The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-02
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
Aspirants for the Nomina-
tions in the Sever
al Districts.
THE WHOLE FIELD REVIEWED.
The County Ticket,and the Director
at-Large Contest---The Kern
ties Trying Republican
Combinations.

Kernites are trying to make people believe
that they will be a factor in the contest.
The Democrats will hold two county
conventions, both on October 8, at two
o'clock in the afternoon and at eight
O'Clock in the evening. At the afternoon
convention candidate for County Clerk,
Register of Deeds, State Senator and
Coroner will be nominated, and at the
evening convention cadfdate for Dl-
rector-at-Large of the Board OF Freehold
ers will be named.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
The afternoon convention promises
from present indications to be tame
affair, as all the incumbents of the
offices to be filled are Democrats and are
seeking denominations. AS there is no
opposition within the ranks of the party
against either of them, they will all pro-
badly be renOminated by acclamation.
The talk of movement against the re-
nomination of Senator Edwards comes
from persons outside the party. The
leaders are all with him, and his renomi-
nation is as sure as his reelection. The
evening convention will be as lively as
the afternoon convention will be quiet
There are any number of candidates who
would like to preside over what promises
to be Reform Board of Freeholders, and
the nomination will be hotly contested.
1t is conceded that the candidate for this
Office will be Hoboken man, and that
strongly Democratic city will present to
the convention the names of several of its
most prominent men. Mayor Grassman
will try and convince the delegates that
he would be just the man for the place,
and ex-Postmaster James Curran, Free
holder Bruning and Alderman Bruggeman
will do likewise. Ex-Freeholder Schinzels
name Is also mentioned in connection
with the nomination Ex-DirectOr Patrick
n a
reason why the nomination should not go
to Jersey City man, and he will try for
it, Persons who have the confidence of
the leaders say that the nomination will
go to either Grassman or Bruggeman.
The District Committees have not yet
been called, but the candidates for the As
sembly and Freeholders' nominations are
not letting the grass grow under their
feet. For the Democratic nominations
there are any number of candidates in the
different districts.
Some of the contests will be settled at
the primary tonight
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The First district is, under the new
lines, considered TO be Democratic by
from five to seven hundred majority, and
ought to return Democratic Assembly
man and Freeholder Assemblyman
O'Neil and Michael Mullone are talked of
for the nomination, but it is understood
that Mullone is not a candidate Ii O'Neil
wants denomination. O'Neil does want
it. He will get it and be elected, too.
In this district the Republicans and
Kernites may combine. Ex-Police Com
missioner Nugent, who was legislated out
of office by the new charter, wants to make
the fight against O'Neil for the Kernites,
and the Republicans may give him help
ing hand.
John D. German, president of the Rob-
ert Davis Association, and who is fortu-
nate enough to have the support of Sheriff
Davis, after whom the association is
named, says he has a ''cinch" for the
Freeholder nomination.
His is the only name mentioned, SO far.
in connection with the nomination. A
labor organization in this district has al
ready placed Thomas Hawkins in the
field and the Republican nomination will
go to Freeholder Thomas McDonough,
who captured the primary the other
night.
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
The Second district has Democratic
majority of about five hundred. Henry
Byrnes, the street cleaning contractor,
seems to be the only Democrat anxious for
the Assembly nomination. The Kernites
may run acandidate against him, and if
they do the Republicans say they will run
candidate in the hope of his slipping in
between the two. Ex-Finance Commits
sioner John ID. Frazer is talked of by the
Kernites and Alderman Schermerhorn
by the Republicans. Byrnes is popular in
the district and it would be safe to bet on
his election.
For the Freeholder nomination Michael
Hennessey, who is member of the pres
ent Board. Ex-Freeholder Charles Max
well. Martin Kelly and Andrew Kilmur-
ray are the candidates. The Republicans
win probably put ex-Assemblyman John
Heck in the field.
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Judge James NJ Davis and Alderman
Hoos are mentioned for the Assembly
nomination. The Republicans may NOM
mate John Watt, ex-Board of Work Com
missioner, and the Kernites feel disposed
to endorse him. For the Freeholder
nomination Assemblyman Donnelly, who
does not want to go back to Trenton,
would have the best chance if he had not
practically Withdrawn. Freeholder Grit
fen, who is also after it, has been nomin-
ated by a labor club, and John McCaffrey
expects the Kernites to nominate him
and the Republicans endore him. The
Republicans may refuse to endorse Nc
Caffrey and run Freeholder Turner for
another term. The district is Democratic
by about three hundred.
A HOT ONE IN THE FOURTH.
The hottest fight will be in the Fourth
district, Kern's home is in this district
and he has larger following there than
in any other district in the city. The dis
trict has a Democratic majority of over
penheimer, who has three times repre-
sented the district in the House of Assem-
bly,, will be asked by the Democratic
leaders to make the fight again this fall.
If he consents there will be no doubt as
to the result, Notwithstanding Kern's OPP
position. A deal between the Republi-
cans and Kernites in this district is being
hatched Kern, who wants to run
against Heppenheimer as the represen-
tative of his party, wants to get the Re-
publican endorsement, and in return the
Kernites will endorse the candidate for
Freeholder named by the Republicans.
Freeholder Smith will probably be the
Democratic nominee again and the Re-
publican-Ke candidate will be School
director Pfngsten.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Fifth district, although believed to
be Republican by about two hundred ma
iority. is good fightiug ground, and the
Democrats have a chance TO elect either
tie Assemblyman or Freeholder, proba-
bIy both. Assemblyman Richard Brown
wants the Republicans to renominate
him. Henry Dusenbury and ii. V. Con-
dict are also mentioned as possible candi
dates. On the Democratic side John W.
AYmar and ex-Police Commissioner Rob