The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-30
THE PEOPLES Fight.
The Citizens Campaign As
sumed a New Phase
Last Night.
CoNFEREEs DIFFER RADICALLY.
The Vast Pocket Vote as An EIe-
ment-Has the Ring Employed
Experts to Beat the New
Ballot System?
CONFEREES DIFFER RADICALLY.


today or tomorrow for the mass conven-
ton of citizens at which anti-Ring
nominees are to be put in the field, will
qe deferred for day or two yet. When
the gentlemen who are promoting the
movement met last evening to give the
campaign the final touches, it was an
nounced that Congressman McAdoo W as
then radical differences were manifested
as to the course to be pursued.
DIVISION ON CoNGREssMEN.
Some of the conferees wanted to nomi.
nate Colonel John McAnerny as an indie
pendent candidate. 1t was said that the
Colonel would not only get into the con-
test, but that he would be a very liberal
contributor to the campaign fund of the
committee. The Republican conferees
insisted, on the other hand, that if Con-
gressional nominee be chosen he shall be
a Republican. Others were in favor of
making the split only on the Shrievalty
ana leaving the Congressman alone.
1t was evident that the conferees would
not be able to agree on the candidate tor
Congress or on the question of selecting
one. and SO there would be nothing for
the coming convention to do but the nom
iuation OF candidate for Sheriff. Public
sentiment has backed up the Republican
argument that if a Citizens candidate for
Sheriff is to be put in the field, he should
be of the Republican persuasion. On
that basis it was assumed that.
as the Republicans favor Colonel
Wanser, he would be the chosen noin-
inee of the Citizens convention, and
it was questioned whether it is worth
the while to go to the bother of holding a
convention to nominate candidate who
is going to be nominated any way by the
Republican Convention. The discussion
ran in this vein till it was debated
whether it is wise or whether it will
answer any purpose to call a Citizens
Convention, and when the conference
broke up, the matter was still in abey
ance.
AT other conferences yet to be held, the
question will be further discussed.
REPUBLICAN PREPARATIONS.
The Republican convention will be
held about the 10th of next month. Sec
retary McKeown, of the Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee, says that the 18th
make great kick against having his
canvass hoo-dooed by fatal thirteen"
at its very outset. They will put a
straight ticket in the field-both for Con-
gress and Sheriff.
The Jeffersonians will fall in line with
an endorsement of the Republican candi-
date for Sheriff, but with a separate
49, 49, . VS. -AO A41OA
will give the Republican candidate for
Sheriff their endorsement. Their resolu-
tions adopted the other evening indicate
that they will take decided stand on the
Congressional question.
That, at least, is the programme as it
seems to be mapped out now. The main
desire of all is to beat the Ring. They
will change their plans if, in the view of
future developments, it seem TO be wise
that another course be pursued.
VEST POCKET VOTERS.
The gentlemen who are promoting the
Citizens movement are satisfied that the
Ring candidate will be beaten even with
out the aid of distinctive Citizens
movement. The vest pocket vote this
fall is going to be a big one. The seclu-
sion afforded the voter by the new system
of balloting will give the timid who may
fear the terrorism of the Ring, an op-
portunity to express themselves, and as
there is no way by which the ballot boxes
can be stuffed or the vote miscounted, the
vest pocket vote will decide the contest
against the Ring.
The Ringmasters see no hope of win
ming except by skinning and it is said
that they have employed two or three
election experts to study the new system
of voting, with view to devise some
cob ov,a hxr which ~ NOV ho I,aofon