The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-24
Kern's New Committee to
Organize Tonight.
THE MAYOR SAYS "POOH, POOH
Telephones Overworked with In
quiries for "Chief Nathan
Committeeman Kennedy Favors
a Straight Prohibition Ticket
Next Autumn.

Next Autumn.
William F. Kern, president of the Board
of Works, whom the boys call 'Bill" Kern
familiarly, is the one topic of talk among
the politicians of the county today, and
every one Is wondering what will come
out of the gathering which he has sum-
moned to Myers Hotel, in the elevator
section of the Hill top for this evening.
The old County Committee pooh-pooh 1t
as small matter.
That's natural
The new County Committee movers hail
it as big thing.
That's natural too.
KERN WANTS TO BE AssEMBLYMAN.
Mayor Cleveland holds the ''smal mat
ter" view of the movement.
"'Bill' Kern wants to go the Legisla-
ture," quoth the Mayor. "and he doesn't
know how to do it. That's about all
there is about it. A district fight! A
purely local disturbance
The Mayor swept his hand listlessly, as
though he were brushing a fly from his
coat sleeve.
''Bill Kern has been saying" he went
on, .that he is going to go to the Legisla-
ture from the Fourth district, but / guess
he'll have pretty lively time trying to
get the best of Colonel Heppenheimer up
there
'.Then you don't go much on his hope
of recruits from Hoboken and North Hud-
son disaffections?" asked.
}sThere are always disaffections, more or
less Everybody can't be pleased. The
summer sun will melt them all to moth
ing;" 49,. .,o hu..,, sor ~
Erie street car, bound ferryward, and of
course the iateRview was at an end.
Counselor William ID. Daily, lame with
rheumatics limped into THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS on other business this morning. He
Is known to be an anti County Committee
man, and called him in for a little talk.
II don't know whether | shall be at the
meeting tonight or, not,' he said, Pm
afraid I'm too lame to CO. Afraid to go!
No. not by big sight don't know but
that will go If my absence causes % sus-
time that some people on the Hill were
robbed of some Of their power. They are
two bossy bosses altogether. They are
two selfish bosses. And think that this
hero move is one that will stagger
them before they get through with it.
Stop and look at it! Hoboken gets
nothing at the hands of the conventions
the present Democratic County Commit
tee summon. North Hudson is not less
slighted. The people of these districts
and the best of them are in state OF
revolt.
SECURING RECOGNITION.
ssSuch men as John c. Besson and
Ramon M. Cooke will aid the new organ
ization. They are only waiting for some
thing like this The old committee won't
have friend left in the north section, in
Guiding Hoboken, if new one should be
formed. It's now that the new commit
tee win have a chance to show its power.
They will elect hundred delegates In the
fall and send them to the State Conven-
ton. The State Convention will not be
SO - foolish as to refuse to admit them,
do you think?
.dThey will at least be admitted on the
same basis with the old committee dele
gates. There they are, recognized at
once, you see, as a regular democratic
organization"
lis it a split on the Governorship?" 1
asked
mo. understand they are all for Alb
bett. The fact that he is arguing for the
Charter does not stand in his light. He
is only acting as lawyer"
"a SMALL NATTER" SAYS THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff Davis, when asked as repre-
sentative of the present committee for his
views of the new scheme, replied
II don't care anything about it," said
he. "The men at the head of the move
are of no consequence and their action
will result in nothing, The men who
are pushing this movement are those who
wanted places under the new charter and
did not get them. For that reason they
want to defeat the Democratic party.
"The principal men running this So
called opposition are Board OF Works
Commissioner William Kern and Police
:. Commissioner james Davis.
do you think the break from the ranks
will be serious?"s
II certainly do not This is not the first
time opposition to the County Committee
has been made by disappointed office
seekers.
Police Commissioner Davis never made
dollar except what he got from the
Democratic party. He was candidate
for lay Judge, and was beaten 9 few days
ago by good democrat. While he was a
candidate for that office he was In favor of
the new charter, and when he was elected
Police Commissioner he was also favor
able to it. He was In favor Of it until the
day before the appointments were made
by the Mayor, and then when he found he
could not be appointed Police Commits
sioner, he began to fight the Charter and
County Committee. as t.os S
AN UNSIGNED CIRCULAR.
s.What looks peculiar to me, y the Sher-
lff pursued, sis the fact that these men
who have called this meeting for tonight
to form new County Committee, were
afraid to sign their names to the circular
they sent out. We always do, for we are
not ashamed of our work, ?
..Do you think there will be any opposi-
tionworth noting at the fall electionsS
1--WE expect fight from the men hold
ing Office under the old charter who have
been ousted, as they viii be next month.
They have not followers enough to lose
the county to the Democrats and their
following will not be sufficient to defeat
the election of a Governor or of any Of the
county officers"
GOOD NOMINATIONS IMPERATIVE.
Colonel Heppenheimer said that Kern's
power in the Fourth Assembly district
Is much oyerestimated. The vote against
the charter was heavy, but that does not |