The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-06
JOHN J.TOFFEY TO RUN FOR MAYOR

The Endorsement by the Supreme Court
of the Conviction OF the Ballot Box
Suffers Has Encouraged Jersey City
Republicans to Hope for Better
Things-General william j. sewell
Active In the Movement.
From the Mail and Express Of yesterday
TRENTON, June 5, 1s9i.-The confirma-
ton of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
yesterday of the. conviction of the Demo
cratic ballot box suffers Of Jersey City
promises to bring about revolution in
that politically csrrupt municipality. It
will also add strength to the movement
that has been quietly started for the cap
ture of Jersey City by the Republicans
next spring, If not this coming fall.
The suggestion to reorRanize the Re-
publican party in Jersey City and win a
big victory came from ex-senator Sewell.
Gen. Sewell is one OF the keenesr political
observers in the State. and he has had
his eye on Jersey City ever since the
startling revelations regarding corrup-
tion at the polls that were made before
the Senate Investigation Committee dur
ing the Stuhr-McDonald contest over q
year ago.
While Jersey City is on the surface
overwhelmingly Democratic. it Is well
known fact that If the more decent ele-
ment of the Democracy in that city would
unite heartily with the Republicans, the
ring that has so long ruled and has made
bribery and corruption common occur
decidedly whipped, the ring could
never regain its power. Several efforts
have been made In that direction during
recent years, but they all failed because
they did not have the outspokeu supper
of prominent and reputable citizens The
movements were all Independent and
were called by other than party names,
and were manage by men ignorant as
to the conduct of political campaigns.
TOFFEY FOR MAYOR.
Gen. Sewell and his friends have come
to the conclusion that large majority of
the honest voters of the Jersey City DEM
ocracy are disguised with the way the
Democratic party Is run, and are now
ready to drop party ties in local matters
and support Republican ticket that en-
braces men of ability and integrity. II
was not deemed probable that anything
very important could be done next Fall,
because Albeit and the bosses want the
next Legislature and would use their
powerful influence against any combina-
tion that was likely to pe successful
But Mayor is to be elected next Spring
to succeed the unpopular Oresies Cleve-
land, who is the present encumbent of
that office. Albeit will have nothing per-
sonal at stake. The average Democrat
can vote the other ticket then without
any danger Of giving the Republicans
State or national positions. Consequently
preparations for an organization for the
MayoraiUy campaign have been begun,
and yesterdays decision of the Supreme
Court will be of great service.
Ex-senator Sewell went 10 Jersey City
a few days ago and consulted with sew
eral prominent Hudson County Republi-
cans IL was decided that ex State Treas
urer John j. To fey should be the Repub-
lican nominee for Mayor. Mr.. Toffey is
an unusually strong man. He Is univer-
sally popular. When he retired from the
State Treasurership last March, the
Democratic Legislature, of Its own ac-
cord passed resolutions endorsing his
administration. He handled million of
dollars for the State for a number OF
years, and his accounts always balanced
to cent.
THE PROSPECT LOOKS BRIGHTER.
Jersey City is Toffey's home; Every
body knows him and admires him. He
was elected Sheriff of Hudson County on
the Republican ticket, before he was
made State Treasurer, something that
has rarely happened He has the conf
dence of the decent Democrats, and tney
know he would make an excellent off,
cial; and one whom the ring politicians
could not tamper witn- Besides, there
are great many Democratic politicians
who are under obligations to Mr. Toffey,
and who would make many sacrifices for
him.
It looks, very much. therefore, as
though the Republican party in Jersey
CITY would receive new life In the months
to come. and it isn't at all improbabls
that Gen. Seweli's forecast OF what could
be done would be fulfilled. The effort
is one worthy of attempt. and decent
citizens of all parties throughout the
State will wish the movement every pos
sible success