The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-15
H0BOKHN POLITICS.
Pagan and Anti-Fagan. Forces
Clash-Red Hot Time
Expected.

The spring election in Hoboken this year
will be a red hot one, if present indications
are 20 be taken as significant. Ex-Sheriff
Stanton, Assemblyinan Coyle and ex-As-
semblyman Tahen do not propose to let go
their hold on the political machine If they
can help it, while ON the other hand Mayor
Pagan is determined that these gentlemen
shall retire, successfully if they Wilt not,
by the assistance of his boot toe. The odds
are decidedly in favor of Pagan. He has a
complete organization in every precinct In
the city. while on the other hand the Stan
toni Tahen people have nc city organi-
zation. Pagan is also getting recruits every
day. The latest being Councilman Timothy
Kelly of the Third ward, whose term expires
this spring. In all probability Councilman
Joseph Weinthal will go over to the Pagan
camp in a few days.
H FORCES CLAsH.
Last night at the meeting OF the Common
Council the two forces clashed, and the anti
Pagan forces were victorious. The fight
was on the effort to divide two districts IN
the Third ~ward-there are five districts in
the ward at present. The ordinance put
forward by the two Third ward Couneilmen.
and which was endorsed by the Mayor, pro-
vided for the cutting into three districts OF
the Second district, and into two districts OF
the Fourth district, thus making eight dis
trlcts in the ward, an increase OF three. The
Second district at present is controlled by
ex-Assemblyman Tahen, the registered vote
being LOO and the polled vote at the last
election 1 200. This gives Taken, as COM
mitteeman, control of three delegates to the
ward, city and other conventions. By MAX
ing three districts there would be three COM
mitteemen, each controlling one delegate.
Councilmen Kelly and Offerman fought
for the passage for the ordinance. contend
ing that it was not a political move, but was
for the benefit of the people. Fenton OF the
Fourth ward sided with these two. Council
men Stegman, Timken, Weinthal, Snyder
and Chairman Bewig opposed the Second
district division. They held that if the dis
trict was cut in two justice would be done
the voters.
THE CAUCUS
A caucus had been held in the Mayors
office on the subject at recess, at which the
Mayor was present, but all his persuasive
eloduence failed to change the opinion of the
five opponents. Timken, at the caucus,
offered to agree to the division into two
districts instead of one, but his proposition
wasn't accepted.
In open meeting, afterwards, there was
much discussion pro and con. As a last re
sort, when Kelly saw he vas beaten, he of
fered to compromise on the lines suggested
by Timkin, that is, to divide the district into
two instead of three, but he wanted it done
then and there, saying the ordinance could
be fixed in five minutes The others
wouldn't assent, and the matter was post
poned for one week. The ordinance also
provided for the division of the Second dis
trict of the Second ward into two districts.
FOURTH WAR; DISTRICTS.
During the debate Councilman Fenton
said that the Fourth ward-Stanton's-was
districted as follows:-First district. polled
votes, IT'S; Second, 225; Third, 270; Fourth,
$50; Fifth, $40; Sixth, 1876.
In view of this state of affairs, it is not
unlikely but that Councilman Timken will
submit a resolution at the next meeting pro-
viding for the redistricting of the city.