The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-19
SECOND DISTRICT.
Siberian Controls Byrne's Fate
Wanser Very Strong.

The new lines OF the Second district
give it natural Democratic majority Of
about five hundred Il is also district
where one good Democrat thinks # no
harm to fight another equally good Dem
ocrat at the polls. It Is what may be
called personal district and not polit-
fcal one, and 1t seldom happens that two
Democrats are not candidates. for the
same position election day. Until the
district lines were changed and thou
sand votes cut of this brotheriy fight for
spoils was looked on unconcernedIy by
the Democratic leaders, for they knew
that whoever lost Democrat would be
elected and that whoever was elected
would stand by the party on party ques-
tions. But all this is new changed.
EWALD's OUTLOOK
The facEional fight betweeu the lower
become dangerous TO Democrats, and one
Of the first to realize this fsct Was young
Henry Ewald, who has accepted the Re-
publican nomination for the Assembly.
When he did this ne was well aware
that Henry ByTnes a pronounced Ring
adherent--iudeed, one OF its supporters,
was seeking reelection to the Assembly.
and that Patrick Hheerau an old time
Democrat had become diH9usted with the
Ring, and had accepted JBffefsonian
nomination for the avowed purpose OF de-
feating the Ring. Mr. EwAld felt sure
that Mr.. Sheeran would poll votes enough
to more than eat up the democratic ma
DO If Mr.. Sheeran continues to so
desire; but l was told yester-
day that the persuasive power
of the Ring had been put
to work on the old gentleman
had induced him to declare that he would
make no effort to be elected If this is
true. it really means he will help Henry
Byrne, the Ring candidate. This is a
pleasant prospect for Byrne, but Mr..
Ewald does not appreciate It III that man
ner. 1t was said that the energetic JefTer-
sonians would try and counteract the
alleged evil influences of the Ring on the
old warrior aud endeayor to compel him
be persuaded 20 do this, Mr.. Byrne will
probably not go to Trenton as legis-
lat0r.
j0HNNIsE PROSPECTS.
The reason the Ring has tried to call
Mr.. Sheerau OF, fs that his candidacy
would njure beyond repair the chances
OF John McPhililDs 10 this district. The
Colonel Wanser lives fn the district aud
is as solid IN the Lafayette end OF it as a
church foundation. In addition to this
he has a large following of personal
friends who are Democrats but as | said
before do not allow party politics to inter-
fere with personal friendship. Colonel
Wanser will in every precinct in the dis
trict poll many votes of this sort, and the
enthusiasts / met declared he would
carry the district.
This can only be believed when it is
done; but it Is safe to say that McP hillips
will have to do his level best TO beat three
hundred majority. / say majority. for
Iimken viii scarcely be known in the
fight here.
GOOD FOR NJ DONALD.
Mcdonald will receive 700 or 800 plural
fty in this district, for he is personally
much liked, and McEwen Is unknown.
For State Senator, McDonalds' vote as
counted last fall was 8. 433; Stuhr got, ], 544,
and Maver II. McDonalds' plurality was
$780, This year the total vote in this dis
trict will be at least 1000 less than 1t was
last year, good Democratic election ex-
perts say, aud therefore McDonalds' plu-
rality will be correspondingly decreased.
Allen will poll but light vote.
1t is said on unquestioned authority
that orders will be issued election day TO
all workers in the Second and all other
districts to trade Mcdonald at every OPP
portunity for McPhillips- If this nefar-
ious scheme is carried ont Senatar Me
Donald may wake up the day after cleo
tiOn n def Gated man.