The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
ASSEMBLY OUTLOOK.
Candidates in All the Dis
tTicts, Their Backers and
Their Prospects.

On the last two preceding Sundays
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS has pub
lished list of the Democratic and Re-
publican County committees. They are
the machines that run both parties in
this county. Today the list of the en-
gineers of the Democratic machinery is
given to the public, and it is for the pub
lie to decide whether these are the capa-
BILE, safe and reliable men who should be
entrusted with such important ma
chinery or not. Whether they have at
heart the welfare of those who have
placed confidence in them, or whether
they are scabs and party wreckers. These
men are known as the Executive Com
Mittee of the Democratic County Com
Their names are:-Robert Davis, chair
maH; James Hennessey, Charles Birdsall,
Frederick Mersheimer, Frank Smith,
Patrick Kenney. Michael j. O'Donnell,
John Conway, Joseph Wienthal, and
Simon Kelly.
These are the men who decide con
tested primaries and throw out any
precincts they desire in order to elect
such delegates to nominate the candi-
dates they have decided to have NOM
mated. From their decision there is no
appeal. 1t is Anal and many good man
the Executive Committee when at the
primaries he had secured delegates
enough to nominate him. OF the ten
men whose names are above given seven
hold Office and probably will hold 1t as
long as they are permitted to do as they
please in this county. Look at these
names, think of this ring governed
county and on election day vote and vote
right.
The outlook for the ringsters in the
Assembly districts is far from being as
bright as it has generally been, as this
brief outline of the situation will show.
First diytrict-Michael Mullone will be
renomlnated and reelected by the Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans have not selected
any candidate yet. Hi Wallis was asked
if ne would accept nomination and he
replied, mo, don't want to be a mem
ber of the Legislature. I've only few
more years to live, and while alive want
people TO believe / am an honest man.
No Legislature for me-"
Second district-The Ring will renomi-
nate Henry Byrne He proved to be so
useful to the Ring last winter that it has
decided to continue his services. He will
be opposed by Patrick Sheeran on the
Jeffersonian ticket. Sheerau will about
poll votes enough that would otherwise
90 to Byrne, TO allow Horace Schermer-
horn q very fair chance of sliding in the
office on u Republican ticket. lt is be-
z
candidate.
Third district-This district is in mud
die. Ii Jim Murphy can succeed Free
holder Donnelly IN the Board of Free
holders he will not be a candidate for
denomination, but otherwise he will be
Mr.. Davis nominee. There are half
dozen others vino want it, the most
prominent of whom are Jimmy Clarke, q
saloon keeper and ex-member from the
Horseshoe and Director Garrison, OF
the Board of Education. Alderman HOos'
friends also desire him to run, and he is
backed by the better element in the party.
If Mr.. Hoos will accept the nomination
he can get It, Notwithstanding any oppo-
81 ion Mr.. Davis may make. He IS the
strongest man that has been mentioned
icr tue nomination. Simeon Smith will
be the regular Republican candidate, and
can win against machine man. Fred
erick w. Porrott has already been nomi-
mated by the John Watt Association,
which is controlled entirely by the Demo-
cratic Ring. He was only made candi-
date TO ensure Murphy's election when it
was thought that amiable saloon keeper
would be nominated John Hart is also
Democratic candidate for the nomIna-
ZION He is secretary of the Liquor Deal
ers' Association. If he cannot get the
Democratic nomination he may be an in
dependent candidate
Fourth disurict-HeDry Gaede, young
and popular lawyer, will be nominated by
the Democrats. He has never been iden-
tilted with the Ring, but the fact that he
bniled out several OF the indicted election
officers last spring will bear scrutinizing.
Boss Bill Kern, of the late Ianlented (by
him) Board of Works, has an old gru1ge
against Gaede, and is fighting him for
The nomination. He cannot get it. and
will run on an independent ticket, and
may thus ensure the election of Emil p.
Mehl, wealthy manufacturer, VINO can
hAvs The Republican nomination. if he
wYnts 1t.
Fifth district President John j. Voor-
hees will probably be nominated here,
aud If so. he will give Herb Potts hard
fight. Frank Sutherland, reporter on
tile EUeni9sg Journal, is being pushed by
the editor Of that paper for the nomina-
iion on the Republican ticket, but the
unpopularity Of his backing assures ass.i tne
Sixth district--Counsello Henry Pus-
Ter will receive the Democratic nomina-
lion. He has been slated tor il by the
ring. He will be opposed by Consellor
James G. Erwin, who desires 10 return 70