The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-13
WEAK PRIMARIES.
Republicans Have No Hope
in the Coming Election,
and Are Doing No Work.

primaries for the election OF delegates to
the coming CITY and Aldermanic conven-
tions. This ticket was elected In the First
district without opposition, thirtY-flve
votes being polled:-
City Convention-Fiav McGee, John
Brennan. George E. Francis. Charles
Sackes, Bernard Drachmau. Robert Nc
Andrews, George J. Medole, Alex. Nc
Kenzie, John Hayes, William H. Wiele,
Isaac NJ. Clarke and Henry Melosh.
Aldermanic Convention-A. S. Dean.
William r. Saywel, John Graham.
Samuel Blakay, John j. Erwin, Will lam
Mailly, Malcolm Islicister. John Paxton,
Abram Post, S. Kallman and w. r.
Clements.
SECOND DISTRICT
The Republicans of the Second Alder
manic district held their primary at the
Federal Club house. There was but one
ticket in the beid. The following were
City and District Conventions-J. w.
Kull. A Nelson, Jonn McAuliff, j. 5
Hollingshead. John ID. Evaus, j. L.
Brown. j. Conkwright, Il. Look, A. Kline,
II. w. Cav, G. b. Eaton and 2. Lever
ing.
AIternates-D. Hulsheizer and w. Nor
gan.
THIRD DISTRICT.
A joint primary was neld at No. 437
Grove street by the Republicans of the
Third Aldermanic district. The delegates
selected are as follows
City Conventional. H. Perry, Charles
Turner. DR.. G. M. Merritt, Jonn A.
Walker, e. A. Steltman, Frank I. Lock-
wood. John w. Ellison, A. +. Holcomb,
John II; Ward, John Wanzenreid, John
w. Smell, @. Reichenbecker. Jacob Stro-
bel, William Prillwitz. Thomas Leather,
Henry Knoop, f. w. Keeney. E. MKIuge
and p. j. Daudt.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
In the Fourth Aidermanic district the
primaries were, according to the County
Committees call, to be held at the several
precinct Headquarters; but 10 all appear
ance very few Republicans were aware of
the fact, In some cases not even the pro-
prietors of the saloons where the
primaries were advertised to be held The
Third precinct primaries were supposed
to be held at Bluem's saloon, No. AZ
Franklin street, between the hours of
seven and nine. At half past seven the
primaries had not been opened. An hour
afterwards, when | again called, l was
informed tnat all had been settled. The
delegates are given below.
The fourth precinct held forth at Pros
ser's saloon, Cambridge avenue aud
Griffith street. Two Republicans played
cards here for the two hours. between
seven and nine, and then announced the
delegates. The fifth precinct primaries
were held in Joe HertePs barber's shop.
How Joe came TO get ahead of the saloon
in having the primaries held at his place
is not known. At half-past eight no
primaries had been held. They were
waiting for the secretary. The ticket was
not known | asked Joe who was the
probable aldermanic candidate. He told
me Alderman Macarthur would get the
nomination he thought. Alderman Mac
Arthur's term expires year hence. still
Joe is pretty good fellow. The sixth
ana seventh district primaries were to be
held at Zibetti's saloon. No. 453 Central
avenue. but at eight O'Clock no one there
knew anything about primaries, not even
the proprietor of the saloon. The same
state of affairs existed at the eight pre-
cinct primaries. which were 10 be held at
Dramatic Hall on South street; also the
ninth at Meister's saloon, corner of Sum-
nit avenue and Griffith street.
Aldermanic Conyention-John Roth
erham, Jonn j. Romano, WIN. Pellens, j.
Boyle, George Rehill, z. Ebert, Frederick
Payne. John c. Robbins, Robert Edge
worth, William Kerr, f. Mollineaux,
George H. Jones, William H. Coover, +.
Schooer, james Nichols, w. j. Crowley.
Y. NJ. Totten, Simeon II. Smith aud A. NJ
Gallagher.
All the precinct primaries south of
Manhattan and Booraem avenues were
held at GroeschelPs saloon, Bea-
con aud Oakland avenues. Here
twelve votes were cast for twelve dele
gates to each convention. The list of
delegates for the Fourth district, SO far
as they materializsd, is as follows
City Couvention-Fred Bluem. Sr.,
Charles A. Pfingsten, Fred Rhuette, DIR.
Theodore Hornblower, Calvin Peck, AL
fred Ballard, George Beiderhase, Theo-
dore Mendles, Hugo krause, John l.
Toner, Chris. Stohrberg, Thomas NJ
Coughlin. George Earl, Alfred Heritage
and Patrick Fay.
Aldermanic Convention = Edward
Feiler, Fred. Rhuette; Cn. Rudiger. Theo-
dore Mendles. VIM. Bryson, August
Motzer, John L. Toner, Elw. Steimle,
John o. Klink, John Bernhard. Michael
A. Shannon, John NJ. Hodges, Thomas
M. Coughlin, Herm. Friese and II. Runkle.
There is going to be trouble over the
Aldermanic nomination in the Fourth
district. The uptown people. those
north of Franklin street. are pushing
Adolph Braehm forward, and John
Doessher is also mentioned, but the Re-
publicans below franklin street are de-
Iermined that neither of these above
mentioned will be nominated.
'.We don't want any Kern Republi-
cans" is the cry. This end controls the
nominating convention end and were go
ing to nominate straight Republican"
Who the ''straIght Republican" is,
couldn't be learned.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Fifth district Republicans were un-
able to come to any conclusion last night
aud adjourned the primary until next
Wednesday night. the trouble was that
all the leaders in the district believe that
if absolute harmony exists they can elect
a Republican Alderman. Major Pang-
born, Mr.. Dear and the ex-Rev. ex-
Policeman Benson have been transferred
10 the Sixth district, aud the genuine Re-
publicans think this gives them a chance
TO win.
The lower cod of the district, the part
around Van Worst square, was not repre-
sented last night at the primary. NOT to
anger the residents of that section, the
Hill men concluded to elect seven dele
gates and let the downtown men next
Wednesday elect seven more. The choice
of many present for the Aldermanic
domination was Alderman Ward, but
others seemed TO believe that no one
but downtown man could win, under
the new district lines A committee was
unofiicially appointed in consequence to
ascertain from Horace Schermerhorn il
he would accept nomination bv the Re-
publicans of the Fifth. Alderman Scher-
merhorn was transferred from the Sixth
district to the Fifth by the change made
recently in the district lines.
These men were elected delegates but
the sanction of the lower end of the dis
trict is REQUIRED TO show who represent