The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-08
WISE POLITICS.
The Democratic County Com
mittee Takes Action on
the Assembly Nom
nations.
INELIGIBLES MUST GO.
Justice Davis Defines the Situa-
sstion and the Duty of Dem
oerats in a Lively
Speech.
P. Fl. 0'NEILL DEP0SED
James E. Connolly Takes His Place
1. ~.
P. H. O'NEILL DEPOSED
James E. Connolly Takes His Place
on the Organization Committee
Dates for Conventions.
REPUBLICANS AT LOGGERHEADS


Of the one hundred or mora members
Of the Democratic County Committee
sixty-four were present at Head
quarters, No. $40 Grove street. last
night when Chairman O'Donnel1 rap
ped for order. Chairman O'Donnell
did not appear to be in good humor.
Justice Davis sat behind him. That
pleasant smile which usually o'erspreads
the JUSTICES face was missing. The
Little Judge" was not talkative. He
proposed to lay down the law and
he intended seeing to it that the
law should be enforced. County Clerk
McLsughnn.was also present. Whispered
conversations between these two gentle
men demonstrated to the committee that
something was going to happen. They
were not disappointed.
The leaders rad a bombshell to explode.
1t was touched off and the noise OF the
explosion is still rsverberating through
the rickety old "City Hail." and the other
city and county buildings.
House Bill No. 40 caused all the
racket, and those AssemblyneR who
voted for itwers dropped like hot pota-
tines. Some of the AssemBlymen who
were still clinging TO a vague hope of re-
nomination, ,,in spite of the evident oppo-
siticn of the voters, had it impressed
upon their minds that the Democratic
party's welfare was paramount to per-
soRal ambitions.
JUSTICE DAVIS SPEECH.
"GeAtlamen.p said Justice Davis when
the proceedings beaap, 81 have no doubt
but what some of you, if renominated,
would be elected. But chances are not to
be taken. There must be new field and
trust tn at the committee will look at
this matter as do. Some time ago there
was cry raised that if Senator Hudspeth
was entitl ed to a denomination, the
Assemblynen were also. Then came the
report that if Mr.. Hudspeth re-
tired from the race the Assembly
men would step dewn and out.
Mr.. Hudspeth, 1 believe. could nave been
elected, but he sacrificed personal aspira-
tfons. he stepped down and out. He
would not jeopardize his party's success
and l say 1t was manful action. But now
the condition of affairs is most perplex-
ing. The very gentlemen who were loud
est ia their cries that they would get out
II Mr.. Hudspeth would, are the ones who
are battling against the wishes of their
friends and the committee 1t now becomes
our duty to SETTLE this difficulty and l
know that the exercise of a little fore
thought will result in victory at every
point for us. National, State and county
issues must not be ignored. We must
select winners in this campaign, and we
have many of them in our ranks"
DROPPED OUT.
Justice Davis's remarks were cheered
TO the echo, The fate of the recalcitrapts
was sealed. In the First district there
was Mr.. Magner; in the Third. Mr.. Tum-
lily; Fourth. Mr.. o'Neiil;, Filth, Mr.
Mr.. Moylan; Ninth. Mr.. Coyle: Tenth.
Mr. Tahen, and Eleventh. Mr. Zeller.
Magner's majority last fall was but 361,
where there WAS majority of
1,5o0 to be brought out. Mr.. Magner
is to be dropped. Tumiity's plurality was
but 514. He Is to be dropped also Mr..
O'Neill has not been in the ace for re-
nomination. His plurality was 627. As
semblyman Carroll carried his distrric,
by 9l8. He did not v ote for the coal bill
and will be returned. Lawless received d
majority of $50. where from twelve to
come to the surface. Moylan
pulled through with 428. He will not be
renominaied. Assem- blymen Coyle with
1.679, rahen with 1886 and Zeller with 704
are still amongst the doubtful ones. The
riot act was not read to these gentlemen
and their denomination is looked for.
F. H. o'NEILL DEPoSED.
Another sensation was created when
City Collector 2. H. O'Neill was deposed
as a member of the Committee on Organ
izatiou. Clerk James E. Connolly of the
Tax Board was substituted for Mr..
O'NeilL
The Committee is now composed of
George I. Bouton. James z. Clarke,
Philip Tumulty, James E. Connolly,
Louis Stenson, J. F. Crowell, James T..
Lillis, James E. Dollard, Lawrence
Fagan and John Nolan.
ASSEMBLY CONVENTIONS.
1t was decided to hold the Assembly
Conventions as follows
First district, at No. no Ocean avenue,
October 81, at eight O'Clock.
Second district, at Monticello avenue
and Garden street. October 20, at eight
o'clock.
Third District at No. SO Brunswick
street. October 81, at eight O'Clock.
Fourth district at the club room of the
O'Neill Association October 26 at eight
O'Clock.
Fifth district at No. 57S Newark ave-
nue., October IA. at eight o'clock
Sixth district, at the PARK House, Grove
-
eight O'Clock.
Seventh district. No 46 Montrose ave-
nue., at eight o'clock.
Eighth district. No 331 Psl1sade ave-
nue., October Is, at eight O'Clock.
Ninih distric at No 800 First street,
Hoboken, DC ober 90. at eighU O'Clock.
Tenth district at Amhe g's Hotel, Ho-
bokeu, October 90 at eizht O'Clock.
Eleventh district. Railroad avenue and
Elm street, West Hoboken, October 12, at
eight O'Clock.
CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.
Twenty Thousand political documents
and cartoons have been received at Head
quarters Several Thousand picture of
Cleveland and Stevenson will be distrib-
ut4d, and also SO, 600 copies of David b.
Hill's speeches.
Appearances at the Democratic head
quarters show that preparations for the
llyeiest kind OF a crmpaign are at last