New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
4 BITTER. 6TRUG6LK.
HAcKENsAcK DIVIDED OVER To-NoN
ROWS ELECTION.
THE CONTEST FOR MrNBER OF THE INPHQv&
MENF COMMISSIONED CAMPAIGN AoAINpT
ALLEGED ExrRAvAoANcE-PHAsts

MENF COMMISSIONED CAMPAIGN AoAINeT
ALLEGED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE SITUATION.
Hackensack, April 10 (speciaD. TUESDAY viii w
ness one of the most bitter elections ever seen II
Hackensack, the peculiar feature Of the ease beins
that the struggle II for the once Of improvement
Commissioner, one that carries with II nothing e.
cept empty honor.
The fight opened last Tuesday evening when the
citizens primary nominated John Dunlop. retired
silk manufacturer, and Matthew e. Clarendon,
hide and leather merchant at No. n 0old-st.. New.
York. who had COS votes EACH - against uS fos
William f. Taylor auctioneer and insurance agent,
and 1877 for Milton Demarest. lawyer Mr. Taylor
and his friends we're sorey disappointed BY his a.
feat as they had fought upon platform Of economy
and were confident Of victory by vote OF two 70
one.
1t is now announced that Mr. Taylor win run -
an independent candidate. probably placing Mr..
Clarendon his ticket ~ both favor making
First-st. . public speedway. which Nj. Dunlop
opposes. The central plank of the Taylor PLATFORM
however. will be economy. In opposition to the ap-
propriations named for the regular ticket ~ The
Citizens primary These figures included tvo items
that are red blankets to considerable element u
the tovn-sl,5oo for arc lishts and S.>oQ for -.
tective. Mr.. Taylors friends look upon these ~
extravaganza.
When Hackensack vas being plundsrsd by burg
lars year ago. the Protective Association was es'
ganzed by leading citizens. and employed Jacob
Van Leer. well-known detective, 70 aid In guard
Ing the place. Excepting one robbery on the out
skirts three nights after he went on duty the town
has been free from burglars ever since These Who
have subscribed TO pay the detective say that 70
a fair public charge. and the Commission placed Il
in their estimate. This and the arc lights repre-
sent the increase In the budget over last year. ed
both items are being violently assaIled The ONO
stion to the detective II open to the chasoe o.
Jealousy that Is made by many persons. ~ hes
been declared that two more policemen could b sn-
ployed for the sum paid this one man.
Mr.. Tayior's campaign also includes the promise
of employment to Germans and Irishmen en street
work. where Italians have always been favored.
To offset this the opposition comes forward With
the declaration that Mr. Taylor. who In the last lew
years has developed many tracts Of land BY cutting
them up and selling building sites. never employees
any except Italians In his extensive private works.
The extreme southern end Of the town. with
polyglot population. forms an interesting field fpr
heelers. There h q strong feeling there that the
taxpayers have been neglected for the more arsto-
cratic central and northern section. and II II BE-
iieved or an effort II being made to show. that
Mr.. Taylor will. a. Commissioner. have every street
mized and compel the other part OF the town
to pay for 1t. On the contrary. II b declared shss
street work and other improvements have been
distributed as nearly as possible pro rata with the
tax levy in the different parts OF the town.
While the virtuous workers In the several inter.
ests may denounce the declaration. Il v none the
less q general belief that this fight for one con-.
missfonershp. which does not pay cent in salary.
sack for years.
Mr. Dunop, who lives quietly In comfort on the
Heights was drawn into the contest by riends'
and being in, will make the pace a. warm ~ pos
sible Mr.. Ciarendeu. who less than year 40 -
favoring the public speedway and entsgontrng
wheelmen Is admitted to have been one 81 the best
have his administration approved. Mr. Taylor.
through his push and energy. has developed meee
waste places than any man In the town, Ar made
comfortable fortune out Of nothing.