The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-26
THE BOSSES RIVALRY.
Will Davis Reach the Ex-
ecutiVe Committee Chair
manship Again?

It is pretty hard work for any one to
say who accomplished what at the pri-
maries for the election of new member 5
OF the County Committee last Monday
evening. AS THE SUNDAY MORNING
News predicted. there was not the gen.
eral warfare along the whole line be-
tween the rivals that some people looked
for, and such contests as there were were
purely local, and may have been personal
to the candidates in the various polls. A
good many people believe that the rival
bosses-M McLaughlin and Davis--came TO
an understanding with each other, and
that the fray was in that manner averted.
But this is denied on the inside, and some
we'll posted men say that Mclaughlin
chose only few precincts for the battle,
and that in them he won enough adher-
ents in the party councils to give him a
coutrol.
THE COMMITTEE IMPROVED.
A comparison Of the lists OF the old with
been made, and the personnel of the COM
mittee seems to have been improved in
patches. Three or four OF these were in
the Third district, two in the Seventh,
one or two in the Fifth, aud some in the
Ninth. Captain Fielder. for Instance,
sails into the committee in the Fifth. and
Assemblyman DAILY makes way in Hobo
latter is not noted as an improvement,
but it is mentioned merely as one OF the
changes.
The Executive Committee will meet
week from this evening. There is prom
Use of no end of protests. Already notice
has been served of contests against the
Joint Primary in the Third district,
where there were five tickets in the field;
in two or three precincts in Lafayette; in
the First and Fourth wards or Bayonne,
and in the Third and Fourth wards of
Hoboken. What the upshot of these pro-
tests will be no one can say. 1t is not
likely, though. that the protests will
amount to a big pile.
Michael J. O'Donnell, the present chair
man of the County Committee, Is can
didate for reelection to the craftsmanship.
So far there Is no candidate against him;
and the event will probably show that he
has walkover. He is close friend Of
Denny Mclaughlin, but he does not seem
to be unacceptable TO Davis.
Boss DAVIS CHANCES.
The business TO be done by the new
County Committee that the public will be
chiefly interested in will be the reorgan-
ization of the County Executive Com
mittee. 1t has been asserted in
place and out of place that the
man of that committee now will go back
again, and it is possible that that may be
the case But there is d possibility on the
other hand that the trial of strength be-
tween the rivals may come in just there.
Davis may not be able TO get there in
spite of all of the predictions and assur-
ances of his friends. It is beyond denial
that the personnel of that committee will
be materially changed and for the better,
and the new men that get into it may not
be favorable TO the longer continuance of
the little Boss in the position. The Ex-
ecutive Committee is made up of man
from each district, named by the chair
man of the County Committee, and one
would expect to see the contest for that
place reflect the rivalry for the head OF
the executive. That there is no sign of a
contest against Mr.. O'Donnell, may be an
Indication either that Boss Davis is to
gracefully retire, or that, if he is can
didate, there will be no opposition to
HIM