Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-22

tee members to the G. o. P. head.
| quarters.
Will Receive Returns.
Arrangements have been made there
| to tabulate quickly all the returns re-
ceived. 1t is expected that the result
of the fight in the city will be known
before 10: 30 o'clock unless the contest
| is very close. The returns from al
over the county on the county offices
however. will not be in much before
| midnight, 1t is said. The G.. o. p
headquarters viii be kept open until
the returns are all in.
At the Progressive headquarters
practically no interest is being taken
in the primary election. There is nc
contest for the Progressive offices
and this accounts for lack of excite
ment. The headquarters will be open
tonight to receive returns. however
This same condition exists at the
Democratic and the Wilson Democrat
headquarters
The various candidates who have
already opened headquarters have
also prepared to receive the returns
in their respective headquarters This
is especially true of the 'left-out" Re-
publican candidates. They are, to a
certain extent, persona non-grata at
depend on private sources for their
information.
John A. Hilser was not allowed 70
vote at the ninth district polling place
in the Third ward. Mr.. Hilser was
challenged on the ground that he
did not vote at the last general cleo
ton. He protested that he did. The
books did not show that he had cast
his ballot at that time. Mr.. Hilser
then appealed to the County Board of
Elections. They investigated the claim
of Mr.. Hilser and found that he did
not vote according to their records
Harry 3. OConnell, who is In the race
for sheriff, Is a business partner OF
Mr.. Hilser.
In view of the campaign that the
outsiders have been waging against
the members of the Inner circle,
who have usurped the county head
quarters, the left outs" have practi-
cally all decided to keep away from
the county headquarters tonight.
This is done, they say, to save en-
harrassment all around.
A furry of excitement was caused
at the polling place of the fourth
district, Seventh ward, 219 Academy
street, this morning shortly after
opening, when challenger appointed
by Richard Stockton, Democratic
candidate for State senator, was re-
fused admission to the building. He
was kept out by Fl. J. Callaghan, cleo
ton Judge of that district, but Com
missioner William A. McTague, of the
County Board of Elections, went to
the polls and finding that the chal-
lenger's credentials were correct, al
lowed him to act.
Keys Locked in Boxes.
Early today there was slight confu-
sion at the polling places of the Third
district of the Second ward and at
the Tenth district of the Fifteenth
ward. There the election officers
locked the ballot boxes and then
placed the keys inside. Luckily while
the keys were inside of the boxes no
votes were cast. Soon complaint
was made and City Clerk Alexander
Archibald was notified.
Mr.. Archibald sent two of his clerks
to the places in haste. The boxes
were opened with pass keys and
again locked, but this time the keys
were not placed in the boxes. 1t was
not necessary to open the boxes until
tonight, but Mr.. Archibald wanted
everything as 1t should be; hence his
order to get the keys from the boxes
About $50 transfers were granted
by Judge Harry V. OSBORNE up 10
noon today. Judge Osborne an
nounced that he will sit for the pur-
pose of granting transfers until $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. Judge Will
lam p. Martin will sit from $3.50 until
the closing of the polls.
No disputes over transfers have
been brought to the attention of
Judge Osborne. Many calls for adj
vice have come into the Office of the
County Board of Elections from poll
ing places. Members of the board
visited the pollings places In an auto
mobile to settle disputes when neces-
sary.
The Vote at Noon.
The vote throughout the city at
noon today Is shown in the subjoined
table In many districts figures rep
resent fair vote by comparison with
that of corresponding hour on pri-
mary day 1918. In others the voting
is about nominal, while in still others
it is considered light. There are no
registration figures, however, from
which definite comparisons may be
drawn.
Pollworkers and election officers
predict that the closing hours of the
day will develop rush of voters.
FIRST WARD,