The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-08
LOCAL POLITICS.

The Republican League of ths Fifth
district has elected these delegates to the
Elizabeth Convention, which will be held
October 15:-Colonel John J. Toffey, Ma
jor z. K. Pangborn, Mr.. J. Herbert Potts,
Edwin Martin. Joseph Locke. Alter
nates-Joseph A. Cronkite, Alderman
j. P. Landrine. No other business OF
Importance was transacted.
The Fifth Assembly District Demo-
cratic Convention will be held at eight
O'Clock Thursday evening, October II, at
No. GIL Montgomery street.
The Eighth District Republican Asso-
citation was reorganized last evening at
Germania Hall, No. 1853 Beacon avenue.
by order of the County Committee. The
officers elected were:-President, j. w.
Allison; vice president, G. p. Lawson;
secretary. William Bryson; treasurer,
Thomas f. Coughlin. An apDortion-
ment of delegates to the eight Jersey City
precincts was made and it was decided to
hold great primary to elect delegates to
the three conventions on Monday even
ing next at No. 1853 Beacon avenue.
Captains of precincts to secure an enroll
pointed as follows:-George M. Jones,
August Motzer, Moses King. William
Bryson, P. Kraus, j. M. Hodges and T.
L. Coughlin. Eighty members were en-
rolled. Among them were several here
tofore voters in the Third district while
many who have by the change of district
lines been attached to the Fourth and
Fifth districts were all abroad as to their
precincts and voting places. The asso-
citation will meet every Monday evening
at the same place until after the election.
The Lincoln Club will meet at the Ave-
nue. House at half-past seven this even
ing to participate in the reception by the
CrI1urd n GQnaral fxPrhh
The Democratic Central Association, OF
Bayonne, held meeting last evening in
Magner's Hall. Mr.. J. Herman Mahnken
was elected president pro tenn, and w. HI.
Osbahr, secretary. The following were
appointed delegates to attend the Newark
club Convention, representing the five
wards of the city in the order named:
H. C. Page, P. E. Magner, James Roll
ston, Lorenzo Hamm, j. H. Mahnken and
I. j. Cronin.
John N. Bruins, secretary of the united
democratic clubs, requests all clubs
wishing blank credentials for their dele
gates to send their secretaries to his office
| at No. 1877 Ocean avenue for them.
The sixteen Democratic County COM
mitteemen of the Third District held q
| meeting at No. 81 Newark avenue last
| evening and arranged to perfect an or
ganization Of the District Democracy,
| with view to taking an active part in
| the campaign now pending. A list of
| ten men from each of the precincts was
submitted, who will represent their pre-
cinct in the organization of a district
| club
Primaries under the auspices of the
new Democratic County Committee will
| be held in the several districts on Wednes-
day, October 8, from four to ten p. m.
The Democratic Executive Committee
last night divided the vote in the Ninth
and Tenth precincts of the Second As
semblv district Q4afayette) of the dele
| gates to the County Convention. They
| took no action in the Freeholders dispute.
| The First District Democratic Club
| will organize tomorrow night at the
| rooms of the Democratic County Commit
tee, ON Grove street.
The First District Democratic League
1 will meet at Cooper's Hall this evening
at eight O'Clock. Business of Importance
will be transacted. All members are re-
uuested TO be present.
The following have been elected dele-
| gates to the convention of Democratic
| clubs to be held at Newark:-John Hart,
| John N. Bruins. George II. Carrick. Philip
Bender, Thomas Doyle and John C.
Hughes.
The Fourth District Regular Demo
| cratic Committee took possession OF its
new rooms at No. 355 Palisade avenue last
evening. The rooms will be open nightly
until the election.