The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-04
ToHight's Primaries and the Coming
Conventions.

Tdnight's Primaries and the Coming
Conventions.
Tonight the first primaries of the
Hudson County Democracy are to be
held, under the auspices of the new
Central Organization. This is an i'm
portant occasion, and it is most earn
estly to be hoped that the Democratic
voters of the County will use it to es-
tablish the cause of party reform upon
a firm basis.
It is the duty of every Democratic
voter to attend the primary of his
precinct or district tonight, and cast
a vote la the interest of honesty and
popular rule. The less a man is a
politician. the more it is his duty to
do this. The issue OF tonight's strug-
gle is the final destru elton of the
power of the Davis ring, by the selec-
ton of new and clea n men to attend
the County and Assembly District
Conventions; men who will ex ercise a
free and independent choice OF their
OWN in placing the candidate for
Sheriff and the several candidat es for
Assemblymen before the people for
their suffrages this fall.
If the County Convent ion, in par
ticular, should be made up of the old
hacks who have, for years past, me
merely to go through the empty for
maTty of ratifying the will of a
boss, the result will be disastrous.
On the contrary if the Convention be
made up of men who are
beyond the su spicion of dictation,
men who will make it a true deliber-
alive body, then the effect on the
puBlie mind will be highly 4salutaFy
and the candidate Of the party. who
ever he may be, vii fbe able to COM
mand the undiyid ed support of the
Democratic voters of the co unity, and
the respect Of the indepsn dent float
ing element.
Saeh a candidate. in view of the
nataral Overwhelming Democratic
prepopderance in this c ounty, would
be absolutely sare of election, especi-
ally since from the very nature of
things the nom nation of an indepen-
dent cunv sntion must necessarily
refiset the desires and asenti-
ments Of the majority of the party in
the county. :
The Executive Committee ap-
pointed last evening by Oh airman e.
F. G. Young of the Democratic Cen
trail COMMITTEES, is an admir- able one.
The names selected are a guarantee
that the work of reform has been
taken up in earnest. The hos SEES can
not control the committees. 1t will
work for the party and the people.
and not for selfish interests. 1t is
fulo fnew blood and new life.
We are sorry DR.. John D. McGiIl's
name does net appear OF it. The
Doctor is SO thoroughly representa-
tive Of independent democracy that
ne would have brought ad ditional
strength with the independent Demo
cratic voters who have no use for any
of the hacks OF the ex piring regime.
This is the only criticism that can
possibly be made on the committe e..
AS it stands, it is the st rengest work
ing body the party has had for years,
and the cleansst, too. /,
IN addition to TIA rusting Mr.. Hugh
A. Kelly upon the outraged voters of
the Fourth Assembl ~ district, Gamb-
Ter bob" Davis has determined, it is
said. to tarn down Mr.. Edward Hoos,
the popular candidate for nomination
in the Fifth, and secure the noinina-
ton for some person W HON he can
control. 1t is said that Police Super
intsadent sChristiep Smith is in the
deal, too. 1t is said these two have
secured pledges of bl ind obedience
FROM gentleman who is more am
bitions than scrupnlpus, and that they
have passed around the word that
"Hoos don't co. and the heelers
must turn in and work for their man.
Nov, If Dav is is to dictate the AS
seInbly nominal ions. things are going
to getintp q pretty bad way between
now and ei ectiun. With a man
pledged to ha rry Mayor Wanser and
insult the majority of the people by
defying their twice rendered vote,
running ia every district at the foot
Of the ticket, the head of it is going !
to have the hi ggest contract of his
life keeping it afoat.
Davis should be stamped on by the
party and stamped out of sight. I
LAWYER GRIFFES A RECEIVER.
Before Chancellor MeGill this morning the