The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-12

sentAd to become the Democratic leader
Of the First Assembly district. notwith.
stumbling the fact that he refused to run
for the office. The little Judge, however,
Is SO popular in the district that no demo-
crat could be found who would accept
the place while Kimmerly had his real j.
dence In the district. The dem ocrats
wanted Kimmerly and refused to select
another man. They declared that II the
Judge did not accept the district would
be without n leader. AS q result Mr..
Kimmerly accepted the leadership aud
the district committee was organized.
Mr.. William Foley, OF Bayonne, has been
elected Secretary d Mr.. James Wood
NANCY, of Greenvills. Treasurer. When
Interviewed by a reporter Of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS this morning Justice KIM
merly said:-
''The outlook for the fall campaign iu
the First district Ii very bright. | AM
confident that we will elect an Assembly
man. as we will nominate a very stroux
candidate. The District Committee Will
meet on Thursday evening ut Magner's
Hall, Bayonne. ALI the precincts IN the
district have been organized aud we are
prepared to make the hardest kind Of a
light"
1t IL reasonably certain that the Assem-
big nomination Will be rendered to Mr..
Richard Hewitt. the well known fore
man OF the Standard Oil Company at
Bayonne. Mr.. Hewitt Is very popular In
the BayouDe section and will make a
very strong candidate.
BOYLE's STRONGHOLD.
When asked what the political pros
poets are in Democratic ranks Of the
Seventh district, "Andie" Boyle said he
thought the Democrats would win this
Fall. Moreover, they'll lave q nice snug
majority. The canvass, he said. would
begin ia the latter part OF October, and
rho unfnu WitI rnIl T, lfkn rYnfn ana IN
flakes on the Democratic side. The fakes
Will hide the Republicans from view and
they will sink into obscurity. Times will
be lively in this districs this fall.
Last nigh. the Seventh Assembly
District Democratic Club was organized
at Goodnlau's Hall. Third street, Harri-
son. District leader Andrew ]. Boyle
paign WORK was discussed, and it was
decided to begin canvassing about the
middle of October. This will leave
plenty OF time, the club thinks, to scrsps
MP all the Democratic votes they want.
Addresses were made by Leader Boyle,
Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Carney and ex.Assembly-
man Tierney. I5 was agreed that TIE
Jersey City Clubs In the Seventh dist icI
meet at Sutton's Hall. Five Corners, aud
those in Harrison and Kearny at q place
to be decided upon. On Friday nights
the meetings will be held during the
campaign.
o'HARA RETICENT.
Chairman O'Hara of The Ninth As.
sembly District Committee in HoboSe en-
when seen by a reporter for THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS this morning would not say
much about the district or what would
be done at the meeting of the Central
Committee tonight.
The district Is overwhelmingly Demo
cratic, and any candidate that is nomf-
mated by the Democratic party for the
Assembly Is sure TO be elected. The
present Assemblyman. Michael j. CoyIe,
is o candidate for reelection. His friends
say that he has lost none of his old time
popularity. The other candidates men,
toned for the Assembly In this district
are John f. O'Hara. William N. Parslow
and Ex-Mayor August Grassman.
IN THE TENTH.
Chairman Tahen of The Tenth District
Committee could not be seen by the
reporter this morning. There will prob
ably be a hot fight for the Assembly
nomination in this district also. The
opposing candidates are President Russ OIL
the Board Of Education aud Councilman
Timothy Kelly.
KIERNAN's EFFORT.
The Democrats of the Second Assembly
district are already pretty well organize ed
in the different precincts. There are
fifteen precincts in the district, and al.
or very nearly all OF them have reorgs u
lied for the campaign. On Thursd az
evening next these precinct clubs will
meet at Van Antwerp's Hall at Harriso q
and Monticello avenues, anu by associa-
ton effect the organization or the Second
Assembly District Democratic Club.
Under the able leadership Of john
Kiernan this club will fight the coming
campaign With all possible vigor anC
acumen. The district IL usually Repub
ican. This year the aim viii be to max,
it decidedly Democratic.