New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
tain William A. Clark. W. II: Van lderstne'
Charles NJ Russell Lieutenant William +. Massey
John D. Topper and r. l.. Conklin
BOSS" DAVIS ON THE UNEASY SEAT
THE LEADER OF THE HUDSON COUNTY DEMoc-
RACY ALARMED AT THE ASPECT OF
PARTY AFFAIRS.


PARTY AFFAIRS.
Boss" Davis. IL is said is not so confident that
he will nominate and elect his county ticket He
Is greatly perturbed. and he will he content II he
places his IN the Sheriff's office
Davis had disrupted the organization OF the
"slk-stockng' element and expected no oppostioh
this fall. lie prepared his slate and waited con-
tentedly for the Chicago Convention to complete
It's work The action of the Convention caused
him to halt and ponder He was inclined to ooit
and join the gold" Democrats but he finally de-
cided TO wait until the delegates to the Convention
returned and the State Committee acted, put lie
forced to move, his former chiel ne",'"
ants Paddy" O'Neill and Daniel Y. Lewis h"u
concluded that it was golden opportunity 10
form . new County Committee In sympathy VII"
the Chicago candidate and platform. This move
mert was closely watched by "Boss' Davis. III
was interesting many active Democrats ana IL
made him restless. Just at this 1uncture 'oione'
Price boldly stepped to the front as leader IN
Essex County. declared for Bryan ana silver anu
captured the County Committee. ana Da'is ue
cidcd follow his example.
Daviss political interest Is confined 10 huuso'
County, and IT Is mmateriai to him. except LOT
the little patronage he might receive. VINO coi''o
the National State governments. Out ne vans
to be political boss OF the county lie suuoe''s 'o
clarcd that he was for Bryan and silver anu III
rected his County Committee to indorse the actioh
rival committee, and he Inundated MS eN-"eu
tenant O. NELL by Diminishing him from the resu
lal committee The troubles OF the BOSS vi"
not end there He had selected Director Lar &c
William Heller for Sheriff Deputy Surrogate James
Lillis for Surrogate and Allan l.. McDermot'' a
gold Democrat for Congress. The eX-boss, DEN
ny" McI.aughlin. demurred. He insisted that MS
hrother-in-law Maurice Stack, must be the nom
inee for Surrogate or he would fight Davis at the
open primaries when the nominations are maue
Mclaughlin secured the aid a. Mayor Pagan ana
other influential politicians of Hoboken ana Nor'h
Hudson, who have announced thht they VIII sup
port Stack at the primaries. Ex-PoNce Justice
Kmmcrly who Is ambitious to be Sheriff. mas
many supportcrs in the lower section OF the coun-
tv Davis controls the election machinery, and ne
merely smiled when Ii was suggested that "
would be prudent 10 make concession 10 MS eX-
political partner. Mclaughlin and substitute oIack
for Iillis While ne cares little about conf , ,oir'i6
the Surrogate, who exercises only a niue iinuc11o
Davis wa not dispose 10 a' fo hs to alarm
him. and he refused TO concede anything to ann.
~ his ex-politica partner gain recognition and
then adroitly the power voluntarily c'1ta,
on him to possibly make terms with the 'a''''1"''
while Mclaughlin has declared for stack 1t is
believed that he is simply forming strong oppo-
ston compel Davis ID come 10 leinS,' s ,,i'
opposing faction will be easily influenced 10 i sup
port Kmmcrly for Sheriff. While the orposl,ion
might get some of the election boards OF toDoken
and North Hudson. Boss Davis was satlsned Una.
he would
and me other sections OF the county to nominate
his candidate at the open primaries. ana n ~ "ao
contentcd. Then another compiciloh ~
harass hi,n-thc movement TO secure honest PR
marios 4 meeting was held last week ana an or
caniZation was effected. Davis had ms neutehhuts
present and he found that he had more active
foes in his party than he expected Inc organiza,
tion declared that with honest primaries possISli
would be unknown, insisted that the prlid! re-
must be properly conducted and avowed that II
would prosecute all primary election olnCeis WIZ
violate the law This association Is energetic anu
has selected large corps of intelligent ana eN,
nerenced watchers The prospect Is tlat they WIN
have every polling place under surveillance o .iIe
night when the nominations will he made ana pre-
vent wholesale fraud. This movement directs
yi;a blow at bossism. and II has alarmed Davis;
who realizes that Stacks friends may support
Kimmerly for Sheriff and with the primaries un-
der guard the returns may show a majority against
Heller. . ~. uxoo,,,ya
Committee of the County Committee VINO MAKE
the canvass and announce the result Inc eNecu-
tive committees have made some surprising an an
nouncerents but with the active opposition Vie
fan and threats OF prosecution the commltteehie
may have some regard for the personal npert!. anu
Boss" Davis is uncomfortable. IL was s'ateu
Yesterday that he had concluded TO avert tne Poss
sible defeat of Heller for Sheriff by changing MS
slate and substituting Stack for Lhlis Tor SurFo-
gate and thus allow Mclaughlin no pretext lot
Offering any opposition to the ticket. ana prevent
a union Of the followers Of Stack and hlmmeriy
Davis must elect his candidate for Sheriff or cease
IN he the recognized leader. II II Is necessary ne
will nl,t Heller on the shelf and name anotner
candidate as Daviss sole fight In this campaign
&c 70 olect ia boss Of his