The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-29
WASHBURN is OUT,
The Hudson County Bank
President Will Not Com
bat Mr., Allen.
HIS HEALTH NOT STRONG.
Reuben Simpson Again to the
Front as the Republican
Moses.
HIS HEALTH NOT STRONG.
KERN'S VICIOUS CONTEST.
Lanahan's Friends Still Resist
Bribes and Threats in The Eighth
Yesterdays Nominations.

Richard C. Washburn met committee
of republicans last night at the Union
League Club and formally declined 10
be candidate for Alderman-at-Large
The committee consisted of ex-J udge
Blair, Flavel MCGEE, Reuben Simpson,
Gilbert Collins and others.
Mr., Washburn informed the committee
that yesterday morning he felt inclined 10
accept the nomination if rendered him. but
further reflection had caused him to ad'
here to his first determination not to be a
candidate. The committee urged Mr.
Washburn not to decline a nomination,
but he was steadfast in his determination
and would not permit the arguments and
entreaties of the committee to change his
i decision.
Ex-Judge Blair was not to be put or So
easily, and this morning he made an
I other effort to persuade Mr.. Washburn
to let his name be presented to the con-
vention. The effort was fruitless. for the
banker only repeated what he had SAID
the night before. This conclusion of Mr..
Washburn's is final one.
LOOKING FOR SUBSTITUTE.
eide upon a good candidate who Will ac-
cent the nomination. The most promising
! is Commissioner of Appeals Reuben
Simpson. The party repoSss great conn-
ence in Mr.. Simpson. BIS integrity is
unquestioned. and his qualifications Tor
for the office Of Alderman-at-Largea are
excellent He knows the city from one
end to the other, and is very familiar with
the governmental machinery.
Tine next candidate being discussed
now is henry Lembeck, Superlntenden5
of the Wells.Fargo Express Company.
He has once declined TO be candidate.
Mr.. Lembeck is not well known aud it Is
not believed that he will be a candidate
E. W. WoolIey, Chairman of the Hudson
County Republican Committee has also
been mentioned for the Office. Mr..
Woolley is young and popular, but
lie is a pronounced partisan.
and for that reason, republicans
say, woGld not be strong with democrats.
The name of William II. Furman. ex-
president of the Board of Alderman, has
also been put forward by his friends Ia
the Fourth Aldermanic District. Ii nom
mated he would probably accept. Fur
man has been out of politics Tor seven or
eight years, and his political reputation is
now not very fresh in the minds of the
people. Several years ago he was more
or less notorious.
Garrett Van Horn was also mentioned
as q candidate who would accept the nom
inatiop. He is descendenr of one OF the
oldest Dutch families in the city and ia
wealthy. He has many friends and some
of the leading republicans believe he
could win II nominated.
ONLY CONJECTURE.
just what the convention will do to-
morrow is matter for conjecture only.
A conference will be had at the Union
League Club tonight and an effort will
be made to select strong candidate. He
may or may not be one of the persons
mentioned before. No one seems to know
what will be done.
A prominent republican said today. II
regret very much that Mir. Washburn has
Withdrawn his name. believe that the
party eau elect frsl-class man this
spring, just the same rs we did last year.
Everything is favorable to such a result.
and we only need a candidate that
the people will confide In. Assure
the people that they will have good
man if the Republican candidate Is elect
ed, and there will be no trouble about
the result. The people are as eager to
aid republicans this spring as they were
when they elected Mayor Nanser."