The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-17
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
For Governor,
LEON
Halsey's No.

t lEU $40
George A. Halsey has resisted the
bulldozing of the Republican boss.
He has e~mphatically refused to be
made his catspaw in the fall elections.
Down to the hour of this writing NOON
all efforts to move him have been in
vain. He positively will notallow him
self to be used as a Marionette candi
date for Governor.
Mr.. Halsey in holding this position
demonstrates his wisdom. He has
once sustained defeat in a similar con
test for his party's sake. He has done
his duty, and there is no reason in
morals or honor why he should sub
iect himself to a second catastrophe.
His record, even if all other
circumstances were favorable, would
ensure his overthrow; but as
almost all the other conditions of the
contest would be equally unfavorable,
it would be sheer madness for him to
accept the deadly ''honor" of the
nomination.
But what a comment his refusal is
upon the present political situations
and upon the conduct of those who
have been trying to force him into the
breach. In the first place it is the
plain admission of one of the shrewd-
est Republican politicians in the
State that the gubernatorial candi-
date of the party cannot possibly win.
: OF course, If victory were in pros
poet, Mr.. II alsey would not hesitate a
moment. Why should he? He is rich
enough. He has leisure. He Is am
bilious. Then, if the Republican can
didate were going to be elected, would
he not to a certainty be that candi-
date, seeing that the prize is in his
grasp2 Plainly he thinks there is no
fighting chance.
But in what light does this despon
dent view OF the case put those men
who have been using every art to per-
suade him to run? Does it not con
clusively prove their Judas like
motives2 They urge upon him an
assured defeat. Why?
Because, as we have repeatedly said,
General Sewell seeing no hope of
electing an adherent in this contest,
still thinks he can turn it to his own
advantage by injuring a rival. Who
so sweet a rivalt to overwhelm with ruin
and contulnely as George A. Halsey,
the most formidable, the most skill
full, and the most daring of those who
have tried.to wrest from him the supre-
macy Of the party in the State.
And now it looks like General E..
Burd Grub, of Philadelphia. Poor
Grubb. How his fat purse will bleedl
THE Erie street school is an infamy.
It would be better to close it and let
the children have such fresh air as the
streets afford, rather than to poison
them by slow degrees in the malarial
air Of the o~yercrowded classrooms.
IT seems to us a very doubtful
policy to move the police captains
about from precinct to precinct as
the majority of the board did yester-
day. Very doubtful policy indeed.
Republican Infamy-A Scathing Ar
raignmcnt from Within the Party.
We are glad for once to be able &c
cordially endorse the view taken by
our only competitor of the political
situation. In a strong editorial yes.
terday the chaotic condition Of
the Republican party in this
county is pictured 50 accurate
" and SO tearlessly that we
are happy to adopt the expires,
ions used for our readers benefit.
The comments are made aprcpos Of a
paragraph in the New York Tribune,
saying that the large vote at last
weeks primaries was an evidence ot