The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-15
MAKING STATES.
Harding, Hooker and Nc
Arthur Likely to Be Re-
nominated for the
$. & W. Board.
FIVE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Carrot D. Van Reipen for President
of the Aldermen-Distriet
Aspirants.
FIVE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

HSplIdutSs
TIE Democratic City Committee met
last night in Roche's Hall. All the neces-
sary arrangements for the primaries for
the election of candidates for the Street
and Water Board and the Board of AL
dermen. which are TO be held next
Wednesday evening. were completed. The
members of the City Committee are max
iaG an earlier start than the Republic
cans for the purpose of allowing voters.
irrespective of party.to become thorough
ly acquainted with the party candidates.
They want to show that bossism does
not exist in the party, as has been charg-
ed BY an irresponsible sheet. They want
property owners and lax payers TO md
out for themselves thai the candidates
are chosen by The voters at primaries
and aasd not by any y one man a. % or set OF , men.
Use to be men who have never before
been identified with politics. and men
whose presence on a ticket win inspire
voters with confidence that their inter-
ests Will be properly projected.
REPUBLICAN PUZZLE.
There has been a change in the tactics
of the OPPOSING parties during the tpast
week. The Republican leaders had q
conference a n.ght or two aSo. and it
puzzles them. it is sad, how to present
10 the pubt.c an excuse for moi nomin-
ating for candidates to the Street and
Water Board. commissioners Macarthur.
Faithfully served Mayor Wanser, the
Republican party ard the people. It
leaked out a few days ago that although
Commission John j. Gone 2 Strong can
didate and q man qualified to iii the Of
fee. they think his nomination would be
a practical endorsement OF Mayor. Wan
ser's admin tralion. This objection to
Mr. Cone may be overcome. There is
the other side to it. that his nomination
&c n = of continued -Nfnrr1 moth
DDS. He has an excellent s9respect of
being one Of the pa1ty,s candidates.
TIE %converse ~proposition worries the
Republican leaders. They do not see
their way clear to throw down" Messrs.
Macarthur. Harding and Hooker. They
see that such a course may pc construed
me a rejection OF Mayor Wanser's pop
ular administration. Dust how they will
settle the difficulty is a mater of specu-
aatlon. but il IS said that Messrs. Nc
Arthur. Hooker and Harding VIII be can
csGates if they demand nomination.
in addition to the list of candidates
published a few evenings & in The
derIaan Michael Day may be mentioned.
He would Ike very much To be a Com
the lower section Of the city. but there
IS some objection TO him because he
has been before the pubic as a poll
tician too frequently. Ne other new
candidates have sprung up as yet. The
six stocking element of the party is
laying. back this s2ring. TIE Hudson
civ LIZ kAC A 10 DEltN4s 4AA1 ~
1e5klates, but arrangements have been
,,peonwae 10 Eve she4 regularly noninatei
es~@opphdidalea hearty suopsFt Whoever they
are. From al ap~pearances. harmony
prevails in the party in the city and it Is
probable that a heavy vote viii be
pol1ed. Democrats 90 not want to be
names on the Street and Water Board
ticket in April:-Maior Charles Boltwood.
lei Y. LIE Wis and c. Van Houten or John
j.. zone.
Wssh Mr.. Cone instead Of Mr.. Var
strong one. Every sntleman named is
a property owner anu a n IN poll
ALDERMANIC CONTEST.
So much attention is centered in the
Street ard Water Board cappaign that
the AIdermanic contest is being over.
A,dernfSh that is considered desirable
By the Republicans is that Of the Al
eerman-at-Large. Reuben s.mpson,s
rlaees the Republicans in a sorry plight.
The leaders want to reaominate him.
Mr.. Simpson on the other hand wants
a higher. salaried office and one in which
he will be able to demonstrate his un-
bounded devotion to the poor tax payers.
MIR. Simpson also has a Mayoralty bee
getting into the Street and Water Board
this spring; he will be IN a position to
time arrives for the Mayoralty contest.
If Mr.. Simpson declines denomination
as Alderman-at Large, the Republis
lastly Max Selinger. The Democratic
candidate. for the same office will, be-
President Of the Hudson City Savings
Bank. He is too well known and too
rightly respected to need introduction;
The probability Of MS being nominated
by the Democrats is a thorn in the side
of the Republicans. They regard him
as an obstruction that cannot be sur
DISTRICT PROSPECTS
Whom the Republicans will nominate
for Alderman in the First district IS NOT
cept William Maiily, who wants to make
f be mp Pemo asa4x a aasiung. decided afSerm an;
Day does not care particularly about
returning to the, Board, and ne Is sup.
porting M, nbelun e the SaI Board ae'1 Wanted Msd
to be a candidate again, but his boom
was side-tracked in short order.
e e9em ne s.fs's Who resigned. William. bet.
ter known as "Bllp' Barry, has started
Els Els interests. No one particularly. is
opposing him at present, but there Is a
strong likelihood Of George Richter
T Talrd oa district IL 'G ona Is M aefry, Ills Voice Voice
has not been heard ear m IN sns Aior egHlgna,
tinn Of Alderman Martin. Rep His alb.
sence will be explained to the readers of
saThe News at the proper time.
The Democratic nominee IN the Third
T MAJ Os ALBERT Be- Loveii. He IS a German.
rThe Republicans have not decided on a
In the Fourth a successor Is to be
elected to John Martin, Rep. resigned:
The Democratic nomination Is sought
after by John Manion and Charlss otto.
Both are Democrats to the core and are
IN the Fifth district. Harry Hill. Rep,
retIres. He is not seeking ren
John H. Hopken, a member OF the SOUTH
bergen Republican Club, may be named.
The Democrats may place w. e.. Speer.
Jr., in nomination. -
retires. Theodore X Wegman may be
tbe Republican candidate. The Demo-
crats want to nominate DR. fountain
of I. sfayette. He is afstrong candidate;
The hold-over members OF this. board
owe 4. T. Witter, John Mitchell, VIM.
Tnehrman. George MCCARTHY and Mr..
WILSON, BGla Republicans, and Patrick Con
noilv. Democrat. To gain control Of the
hoa1d the Democrats have to elect their
~ ndidsf les in the First, Second, Third,
ITn,,,f, and Fifth Districts, and also cap
1,'ra the Recommendations.
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