Evening journal., 1897-06-03
DEMOCRATS GAINING.
Republicans Will Lose Two
Seats in Council.
THE HEAD OF THE TICKET SAFE

in ALL DlRECIlONS ON SAlOh-
DAY-EVEN NORTHERN ASSESS
MENT AND COLLECTION DIS
TRICT IN DOUBT.
Everything now indicates that the
Democratic city ticket will be elected
by a safe majority on next Saturday.
Democrats are united and working in
dustriously in all of the wards, while
the regular Republicans and Addicks-
ties are fighting and knitting each other
all along the line. The Republican and
Addicksite leaders are crying peace but
there is no harmony in the air.
The Republicans will lose the head of
their ticket and also two seats in City
Council by reason of the bitter and un-
compromising antagonism existing be-
tween the Republican factions.
The candidates for mayor are Dr.
John c. Fahey, Democrat. and Henry
c. McLear, anti-Bach and anti-Addicks
Republican. DIR. Fahey has never dab
bled in politics sufficiently to engender
enmity in any section of the party;
hence he will poll the full strength of
| the Democratic vote. Not only that.
but he is a man of good reputation and
sound Judgment, and his independence
of character warrants the statement
that he will not, il elected, become the
creature of any clique or cabal.
Personally Henry G. McLear is a
clean man, but he is a Republican fac
zionist. who is not in accord with either
1.-THE Higginsites of the Addicksites. II
has not been so many months since he
was damning Addicks with one side OF
his mouth and demanding of Senator
Higgins the head of Chairman Bach
with the other He has characterized
Addicks as an arch-corruptionist and
I disruptionist, and has designated Chair
man Bach as a political trickster OF the
worst kind. He is one of these want-to'
win Republicans who wish TO rise tc
r the top by stepping on the necks ol
both Higgins and Addicks. 1t follows
r as a matter of course, that neither rae
tion Of the Republican party propose:
- to be eliminated by the wiles OF tn'
i middle-of-the-road men who nave
placed Mr.. McLear at their head
\ Mr.. McLear's past political record
coupled with the auspices under which
r he is now running, insures the election
{ of Dr. Fahey by a majority ranging
r from 500 to 1000 votes.
d Colonel William B. Norton, OF tn
Eighth ward, the Democratic candidate
! for president Of City Council is one o
the most popular men in the city, AM
3 especially strong on the East Side o
d town. the material interests of whic
r he has done so much to advance. In ad
a dition to possessing a pleasant and en-
gazing personality. his judgment
n such that he is always to be found o
the right side of every public question
u His Republican opponent, Charles N
Ieitch. was closely attached to the oil
Bach and Billany ring, and he is a.
=. unccmpromising opponent OF every
= thing that savors of Addick
h or Addicksism. He is not per
, sonally popular and is devoid c
- those qualifications essential to
s. proper presidency Of the legislativ
II body Of a municipality. Colonel Noi
n ton will beat him in his own ward an
D. be given a handsome majority by tn
3 aggregate vote.
William L. Hamann. the Democrat
D. candidate for city treasurer, is man
unquestioned probiby OF characte
- and his good business head fits him e
7. pecially we'll to occupy the seat soon
4, be vacated by Joseph X. Adams, VIII
a has filed it so acceptably to the publ
ne Mr.. Hamann is a German, and ever
nd ArtIll0u III AAN AAAe AN6eNA NA~-e "a -
m litical affiliatiOn, will vote for hiI
His Republican competitor is Willia
II. Curry, who is also involved in Il
= factional alliances and entanglemen
NJ of his party. He will lose many X
publican vctes, and they will all coul
d for Mr.. Hamann.
sy City Solicitor Robert G. Harman. WI
d. has been nominated for a second ter
by the Democratic party. needs no re
ommendation other than his offici
. record during the past two years ~
,le efficiency of his administration of Il
70 solicitors office has resulted in pr
~ venting the loss TO the city OF maj
NJ. thousands Of dollars by litigation, al
a continuance OF his services will me-
- that the municipal treasury will be pr
tected from damage-claim raids for
. least two years to come. Further TIL
lty that he has been unusually successt
lton in the prosecution of criminals in L
ro- Municipal Court, and the several ci
ur- departments never had a better a
Nv wiser.
the Henry c. Conrad is his Republic
zed opponent. He has aspired to many
oa al fees. run for some, but has invariat
aTs suffered defeat. His character is abo
De- reproach. but his desertion of the res
"a lar Republicans alteT Jney udu XIV
him an opportunity to defeat 10
ids Stats for county comptroller has tuI
MY ed against him many Of his old poll
S97 cal friends and supporters. He ,
ali been for many months openly affilii
ing with and supporting ]. Edward A
r. dicks in his political pretensions, a
z. this of itself should insure his defea
bv Mr.. Harman will be the highest m
and on the Democratic ticket, and the W
81 polled for Mr.. Conrad will be cor
q spondingly lower than that OF his as
t ciates on the Republican ticket.
oy Eugene NJ. Sayers, Democrat, Will
% %ve reelected assessor and collector for
Zee Southern district beyond doubt. Jan
to A. Melvin, the Republican candida
aw might just as we'll take a strong Cpl
me and sleep over Saturday, for Mr.. s
-om ers will receive an increasd major
roni and there will be little evidence on
Zee returns to warrant Mr.. Melvin's
feet sumption that he was even candid;
1petre5 In the Northern district the situat
non Is desperate. Ordinarily, the Republic