The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-05
POLITICAL FORECASTS.
What Is Going on in Jersey
City and Hoboken.
APATHY AMONG REPUBLICANS
Chairman Kean Calls His State
Committee TOgether-When the
Harrison Convention Will
Be Fixed.

If the enthusiasm displayed by the Re
publican City Committee last night re-
fleets that of the party in this city, Re-
publicans may hope to elect a Mayor just
one century later. 1t can't possibly be
done sooner. When Chairman L. w.
Woolley called the meeting to order there
were about twenty persons present be-
sides the reporters. Old Granny" Will
Jams objected to the scrutiny OF the news
paper men, but his was apparently the
only uneasy conscience, for the other
members unanimously requested the re-
porters to remain.
In reply to question Chairman Wool
ley, who is member of the County Elec-
tiou Board, said that Republican election
officers will be appointed by the Republl-
can minority in the Board OF Aldermen,
and suggestions as to names would be
made by the Union League Club and the
City Committee. An effort will be made
to nave watchers at the polls. The Chalr-
man said that the men appointed last fall
by the County Board could not serve in
as election officers, although they had
been appointed for year. They could
only act In county and State elections.
GENERAL APATHY IN COMMAND.
The apathy of the members OF the City
Committee was 30 great last night that IL
was feared it was a too correct photo
graph of the delegates to the adjourned
Mayoralty convention of the Republicans,
and motion was offered that these del
egates be notified that the convention
would reconvene on March II. The mo-
tion also requested that The NEWS ard
other papers advertise this fact. No one
attempted TO explain why the delegates
should require this notification, for out of
13O delegates elected to the convention
12S were present last Tuesday and voted
for or against the adjournment. There
was general objection to the expense OF
advertising and it was finally decided
that the Chairmen of each District Com
mittee should previously notify the dele
gates. An extra inducement OF cake and
ice cream may be offered to get them to-
gether.
The Chairmen of each of the six Alder
manic District Committees reported the
organization to be thorough and that
Captain Graham said he had heard the
name of Otto Grouse mentioned as an in
dependent Democratic candidate in
search of a Repu blican endorsement
Graham asked If this rumor was true.
No one seemed to know anything about
1t.
ANXIOUS TO ADJOURN.
"Grannv" Williams, who appeared ap-
prehensive that the committee would get
into debate. at this point moved to ''ad-
journ."
The motion was put by the Chairman,
but before it was voted upon some one
asked what the Executive Committee
was doing.
Mr.. Woolley replied that he would re-
port progress. The Executive COMMITTEES
had full powers to go on with the CAM
paign and would do its work.
Joe Locke here said he wanted to make
some remarks. He said he had seen
Frank Gallery, an independent Demo
crat, yesterday and that Gallery, who is
n wealthy retired confectioner, had said
to him that "if citizens nomination was
offered to him and endorsed by the Re-
publicans. he would become candidate
for Mayor"
The idea of nominating an Independent
candidate was not received with favor,
and a motion to adjourn prevailed before
it was discussed Locke said that Gallery,
If elected, was willing to give the S25, 5,00(
salary he would receive for five years
work to any charitable institution the
City Committee might name. COM
mittee man who knows Gallery ex
cIaimed:-
.:Bahi taffy. Joe."