The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
VERY like A FAKE.
Latest Republican Story
About the Mayora1ty
Fight.
CAN'T FIND A CANDIDATE
And 80 They Charge Davis With
Trying to Beat McDermott
With Fielder.

The Republican party in this city is TO-
day in curious condition. After having
given several weeks to organization, in
the belief that it had at last found an
opening. it is now more hopelessly at sea
than ever. The machine has no engi-
neer. The party cannot get candidate
to accept nomination for Mayor in face
of the certainty that he will have 10 run
against Allan L. McDermott.
Last fall Alderman Simeon H. Smith
convassed the county for the Republicans
and made many speeches. He expected
to reap his reward this year by receiving
the nomination of his party against 8
weak candidate. He never supposed
that the Democrats would present one
SO popular as Mr. McDermott, and until
this substitution was made Mr.. Smith
had longing for Mayorality honors.
Now that desire has disappeared. He is
no Longer candidate. The same may be
said of half dozen other Republicans
who are prominent in their party.
The most popular of them all, however.
is Colonel P. F. Wanser, and last night a
conference was held at the Union League
Club by a committee representing the
different districts in the city for the sole
purpose of trying to persuade the Colonel
to become candidate.
DOESN'T WANT 1T.
One of the members of this committee
told me last night that Colonel Wanser
insisted that he did not want the nomin-
alton. The reason alleged for this is that
a campaign against Mr.. McDermott
would be very expensive and almost hope
less, and that it would greatly interfere
with his private business, whether he
should be elected or not.
1--WE insisted" said this member Of the
fiNrr Co1a v,.,l
Wanser's refusal and left him with the
determination to nominate him by accla'
nation tomorrow. But this will not be
done now, for the Colonel said If it was
he would decline publicly"
'What will you do at the conventions"
II don't believe we shall do anything
except adjourn to meet at some other
ment.for it indicates weakness, Dut it
seems to be the belief that inasmuch as
Wanser will not accept nomination to-
morrow an adjournment would prove
beneficial"
WILL BE FoRBED TO ACCEPT.
"Who do you think will be the Repub-
lican candidate?"
Il think that Colonel Wanser will ulti-
mately be our candidate. He is the
strongest man we have and for the sake
of the party / believe he may
yet be persuaded to accept the nom
1natlOn. JOhn "A. walker, eX-Ju Juuge
Blair and other good men have been men,
toned, but while they are just as good
Republicans as Colonel Wanser, they
have not that general popularity he has.
He is the idol of the Fourth Regiment
and the personal friend of all the young
men in the city,
'"rhen you believe the convention will
not make any nomination tomorrow"
mo, I am quite sure 1t will adjourn
without so doing"
is DAVIS FOR FIELDER?
Say, have you heard the latest from
our enemies. l understand that Justice
Davis intends to make an effort
to elect all the delegates south
of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
in his interest, and that they will go to
the Democratic Convention pledged to
vote for George B. Fielder. This may
not be true, but have been told that it
is"
This morning I saw ex-Judge Seymour
and asked him about the conference at
the Union League Club last night"
"a conference was held there" he said.
"but was unable to be present and
don't know what was done except that
heard it was the general opinion that the
convention should no tmaKe a nomina-
ton tomorrow. / suppose the convention
will be adjourned until after the Demo-
Gratis nominate a candidate"