The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-12
ALL FOOLS CONVENTION
Republicans Of Newark to Nom
mate for Mayor on
April 1.
Npecialto tho lcrseu citn Nsars.

NEWARK, March u. 1s96.-The
Republican primaries to elect dele
gates to the City Convention . nominate
a candidate for Mayor and two Commits
sioners OF the Board of Works, win be
held on March 80. and the convention on
All Fools Day, April l. The day Is
ominous, and it is certain that somebody
will be badly fooled. The friends CT two
of the candidates for Mayor will be
among them. The three who are now in
the fight are Mayor Lebkuecher, John C.
Eisele and DR.. Herold. and ii the con-
vention should be held tomorrow instead
Of thirty lays later. they could scarcely
be more active in their work. The two
first named are the leaders. and DIR. Her
old, who entered the contest after it was
supposed he was out of it, hopes to step
in between thsm. He would be the heir
to most of Eisele.s strength, 1t is assert
ed, and with his own showing, which
his friends believe VIII be very good, it
is claimed he really stands as fair a
chance of success as anybody.
The majority of Republicans seem to
think Mayor Lebkuecher will succeed.
The men who want him nominated say
that he has the entire confidence and APP
proval of the business men of Newark,
THAT he has enforced economy, yet has
a improvements; that ne has got
men than usual; that he has made the
water company come to terms; won large
concessions from the trolleys; got the
grade crossings question in good shape,
and settled the Burying Ground case. He
has, they say, The confidence of German
Republicans as no other man has, and
his election would be assured.
The real question which oothsrs the
friends of the Mayor is whether the fight
for Eisele and Herold is really made with
genuine intention to defeat the Mayor,
get control of the Board OF Works. and
name Peter Ulrich and Abram C. Cooper
instead Of Commissioner Bailey and
Jerolamon, in the interests of the trolley
and the Stainsby regime.
Ex-Assemblyman Eisele is making 8
gallant fight and is sincerely and thor
and with no further objects. But ne is
doubtful about his company. If he can
control his own delegates, they would
to the Mayor in preference. Some OF his
principal supporters are, however, leading
opponents of the Mayor, and will endeav-
or to get delegates who would go to any
body else rather thar the present Execu-
tive.
Abram c. Cooper is likely to meet with
more personal opposition than ANYBODY
else named, not on account of personal
characteristics, but because he is I'M
know in politics or in city affairs.
George L.. Smith would be Ear more ac-
ceptable. Peter Ulrich's candidacy is Oh.
rected chiefly against Commissions
Bailey, and the fight between them is
lively. 1t is not unlikely that there will
be another candidate stepping in between
these two.
The campaigning going on is astonish-
ingly active for so long a time before
election, and it will exhaust somebody's
strength and several large pocketbeoks
if it keeps up at the present pace.
The Essex County Democracy bobs up
serenely cncs more, and the undaunted
E. ". whitehead announces that a meet
ing will be held on Thursday night, and
proclaims:-"If certain condit ons exist
an entire Independent ticket, headed by a
candidate whose Democracy. and record
will enthuse every taxpayer. all factions
and all classes. We have the man. and
he will accept, providing the occasion re-
ouires a move of this kind"