New-York tribune., 1921-04-27
Mayors States
Ahead in Both
n. J. Primaries
Cillen Runs 3D. in Newark.
hut City Commissioners
Hold Safe Pl,,ralities in
First Fifteen Districts
Landslide in Jersey City
Hague Expects so, ,OOOVotes:
Fusionists Poor Second:
Three Arrested at Polls

Fifteen districts in the primary.elec
t,on at Newark indicate the nomination
Of Commissioner Thomas l.. Raymond.
Commissioner William ]. Brennan.
Mayor Charles X. Gillen. Commissioner
Alexander Archibald and Commissioners
John F. Monahan. these being the five
members of the present board.
According to the returns counted at
late hour last night, Monahan stands
lowest, but all seemed to have safe
pluraities. Next to Monahan in the
list i John A. Matthews. If they fin
ish in the order named, it would mean
that Raymond would be chosen Mayor
and Gillcn would recede to another de-
partment on the board
In three election districts tabulated
ID 70 l:S0 this morning Mayor Gillen
reccived 10 votes. with the count for
the ether nine leading candidates show
ing Brennan 564. Raymond 1867. Archi-
bald go. Monahan l3l, Matthews 1871.
Cozzolino l04. Bigelo 81, Breidenbach
81 and Howe 40.
Hague Leads in Jersey City
The total vote cast in Jersey City
during The day was 66.2l9 The Hague
faction leads the ticket by an over
whelming plurality, but no official fig
urcs had been given out in time for
publication.
Three arrests were made in connec-
ton with the Jersey City primaries. one
Of The prisoners. Bernard Dehe. twenty
eight years old. of 9 Gray Street, Jer-
sey City, having sworn in his vcte after
nc had been challenged He was then
arrested and released on $500 bail
James Ivory, Twenty-Five OF pa Grove
Street, vas arrested charged with dis
tribu.lng unofficial sample ballots in
ront OF rolling place. He also was
rcica 1ec on bail
Bernard Lee. Democratic member
Of the Election Board of the 9Th Dis
rict. % Ward. OF Jersey City. was ar
rested and held in S 0Oo bail by Judge
lanes ". Mccarthy. in the Hudson
County Court OF Quarter Sessions,
-narsed with having violated the state
'sctlon law. Lee was charged in
omplein' sworn TO by Edward O'Toolc,
d SO Pavonis Avenue, Jersey City
tn laving assisted voters to mark
mir 5aliots when he was not accom-
saVicd by a Republican member OF the
serssi. The complainant is a brother
f Lleutenan. Arthur J. O'Toole, SOL
i'"l candidate for nomination as City
commissioner. running as an indie
ndent Democrat
Fusion. sts Run Bad Second
100 election districts out Of a
d! Of lG9 in Jersey Citv. the vote
es Mayor n que. 29.G50; Edward
.ahill. first man on the Citizens Flu
~ ticket, S,e'! James A. Hamill,
Hsding an 'ndopcnden ticket. 1851;
mes 2. Meehan. running alone as an
..aepcldent, l,7s3.
Ono OF the most striking aspects OF
oe election was the very large WON
: ote polled. They outnunbered
ne non in every dstrict all through
Nc esrl;er hours Of the day and I'D
laie IN the afternoon.
Mayor Hague refused to make 2 state
Nent other than he thought his ticket
vold poll close TO $4,000 votes. the
'nslon ticket about 10000 a1A the 9th
rs nothing important enough to count
Early balloting both in Jersey CITY
snd Newark insured heavy total vote.
IN the first half hour per cent OF
he total vote was cast. Voting was
nnder the new law governing municipa.
lecs'ons for commission governed
'iAas. The election in Jersey City VIII
nc Nay 10.