New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
NEWS FROM NEW JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
MAYOR cLEvELAND,s BID FOR POWER.

MAYOR CLEN GLANDS Dill f'' ~" LIN
TIE PLANS A DINNER TO BOOM HIMSELF AND
GET ANOTHER TERN.
at, be- or, not 20 be'-Mayor OF jersey oiy rom
Anil 1882 10 April, 1894. Is perhaps inc SUBJECT
nor, than all Others that has for the last SIN "h's
received the most consideration from mayor OleS'cS
r,oo,rd tho pte>crt incumbent. who attends T. the
Interests Of the taxpayers of the sum OF $1,000 IL
wear and the privilege Of appointing all the members
~ the different boards IN the city government soon
4,, ,bo fall election of 1890, which resulted IN re-
firing Orc,tes Cleveland and cXSheiih hoocri Davis
10 second place in the management OF Guy anu ooU1iy
notc, ana elevated County Clerh Dciih's 'i'Ldub"hh
- the position Of boss, il was currently ruo'u 'ht
Cleveland had become thing oil the past lie a'd
Davis had failed in tie election 10 c"r'S '''rS wy
,h,ch Gar IN, frat time in It's history gave kcpubl
can majority OF SOD ,,,. -
,rr, ,,r,,r naturally reached Mayor Cevelnnd, and
D.. rr,ed h,rn To show that he must submit to the
now mower Mr. Mclaughlin almost imnedIa"Hy aitei
IN. election told Mayor Cleveland l" appoint "c"rsc
" Petersen a member Of the Board oi flh1i''e' "
succcci Thomas f. BRAY, who had dleu' Inc "dsor
Objected Mclaughlin insisted. ana as m'sh, ih"hcS
n, in Jersey City politics, the Mayor after exhaust
10 ,,oa+ and entrcates, did a he was bid, and
49,, p,,orso, WAS apDointed. Mr.. Petersen Is one OF
ho most nr,,,ncnt Republicans in Jersey CITY, ana
man Of ilrepIOac liable Character i"aV may 'nNc
been the reason Cleveland dld not want NM inc
,u,iI,,tion undergone by Cleveland In TINS connection
v.a. decpcned by number OF other similar Shuos'
Then the worm turned. Cleveland nothed NoLauEi'"
that the end Of the rope was reached. lie .l" hc
rouId oppolrt to the following Offices men that he
,,,,,tod. one Fire Commissioner, one Polcc COM
inner two members OF the Board OF Finance Que
Tax Commissioner one street and Water Commissioner
and three members OF the Board Of Education
7, = aid fiat al the same time he said he waS
willing 10 appoint any one that Mclaughlin hae' io'
the consideration Of having ore more term d. "HS'''
Va g. o, serving his third successive term and years
al, N. twice held the same Office. When Mclaughlin
fuy realized that cleveland was In earnest nc CON
I,, Nth cxSheriN Davis and John Edclsteil'
, dcnt of the B,nri of Finance by the eracouNile''
=, croveland and IL was decided 10 boom Mayor 'irNe,
Inud or at ans rate allow him 10 l!lhA JIG vas "
uhIl tnc , T,i Dinner was suggested. The idea OF
ti, tbc ioom ~ til, WAY j, said - have originator
-, tIr fertile mind OF Mayor Cleveland WHO I'hcia-
' ,,i ' March . he would he sixty two years rd'
4 prominent Democrat SAID IN retaiu 10 ln' ~ ~, w.
MAYOR tDd Mr. Edrl,tcin ana lnc "'"' H., L"'' NJ
dinner could be- given out c"lchidtl'h 81 M 9.NN
second birthday and a recognition 81 hl' past "rN zee
upon hi, retirement from Once me MGH %r, a. Nv d
iabc place more than mOatl before Ii' ltu',u i
niilcc This said the prominent Democrat 'e',.n'a
,n will cuahlr the Mayor 10 receive request I"r
,c,r ~ rIn n.ain The Mayor VIII see ttat the re-
quest, are made President Edci,elh o III. ,'"it ~,
Ilonr,l wa, directed bv Mclaughlin - - hh'H WIN
the dinner. and hr did st" Every oIh''h,id'i l''' III
the city ha, been a>>cs>ed {" rai'e Nuh 10 "a. 'I
TN, dinner Contractor, Ai>I nav" lr,. .rl @ ,c,
contribute their uItc and their contributions aE -'H
orally large. ,
Mayor cleveland wa a.hcd by, reporter for Ih"
Tribune II III, announcement in the lo'h n""opil""
that he wa going out Of politics ana Ma IT,, a ,'l
date for rejection Wa tne. " II lne i''.ni'' ~
Democratic convention e. nominate Mayor II viii
ind out lie refused 10 ~ay ANYTHING further.
Iuauilic~ anon. leaders nI the Democratic party IA
llud County resulted i'm the unanimous opinion that
Mayor Clcycand- dinner l. one Of Mayor le'rl1udN
10, for $4,000 year for ITO more years oil Office a
Mayor