The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-12

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II says Assenabl lyman Scheele is out of the
race, and that George Law and John q.
Roe want to succeed him, with the chances
favor1ng Law. Bolton may run fora third
term in the Second district, but be will
find livel antagonists in deck" Brown
and James FL. Rogers. The Press does not
seem to think that Mr.. Low will be
nominated again in the Third district and
it puffs Quartermaster John H. Hindle in
his stead The district is partly in Pater-
son and partly in Passaic and Passaic is
urging John b Pudney and DIR. Charles
M. Howe Both are Temperance Repub-
licans. August Bergman, who had charge
of the "Ladies Gallery" some years ago,
has also announced himself as candidate
Ex-Mayor Spencer and ex-Assemblyman
CASTOR are other Passaic gentlemen who
are mentioned. In the Fourth district
Tommy" Flynn wants to go to Trenton
again. John F. Kerr is an active aspirant
there, too.
LOCAL POLITICS.
The politicians are much amused ever
slim Brauns letter announcing himself
as candidate for Surrogate.
Postmaster Curran, of Hoboken, will not
resign his position as chairman of the
Democratic County Committee.
Constable John Feeney, of the Seventh
district, says 1t is not nerve that he lacks
to run for Assemblyman. but the 'sboodle .
@Rumor has it that Alderman Davis and
ex-Alderman Jordan have buried the
Ratchet, and are once more on friendly
| terms.
George w. Garretson, popular young
man, is being urged by his friends to enter
the contest for the Democratic nomination
| for Assembly in the First district
Freebooter Dingler, of the Third district,
| thinks that Patrick Kelly, of the Seventh
district, will be Jailor Joyce's successor.
Dingler is Republican and Kelly Demo
crat. f
Tuesday, September 2lst, has been fixed
| by the County Committee as the date for
the holding of primaries for the election
of delegates to the Democratic State Con-
vention.
| Reconnaissance of the Board of Publ.
| Works William H. Whelan has announced
| himself as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Assembly in the Second
| District
Congressman McAdoo is in town. He
| will remain here until after the election.
During the past week he has been overrun
| with visitors at his Office in the Fuller
Building
Alexander Mcdonald, proprietor of the
Port Royal Hotel on Montgomery street,
! will be one of the delegates from the Firsl
/ district to the Democratic Gubernatoria
Convention.
Col. E. P. G. Lewis of Hoboken, United
| States Minister to Portu5ul, has written to
| the Hoboken Democrat that if the Demo.
| Gratis of Hudson county see fit to nominate
him for Congress in place of Mr.. McAdoo,
he will accept.
| The Trade organizations of Jersey City
have formally decided to nominate candl-
dates for Congress, State Senator, Surro-
gate and AssemblymeR throughout the
| city. They will nominate no saloon keep
ers, brokers or lawyers.
Freebooter McDonough of the Eighth
District, told TATTLER reporter yester-
day, that there was no truth in the report
that he intended voting with the Republi-
can members of the Board on the matter
of removals and appointments.
Board of Works Commissioners Schweil-
Ter and Reynolds had two hours talk on
Friday night at the la.ter's saloon, Bay
and Grove streets. Persons who were
present say they would not be surprised if
Schweiller were found voting with Rey-
nolds and Somers at the future meetings
of the Board.
At Friday nights meeting of the Demo-
cratic County Committee charges of con-
duct unbecoming Democrat were made
against Board of Works Commissioners
Schweiller. He is accused of engaging in
a deal with the Republican members of
the Board to the injury Of the Democratic
party. The Executive Committee will in
vestigate the charges and report at next
Fridays meeting.
Already the Democratic politicians of
the First district are talking of possible
candidates for Police Commissioner next
Spring. Commissioner Buckley, who is
now serving his second term. is eandi-
date, Paul Decker, James Kelley, Hud-
son street saloon keeper, and John H..
Mulrain are also talked of. Mulrain is a
popular young man, and his many friends
in the district think him the most availa-
Bile candidate.