The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-24

Robert Davis takes a most cheerful
view of the political outlook in this county
and predicts a victory for the entire local
ticket
everything looks bright" he said this
morning, "and the indications are that
we win elect the ticket. I have talked
with each of the 1ss members of the
County Committee and they all say that
Heller will get more votes in their dis
Through the northern section of the
county it looks as though Heller would
get a bigger majority than anyone ever
got there before.
Two days ago Heller was UP in West
Hoboken and several Republicans told
ffm they were working for him and were
going to vote for him. His personality
has made many friends for him in that
section. In West Hoboken and the Town
of Union the situation is the same and
many Republicans told Heller that they
were going to vote and work for him.
to give bigger Democratic majority than
usual. Weehawken we will carry by 200
or 300 and we will get good majority in
Harrison and Kearny. All the trouble is
healed. The same men who kicked about
the action of the County Committee on
the Harrison and Kearny consolidation
question, are all in line again and work
ing hard for the success of the ticket.
"Bayonne will give Heller the biggest
majority it has given any Democrat in
some time. All is union and harmony in
that section and all are working shoul-
der to shoulder for the ticket. The only
difference there is a little squabble over
the Freeholder. but that is not serious
enough to affect the Sheriff.
''We expect to carry Jersey City by
1000, and that is low estimate We
will carry seven out of the twelve wards
the First, Second, Third, Fourth. Fifth.
Eleventh and Twelfth. / am pretty sure
we win carry the Sixth, ana we have
good fighting ground In the Tenth.
Hoboken win be ours by 1900 at least.
There is no detection in that city. All
differences have been healed and every
one is working for the ticket. Mayor
Pagan is one of the most enthusiastic
supporters of the ticket in the county,
and so are the Smiths Outside of Ho-
boken it is the same. Kimmerly is out
for the ticket, too, and the other day
ne went through Bayonne with Heller.
Dan Lewis is also doing all he can for
the success of the ticket.
9All the meetings we have held have
been crowded and the people enthusiastic
more so than have ever seen them be-
fore in any campaign. The small meet
ings, of which we have had two or three
almost every night. are crowded. When
before we could scarcely get a corporarg
guard, row they are crowded to The
doors, all anxious to hear the speakers.
Inere IS a great tendency upon the part
Of the people to get out and work for the
ticket
We have large number Of Repubn-
cans with us. Several Of our speakers
formerly~belcnged to that party. and in
the Ninth Ward Club there are forty odd
Republicans who have Joined the club,
and are openly advocating fhe election OF
Heller and the other candidates The
Third, Sixth and Seventh Ward Clubs
also have number Of Republicans among
their members. and so has the sixth Ward
Club, bur the Ninth and Tenth have the
most.
Reports from the Twelfth Ward show
that there is more harmony than has been
there for years. and that people who have
NOT voted the Democratic ticket for sew
eral elections will vote II this year. They
are also Enthusiastically working for the
&hpde ticket IN Bayo11ne $50 Republicans