The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-30
FOXY MAYOR FARR.
Captured All the Bayonne Noml-
nations-Newman Frozen Out.

Bayonne politics are becoming some
what complicated, and some Bayonne
republicans are delirious with rage
More than week ago Mayor Farr,
democrat. was nominated for second
term by a citizens convention. and he
accepted the honor. Saturday night the
Mayor was also nominated by The Repun
lican Convention, receiving fourteen
votes out of possible twenty-four.
When Mayor Farr's name Was men,
toned in the convention. the delegates
from the Third Ward, the only Repu blican
ward in the city, made vigorous pro-
test. They placed in nomination the
name of Dries P. Brooke. When Mayor
Farr was given the nomination, the THIRD,
Ward delegates denounced all the other
delegates. and said they would ME pro
tests with the County Committee.
Immediately aftet Mayor Fairs victory,
candidates for Recorder were placed be-
fore the convention. There were four,
William Overlook, John S. Besher, Will
liam E, S. Crane and Dewitt Van Bus
kirk. Besher has been Hfe-long
Recorder on the Democratic ticket. He
fills the office now. Besher had a
majority of the delegates in the conven-
tion and was nominal ed. Then the Third
Ward men howled. They became wild
| with rage. They had had candidate
i.
had lost all. They filed protest with
| the County Committee, alleging mat tee
| repubiicans had nominated Farr, a
democrat, and Besher. democrat, III
| contravention of the rules OF the County
| Committee, and also that the. mode OF
| nomiD ating had been In violation OF tne
| rules. which declare that whenever two
| or more candidates are to be nominated,
| it snail be done by precincts aud open
| vote. delivered by the chairman OF each
precinct. Ia the convention, which
| nominated Farr and Besher, the votln
was done by secret ballot. The delegates
who filed the protest were Il. ID. Mel
i willie. j. III, Perrine, E. Pantaeinlus, H.
r. Stinson. S. Graham and w. B. Free
| burn.
VERY TRoUBLoUs SESSION.
| The County Committee last night helo
| a special meeting TO consider their pro-
I test. A large delegation of Bayonne re-
/ nublicans. headed by AssemDlymar
Berry, was early on hand. 1t was 6
| divided party, however. Some were II
| favor OF Farr and the others were opposed
All were against Besher. Assem- blymar
4 Berry pronounced himself to be first, las
and ali the time, In favor of the action
this convention, in nominating Mayor
| Farr. The hearing was absolutely secret
When the matter formally came up.
/ there was great excitement in the com
| mtttee room. From the parlor In rhi
Federal CluD House, could plainly b'
heard the violent denuuciation of th
4 convention by the protestants and th
/ equally forcible language used by th
supporters of the convention. Ate
lmany speeches, motion finally prevailed
4 10 submit the entire matter 10 tn
Executive and Appeals Committees
| THESE committees went to room on sh
second floor and there they wrangled itk
Kilkenny cats for more than one hour.
When at last the com mitree descended
to report TO the County Com mlttse. En-
excitement among those who had beel
4 waiting. was Intense. The committee
reported in favor of sustaining the actor
|, of the convention in nominating Mayo
Farr. They recommended that new con
yention should be held TO nominate
Recorder.
REPORT ADOPTED.
This report created much criticism, be