The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-11
THURSDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1894.
This paper is Democratic IN prtnc.pses
and is Independent an ats vse'os o" =" ''o"'
questions.
mine Results OF the Primaries.

The Results of the primaries.
At the head of our column this morn
ing we place the names of the Regular
Democratic nominees for Congressman
for County Clerk and for Assempiyheh
90 far as they can be definitely obtained,
pending the official count. The ticket Is
subject to change in accordance with the
results of the formal action by the FRO
.,,s;onel tomorrow evening;
but it is not believed that any change
will be necessary so far as the names
given above are concerned. 1t may De
that at the hour of going to press vacan-
cies will remain in the Assembly ticket
owing to uncertainty as to who has won
the nominations If this be the case, the
will be filled as soon as deiin-
ste conclusions can be reached.
ON the whole, the ticket is an excellent
one We will not say it is ideal in all its
parts; but it is such a ticket as every
Democrat can support with good VIII ana
self respect. 1t is so much better than
SG4L A1oPSSN
some of the tickets the party has NOM
mated in recent years, that it STANDS as
a proof of genuine reform, both of meth
DDS and of men.
In its leaders, the ticket is at It's pest
In the two gentlemen who stand at It's
head, it does reach a Democratic IDEAL
Colonel Edwin A. Stevens is a gentleman
of honor, of standing, of ability. He is IN
politics not for pelf, but out if patriot
ISM. 1t is a reproach too justly directed
against many of our wealthy men that
they neglect the duties of citizenship to
enjoy an unworthy sidleness. This can
not be said of the Democratic nominee
heart, he has taken a prominent part
in one campaign after another without
asking for the least reward either in
honors or emoluments. He has for years
been the President of the State organi-
cation of Democratic Clubs, and year
after year he has set aside his own
business and his personal pleasures to
help carry the State for a Governor or
a President or for Congressman nomi-
mated by the party of his choice.
Even in the present campaign. Colonel
Stevens has been rather a reluctant
than an eager aspirant. He has made
no scramble for the nomination. He
has not been singing his own praises or
casting odium upon his opponents. He
has made no stump speeches, hired no
brass bands and burned no red fire.
He has not flooded the mail with hys-
terical circulars.
Colonel Stevens has simply said
"Some of my Democratic fellow citizens
desire me. to be the party candidate for
Congress. If the party wants me, and
calls me to the front, / will consider it
my duty to obey the call. I will make
the best fight 1 can to carry the district
for the ~party's sake, and if elected l
will be faithful to the platform of the
party" On this modest and manly
declaration of his position the party
selected him as it's champion in the COM
ing fight.
Michael j. O'Donnell is another worthy
representative of the Democratic idea.
He is one of the people who has raised
honor by sheer force of personal char
acter. He has ability; he has a name
for honesty which not aver his bitterest
enemy has dared to assail. He has a
long record of devotion to the interests
Of his party. 1t is not strange that the
people have once again called upon him
to represent hem upon a Democratic
ticket for an important county office. He
brings strength with him and his cleo
ton is assured. IS
The Assembly ticket is made up of
good men. There is no one OF it who is
not deserving of the full party support.
1t is a winning ticket.
For the gentlemen named above we
demand the vote of every Democrat in
Hudson County. The future of the party
in National affairs is at stake in this
contest. Loyalty to the National plat
form which we endorsed with our great
majority in 1892 demands that we elect
Edwin A. Stevens to Congress. The
Assemblymen have almost equal i'm
portance, this year. They are to vote
for a successor to John r, Mcpherson in
the s States Senate. Shall that