The Jersey City news., 1890-11-03

to let my hopes run away with me, put
am not satisfied in my own MUD that
Mr.. Beckwith will be elected. His dis
trict embr ces Bergen. Passaic and Nor
ris counties. His opponent. Sheriff Cads
mus, of Passaic. has carried his county in
previous contests, aud both Morris and
Bergen elected Democratic Senators last
year. William Walter Phelps is over here
hustling for Beckwith with all his might.
but still think Cadmns may win. The
balance Of opinion, however, is against
me on this point.
regard the election of Dr. English in
the Newark district as a foregone conclu-
sion. Republicans may talk. but Essex is
now = reliable Democratic county.
HUDSON CoUSTY's RING IN DANGER.
As Tor Hudson county, which is my
district as you put it, have partly an
swered for It in answering the broader
question. There is no room to doubt
that Edward +. Mcdonald will be elected
TO Congress. Thomas +. McEwan, the
Republican candidate. in accepting the
nomination said he had no Idea OF being
elected Nothing has happened to create
any contrary expectation But the prin-
cipal interest here is the contest for the
Shrievalty. Hudson county is cursed
with Ring, one OF the viest that ever
smoked the blood aud wrecked the honor
Of \ community. The boss OF the Ring is
Robert Davis, the present Sheriff Davis
and his immediate following have dictat-
ed the nomination of John j. McPhlllips,
now Davis deputy, as Democratic candi-
date for Sheriff McPhillips is person
ally nobody and nothing. He Is houest
enough, but absolutely weak. He stands
simply for Davis.
The Republicans have nominated Police
Justice p. Farmer Wanser, n politician,
but a man of brains and strength of
character, and unblemished honesty and
reputation.
Tae question is which of these will the
people havey
The Sheriff's Office has beeo used for
years to protect pool sellers, policy
dealers, street rowdies, rumsellers, ballot
box suffers, fraudulent contractors and
dishonest officials. IL the Democratic
Ring maintains control of the Office there
is no change. Ii Wanser is elected there
is every reason Co believe the Augean
stable of Hudson politics will at once be
cleansed.
Besides. the defeat of McPhiIlips means
the downfall of Davis and the eli,nina-
tion from the local democratic organiza-
tion Of the fraudulent aud rowdy element
which now dominates 1t.
l was a newspaper reporter in Phila-
delphia IN 1881, when the people got up
and crushed the McManes Ring, electiug
King Mayor over Stokley. 1 think feel
the same sort of electric sensation in the
that prevailed there and
then. This county is nominally demo-
cratic by good round majority in four
figures, but | think when the ballot boxes
are opened on Tuesday night cyclone
Will come out of them that will blow Mr..
Davis and mis- following out Of Hudson
politics for the rest OF their natural lives.
The taxpayers are against the Ring,
the organized labor bodies are down on
It, the Germans are up in arms against it.
1t has no friends put the ofliceholders and
the toughs of the community. The lead
ing Democrats of the county-men like
Leon Albeit. Allen l.. McDermott, Colo
mel 4. A. Stevens, Colonel John McAner-
ney. Governor Bedle, Judge Lippiucott
and Charles H. Winfield-if you get down
into their hearts, are all against the Ring.
Some of them are not talking much, but
they are all hoping great deal. They
know that unless the Democracy kills the
Ring the Ring will kill the Democracy,
and that, perhaps, in a Presidential year
DR. when United States Senator is at
stake | may be wrong. but think the
Ring is doomed. am sure hope so.
JAMES LUBY, JERSEY CITY NEWS