The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-05


ulation of Jersey City," he said by
this resolution You propose 20 add several
more Thousand Inhabitants to the Fourth
district You already have a big Demo-
cratic majority. The district Is already
Democratic by 200, ana the Democratic
Alderman whose seat / now mold was
elected by 1900 majority"
MR. HoOs' POSITION.
Mr.. O'Neilf next got the floor. After
paying his respects to Mr.. Schermerhorn
as mathematical WONDER" for It was
Mr.. Schermerhorn who insisted that the
ordinance passed n year ago was not
passed by two-thirds vote. notwithstaud-
ing Alderman Donnelly's resignation,
called Mr.. Schermerhorn to account for
his attack on Mr. Hoos.
"He attacks Alderman Hoos for what'"
asked Mr.. O'Seill. 'Simply because he's
a Democrat. This man has the unadul-
ated, Simon pure cheek to attack Mr..
Hoos for simply doing his duty"
Alderman Hoos-"Pll answer Mr..
Schermerhorn."
Il question:" continued Mr.. O'Neill:
Alderman McArthur's assertion that the
Fourth district has oDe-fourth of Jersey
City's population. 5000"
Alderman Macarthur. interrupting:-
The last census shows we have popula-
tion OF 4S, ,000''
"Then the Horseshoe must have nearly
all the rest" answered Mr.. O'Neill.
HORACE PLEADS.
Mr.. Schermerhorn now assumed a new
attitude. He commenced to plead. He
smoothed his ruffied feathers and brushed
of the war paint from his face ana began,
with ali the persuasive eloquence he
could muster
''Don't be two quick about this thing"
he said. Let us go about IL in a cool and
collected manner" but suddenly refer
ing to a remark Mr.. O'Neill had let drop
concerning him-"it ne ever does come
back"-Mr. Schermerhorn's feathers
again became ruffiad and he said:-"If
come back it will not be as a minority
member. / can stand anything but
that. want you all to understand that
you will reap the benefit OF this resoiu-
tion, and that you will be sorry for it.
Mr.. Hoos said. ''before / cast my vote
either way | want to say this is party
measure. will vote for party measure.
voted for the change of lines
when the matter was first brought before
this Board. To be consistent, how can l
conscientiously change my voter Besides
/ have not found one single constituent in
my district who has come to me and said
Don't vote for this measure The peo-
pie haven't been kept in ignorance of this
"Why, hardly know what district
live in." interrupted Mr.. Schermerhorn,
sunder the new lines"
"Well," continued Mr.. Hoos. that is
your fault. Senator Mcdonald brought
this matter before the Senate. The press
has published the proposed change. My
vote upon the measure may be my politi-
cal death. but want it distinctly under
stood don't make my money out OF poll
tics. hope the resolution will pass"
Mr.. Schermerhorn again obtained the
floor on question of knowledge. He
sat all over Family Rum Seller Norton
aud moved that the matter 60 over until
the next regular meeting. The motion
was seconded.
Mr.. O'Neill objected to Mr.. Schermer-
horn arising on "a question OF privilege
and making motion. He moved the
previous question.
The vote was taken, resulting in the
seven Democratic members voting aye
and the four Republicans present voting
nay.
Mr.. Norton got square with Mr.. Scher-
merhorn in explaining his vote. "Mr.
Schermerhorn," said Mr.. Norton with
strong Hibernian accents, isn't chari-
table man TO give one so many insults.
remember when he was buZzing around
Alderman Hoos for position as a men,
Der of the Street Committee. be was
regular walking delegate, and walking
down the street with a silver headed cane
one might have imagined he was the
iHorryn roared. Mr.. Norton's com
parison tickled MIN as he had never be-
fore been tickled. Then ne recovered
from his spell of laughter. 81 object.
not building the Brooklyn Bridge"
The redistricting resolution was then
adopted, aud the Board adjourned.
EFFECT OF THE CHANGES.
The changes of the boundary lines
make every district in the city Demo
cratic except the Sixth. Mr.. Schermer-
horn is thrown into the Fifth. The First,
Second, Fourth. Fifth, Eleventh and
Thirteenth precincts of the Fifth
district, which is strongly Republi-
can. are taken out of it. The First and
Second districts. Democratic by small
majority, are thrown into the Fourth,
which gave Macarthur, Republican;
1s2 majority. The Third, Fourth and
Fifth precincts, which gave at the last
aldermanic election 1872 Republican major
ity, are thrown over into the Second dis
trict (Horseshoe), where they will be
swallowed up In the Democratic majority.
The Eleventh and Thirteenth precincts,
the strongest Republican precincts of the
Fifth, are added to the Sixth, which is
strongly republican, aud can be left as it
is
To the Fifth district are added the First
and Second precincts of the Sixth district.
They are Republican by 300 majority. To
offset them. the Eleventh aud Twelfth
precincts of the Horseshoe district are
put into the Fifth. This gave
at the last Aldermanic election S64
Democratic majority. only l30 Republican
votes being polled altogether. The
Eleventh precinnt is the Bath House pre-
einct. This will make the Democratic
majority of the Fifth about 800. Il gave
a Republican candidate for Alderman 600
majority.
The Third district, which gave the Re-
publican candidate for alderman 353 ma
jority, will be squared by the transfer to
1t of the First aud Second precincts of the
Horseshoe, which gave Democratic ma
jority of 943, only fifty Republican votes
being polled in both together. This will
give about 600 Democratic majority to the
district.
NORTON KNOCKED OUT.
A close following of the changes in the
Second district boundary lines on the part
of friends of Alderman Norton has re-
suited In the discovery that Alderman
Norton has been transferred from
the Second district into the
Third district. Such was the
rumor on the streets at noon today.
While the Third district still remains
Democratic, Mr.. Norton, it is said, has
sworn vengeance upon the Democratic
members of the Board of Alder
men who induced him TO vote
ave on the resolution without
telling him that he had been transferred
from the Second 10 the Third. Ii is also
rumored that he, having voted in the
affirmative, win vote for a reconsidera-
tion at the next meeting.