The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-04
LOCAL POLITICAL POINTS.
BOTH THE PART ES TO SELECT STAND
ARD BEARERS THIS WEEK.

AhD 8GA hEhS THIS WkfAEK.
The Republican County Convention to Re
Held In Advance of the Democratic Com
veution-Prospect of Other Candidates
Endering the Lists-Assembly Contests.
Both the County Conventions will be
held this week. The fact that the Demo-
cratic County Convention will be held on
next Saturday afternoon was announced in
the SUNDAY TATTLER two weeks ago. The
primaries are to be held tomorrow even
ing. The call with the designations for
polling places appear In another column.
The Republican County Committee met on
Newark avenue Friday night. They de-
cided to hold their County Convention on
Friday afternoon next-a day ahead OF the
Democratic Convention. The hall was not
selected. 1t will be at some place in Ho-
boken, where the Republicans have an idea
that there is a local prejudice against
Democratic candidates from this city. TIE
Democrats will nominate q full ticket
candidates for Surrogate, Director at
Large and Coroner to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration of the term of
Coroner Hughes. The Republicans will not
nominate o candidate for Director-at-
Large They think that, whatever the Court
NAV say in the matter, thst little piece of
partisan legislation last Winter knocked
the Director out. The Democrats will hold
on to him till the Court says he no
longer has legal existence and
will nominate a candidate, in the
event of the Court holding the act abolish
l.
Govern who has made wonderfully ac-
ceptable and capable public servant, will
be the Democratic nominee, aud will be
favored with walk over. After the Re-
publicahs had fixed the time for the hold
ing of the Convention. they tarried to dis
cuss chances Police Justice P. f. Wanser
and ex-County Clerk Van Horn were the
main entries. Van Horn puts his claims
on the ground of right The party is in
duty bound to give him the nomination
1t was promised to him on conditions that
he fulfilled, and now he expects the party
not to break its faith with him. Police
Justice Wanser had warm and ardent
friends talking him up, and as between
himself and Mr.. Van Horn, it was ''nip
and tuck" There were some In the throng,
however, who thought it would be good
thing and wise thing, if either Baldwin
boken, could be induced to accept.
On the Democratic side, the TATTLER
has no preferences among the candidates
but the indications point almost conclus-
iyelv to the denomination of Surrogate
McAyoy, and, in our statement of probable
tiles we have said that he Is probably the
coming man. This was not said, however,
TO boom HIM. At the same time the TAT
Tier thinks he will be perfectly accept
able candidate to the Democratic masses
"Con" Donovan is in the race red hot,
and says he is going to make it warmer
for the Surrogate than he can
Ex-Surrogate McCague seemed to have
dropped out of the race till day or two
ago, when it was announced that he had
hit $50, 600 stake IN Wall street, and pro-
posed to make a canvass with the pres
tige such wealth will bestow. "Marty"
McDermott Is another Hoboken man in the
race. In the upper districts of Hoboken
there is a strong demand that that city
shall have recognition at the hands of the
Convention; but in the lower wards there
is a good sentiment in favor of McAvoy.
The latest story is that City Clerk John E.
Scott will be found, when the votes are
counted, to have more than a respectable
following, and that friend has come to the
front with offers of all the money he may
need for a vigorous canvass. Mr.. Scott
himself is worth considerable money.
The air is full of the general run of war
rumors that precede every Democratic
Convention. One story is that in the event
of McAvoy's denomination, an indignation
meeting will be held, and new man pul
In the field It is always possible to get up
an indignation meeting of disappointed
aspirants, in the first hours of defeat.
Then Jim Brann proposes to change his
name to Braun again, and pose as an indie
pendent-G erman candidate from Limerick.
he thinks he can win some German votes
from McAvoy. At the meeting of the
Democratic Club of the First District.
Friday night, Fuss-and- Feathers Wolbert
sprang to the fence, clapped his wings
and crowed. He boldly announced that he
ia candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton, If he doesn't get it, he will run any
how as an Independent Between these
two seif-appointed standard bearers Surro-
gate McAvoy may lose forty votes. No one
knows why Brann proposes TO run. h
probably got SO in the habit of raining
from the Sheriff in New York that he isn't
able to keep STILL Wolbert is in the race
only to advertise his deep basso auctioneer-
ing voice. 1t is all business with him.
The politicians have got the pot into
some kind of activity in the various As
sembly districts, and in some of them it
seems to be pretty definitely settled who
will be nominated on both sides One of
the most peculiar complications is that in
the Republican ranks of the first district.
Two or three weeks ago the TATTLER made
public the fact that the Farrier influence
may be thrown to secure the nomination of
Hon. George II. Farrier In the event of the
tsupreme Court relieving him of the County
Coliectorship Corporation Attorney Sey-
rnour insists that the Farriers had promised
TO give him their support in the contest. 1t
ID now intimated that even if Mr.. Farrier is
held in the County Collectorship, the in
fiuence of his family will be thrown against
ex-Justice Seymour. Seymour is not the
only aspirant Flavel MCGEE, 10 Gal
fagker, Gen. Ramsey and J. Herbert Potts
are also aspirants 1t is likely that Real
Estate Agent Van Syckle will be nominated
by the citizens, and he may get the en-
dorsement of the Democrats. The Demo-
Gratis talk of Aldermah Jordan. G. B. De-
Revere, James Fleming and A. X. Brown.
The boys in the second district are talk
ing up Phil Tumilty, Police Commissioner
Buckley, "Six" Whelan, Mike Feeley,
Patrick Shesraa, Pat Murphy and John
O'Rourke. &Hrphy, who has no idea of
achieving regular nomination, talks of
ruaning independent. If shesran sees
GOOD chance to win he may go In more
actively than he has. The fight is mainly
between Tpmilty and Buckley, with the
chances rather il favor of Tumilty.
There is not as mueh friction in the Re.
publican camp in the third district as there
has been in times past. President DATE, OF
the Board of Finance, City CoMPteoiler
Dickinson and ex-Alderman Abernethy are
the triumvErate that bosses things there
One OF them Ia likely to De the candidate.
Ex-Justice Pelosbat is making plucky
fight for recognition, and the boys may
deem it wise to heal differences by nomi-
mating him. The German Cinb is pushing
Cosrad Reichenbecker-an in his inter
est th3y have made demand upon the
Repubica4s of the district for delegate
primary as opposed to an open primary.
The. Democrats are just laying back 70
await Developments,
In the Fourth district Heppenheimer