The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-20
.UTz OR ROBERTS.
sShrievalty Candidates Fa-
vored by the Hudson
Democratic Society.
DEMOCRATSALL JUBILANT
The Anti-Ring Anti-Faetion
Movement the First Bright
Prospect Of the Cam
paign.
DEMOCRATSALL JUBILANT
Expressions Of Cordial Approval
Mcdonald Is All Right.

The article in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
yesterday, describing the movement Of
the Hudson Democratic Society from
Ring domination and factional division.
made a sensation of the biggest kind.
Everyone talked of 1t. Nobody talked of
anything else. Republicans were glum
over it. Ring Democrats were scared.
All good citizens were elated. and especi-
ally good Democrats whose interest in
the party grows out of their patriotic
feelings, felt as If they had awakened
from nightmare.
GENERAL JUBILEE.
1.-THE NEWS is on the right track this
time,' said well known auctioneer.
''THE NEWS has got great piece Of
news. and 1t is as true and as straight as
can be-" SAID member of the society.
'"This is the first really cheering thing
/ have heard since the campaign opened. !"
said a democratic business man who only
interests himself in politics enough to
hate the Ring like poison.
mo more Ring" said one man..
"No more factions said another.
Honorable leadership and winnin 6
ticket, )" said another.
Everyone had something bitter to say
of Davis and his poodle ticket. Even
those who were his friends the day before
hastened to slap at him.
But everyone had cordial word for
Edward f. Mcdonald, Hudson county's
Senator, defrauded of his seat, but firmly
v,Iooe7 IL, tba corAdaroa of has ooootit,1
ents. He will be the next Congressman
from the Seventh New Jersey district.
Nobody doubted that. His majority will
be standing rebuke to the methods of
Gear Reed and Dictator Gardner.
WILLIAM UTz FOR SHERIFF.
To find out what was new in the emove-
ment, called again on my friend, whose
interesting talk reported yesterday.
'sWhat's new?" asked.
"a good DEAL" said he.
tImportantf"
81 can't say how important it is" he
replied, but can say this, the society
has been looking over the county care
fully for a candidate for Sheriff who, in
their opinion, can command the support
of all elements OF the par
ty and who at the same
time is above all suspicion of connection
with the Ring. This matter has occupied
the attention of the society for the past
two weeks, and they are considering the
advisability of offering the no mination to
Mr.. William Utz, of Hoboken
.Mr. Utz is gentleman OF irreproach-
able character, and candidate who
would receive the support not only of all
factions of the party, but of many inde-
pendent voters who are desrous of seeing
the county rid of the present Infamous
RinQn
.sWill MIR. Utz accept the nomination.
I asked.
sAh, that's question cannot answer.
His name was suggested to the society by
q prominent young lawyer of the city
some two weeks ago when we began to
consider the advisablity Of taking the
initiative in this matter, and the sugges-
tion was Immediately received as wise
one A committee has since been to OBJ
tain his views upon the subject, and at
the meeting on Monday nighJ we expect
to learn Mr.. Utz's final decision.
COMMISSIONERS ROBERTS ALSO.
s.The society has also considered EXPO
lice Commissioner Elias p Roberts, OF
the Fifth district, as O candidate, and
there are many who think that he would
be the best man that could be placed in
nomination. He is well known through
out the county as hostile to
the ring, and during his career
as Police Commissioner he won the con-
fidence OF the citizens generally as
faithful and conscientious public servant.
There is no doubt in my mind that either
of these gentlemen could be elected by a
large majority, or that when elected they
would purify the administration of the
Sheriff's Office"
MR. RECORDS VIEWS.
Mr. George L. Record, a member of the
club, said this morning that in his opinion
the time was ripe for the destruction of
the Ring, and that the Hudson
Democratic Society was the element which
could accomplish that destruction. He
was heartily In favor of the society nom-
mating candidate tor Sheriff and said
that he thought Mr. Utz was as good @
man as could be named.
"I consider it the duty Of every Demo-
crat to vote for the nominee of his party"
said ex-senator Brinkerhoff this morning,
.sprovided that the nominee is an honest.
upright man, with no affiliations
with the Ring / do not be-
lleve in any coalition or fusions
but thinks the Democrats should make q
straight out nomination. II the candi-
date is not such o man as have men
toned. then each voter should determine
for himself for whom he considered 1T his
duty to vote"
Several other gentlemen who were
spoken to upon the subject were all in
favor of the course proposed for the Hud-
son Society, and declared that either Mr..
Utz or Mr.. Roberts would nuke an excel
lent candidate.
FACTIONAL ABUSE.