The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-11
IGNORING THE BILL.
Democratic City Committee
Will Make Preparations
for the Spring
Election.
LEGAL COUNSEL TO BE FOLLOWED
Republicans Talk of Nominating
Henry Brautigam for Mayor
Political Rumors.

A meeting of the Democratic City Com.
mlttee has been called for Friday even
ing. The session promises to be lively
one and if the present programme be
carried out the Democratic Aldermen
who are in majority in their Board, will
be instructed to proceed with election ar
rangements as though there was nothing
pending to prevent a Mayoralty contest
The Democratic City Committee will be
guided in the fight by Mr.. Allan L. Nc
Dermott and Senator w. d. DAILY of Ho-
boken. It is urged by the members OF
the committee that the Aldermen will
get into no trouble if they carry out the
instructions of the 4counsellors named.
Applications for the several offices to be
hlled at the April election are pouring in
to Secretary Murphy, who has established
headquarters in Surrogate Lillis Office at
the Court House. Places for the holding
OF the elective primaries have been rented.
Applications to become candidates can
not be handed in after five o'clock on
March Is. The primaries are to be held
on March Is. The activity of the Demo-
Gratis is worrying the Republicans, who,
because of the "hold up'' of the term ex-
Many Republican heelers want primaries
arranged for: but the bosses insist that
they hold the key to the situation and
say that they will take no action until
the fate of the term extender has been
settled. A point raised by the Republic
cans, and on which they expect to win
the contest, is that in the event of the
term extender becoming a law, no matter
at how late day, they will refuse to ap-
point election officers
The law, they say, governing elections
requires that official ballots must be
nandied by at least three members of the
election boards. Consequently If they re-
fuse to appoint their two representatives
there will not be three men in the board
to carry out the provision of the law on
that subject. Developments are being
watched with keen interest by the lead
efS of both parties.
The latest rumor is that in the event of
an election in April Mayor Wanser will
term is extended to November he will.
however, be candidate at the fall cleo
ton. The Republican Mayoralty nominee,
II an election be held in April, will doubt
less be Henry Brautigam, President of
the Board of Finance. Mr.. Brautigam
does not want to run for the office, but
the Republicans having agreed upon him
say they will force him to become the
head of their ticket. Mr.. Brautigam is
regarded as an exceptionally strong can
didate.
Robert Davis, as chairman of the
Democratic Campaign Committee, has
issued instructions to the several precinct
committeeman to organize clubs in their
respective bailiwicks and have everything
IN readiness to make an aggressive cam
paign. Leader Davis says Democratic
victory is in the air no matter whether
an election is held in April or November
From the list of names filed with the
that an unusually strong ticket can be
made up.
The best timber in the party seems to
be aspiring for office, Leader Davis as