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THE CHARTER ELECTION.
THE LATEST PHASES OF THE CON
TEST FOR LOCAL OFFICES.
Who Have Been Nominated On Both
Sides So Far-The ''Citizensn Conn
mission Leather to Beat Dan Shea.

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The ssCitizens" returned to their vomit
Friday evening and put little "Tommy"
Leather in the field for Fire Commissioner.
1t will be clean knock out for both them
and Leather. The interesting correspon-
dence between HIM and ex-Commissioner
Speck throws flood of light upon the
methods of the Citizens nominee "Mr.
Leather knows" says Speck, ethat it took
nearly all the time of the members of the
Board to watch his cunning ways and pre-
vent the excessive bills for machine and
blacksmith work that he was continually
having done. He says he has worked
hard for the Department; spends not less
than ST, 900 year when he only receives
$500. Where does he get the balance? He
does very little work in his shop, and he
has manipulated all the committees of the
Board, and controls all the repairs to the
apparatus. Nothing is purchased by the
Board that he does not insist on having a
saw in. Even VIXEN anything is to be sold
at auction he is on the lookout and only
lately his right hand man bought old En-
CINE No. 10 for him, and he afterward sold
It to the County for $500 at profit of
$500. If he makes profit of that amount
Oh one transaction, he can well afford to
hang around headquarters all day. The
Engine is at Snake Hill and fit only for the
junkshop. I only mention these two in
stances to show how really dishonest the
man is and under what false colors he has
been sailing before the public. AS to as
sessments he knows he dism ssed fore
man for refusing to assess his men. Even
at this very time he is engaged in collect
ing money from the men for election, so
the men inform me and his friends (what
few he has lefty are around trying to pre-
vail on different parties not to expose him
further"
The endorsement of Commissioner Win
decker for Fire Commissioner by the
ssCitizens" was due to his known strength
in the Fifth District. The "Citizens"
would have been pleased to have thrown
him out in the interest of the Republican
party, but they knew he couldn't be beaten
and made virtue of necessity by en6ors-
ing him. The First District Committee
spent an hour in caucusing for candidate
but couldn't find anybody who cared to
trust them for election, and 50 they pres-
ented no name.
The First District Democratic Conven-
ton will meet next Tue day night. Pro-
prietor De Revere of Tlylor's Hotel, who
seemed to have had the nomination for
Alderman within his g. asp, was finally con-
fronted by the politicians who were work.
ing for his defeat with an unknown statute
requiring three years residence IN Jersey
City as qualification. De Revere has noe
been resident of the city for that length
of time. and SO waa&forced to Withdraw
Fuss and Feathers Wolbert is said to have
been anxious to step into the breach but
he had not done it at las accounts; and
the race at this writing lies between Davis
and Cubberly. The chances are much in
favor of Davis. The Republicans talk of
ssTom" Leake and eJohnny" Parker.
The Democrats in the Third District
have made winning nomination In pres
enting the name of Dominick Rehberger
for Police Commissioner. Judson NECTAR
ter is the nominee for Board of Education,
VIM McAlvanah for Alderman. "Jimmy"
Ra(ters was nominated for Fire Commits
sioner and will probably stand, though of
that there is some doubt. Jas. IN. Davis and
Justice Joe Warren were nominated for
Justices of the Peace. The Freeholders
Convention will be held next Wednesday.
All the men who might have helped the
Democratic ticket in the fourth district
were knocked out by the convention. 1t
was generally understood that Ed
O'Donnell was TO be nominated for Police
Commissioner, 'Charley' Esterbrook
would have made strong nomination for
Alderman.
If it is possible to defeat Alderman
Abernethy's resolution in the third district,
McAlvanah is the man to do 1t. The
Democrats of the district must not, how
ever, start in with the notion that they
have walk over. The split in the Re-
publican ranks over the Police and Fire
Commissionerships does not extend to the
Aldermanic contest. .Abernethy is iden-
tified with neither factions and supported
by both.
If " Tommy Leake, gets the Republi.
can nomination for Aldermen in the first
district, and Cubberly the Democratic
nomination, the sugar house people won't
care which party wins at the polls.
It looks as though Police Commissioner
Meyer got in his fine work after all with
the Fourth District Aldermanie Con-
vention.
The Fourth District Democrats have
nominated Walter Elliott for Alderman ;
VIM. F. Kern, Board of Works James
Pallister, Police Commissioner N. b.
Valentine and Peter Van Thaden, for
Board Of Education.
The Third District Republicans have
nominated Isaac Newman and FreeholdeE
McGinnis, for Freebooter
Director William Ritter, of the Board OF
Education will be candidate for re-
election from the Sixth District.
Harry Crawford will have clean walk
over for Constable in the Third District.
The Fourth District Republican CDnven-
ton met last evening and nominated Presi-
dent William H. Furman for Alderman,
(renominated); W. H. Vanderzee for the
short term and DIR. Josiah Hornblower for
the long term in the Board of Education;
Otto Never (renominated) for Police Com
missioner; Chris. Helms for Board OF
Works; James Young and Charles McEwan
for Freeholders and J. Pohlman for con-
stable.
'srom" Noonan presided over the Eighth
District Democratic Freeholders Conyen-
zion yesterday. Michael McDonough was
nominated fer the Jersey City end OF the
district and John Mulligan of East Newafh
for that end Of the district. There are in
timations that Ed. Cayanagh and mar
named Reilly will run independent.
The Democrats of the Seventh Assembly
District have nominated John Kelly aDc
Andrew Cullen for Freeholders.
The Republican City Convention of Ho
boken met II, Katencamp's saloon OF
Washington street last evening and nom
mated ex-Mayor Besson for Mayor, Angus
Bente for City Treasurer, and Leonsre
Pfeiffer for Water Commissioner. Free
holders Schinzel and Let's were renomiDa
ted.
Fatal Railroad Accident.