The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-17
NEWS FROM BAYONNE.
The Indications Are All in Favor
of Stanton.

Among the more active and efficient
Democratic workers in the City of Bay
onne the concensus of opinion is most
favorable to Sheriff Edward R. Stan
ton, judging from interviews OBJ
tanned yesterday by a JERSEY
CITY NEWS reporter. The choice
of the Democratic County Convention is
highly approved by many good citizens
and Influential men, while the rank aud
file of the party is satisfied and may be
expected TO support the nominee beyond
question, If left to their own inclinationa.
In fact at this writing there is genuine
jubiation and unity among Bayonne
democrats, with the exception of an in-
dependent element commonly called
"Mugwumps," whose number is not
large. This faction should not be under
estimated, although these men are likely
to do little but vote. From fairly thor
| ough knowledge of the local situation I
conclude that the disaffectton among re-
punlicans may prove an offset of no mean
proportions.
MAYOR FARR's OPINION.
Mayor William G. Farr talked freely
on the situation. and his convictions
carry great weight with hundreds of
citizens who are his Sc unch supporters.
Sheriff Stanton in my Judgment is the
very best that could have been made.
Personally the choice of the convention is
gratifying to me in The extreme. Aside
from my personal feeling and interest 10
Mr.. Stanton's welfare, | should have
been ou5sDoken in favor OF Mr.. Stanton
for Sheriff. owing to his splendid record
known to me, and my desire to support
the best mau for the taxpayers. 1 know
Mr.. Stanton TO be an honest, upright,
conscientious and practical business man.
He is also familiar with the duties of the
office and can be trusted fully. My knowl-
edge of the man is not heres ". You can
depend upon my giving hearty support"
ALL FOR STANTON.
City Clerk William C. Hamilton said
Il think it vey proper nomination.
Mr.. Stanton is well qualified, and shall
support him." Mr. Hamilton is a man
OF few words, and the Republican nomI-
nee will miss his assistance.
City Treasurer William D. Salter, one
of the best hustlers In the party, sail:
my opinion all along and is still that
Mr.. Stanton is the strongest man. I will
Give him my earnest and hearty support.
know of no good reason why he should
not be elected. His administration as
Sheriff has given satisfaction; in fact, he
has made q model Sheriff."
Judge Thomas +. Noonan, Jr., of the
thluk he has made the best Sheriff Hud-
County ever had, ant better Sheriff
than ToffeY ever ma&'. | don't believe
Toaey would make a better Sheriff again
than he did before"
STANTON AN EXCELLENT SHERIFF. 11 @1A
Councilman Allan Benny of Ghs First
ward, a power in local politics and a
practicing lawyer. said:-"There is no
doubt in my mind that Mr.. Stanton
made the best Sheriff we ever had, SO far
as the business of the office is concerned.
He has given it personal supervision.
There's just this about it. the legal busir
ness put in there Is transacted as it
should be. think party usage entities
him to nomination. And think Mr..
Stanton is being blamed for tae alleged
sins of others, and that appears to be the
only thing they have against him. There
have bseu enough good men ou this and
other Grand 'Juries drawn bv Mr.. Stanton
to indite all slawbreakers Of high and low
degree, If they wanted to. His majority
in Bayonne will be 500."
President Charles McBrids, of the
Board of Education, ,ssid:-"I think Sheriff
Stanton Is u good man, Notwithstanding
the objections of the New York World. I"