The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-21
BAYONNH CANDIDATES.
A Troubled State of Politics
in the City Between
the Bays.
NO ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE
Uncertainty Caused by the Over
throw of the kedistricting
Ordinance.

Inc annual cnarJer election OIL bhyOnHe
will occur on Tuesday, ApriI IL. and the
politicians are hustling already. Thu over
throw by the Supreme Court of the redis-
tricting ordinance causes considerable I'M
certainty in the outlook. Many assert
that 1t will be necessary to elect two
Councilmen and three School Trustees in
each ward. save the Third. Others say
that the Councilman chosen last year and
the School Trustees elected last year and
in 1890 will be permitted TO serve out their
terms.
by the return to the old lines the city
only had six instead of eight election dis
tricts as afforded by the ~gerrymander.
but at the last meeting OF the Council
men, Mr.. Robinson had passed a resolu-
ton giving the populous Second ward
three polling places. Each OF the other
four wards constitute a single cleo
ton district. The Board has appointed
seven Boards of Registration. which will
meet for organization oil Tuesday morn
ing, March 20, and will then make the
house to house canvass.
There will be no election for Council
at Large ia Bayonne this spring.
Assemblyman Thomas Magner's bill pro-
viding such an official for cities of the
second class was approved by Governor
AOOCN Oh 4uCoouJ AaSOy II AZ ViAA w
known as Chapter 66 OF the State laws of
1892. But this year it Will only be posi-
BILE under it's provisions to submit 10 the
people the question whether the Office
shall be established. A resolution of
Councilman Donohoe, passed at the last
meeting of the Board, provides for such
submission of the question.
A WARD STRUGGLE.
The struggle this Spring will be purely
a ward one. Unless the decision OF the
o.. Il l. -..A l.-lr ~ .r.us 1;,,-z kA
their old boundaries is construed differ
emily. the officials to be elected will be- a
Councilman from each ward for a term of
two years, a School Trustee from each
ward for a term OF three years; a School
Trustee from the Fourth ward to fill the
u%nexpired term of Thomas Doyle, re-
signed and succeeded by Michael f.
Humphrey; a Supervisor of Faxes and a
COMMISSIONS of Appeals from each ward
for a term of one year each aud justices
of the Peace and constables from all
the wards.
The terms Of the following CounciImen
n School Trustees expire this year:-
Councilmen, First Ward-Heury Meigs,
Democrat, and member of the Newman
regime "Big Six" combination. Second
Ward-Eibert Scofeld, Democrat. and
chief of The Newman regime big Six"
combination. Third Ward-John A.
Cadmus. Democrat, and member Of the
Newman big Six" who Joined the COM
bination of Mayor Farr's adherents last
spring. Fourth Ward-John ii. Donohoe,
Democrat, and leader OF the present big
SIX combination. Fifth Ward-Mark
Robinson. Democrat, member of the
present "Big Six" chosen last Spring to
ill the uneXpired term OF William q.
Farr, who resigned to run as the Demo
cratic candidate for Mayor, and now a
resident of the Second Ward, because of
the Ward line changes.
School Trustees-First ward. Horace
Robertson. Republican, elected last spring
To fill the unexpired term of Jacob II.
Johnston, Democrat, resigned; Second
ward, Charles C. Kane. Democrat; Third
ward, Wolfram Flugel, Republican, and
the President OF the present Board of
Education; Fourth ward. Daniel j. Hen
Messy. Democrat, aud Michael +. Hum
phrey, Democrat. elected by the Board OF
Education TO succeed Thomas Doyle.
Democrat, resigned; Fifth ward, George
+. Schmidt, Republican.
COUNCILMANIC HONORS.
The fight for the Councilnauic honors
of the First ward is likely to be between
Democrats, as the Republicans seem un-
able to find a candidate Justice William
Theodore Overlook would prossibly &C
cept the Republican nomination, but he
would be a weak candidate. Attorney
Allan Benny Is an aspirant for the Demo
crate nomination, and he has been ell
dorsed by Il strong party organization.
IL Is Salu, however, Iudt uc Will Ue UcdIeu
at the primary by ex-Gouncilman William
j. O'Brien, who formerly represented the
Fourth ward, who was Assistant Bill
Clerk in the Assembly this year and who
is scheduled as Clerk for the new District
Court. Councilman Henry Meixs. who
has said that he will not seek u ~re-elec-
tion. He has served three
terms of two years each. Ex.City
Treasurer Nathaniel w. Trask, a silk
stocking Democrat, has also Withdrawn
from the race. The Republican nominee
for School Trustee will probably be
Charles II. Hosford. Attorney Horace
Robertson. who has served one year, will
seek a denomination, but his action in the
recent case Of Miss Josie M. Davies. u
teacher dismissed by the Board OF Educa-
ton, has made him extremely unpopular
For The Democratic nomination the as
pirants include ex-School Trustee An
drew r. Donnell, who was beaten Two
years ago. Richard Fazakerley and
Joseph McCurnin. The latter will IN
questionably be the strongest candidate.
In the Second ward Councilman Gilbert
Settled Will undouo tedly seek II ~re-elec-
lion as a Citizens candidate. Council
man Mark Robinson will aspire TO The
Democratic nomination.. School Trustee
DAME j. Hennessey is looking for the
Democratic nomination for the possible
short term. Richard Thomas, George
Kramer and Charles G.. Sleesman are also
considered candidates for the Democratic
nomination. The Republican candidacy
Is an uncertainty. TX ,Councilman James
Murphy. Jr, may run. Daniel b; Fox
and a score OF other aspirants desire
Co%uncilmanic honors. Little is said about
the possible nominees on either side for
School Trustee.
There will be lively times in the Third
ward. Councilman John A. Cadmus
will seek a second reelection, ami if the
Democrats fail to nominate him. will
run as a Citizens candidate. He will
probably be opposed by Johu w. Howell
tr James Howell as the Democratic nom-
inee. For the Republican domination
the aspirants are many. They include
Richard A. Bridgman, e~x-Councilman
John H. Sleaman, ex-Councilman
Charles Stillman, School Trustee