The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-11

Mr.. James p. Hal started a lively dis
| cussion by asking how many there were
present taking part in the proceedings
who had not been invited to become a
memper of the committee. There were
only a few, and they explained they were
on hand merely to see what steps were
to be taken to aid the party in finding
victory.
The call for the meeting was read at
Mr.. Halls request, and he insisted that
in compliance with it nominations should
be made. A motion to that effect was
made and carried, and in a minute there
was a perfect shower of nominees.
The first man mentioned was Robert J..
Mcmillan. He declined to stand. James
Nolan, of the Twelfth ward, came next.
He stayed. Colonel Charles Boltwood
was named by a half a dozen in one
breath. Ex-Water Registrar "Con'
Healy next appeared in the field. He was
followed by John j. Voorhees,. Mr.. Voor-
hees declined to stand. In doing SO he
said:-sWe must not look for or expect
| sectional representation. What we want
is a man that can win. That we can car
ry the city was demonstrates last fall.
All We want is good candidates and plenty
of work and we will win. This is the
f~orerunner of a great struggle in the fall,
and again in the following spring. We
must be careful what we do. l believe 1
| know a man who can win. and he IS DR..
Mortimer Lampson."
The name was greeted with applause.
The doctor was present. He said he felt
fattered. but inasmuch as he was a candi-
date last spring he did not wish to try
again. He was satisfied. He dropped
out of the race. Samuel Maggie. a retired
merchant, was next named. He declined.
Daniel E. Cleary. the wholesale grocer.
was nominated. He stayed in. George
Witt, a wealthy Greenville grocer, was
placed in the field. John Boyd, in a
neat speech, named Ferdinand Heintze.
A downtown hustler named ex-Police Com
missioner Patrick Buckley. The commit
tee did not go into ectaeies of JOY. There
We're cheers when Chairman 0 J.
| Cone was nominated. He absolutely de-
clined, and said he knew no circumstances
which would induce him to enter the
race. Good naturally he said he had been
there before and was willing that some
one else should nave the honor and per-
quisites of the Office.
Ex-Alderman Tony Hauck was nomin-
ated. Ex-Fire COMMISSIONS William F.
Kern had a number of supporters, but he
declined. William H. Peckham. a Vice
President of the Robert Davis Association.
was nominated. He is a jeweler in New
York. He declined for business reasons.
Ex-Street and Water Commissioner Henry
Kellers was put up. but declined. Phillip
Tumulty. who has been doing no talking
all the evening, nominated Alex. Hamill,
an iron worker. Assistant Postmaster
higgins named James P. Hall, but he
declined. Mr.. Myron Furst endeavored
to induce DR.. Lampson to stand as a can
didate, and in doing so told an amusing
story, the moral of which was to ''try,
try. try again" The doctor refused to
try.
The closing nomination was that of
Andrew ]. Corcoran. He would not run
for the Office if nominated. Not being
present, however, his name remained in
the list of a~spirants.
AT this juncture another committee mo-
ton was sprung on the meeting. 1t was
to refer the nominations as made to a
committee of two from each ward to be
threshed over and reported on at a later
| meeting. The motion was made by Mr..
John Oxley.
Mr.. Rochester spoke in favor of the
| If1UllOI. lie SdIQ." lIiS way IL IIOIlI-
rating appears to me to be all wrong
said he. 'It is undemocratic. Here we
are pledging ourselves to certain candi-
dates. 1t is back-capping men who may
| file applications and take an even chance
with all others at the primaries. What
| chance have outsiders who seek the suf-
frages of voters. This action is antag-
onistic to those people, and 1 see no
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to say who shall and who shall not be
candidates."
The gentleman's argument said Mr..
Luby, appears not to apply to the pend
ing motion but to the very fact of our
being here. We have spent an hour and
thirty minutes in preparing to recon-
mend candidates to the party. We have
practically assumed the responsibility for
doing so. and it seems rather late in
the day, now, to discover whether such
a course is democratic OF not. There
seems to be only one way clear to us
now, and that is to go ahead and do the
thing thai we have come here to do.
| No gentleman, because his candidates
stand a chance of defeat, should attempt
to take a back track
The nominations were finally closed,
| anu Llio CdiVuludleS W6fe.@Jdm6S NOLAN,
| Colonel Boltwood, Cornelius Healy,
Daniel E. Clearly, George f. Witt, Fer
dinand Heintz, Patrick Buckley, Anthony
Hauck, Alex. Hamill ana Andrew j. Cor
coran.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Myron Furst.
it was agreed to haves two ballots. On
the second, only the four names receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes on the
first ballot We're to be put up. The high
est two on the second ballot were then
to receive the committees endorsement.
This suggestion was carefully explained
by Messrs. James Luby and John Griffin,
and then the balloting began. Patrick
Condor and william c. Burke were APP
pointed tellers. The result on the first
ballot was:-
Heintze --.-..-. -..-....-. ....-.... :. 80
Boitwood 81
Cleary 2e
Healy I. !. %
Carcoran :. 10
Nolan $780,. Z
Hami1l ). !. I
Hauck 49,. ..-....-.-.. 6
Witt :.
This left only Heintze Boltwood. Cleary
and Healy in the race.
The friends Of the candidates did some
lively h~ustling on the second ballot. Sew