The herald., 1894-10-22
THE LOCAL WORLD OF POLITICS.
Today Will Be Busy for Repub-
licans and Democrats.
The Prospect Of the City Democratic
Convention Today.
The G. o. p. Badly DiaorgAuizsd in the
City-News OF Dem ocratic Gains
From Various Points.
News Matters.

News Matters.
Today will be busy day in the polit-
ical world OF this city. The Democrats
will hold their city convention, the Re-
publicans their primary election, and
more than lively time is expected all
along the line. In the Second, Third,
Fourth and Seventh wards hot contests
for supremacy are an assured fact. In
the Eighth ward Charles F. Webber,
through his two henchmen, Eddie Booth
and Deputy Sheriff Sargent, has nomi-
mated ticket without the formality Of
consulting the voters of the ward, and
the usual Lindley-W -Webber tactics will
be followed in using the primary cleo
tion to endorse their action. Money has
been plentiful among the gang since
Saturday afternoon, and Webber has
kept open house at his Spring street.
Office.
In the Seventh ward the caucus ed-
journed without coming to decision,
and the battle today will be a royal one
between the contending factione.
1t ia thought by the we'll in
formed that a dark horse csndi-
date will be very apt to capture the dele.
cation.
In the Fourth ward there will be four
or more tickets in the field and aspirited
contest ia certain to follow the opening
of the polls and continue until the
close. But the "kid-glove" ward, the
orderly Third, will furnish the sensation
of the day. The caucus on Saturday
night broke up in row and four bolting
caucuses were held by ss many different
factions. The sack. which it is under
stood will be opened in the interest of
the candidates for mayoralty honors.
has whetted the appetites OF the
workers and this, the last chance for
two long years, has been selected as the
field for final whack at the Doodle.
Major W. G. Furrey, Judge Widney,
s. A. Carlisle and DR.. MACEDONIAN each
lead or take prominent parts in the fac
tional fight and it ia stated will fight the
battle to the bitter end. Frank Raeder for
mayor has the backing OF considerable
number OF delegates in each OF the nine
wards and is looming up as formidable
figure in the fight. 1t ia predicted that
the city convention will have more than
one serious problem to settle as to the
regularity of contesting delegations.
Harmony (?) is the ch ief characteristic
of the Republican party in both city
and county this year. A singular fea-
ture OF the contests in the several wards
10 the evident intention to ignore the
action OF the joint committee OF the
Democratic and Republican executive
committees and nominate candidates
for the board Of education on purely
partiean lines. Old line Republicans
are putting themselves on record in
opposition to thia scheme and an open
revolt is more than likely to follow
partisan tactics.
The Democratic city convention. hich
meets tomorrow, promises to be very
| lively. 1.-The leading candidates for
mayor are Rowan, Ryan and Sabichi,
it being understood that Mayor Work
man is an independent candidate
whether nominated or not. The forces
of the two leading candidates, Rowan
and Ryan. are about evenly divided,
with Sabichi good third.
The Liquor Dealers association has
not showed its hand, but probably will
tomorrow. Democrats are decidedly
disinclined to allow that body to inter-
fere in the convention this year, having
q very lively recollection of the manner
in which Brewer and Collins were de.
defeated two years ago and later OF the
defeat of Weyse by party treachery on
the part of members of that association
in the Seventh ward at the city cleo
tion.
The delegation from the Eighth
ward is divided ON councilman.
Tho fight seems to lie between Savage,
Fordham. Smith and Collins.
ID 60 Oh
OF all factions for chairman OF the con-
vention. M. P. Snyder will undoubted-
ly be nominated by acclamation for
councilman in the Second ward. Tom
Weyse will again be a candidate in the
Seventh.
]. o. Seymour will be candidate for
council in the Fifth ward and Geo. d.
Pessel desires to succeed himself in the
Sixth.
For city attorney Isidore Dockweiler
and LeCompte Davis are prominently
mentioned.
w. H. Riggs, J. E. Frick and Frank
Lindenfield have developed the most
strength, as candidates for superintend-
ent OF streets. Some one has started the
story that Mr.. Riggs is member OF the
American Protective association. He
states positively that he has no connec-
tion with that or any other secret po-
litical association.
r. L. Mcknight is prominently men
ton as candidate for city clerk.
Frank M. Mauricio is making hard
fight for the nomination for city tax COL
lector and esems to have the fight won.
Frank W. DeVan has announced him
se If as a candidate for city treasurer.
Late last night it was announced that
John Brink would accept the nomiua-
tion for councilman of the Seventh
ward. He has host of friends in the
ward and should, his friends insist. de-
feat any candidate the Republicans oan
name.
1t is generally conceded that the fight
on the mayoralty question will be
memorable one in the history Of Demo-
cratic city conventions, as each OF the