The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-06
POLITICS IN ESSEX
Many Aspirants for Senate,
Assembly and the
County offices.
REPUBLICAN sQUABBLEs APLENTY
Democrats Do Not Take Much
Interest In the Con-
REPUBLICAN sQUABBLEs APLENTl
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meat is getting to be rather interesting.
In two weeks all the nominations will be
made. The Republican primaries and con-
| ventions have been called, and at the
| meeting of the County Committee on
Wednesday night next the dates for the
| Democratic primaries and conventions
will be fixed. Primaries and conventions
| of both parties will be held during the
week of October IL to Is.
For the county, Congressional and Free
solder nominations the Republican pri-
| maries will be held ON Monday evening,
October L. The Congressional convention
is called for the following evening in the
hall at the County Committees head
quarters. No. 1879 Market street. The
| county convention is to be held at Music
Hall, Orange, Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der IA, and the Freebooter conventions in
the various districts on the following
evening. except in some of the townships
| where the old established custom of
nominating at a full township meeting
will be followed. The Republican enroll
ment. which was begun last Monday, for
the purpose of making a list of delegates
who could vote at the primaries was not
much of a success. There were very few
personal enrollments, and most of the
lists were made up from former regis
tries.
R. Wayne Parker is conceded the Con-
greSsional nomination. Rumors of what
the A. p. A. is going to do, because of
Congressman Parker's attitude on certain
measures in Congress hostile to the inter
ests OF the A. p. A. are said to be incor-
rect. Senator Ketcham seems also to be
conceded a nomination, chiefly because
there appears to be no other available
insist that As~semblyman Skinner could
have the nomination hands down If he
you'd say the word. but he doesn't.
been looking over the field for State
Senatorship, but he and his friends are
undecided about entering into a contest
For Sheriff there are Doremus, cogan,
Eitors and Mccormack, with the first
named in the lead. For the Assembly
there is a host of candidates. Thu names
a month ago. but in Some dis
tricts the matter has sifted down a little.
Jones. of Clinton, are conceded a renom-
nation by reason of their right to a sec
ond year. right generally granted. Har-
pSey' o. orange, was included in the list.
Parkinson, of Orange, is anxious to step
INTO Haryey's shoes, and unless some one
eise ZONES to the surface before the date
fixed for the convention, may do SO. In
Assemblyman Smiths district honors are
stili easy between Dan Postilj Iaroh Pan
ana Gus yoelker. A good deal of quiet
three. a.
In the Iron Bound district Fred Edible
IS said TO expect the place. School Com
missioner Nathan is still looking for it.
put the Others who We're seeking Assem-,
ply honors a month ago have dropped out.
n the Fourth ward Edward Stedig is be-
heVed 10 be first in the race. There are
others. DeForest p. Lozier, a former AS
semplyman and at present a clerk in the
SS;omparolier, office, would like TO have
having some trouble because of the stand
taken by some of the members of the
Common Council Finance Committee, un-
der whose jurisdiction clerks In the Comp
~troiiers Office are, that a man cannot hold
Two places at once. When Mr.. Lozier was
a member of the Assembly last his salary
as a clerk In the Comptroller's office was
withheld for the time that he was away.
put II was afterward paid to him through
the ~innuence of Comptroller Connolly.
and Matthias Plum, Jr., were in the field.
put nave not taken active measures of
late to secure the prize.
Val. Bauman is stil Gus Wolber's cam
didate on the "Hill,' and therefore GER
tain to win, so everybody saws. A lively
light Is in the section of the city comprls-
ing the Eighth, Eleventh and Fifteenth
wards, made so by the determination of
Assembiyman. Benedict, of the Eighth
ward, to &C, back for a third term. Bene-
dict secured his first nomination two
years ago by crying against ex-Assembly-
| man Murphy's aspiration for a third
term. There are half a dozen candidates
in the field. Lawyer George w. w. Port
err of the Eighth ward is making an ac-
tive anyas and SO Is Thomas Murphey.
The Fifteenth, ward claims the prize by
right of rotation. and puts forward Ed
win Smith as a candidate. Mr.. Smith was
a promoter of the Pennsylvania land
speculation, In which a number Of New
| opposed on that account. Another Fiji
teenth ward man is School COMMISSIONS
Sutphens Assemblyman Benedict is set
viii have the delegates in the rest of the
| county with him at the convention, and
thus secure the prize.
Farmer Van Ripper, of Belleville, is still
on his whirlwind campaign through the
ticket. Ed. Powers. chief Of the Mont
clair police, is his leading opponent. Amos
Harrison. of Livingston, wants to go
back to the Assembly for a third term,
but ~neighbors of his insist that some one
else should nave a show. An opponen.
Is Fred Cummings, who has troubles OF
his own.
In local Democratic politics there does
not appear to be that active campaigning
for a nomination. which characterized an
te-convention days a few years ago. OF
those who are In the field, and they are
few and hard to find, 1t Is charbtably said
of them that they are merely In training
for something better In days when things
are more promising. For Sheriff. ex-
Judge ]. L. Johnson is named. Frank
M McDermlt is SatQ to be a candidate
for State Senator, impossible though such
folly in the party may appear. Fol As
sembly there are mentioned Redmond P.
Conlon. William B.. Haines, James Nor.
rissey, John Trelease. Austen McGregor.
Joseph Heisler, w. III. Conover, Taylor
Phillips. of East Orange; Fred c.. Dalton
Of South Orange, and Colonel o. F. Bur
ton, of Belleville.
Some of these names will at least grace
the ticket. From the district across thT
railroad Ernest Keer and ex-Police Com
missioner Edward Mahr are mentioned
said to be a candidate. George M. Ward
and George M. Decker are Considered
available men on the Hin. JOSEPH
Heisler was on the ticket last fall for tn
Assembly, and, for this reason. il
thought to be entitled to another nomfna
ton this year. NJ. F. McLoughlln anf
Owen Cahili are other available men
Thomas Tunison Is making things a littl,
lively in the Roseville district for w. Fl
Conoyer, Colonel Pr.ce's law partner
but it Is generally believed that MIR. Cen.
over VIII win the prsze. Taylor Phillip.
Is President of the East Orange Silver
club, and Is. therefore. thought to be en-
titled to the distinction, though John i
Ready. of East Orange, Is considered al
available man William r.. Hamilton, 81
Orange, may contest the nomination wifi
Alderman Guddy. Fred G. Dalton, oI
SOUTH. Orange, Is 9 recent convert. and IS
thsrsfore Ao Be honored. The nomipa'