The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-25
THE RING WEAKENS.
Talking About Withdraw
ing Candidate Nc
Phillips.
ed. M 'DoNALD's CANDIDACY.
The Anti Ring Contest Still
Waiting to Assume Shape,
but There Is Never
theless-
ID. M'DONALD'S CANDIDACY.
AN Aggressive Anti-Ring Move
ment ON Foot.


A number of gentlemen were in an
office yesterday afternoon discussing the
nomination of Edward +. Mcdonald for
Congress. One of the party spoke of the
sudden and overwhelming wave of popu-
lar opinion which had carried Mr.. Nc
Donald into the nomination.
Ten days ago. said the gentleman,
Mr. Mcdonald was hardly thought of for
Congress. and those who did consider his
name in connection with the nomination
only did so in the light of what ought to
happen, not what might happen.
Bob Davis and the other leaders
had settled upon Colonel E. A.
Stevens, of Hoboken, as the candi-
date and would not listen to any one
else's name. But the people wanted Nc
Donald and began to make theirwants
known in manner that there was no
mistaking. Bob and his lieutenauts are
shrewd. wide awake people. They
not be able to do anything for
their candidate at the ballot boxes under
the new election law, and when they saw
the unInistakable drift of public opinion
they wisely concluded that it was much
more pleasant to get on board and ride
OF the locomotive and try to throw the
train off. So they lost no time in coming
out for Mcdonald and nominating him.
MPHILLIPs WEAKENING.
Now, mark my words" continued the
gentleman warming up, .it Will be just
the same way with the nominee for
Sheriff. John McPhillips is recognized
as the ring candidate, but the dissatis-
faction with his candidacy is growing to
m extent which threatens to defeat him
if he should run. This is becoming more
and more apparent 10 the party leaders
each day aud they recognize its signif-
canoe,
II am creditably informed that they are
beginning to consider the advisability of
dropping Mr.. McPhillips and nominating
some man in whom the people at large
have the utmost confidence. 1t Will be
bitter pill for them to swallow, but they
will take the medicine rather than
be the means of bringing defeat and
disaster upon the party. They all want
something more from the party, and they
chance of securing what they want ii
they are the cause of bringing
defeat upon the party So / tell
you again, remember what say, you will
see some man, whose name is not men,
toned now in connection with the Shrey-
atty, secure tho nomination at the COM
venIion."
ALLEN OR HEINTZE
"Do you know of anyone who is likely
TO prove to be this dark horsep" | asked.
Yes. / understand that Charles w.
Allen, president of the Board Of Alder
men, and Ferdinand Heintze are being
considered. There is also some thought
of giving William Utz the nomination,
but it Is considered very doubtful If he
will accept"
The gentleman who spoke as above is
In a position to know what the so-called
1apd pdcrc of fIraI orftr nv dnfr arld ha
spoke with the earnestness which carries
conviction
THE ANTI-RING CONTEST.
While the distinctive Citizens move
menI to which The NEWS made reference
yesterday is getting itself into shape, the
other anti Ring elements in the com
munity are not inactive. The Jeffersoni-
ans and Labor men hope yet to cut a big
figure in the contest, and they are beyond
question factors upon whose aid and con-
currence the anti Ring fighters are count
ing good deal
The Jeffersonians are still disposed to
ex-Sheriff Cronan. because of his known
capacity ana strength. Failing to secure
the support of the coalition for him. they
have spoken for German Democratic
candidate whose name they have not yet
breathed. The Labor meu have instructed
their Conference Committee to urge the
claims of James M. Brann upon the
conferees.. But those of the Labor party
leaders whom THE NEWS man has seen
since that action wRs taken, say that 1t Is
not to be understood that If the Brann's
candidacy fails to approve itself to the
other parties to the conference the Labor
party will sulk off in corner by itself.
A conference between the Labor men
and the Jeffersonians with some OF the
Republican leaders had been arranged
for last evening. The arrangement was
made several days ago, and on the mis-
taken assumption on someone's part that
the Democratic Convention OF Yesterday
was TO nominate candidate
for Sheriff as well as a candidate for Con-
gress. When the error was discovered,
interest in the conference tagged, and
the illness of one of the Republican con-
ferees practically made 1t impossible.
Some of the labor leaders and some OF the
Jeffersonians dropped around, however.
at the appointed place OF meeting, and
there was little talk.
1t was easily discernible from the tenn
per of the conferees that there will be in
The end an agreement as to candidates
and as TO policy Zach committee natur-
ally urged its own candidate. The Jetfer-
sonians one met with the argument tnat
they cannot expect the Republicans
TO concede the nomination for
Sheriff to them till they shall have
made demonstration of their strength
The Labormen were told that while Mr.
Braun may be and probably Is out OF
sympathy with the Ring the fact of his
employment in the Street and Water
Board would make so big an argument
against him that his availability for the
crisis would be destroyed.
The conferees will await deYelOuments.