The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
OUR NEXT ALDERMEN
Sketches Of the Democratic
Candidates Vino Will
Receive the Voters
Support.
ALL GOOD MEN AND TRUE
Old Time Citizens and Resi-
dents Of Jersey City and
Identified With Its
Interests.
Business, Political, Social and
Personal characteristics
A Credit to the
Party.
JAMES BURNS.

The First ward has two Aldermen to
elect, and the Democratic nominees are
men of standing in the community. Wise
were the voters, it is admitted by the
Republicans, when they selected the active
and popular James Burns to run for the
one year term. He is a business man,
and the city's welfare is his welfare, be-
cause he is an extensive property owner
Mr.. Burns is now engaged in the liquor
business in the building on the northwest
cerner of Grove and Bay streets. He is a
man of intelligent and refined appearance
Easy of approach and liberal to an un-
usual degree he has made for himself
hundreds of friends, who are working for
ll-s election regaruless OF party ANNA
lion.
ne is about six feet in height, has full,
frank face. HIS Democracy cannot be
eAceIiea. His nome Is at NO. ziu Second
sueet.
ireland is his birthplace, and fthe year.
leoI. w hat aceoemic euucatlon ne pos
se%ses was acquired IN .aes land across
tne sea- When ne game 70 TINS country
lie was nineteen Years ora. He was poor
bat energetic. -so vocation was loo
humble, ana ne made AIS START IN llre
- iaborer III THIS city, 5ie was in
uaStrious, ana saved wnaI money ne
esrned When d Young man ne ex-
pe4ienced streak ol nard rlck and for a
l-lle was IN strdlgnteiied c4rcl.lns -ances.
LIZ ecuiu NOT remain iute, however, ana
soon found employment as a car sconuuctor
W4ln Inc CID West End Railroad. Then
lie became a 0eekaanu on lna Erie Rail
road Terry. soprlety, strieI atrsnlion 10
a1ty ana aptnesS Drought tneir reward, and
gradually he rose until he became ferry
master. tors seventeen years he was
efnpfeyed in various capacities on une fer
IT, He nnally lAuneneu into the liquor
business. ana his stores nave always pesn
ARD are ecnduc.ed teday on commend
able plan.
Mr.. Burns has never dabblad in politics
to any extent, but always desiring Demo-
cratic victory he has literally devoled
his time ana his money to the partys
cause. He has never sought office, and
il S only 10 crafty friends that he is rum
n.ng now. being in the race he wants to
Win, and Z fair means will bring that re-
snlt il will doubtless be Aderman James
Burns on April Is. He has served three
times creditably as Grand Juror, and he
has yet in all his experience to- commit
an act which will allow any one to point
the finger of scorn at him. He married
an estimable young lady of this city, and
now has five children Some time ago
Mrs. Burns died, and many are the deserv-
ing poor people who miss her kindly deeds.
Mr.. Burns is Red Man, and belongs TO
Musconetcong Degree, Council No. 3. He
is also an active worker in the order of
Chosen Friends. Since their organiza-
tion his name mas been on the membership
roll of the First ward and Robert Davis
Associations. Mr.. Burns is not interested
in his own election alone. He wants to
see the party work in harmony and pile
up handsome majorities for all the Demo-
cratic candidates from the head of the
ticket to the foot. Mr.. Burns premises,
if elected, to lend his voice or vote to
nothing which will be prejudicial to the
interests of his constituents or the city at
large Such is the man who seeks the
one year term in the Board of Aldermen,
ITO which no salary or remuneration of