Bitter Primary Elections

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BITTER PRIMARY ELECTIONS LIKE THE BLIZZARD, WERE NEVER KNOWN TO OLDEST INHABITANT. For City Treasurer Councilman-at-Large Miller Takes the Plum—Wolfe Beats Burdsal for Receiver and the Present Excise Commissioners Appear to Have the Call. The Republicans of the city last night held their primary elections to select delegates to the conventions to name candidates for City Treasurer; Receiver and Councilman-at-Large. The hottest fight occurred in the Seventh ward where the Blowites and the Hansonites were arrayed against one another. Long before the opening of the polls the ward was filled with excited crowds made of both factions and a number of petty fights occurred. In the First precinct Eighth and Spruce streets, the Blowe faction was forcibly putout, it is claimed, by reform policemen. Their places were then taken by the Hansonites. In the Third precinct the polls opened with the regular ballot, then possession of the Blowelites, while the opposing faction had a starch box. In the beginning both were used, but later the Hansonites secured possession of the polling place and conducted the election. Mayor Hatch was notified of the condition of affairs and sent Captain Stanley and Boyle with a detail of seventeen policemen. However, their presence did little toward stopping the rows. A patrol wagon was constantly on the move through the ward. In the Fourth precinct the polling place was at the headquarters of the Actual Republican Club, supporters of the Blowelites. Immediately after the polls opened a fight ensued, which resulted in Hansonites getting into possession. During the melee Alonzo Berry and Daniel Jackson, supporters of Sayre, were arrested and sent to City Hall. When the two men were arrested a general fight ensued during which Policeman Doores was badly beaten. In the meantime someone succeeded in cutting the wires on the downtown circuit of the Police Department so that word could not be sent to headquarters. Late in the night the votes were counted and Hanson declared elected by a large majority. The Blowe-Sayrs faction immediately gave notice that they would contest the nomination before the City Committee.

Like the Blizzard, Were Never Known to Oldest Inhabitant. For City Treasurer Councilman-at-Large Miller Takes the Plum — Wolfe Beats Burdsall for Receiver and the Present Excise Commissioners Appear to Have the Call.

The Republicans of the city last night held their primary elections to select delegates to the conventions to name candidates for City Treasurer; Tax Receiver, and Councilman-at-Large, and to name candidates for members of City Council, Board of Freeholders and other minor offices. Out of the ten wards their were contests in eight.

The hottest fight occurred in the Seventh ward where the Blowites and the Hansonites were arrayed against one another. Long before the opening of the polls the ward was filled at every precinct with excited crowds made of both factions and a number of petty fights occurred. In the First precinct, Eighth and Spruce streets, the Blowe faction was forcibly put out, it is claimed, by reform policemen. Their places were then taken by the Hansonites. In the Third precinct the polls opened with the regular ballot box in possession of the Blowites while the opposing faction had a starch box. In the beginning both boxes were used, but later the Hansonites secured possession of the polling place and conducted the election.

Mayor Hatch was notified of the condition of affairs and sent Captains Stanley and Boyle with a detail of seventeen policemen. However, their presence did little toward stopping the rows. A patrol wagon was constantly on the move through the ward.

In the Fourth precinct the polling place was at the headquarters of the Mutual Republican Club, supporters of the Blowites. Immediately after the polls opened a fight ensued, which resulted in the Hansonites getting into possession. During the melee Alonzo Berry and Daniel Jackson, supporters of Sayrs, were arrested and sent to the City Hall. When the two men were arrested a general fight ensued during which Policeman Moore was badly beaten. In the meantime someone succeeded in cutting the wires on the down town circuit of the Police Department so that word could not be sent to headquarters. Late in the night the votes were counted and Hanson was declared elected by a large majority. The Blowe-Sayrs faction immediately gave notice that they would contest the nomination before the City Committee.