The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-01
Re PUBLICAN IANCLE.
Six Friends of Sam Want
That shrieValty Nom
ination.
MAYOR WANSER is OUT
Rumors That He Will Accept a
Nomination for Neither
Sheriff Nor Surro-
gate.
PRIMARIES VERY HUMDRUM
The Heavy Hand Of the Boss DOM
mated and Everything
Was "Quiet."
PRIMARIES VERY HUMDRUM M

Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, the ack-
nowledged leader of the Republican forces
in this county, has had to crack some
political nuts. They were, however, of the
soft shell kind when contrasted with that
before him for demolition. A sextette of
honest. hard-working Republicans want
the Shrievalty nomination. Each aspir-
ant for the office is friend of the Col
onel's and ito friends he has remarked
that he wished he was in Halifax or
some other out-of-the- spot and could
remain there until the present political
mess has been cleared away
Last night the Republican primaries
were held throughout the county. In the
lower section of the city everything passed
off smoothly, that is as smoothly as could
be expected. The enrolment lists were in
a delightfully."- padded condition, and al
though there was no occasion TO fill the
ballot boxes with ballots. no matter
whether they were voted or not, the prim-
ary officers did the trick just to keep
their hands in. The only object in the
crooked work was that to some extent it
strength of the several candidates.
There were the usual number of Demo-
cratic frimmers around the polls who
either want to hold the offices they have
turn affairs take.
II the vote polled last night can be
taken as an evidence of the strength of
the horde of candidates, none of them
would appear to be Sandows The vote
was Light one, the usual boosting in
Guided. 1t was so remarkably light that
many self-constituted leaders said 1t
looked bad for the party.
The Congressional and County Conven-
tfons are to be he'd on October s. Between
now and then Colonel Dickinson will fix
h mo ~, x.r.r. 4
the party machinery will do the rest. The
personnel of some of the primary tickets
is amusing. In many instances it would
appear that an especial effort had been
made to place a man of every nationality
having a vote in the city on the ticket.
SO that he might have a chance to
nreat ne, II nothing more, at the conven-
ron; This scheme of fattery is admitted
lpy Democrats to be good one. L. Ike all
other Republican schemes, however, 1t is
cheap and easily seen through.
AT all the down town polling places it
was said that the Congressional delegates
of whom the. following are samples.
Frank Rubasky, I. Toomey, Thomas
Sa OenoWssl, ,,,s a. =. Cosey and Jim Merritt
lhomas is. the gentleman who used '+to
be at his fathers home when a journal
reporter called when he and s'Con Ben
son were abusing Mayor Wanser. At that
time the Congressman was q MayoraIty
possibility, but it is said that the Office
OF Mayor was distasteful to him owing
a
exhibition of his oratorical abilities. .Thc
boys seemed to be of the opinion last
night that Honest Tom McEwan' has
cinch' on the Congressional nomina-
ton. Many leaders in his party want
him to run. They are laying for him
With axes and will probably drop them at
Inc proper time on that part of Honest
lom anatomy which Is protected by
Mayor Wanser was at one time report
eq TO be Colonel Dickinson's choice for
Sherif. It is a well-known fact now that
q the Mayer would consent to run the
nomination would be his. The Mayor will
not accept, and as a consequence there
Is merry fight among the smaller fry.
u caused some amusement when it was
announced that Tom McEwan would NOT
run Tor Congress IL the Mayor was made
the Shrieyalty candidate. The Mayor in
MS usual quiet way is said to have re-
SO close TO Tom" that he would be next
70 him on ticket. With fhe
mayor out of that part of the
race aseon s1eh Isa ,dn,as aspirants are found as
petual motion makes him a perpetual can
! dldate. He is making a hard fight and it
| Is Is oa. said his s. Icandidaey ig regarded with
Baldwin is Under Sheriff John Erwin. He
mas made hard fight and to no mean ex-
lent tent mas bucked against the leaders. Mr.
| EfWin is modest. He frankly admits that
ne Will not have walkoyer, and SAYS ii
he wins it will be by split among the
ag;te5gates, ;t5 sa,,o he VIII go to the convention
inson may have difficult task in suuelcb-
ing. Erwin Is Baldwin's most formidabIe
| opponent. 'is
Bringing Up, in the rear are Street and
Water Commissioner John Kaiser Cam.
aliel r. Christie, Anthony Volk and
bss alSF delasss Segastrar ga ar Brodsrick Each mar
WIN they Will at least split the convention
| ana make 1t a memorable one The can.
aldates 2 to man have apparently forgot
ten the caucus of delegates that tht
Solonel IS shrewd enough to hold before
the convention takes place. The situation
at present is that Baldwin is in fhe lea1
for the Shrievalty nomination. 1s''
The Surrogate. nomination is puzzle
Mayor Wanser Is reported to be a can
subject, and from reliable sources # ha. ,,.
oeen learned that the Surrogate's office i,
not a plum that he cares to pluck. i
gan and his followers have pledged th,
Mayor their support If he will run fol
a either Sheriff or Surrogate. The Mayo
likes the office of Mayor, and it is wits
pered about will not engage in any 30
ltical combats until next spring Then hs
VIII seek reelection with vengeance
1 with the Mayor out of the Surroeat te
race the nomination practically dangles
from string which Police Justice I
al agTeer. ,,,r rotts as as short as he is is jusl
=; W; Woolley wants the nomination. Mr.
Nspoiieys experience in official life was
such peculiarly uncomfortable one thai
the party leaders want him to retire II r.
get him to do so it is said that katherine
Inducements have been offered him Fol
Instance. in the event Of Justice Potts
omination and ELECTION, he is to be ap.
| pointed by Mayor Wanser to succeed ms
ice POTTS. If such deal is made anf
IircuimstIances permit its consummatior
Justice Douglass is slated for the First
Criminal Court and Mr. Woolley the sec,
nd, The head Of the ticket, Under this
arrangement. would accordingly be-
Thomas McEwan. for Congress- Aaror
saldwin for Sheriff; J. Herbert Potts, fol
| urrogate.
Just how the Assembly ticket will bt
aade up Is not known yet. The Firs
ard men want Samuel r. Blakey, ths
Warren street produce dealer. named a.
ne of the six which are allowed til,
| ity. '.'
Colonel Dickinson, It Is said, thinks fav
ably Of placing ex-Justfce of the Peac,
rank lockwood on the ticket again
e's-.ncd doesn't want to run, and Rob
ert Urqubart will probably take hi
ACE FORMER Assemblyman Harry ii
Folmes has said that he would ike t
axe part IN another session at Trenton.
Justice of the Peace Benjamin Val
IS