The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-20
SHRIEYALTY FIGHT.
Plenty of Candidates for the
Nomination on Either
Political Side.
DEMOCRATS RETURNING TO THE FOLD
Republicans Initiating "Brer Rab-
bit" Until Sammy Dick
inson Returns.

The fight for the ShTleValty noHlndtioi
In the Democratic party is drawing TO a
close. HI County Committee will meet
Friday evening of next week and f1x a
date for the primaries. The leading as
pirants are, of course, William Heller ana
Frank Kimmerly. Kimmerly has a strong
following; but he has admitted, 1t IS
said, that Mr.. Heller has him beaten. II
was reported only a few days ago that
Kimmerly was willing to withdraw IN
MI. Heller's favor; but his friends in
sisted that having entered the race ne
should run it out and show the down
town Democrats how strong he really is.
Another rumor sent abroad was to the
effect that Kimmerly, if beaten, would
run on an independent ticket. This re-
port Kimmerly has denied, and his warm
est supporters nave pronounced it a lie.
declaring that if their candidate is beaten
he will, like, the honest Democrat he is,
turn his whole support to Heller.
Director Heller has made a personal
canvass of the vote from Weehawken to
Bayonne, and he feels confident of VIC
tory. He has with him many of the
Democrats in the county, and in
almost every district they have organized
clubs, the members of which are hustling
night and day for him.
The Kimmerly men have by no means
been asleep; but they have not entered
into the fight with the aggressiveness
Director Heller and his followers have.
For this reason it is conceded that Mr..
Heller will be chosen the nominee by a
handsome vote.
Assemblyman William N. Parslow of
Hoboken has dropped out of the Shrieva1-
ty race. He says the nomination belongs
to Jersey City, and he does not propose
being classed with the disturbing ele-
ment" just yet. Ex-Police Commissioner
flames Kelly has also abandoned the con-
test. For a while he made a hot fight,
but finding that he was gaining little
Roadway retired, and has swung his
forces in line for Director Heller. Out
side the regular party ranks there is a
trio of candidates.
Ex-Finance Commissioner Alva A. Be-
dell entered the race at the suggestion
of many prominent people. Mr.. Bedell
would like very much to be the nominee
of the Sound Money Democrats, who are
trying to effect an organization in the
county. He has for many years thought
he would like to be Sheriff, and believes
hat this is an opportune time to slip in
and capture the votes of dissatisfied
Democrats and boiling Republicans.
Information has been brought from the
bailiwick of Daniel Y. Lewis that he is go
ing to run for Sheriff on an independent
ticket, for the sole purpose of splitting
the party vote and defeating Director
Heller If possible. Another and more rea-
sonable report is that Mr.. Lewis has de-
cided to get back in harness and stick to
the regular party through thick and thin.
1t is said he has grown tired of some of
the down town kckers who occupy his
front stoop every evening and air their
personal grievances.
Ex-Collector P. H. O'NeiM was until a
few days g a Shrievalty possibility. He
is SO sore on Robert DAVIS that for a
time he proposed running in order to in
jure Director Healer's chances. O'Neill
has reconsidered his decision, and is slowly
wandering back to the fold. He and Di-
personal friends for him to, get out at
such a critical time and knife him. O'Neill
Will doubtless in a week or we put on his
ntlstlingf shoes and get out and work for
Mr.. Heller like a soldier. He will settle
his personal quarrel with Robert Davis
later. o'NeaM has always been too much
OF a party tighter to allow personal af-
fairs to make him a turn coat.
While the Democratic Shrieyalty stu
Htt0u ~ INTERESTING, U1S CONDITION Oh Az
fairs in the Republican ranks is more so.
OF possibilities there are a dozen.
To begin with Police Justice J. Herbert
Potts is in the field He is not out max
ing a fight. but his friends are pushing
MIN forward and are preparing, it IS
said, to stampede the convention for
in the background. If nominated he viii
get out and hustle. He Will not resign
ms present situation, however, to enter
1t has been whispered about for the last
week or two that Mayor Warser may be
publicans believe that all he has to do row
no win is to veto the ordinance allowing
the Lehigh Valley Railroad to cross Conn
has not and will not discuss the sS,b Miaffoi
Another possibility is Police Justice will
lam T. Douglass. He is out for the noun-
dtaaltson and has a strong following. His
supporters are urging him to get out and
make a canvass. The Judge prefers hav-
ing his friends do the worK.
Gamalie Christie, of West Hoboken
wants to be Sheriff badly. He is maxi
Ing a canvass in his end of the county,
cation to the conventions
Aaron s. Baldwin, of Hoboken, who is
trotted out whenever a snug berth is in
sight. would like to be the choice of the
convention. He will go to the convention
with a few delegates, and it is expected
that his friends in other parts Of the
county VIII swing a few more delegates
IN line for him.
Street and Water Commissioners John
Ms bonnet Lafaye tie was said to be
for him. The Wanser Club. too. is said
g ave NAG a leaning in his direction. His
IoiloWers fear. however. that his action
20 the Communipaw avesnue grade cross
ing matter has impaired any chance he
had for the nomination.
Water Registrar Lawrence Broderick is
his0 out Tor the nomination. He saws
4 Kaiser does not run he viii. His ella IN
pldest men in the party. that he has snent
ms money in the Interests of the party