The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-29
THE CHARTER ELECTION.
THE LATEST PHASES OF THE AP-
PROACHING CONTEST.


meeting room, in Franklin Hall, with Fuss
and Feathers Wolbert leaning on his arm.
When Wolbert had succeeded in Shaking
Quimby, he proceeded to hold forth to the
enraptured audience. He had come, as a
representative of First District Associa
ton to speak q good word for George B.
De Revere, the popular proprietor Tay-
Iors Hotel. NJ B. Holmes had refused
to stand and so the field was open for q
new nominee. Ex-Judge Blair was on his
feet in an instant He didn't want De
Revere because De Revere is a Demo-
GRAFT he wanted Van Syckle because
Van SICKLE is Republican. AS the
Fl rst is Democratic district, it was
wise to nominate Republican, the ex-
Judge thought The matter was referred
back to the members of the first district,
and they reported in favor of De Revere.
The third district Fire Commissionship
next engaged attention. Little Tommy
Leather retired from the Repub lican
primary because he saw success impos sible
there. but it was quietly whispered that he
was making desperate efforts to secure the
Citizens nomination - though what in
heavens name he proposed to do with it
after he had got it no one can divine
Friday nights meeting showed that the
whisper was not without foundation. Sure
enough. the third district committee recon-
mended his endorsement. Dear made a
fight against it however, and Tommy was
knocked out a second time. Nothing was
said about the fifth district, except that
Major Pangborn incidentally declared that
the committee from that district had not
vet sestled on nominations. This was I'M
derstood to mean that Pangborn was still
fighting Gator, but his reference was to the
fact that they had not yet agreed upon a
candidate for Fire Commissioner. The
committee from the sixth district recon-
mended Jimmy" Reed for Alderman,
Henry Steffens for Board of Works, ssTom"
Potter for Education, and Robert A. Nc
Knight for Freeholder. Mcknight is the
present Alderman from that district, and if
he gets the Democratic nomination, will be
elected. John Schweiller is also after the
Democratic nomination. Tom Potter will
probably be nominated for Education by
the Republicans. Steffens is seeking the
Democratic nomination for Works Com
missioner, though Mr.. Lembeck is pushing
Chick" Jensen for it. The Republican
candidate for Board of Works in the dis
trict will probably be Reuben Simpson, and
sMike" Shaffel will be Republican
candidate for Freebooter. against Nc
Knight.
"The influence of the Citizens Associa-
tion." said a member of the Association to
the SUNDAY TATTLER yesterday, sis gone.
DR.. Gordon openly charged in the meeting
week ago that Pangborn had been in
structed by General Sewell, that Hudson
County must be worked for Assemblymen
that will return General Sewell to the
limited States Senate, and l really believe
Pangbcrn is trying to work the job for him.
His scheme is to fill the offices this
Spring with Republicans, who will work
the machine. and in the Fall the New
Charter cry will be used to assist In the
election of Republicans to the Legis-
lature."
"That," said another, lis giving Pang-
{ born credit for an influence he does not
possess. He can't manipulate Hudson
County Republicans, and if General Sewell
is angling for votes here he had better
cover his hook with more acceptable
bait"
Dissensions are rending the Association
from end to end. Democratic members
refuse to be used as tools to work partisan
Republican schemes, and Republicans are
Jealous of Democratic nominees. The re-
suit of it all is that the Democrats who
carried Democratic votes into this ante
room of the Republican caucus, and who
gave their brains and energy and money to
secure the success of last Springs canvass
are practically out. They may not have
formally resigned but they will remain in
active. Even the Republicans differ about
the nominations and they will go into the
canvass with no heart at all.
Among first district Democrats, the main
contest is for the Aldermanic nomination.
Cubbefly, the employee whom the Sugar
House people are trying to run into the
Aldermanic chamber to vote to make Sen
ate No. % effective, has four of the IL de-
leeates. ssBob" Davis claims to have 8.
George B. De Revere, of Taylor's Hotel,
who las been persuaded against his will to
stand, thinks he has seven. 0. +. Martin,
Bright street butcher, hopes that the n
test between the three conspicuous candi-
dates will be SO warm that he can slip In
as compromise candidate.
In the third district the contest for the
Police Commlssionship nomination is as hot
as it can be among the Republicans. The
police machine was in full swing till the
night of the primary. Attempts were made
before it was held to coax or frighten
Tiiden out of the race, hut he insisted on
standing. Then he was openly told that he
might az well keep away from the primaries,
for he would not be allowed TO succeed, no
matter how many votes he had. and the
polls were closed early to prevent his railroad
friends, who are workingmen. from voting.
It is~even said that the supplying of gro
ceries was promised te German grocer, to
induce him to influence the German vote
for the machine candidate, and to catch the
opposition to the machine. Little Tommy
Leather was sacrificed and Dan Shea put IN
= sey II N.
fos,ued of all the movements in the dis
trict. t.,ld representative of this paper
Yesterday. that Dan Sheai is to be sacrificed.
and that ReBpblican votes for Democratic
Fire CommissiSaeg are to be exchanged fol
Democratic votes fer Republican Police
Commissioner. The Democrats will make
big fight for both places. They talk o.
Archie White. Dominiek Rehberger ano
William McAlvanah. The TATTLER's pre-
ference is Dominick Rehbefger.
If the Democrats of the Third District
know their business they will see tha
Jim" Davis is beaten out of sight. Justice
aJoe" Warren is q square man, goot
ssaal Democrat, and competent Justice
and should have the support OF all parties
jim the district
Judson McCarter and William McAlvanai
are talked of as possible Democratic nom
inees for Aldermen in the third district
Ill Republican factions in the third DIS
trick have selected Alderman Hugh ii
Abernethy for reelection.
OF the Democratic members of the pres
cut Board Of Freeholders, Messrs Norton
Cullen, Schinzel, Flllipetii and Henry ar
candidates for reelection. Norton, Cul
te2, Flllipetii and Henry are serving thei
first term and as they have made excep
tionafy good members they will all prob
ably be retained If Freebooter Schinze
is reelected, ef which there is no doubt,
sTill be his fourth year in the Board.
Would ex-Commissioner OF the Board c