Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-07-29 | Page 7 | Wild and Woolly Time at a Jersey Primary

WILD WILI AND WOOLLY TIME AT A JERSEY PRIMARY II CA CAMDEN IDEN N. N J. J July 20 The Z Tho primary election for delegates tell to the tho Republican convention of or tho the First Congressional district dis dis- dis of ot New Jer Jersey W was S hid held yesterday In Camden Camdon Gloucester and ond Salem counties which comprise the district The candidates candi candi- dates lates for the nomination ore are Henry C. C the tho pr present sent Congressman and J. J Alpheus Van Sant Th Tho contest has b been n one of ot the most bitter ever held In southern New Jersey Tho The polls were open 6 G to S p. p m. m and the three hours were with Ith serious fighting Ono One man was killed In this city and Joe Goddard God Cod dard third the thc well-known well weight heavy pugilist pugilist list Hill of ot Philadelphia was s c probably fatally shot while electioneering In township Another man was dangerously stabbed tn In this city It and a fourth man re re re- calved stab wounds at nt Dog DOl Corner II near The Tho most serious affray occurred at Third and Beckett streets In this city Each side had a crowd nt It the thc polling place at that point and j n t general riot was vas started When hen it IL wan sync all over o It was waR round found that John of or P phia a a aged ed 33 35 years cars h had rl be shot throuGh the heart b by some seine unknown Ier person on anti anil that a n policeman not In uniform named Harr Harry Miller 1 had hati received Cd t two We cuts cut on th tho head hend and a probably fatal stab wound In the tho left lung J A A. number of or other persons were hurt In time the but not seriously At midnight both loth sides fides claimed the election elec elec- tion but tho the returns up Im to that time from the three counties Indicate that Van Sant has secured a majority of ot tho the delegates delegat j. j The adherents of oC boUt both r f nr Van Yon Sant are charting charging each rach other with fraud and with bringing large lare numbers of ot repeaters from Philadelphia l in The con conven n. n tion will vill be held at ot Woodbury on ti tl a 1 a. a m. m m. Almost complete returns at this hour show th that t will wit have o a n majority majora of ot about t twenty five delegates