The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-13

WILLBEAN ELECTION
Democrats Will Nominate
Candidates and Are Sure
of Winning.
DIsGUsTED WITH REPUBLICANS.
Robert Davis Tells Why Citizens
Will Support the Demo-
cratic Ticket.
DlSGUSTED WITH REPUBLICANS.

The Democratic City Committee met in
Fischer's Hall last night. The attend
ance was large but only routine business
was transacted. The meeting was called
for the purpose of completing the list of
polling places for the elective primaries
which are to be held ON March Is. The
time for fling applications to become
candidates expires March 10 at five
ocsock. The time cannot be extended as
the Secretary has only a short time in
which to get out the primary ballots.
Candidates will be able to procure the
ballots at the Davis Association rooms
in the evening of March Il. The commit
tee was made complete last night by ap-
pointing new members to vacancies
CAUSED by resignation or failure to
Reports from the several wards were
received and showed that everything is
several precinct committeeman reported
that they had organized clubs of twenty
"a their several bailiwlcks. Throughout
the city the impression seems to prevail
that there is going to be an election.
Committeeman say that on every side en-
Inusfasm prevails and men who have not
taken an active part in campaigns in
years are preparing to put up hard
hight for Democratic nominees.
Leader Robert Davis still insists that
tnere Will be an election and declares that
unless the Republicans get ready in short
order they viii be left standing at the
post.
he said. I'VE will make our nominations
and go ahead on our own hook. The Re-
puolicans are afraid to meet US knowing
that their candidates will be buried under
the ballots of indignant taxpayers Law
yers have advised our committee that even
1.-The, II the extension bil is passed it will be
Repuoiicans think they have the upper
nand Is no reason why we should hesi-
tate. From the lis toafpp hrfhmrfhmm
tate From the list Of applications al
ready filed with our Secretary, am con-
WINGED that we will submit to the voters
an excellent ticket, one made up of rep
less poll tremendous vote. So dis
gusted are taxpayers with Republican
government that an election will be one
Republican candidates viii not know
they are running, even If they make
fight. Consequently it matters very lit
oates or not Democratic victory is in
the air, and am pleased to know that
IN IN every ward harmony prevails and that
our old. foes.
Because victory is in sight is no rea-
son why we should not be active. Earn
est WORK m is = REQUIRED as as much at this time
IN power and that is a big barrier to
overcome. believe however, chat we
VIII nave no difficulty in landing our
faASAuAiAes-s anu IcluTIllHS the Ie10S OF gov
ernment to the hands of honest Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans are in bad odor.
Ineir workers are demoraliZed and we
should give their candidates a drubbing
next month that they will not recover
from for few years at least.
The partys Mayoralty candidate will
run on an anti-water contract platform.
The Democratic party has all along been
opposed to making contract with
private corporation. We are opposed to
turning the city over to syndicate or
ganized for the purpose of fleeing the
sanction the consummation of contract
such as the one now under consideration.
/ know something about the water mat
ter, and If the present contract is put
through the people may hear something
that will startle them
Il notice that some of the newspapers
that are controlled by the East Jersey
Water Company say that ] favor the
city building its own water plant for ul-
terror motives.
Let me say to these people that If I
wanted to enter into a water deal /
In the language of Colonel Sellers, there
are millions in this water deal, and no
official who has the peoples interest at
heart would vote for or approve a con-
tract awarded in the way the one now
under consideration was. There was prac-
tically no competition. and the charge
that the specifications were prepared in
the interest of the East Jersey Water
Company believe to be true.
The officials who sanctioned 1t are now
being partly rewarded by having their
terms of Office extended, thus cheating
the people out of their rights.
Without regard to what the water
syndicates newspapers may say, am
for the people in the matter of a new
supply first, last and all the time.''