The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
THE ROW IN THE EIGHTH.
IT'S Il FoUR HANDED CONTEST
FOE TWO OFFICES.

The Great Tent Scene Between Brutus
Boyle and Cassius Tierney-who Shall
BE Freebooter and Who Assembly
man p That Funny Committee of
Three.
The liveliest contest for Office that has
stirred up the Eighth district in many a
day is being waged now. 1t involves
Freeholders Boyle and Tierney and AS
semblyman Farrell and Edward McDer-
mott. an ice dealer.
Tierney and Boyle are fast friends and
for two and a half years have been col
leagues in the Board of Freeholders.
Each wants to go there this fail for
another term, but under the new law
zone shall be taken and the other left. +"
This is embarrassing to both men because
of their personal relations.
Some few weeks ago Mr.. Boyle and Mr..
Terney held conference. Boyle related
to Tierney O history of their friendship,
and Terney reciprocated by a vivid
sketch of his affection for Boyle. The
latter next dwelt on the comparatively
small Importance attaching to the
office, Of Freeholder, and his
frankness personified, admitted this, but
intimated that the $1,000 year salary,
that hereafter will be connected with the
office, might be handy to have in ones
stocking.
This, Mr.. Boyle admitted, but with a
lingering fondness for his official position,
he dwelt at length on the
Committee on County Institutions
he ought to be returned because there are
$4,000 of doubtful acquisitions unpaid
which in some manner must be cared for,
although he himself only gave out one OF
them.
THE ASSEMBLY SUGGESTED.
Friend Tierney sympathetically told
him that it was too bad he had not re-
ceived a better showing and sadly said he
did not have q single requisition. Each
sighed at this and then Mr.. Boyle pro
posed that Mr.. Tierney should go to the
Assembly.
Tierney, with gratitude in his voice,
| Boyle should take the honor. Mr.. Boyle
thought he had better not, and the discus
sion soon after ended.
Assemblyman Farrell heard of this con-
ference and decided that no one but him
self should go to the Legislature unless
he could be a Freeholder, and Edward
McDermott interfered soon after and said
| he proposed to represent the county as
one of the Fathers.
RELATIVE STRENGTH.
Boyle and Tierney claim that they con
troll the delegates, and that as they say,
so shall the delegates vote, and under NO
circumstances will it be Farrell for any
Office.
TO finally settle the question it was de-
cided by the two friends that committee
of three shall meet Tuesday, and decide
which of the two shall be punished by 60
ing to the Assembly.
The chances for Mr.. Boyle being this
poor victim are said to be excellent, for
Tierney absolutely controls seven of the
twelve delegates, and for that reason it is
believed that the committee will decide
as he desires, that he shall go to the Board
of Freeholders.
Those who know the politics of the dis
trict say that Farrell and McDermott
have not a ghost of show unless the now
friendly contest between Boyle and Tier
ney results in ill-feeling.
This, Mr.. Boyle assured me this morn
ing, would not happen, and he said that
the result of the labors of the committee
of three would be final, and accepted.
Why it is better to be member of the
Board of Freeholders than go to the State
Legislature is best known to those who
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