The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
GERMANS NAME TICKET
Decided Last Night to Take
Independent Political
Action.
HAUENSTEIN FOR SHERIFF
A Platform Of Principles Adopted
Assembly Candidates in all
the Districts.
"HAUENSTEIN FOR SHERIFF

That the Germau-American citizens of
Hudson County intend making their
existence acknowledged politically was
demonstrated last evening at the conven
ZION held at Quartette Club Hall, Hobo
ken. The representatives to the meet
ing were principally from North Hudson
towns, Hoboken coming In with a large
share, The feeling was prevalent among
the members that the German AmerI-
ca rs will create considerable fuss in the
campaign, and that they will figure
quite as prominently as either
Of the other parties. Last mig BIT
they placed their own ticket in the
field for Sheriff, Coroner and Assembly
men from four districts. The remaining
district nominees will be named by a COM
mittee appointed by Chair man Bender.
Carl Bornemann of Jersey City Heights
acted as Secretary Of last nights conven.
ton.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
THESE representatives Of the various
CLUBS were present.
Hoboken-F. W. Bender, Il. J. Timken, NJ.
Flepdburg. Il. : Schmidt, Peter Lieb, T..
Koelbisch. H; F. Hesse. DR.. H. E. Schneider,
Gustav Goldberaer, 4. Schmidt. William
y 8 -. bGyGt; Wu. D. DIuuE, IL. d.
Muse, William Paulus. T. Kuss. G.. Melchior,
William Hypa. 7. Drumming, H. E. Henkel and
Henry Happe.
Jersey City Heights, Carl Bornemann, Henry
Pattbsrg, August Hesse, Alfred Wenzei,
Even, Charles i. Galbraith. B. Hollinger,
Frank Kraus. Oscar Repke, L. Hauenstein,
Emil Luhner.
Jersey City, Bayonne. Harrison. Kearny
and Greenvtlte were not represented in
the assemblage.
COULDN'T GO BACK ON ToFFEY.
1t was ten minutes after ulne O'Clock
when Chairman Bender tapped the gavel.
Besides the delegates there were ia the
region Of a dez-n Germans present.
The convention settled down 10 business.
A communication was rece we'd from the
German. A merican Bund OF ina Eighth
Assembly district, through August Hess,
Its Secretary, Informing the convention
that as they had already pledged their
supDort TO TJffey for Sheriff they could
not turn renegades and vote against him
and vote for tue Independent candidate
whom the convention would uame. The
communication was received and no
action taken upon 1t.
When the chairman called upon the
committee on platform to report, Chair
man SLube of the committee said the
three members had been unable to draft
a suitable platform TINT afternoon. On
his motion the chair appointed a commit
tee GU platform and nomination as fol-
lows:-William s. Stuhr, Henry Patti
berg, Hesse. Louis Haensteiu,
Charles 8. Galbraith. William Seligsberg,
DIR. II. +. Schneider, A. Hess. A, Schmidt
and Theo. QuosiR.
An adjournment of forty>fve minutes
was taken, and upon the committee
return they placed before the convention
the following nomiuatioHs:-
III NGMTN ATJrNC
For Sheriff. l.. e. H~auenstein. of Union
Hill.
For Coroner, 81. F. Hesse, of Hopoken.
Fol members of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
district. Carl Bornemann; Ninth district.
D.. II. Hchueider; Tenth district, Edward
Russ; Eleventh district. Benjamin Day.
The ticket met with unauImous ap-
proyal.
DOMINATING COMMITTEE.
The chat appointed this Committee to
make nominations for Assembly for the
retpaiuing Districts. Boyer. 6. T. Nc
EVEN. Charles I. Galbraith. G. Schmidt,
S. Hollinger. Henry Pattbsrg, Theodore
Quosig, William A. stuhr. William
Seligs oerg aud II. i. Hesse. The COM
mittee will report tomorrow night at a
meeting of tie cub. f
The Platform Committee, through
George L. McEwen, presented the plal4
form for the action of the convention.
Ihe preamble denounced ring rule aud
corrupt politics, the creation of useless
offices, aud set FORTH that 80 iong as
party principles did not enter into tue
campaign they were Justified in taxing
independent action, aud them
81 THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That we, the Independent Citizens
Association. do place before the voters of Hud-
son county for their suffrages at the coming
election, an independent, non-partisan ticket.
to be voted for at the coming election; aud be it
further
Resolved, That we call upon all good citizens,
irrespective of party, to aid us to secure the
above results by voting for our candidates.
The platform was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. McEwen then introduced q resolu-
| ton favoring repeal of the Sherman law.