The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-04
BAYONNE EXCLUSIVENESS
DEMOCRATTC DELEGATES HAD TT
BADLY LAST EVENING.

BADLY LAST EVENING.
They Wanted to Hold a Very Private
Session but the Jersey City News
Got the Story-Postmaster Brady Gets
the Nomination for Mayor and is Con
sidering 1t.
The seven delegates to the Bayonne
Democratic Mayoralty Convention
met in a real room of Wakes Hotel at
Pamrapo last evening, and contrary
to all the essential principles Of
genuine Democracy, closed the doors
to the members of their party.
There was SO much wire pulling in
dulged in prior to the time set for the
convention that considerable difficulty
was experienced in getting the dele
! gates together.
Archibald E. Wilson, Chairman OF
the Bayonne Democratic City Com
mittee, called the delegates to order.
William III. Wheeler was chosen as
Chairman and Thomas Kenah as Secre-
tary. Mr.. Wilson said several news
paper reporters We're outside awaiting
admittance. Several of the delegates
demurred to admitting anybody.
Finally a motion to admit only
the reporters of the two
Bayonne weekly papers was carried.
Two additional chairs were carried
into the little room, and the
pair entered. AS the door
closed THE JERSEY Cry NEWS
reporter raped upon it. Committee
man and ex-Postmaster James E.
Malloy opened it about a foot, thrust
out his head and asked what was
wanted.
THE JERSEY CRY News reporter
asked why he and the other reporters
were excluded, and said he would like
to enter. Committeeman NAL
10y closed the door and commu-
nicated with the delegates. Several of
them murmured remonstrances against
having anyone else inside. The next
time the door opened the delegates
filed out and said they had declared a
recess.
THE NOMINATIONS.
In the meantime nominations of a
candidate had been entertained and
one ballot taken. Delegate Thomas
Mettam nominated Councilman
Ebert Scofield, of the Second
ward; Delegate Thomas Kenah
named Freebooter James Rollston,
also of the Second ward, and Delegate
George H. Walrod moved to endorse
x-Councilman William G. Farr,
who failed to get the Re-
publican nomination several
days ago. Delegate Mettam opposed
hox,;po Mr NJ rrsc mama hroI1nht h.
fore the convention, and alleged
the Republican City Committee
from the Second ward. Dele
gate Walrod insisted on his nomina-
ton, and asserted that he had been in
structed to present his name. The
first ballot resulted as follows:-Sco-
field-Delgates Mettam and Mcintyre.
Rollston-Delegates Howell, Knight
and Kenah. Farr-Delegate Walrod.
Blank-Delegate Wheeler. On the
second ballot Delegate Howell changed
to Scofield.
BRADY GETS THERE.
Previous to the third ballot Dele
gate John j.. Knight nominated Post
master Thomas Brady, of the
First ward. The vote stood:
Brady-Delegates Wheeler, Kenah and
Knight. Scofield-Delegates Metham,
Mcintyre and Howell. Farr-Delegate
Wallod. Delegate Howell voted for
Brady on the fourth Ballot and
as there were no other changes
the nomination was declared.
Chairman Wheeler appointed Dele
gates Howell, Mcintyre and Knight to
wait upon the nominee and as
certain if he accepted. Until
after midnight vain attempts were
made to locate Mr.. Brady, and
them the convention adjourned until
this evening. Committeeman Wilson
and several of the delegates had a
growl over a question of the City Com
mittee's authority, previous to the adj
journment.
This morning Postmaster Brady
said he desired time to consider before
he accepted the nomination, and he
would make public his decision later
in the day.
Tables Turned on Newark.
The return bowling match of the
series between teams representing the
Newark Bay Boat Club, of Bayonne,
and the New Jersey Athletic Club,
was rolled last evening on the alleys
of the La Tourette House at Bergen
Point. About two hundred spectators
witnessed the play.
1t was close throughout. The boat
clubs team were led by five pins, only
to find themselves twenty-seven pins
further behind at the fall of the second
frame. The advantage wavered, but
at the close the Bayonne boys were
fourteen points in the lead. The
athletic clubs team and their friends