The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-02
Robert Davis Favors the
denomination of the
Present Mayor.
SAYS DENNY" Is WITH HIM
Four Other Avowed Candidates
Too Soon to Pick the
Swimmer; but
/ Political Sensation to Start
Off the New Year.
10 are six avowed candidates for


ex. spring These men are Orestes Cleve-
Iand, the present incumbent; Charles H.
Allen, President of the Board of Alder.
men; George B. Fielder. Register of the
County; A. Bedeil. Sinking Fund Com
missioner of the City; John F. Kelly,
Police Captain, and John Eielstein, Pres
ident of the Board Of Finance. With the
exception OF Mr.. Bedel, all Of these can
didates are famillarly known to nearly
every one In the city.
The most conspicuously known is Ores
ties Cleveland. for his name has been in
the public prints daily for six years, and
almost daily for score of years.
All of the newspaper comments
had not been fattering to him,
either. He is now serving his third sue
cessve term, which closes next April. 1t
is to Mayor Cleveland that the city Is In
debted for its present charter, an institu-
tion that is calculated to do much good
or irreparable harm. Either result Is
solely in the hands of the Mayor. He
has 1t In his power to conduct the affairs
Of the city in an honest, busness-llks
manner, or he can permita dishonest ana
extravagant government.
But very little, IL any, wrong can be
done by the city officials without the
knowledge and sanction OF the Mayor;
The officials are all appointed by him and
are all responsible to him. The history
of the city's government during the last
six years has been daily placed before the
public through the press and In this
article The NEWS does not intend to dis
cuss 1t.
HOW THE FIELD LOOKS.
Charles H. Alien is now serving his
second term as Alderman at Large, and
ex-officio member of the Board of Finance
Register George B. Fielder Is serving his
second term as Register and he is by long
candidate named. Should he receive the
nomination his election would be walk
over. He has been before the people
twice and each time ran ahead or his
ticket. Mr.. Allen has also been before
the people put he had practically no op-
Is unknown.
About all that can be said Of Sinking
Fund Commissioner Bedell is that he
manufactures kindlinR wood and Is a
friend of the Second National Bank, a
recom mendation that some people would
pot endorse.
Captain, Kally has been an Qficeholder
or ye RS adj, popular one he has
BSeen an Alderman, Assessor, Comptrol-
kr, Assem- blyman. Postmaster. and is
ow Police Captain.
Com missioner Edelstein has been be-
MIG tB0 puUliG tok Hiauy yCdhSs cNS eho
ly elective Office he ever filed was that
Alderman.
Today had talk with Police Justice
Wis respecting the Mayoralty nomina-
n. I submitted to him the names of
Pse six candidates and asked him
ich would be the successful one.
/ don't know; it's too long before the
lvention," replied the ex-Sherif with a
owing smile.
well. Judge, if you were going. to bet
the result now, which one would you
ck?"
JUsTIcr AVIS VIEWS.
II think thar Mayor Cleveland would
: be my first ch0fee. think he Is ahead
in the race. He is at present my choice.
and I believe he is the preference OF
County Clerk Mclaughlin and Commits
sioner Feeney. II he is the choice Of Mr..
Mclaughlin and Mr.. Feeney. be will be
nominated. That is, he will be nominated
II we can see our way to elect him. His
election is not a certain thing after he IS
nominated, but I think he would pull
through"
"Then the other candidates may as
we'll give up the fight"
mot by any means. You see the is
lots of time yet before the nomination is
made, and 1t is barely possible that some
entirely new man may be nominated. AT
present no one knows who the successful
candidate will be-"
Clerk Mclaughlin. are on the outs. Is
this trne?"
"There Is not word of truth in it,.
Some people are trying to make trouble
between Mr.. Mclaughlin and myself.
but they will he unsuccessful. We have
never disagreed in politics and do not
4propose to do so now. Whatever is for
the interest of Mr.. Mclaughlin I am
with him, and l know he is with me.
Our political friendship is closer today
than it has ever been, and we DO not care
how much outsiders try to create
trouble"
How about the proposed bill creating
Board of Appears?"
II am not Id favor OF It, but Mr.. Nc
Laughlin is, and he seems to have the
majority of the people with him. II this
is so. the Board no doubt will be
created"
"When will the convention take place
to nominate candidate for Mayorp'
about the last Of March. and as
sure you no one will know who the cam
didate will be before that time"