both parties,
who, upon every election day, take their
stands at the polling places to buttonhole
this one and then that in their endeayors
for the party, were In evidence and the
ward candidates were on hand with their
paafed ballots