The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-05


| Mill Creek nuisance. 50 long promised by
| our predecessors, have ocen made actual
4 facts.
| large and .:onveninns ami have every
| modern Improvement; the old schools
| have been .,eDar.ad and renovated in a
manner never known before.
A large tract of land at South Cove has
| been recovered from railroad jurisdiction
and is now the property of the city.
Wharves, basins warehouses and factories
are likely to take the place of garbage
! dumps and add TO the industries, OPP
/ portunities for work and ratabies of the
| city. The upper and lower sections of
the city are being connected by yiaducts
| and splendid roadways, the result OF agita-
| tion public spirit and Republican legisla-
| tion The attempts of the railroads to
| cross or vaeate our streets have proven
| futile under Republican administration.
| We affirm our adherence to the doctrine
| of equal taxation, believing that the rail-
roads should pay an equal and fair share
| OF municipal tax.
with this incomplete and brief re-
| capitulation of the administration of the
| city for the past five years, we ask the
| people to think carefully and earnestly
| over the situation. Can they better afford
! to keep the Republicans in charge of
| affairs or adopt an alternative which will
| insure dearth of results as evidenced
| by the administration which was driven
| from power by the votes of the people
| in April, 1892
we DeS 10 remind the people that = III
pathy or aceuiescence without voting will
| accomplish nothing in this emergency.
! Last spring only 26.000 people voted in
! this city and the result was our defeat.
! Last fall 900 people voted in the city
and the result was victory. The people
| must vote or the will of the majority OF
the people viii not be expressed
| The Republican party pledges itself to
| the people at large that it will continue
the policy of the party for honest gov
! ernnent, economical administration of
! public affairs and the continuance of pub
| lie improvements We place our candi
dates IN the hands of the people, satisfied
| to abide by the will of tae majority of
| the voters of Jersey City,
When this had been adopted with some
| yells, Chairman Woolley called for NOM
! nations for Mayor. Billy, Eaton, as
picturesque as eyer, arose as Chairman of
| the First ward delegation and nominated
| man who can win this race" J. Her
| bert Potts. There was no opposition to
Mr.. Potts and the vote was quickly TAX
nous choice of the convention. The nom
| ination of Alderman-at-Large was next
taken up Billy Eaton started the ball
rolling by nominating William M E<ink.
| til the Fourth ward was reached, when
someone nominated. William A. Vermil-
heard to Mr. Klink, and When the list
| had been called Mr.. Vermilyes name
! was Withdrawn at his request. Mr.
nominated. In response to the calls Of
his friends Mr.. Klink took the platform
conventional accept this nomination with
reluctance. / had viewed with pleasure
| the approaching end of the Legislature
when | could go back to my business
and my home life. But there appears to
be a call for me to accept this position,
and ! cannot refuse; being a good Re
ready 70 respond You are Going liss into a 5''aa
desperate. fight but you win have a tick
| ct that viii stand by you.
Already you have the hordes Of Demo-
| cratic sharks and bushwhackers haunt
! ing the City Hall, thinking that they are
about to be restored to those places in
| which they robbed the people. Do thew
think the people are so slow as to let
| them rob them again so soon Go to
| work and we will win. Call out the hon
est, Independent voters for II z7lno1,
| them that we must depend. want my
party to go to these Independents, to
| whom party machinery is nothing. who
| hold the balance of power with eandi-
| dates and principles they can SUPPORT.
! If you do that you will rid the city Of
| these bushwhackers and thieving Demo-
Gratis who were kicked out of power only
a few years ago.
Il accept your nomination with thanks
| Will do my duty in the campaign and
| expect every other man to do the
/ same
Members of the Street and Water Board.
| The First ward started off with James
Dickson and John Weastell. No one else
| was named until the Tenth ward was
| reached, when Mr.. John E. Macarthur
said that the section Of the city which
| he represented polled one-half of the Re
publican vote of the city, and
he thought it ought to have
| would like to name for candidate of the
| Street and Water Board man who came
| from his section and one who would
greatly strengthen the ticket Freeholder
| Stuhr endorsed all Mr. Macarthur said
about Mr.. Rohlff. A delegate from the
| Eleventh ward named joe Locke and
after the Twelfth ward was polled the
vote was taken resulting in the choice of
! Messrs. Weatsell and Rohlff. The vote
| was made unanimous.
| Judge Potts at this point made his ap-
1 pearance in the hall and was loudly
| cheered He took the platform and said:
The decision of the Supreme Court has
neeessitated at this time these nominal
tons. am Informed over the telephone
| that l am your unanimous choice for
| Mayor. II my personal wishes were con-
| suited | would have to refuse this noTni-
! nation. but when called upon by my
| party like this I must respond. If elect
ed it will be my purpose to continue
| Mayor Wanser's excellent policy and give
| the taxpayers something for their money
| Wheelmen and everybody else all demand
good roads,, Well laid pavement and clean
streets, and it shall be my aim to bring
/ them about as far as the revenue win
/ allow.
] uDllC llSdllu QelHdIluS JQdC we nave
| pure water and I shall do all in my
power to obtain it as cheaply and as
/ quickly as possible.
Public safety demands that the city
should be lighted The decrease OF crime
| in this city is due to the introduction of
electricity in our streets. The citizens
! also want increased accommodations for
4 our school children, and il ] am elected
| / will endeavor to see that all sections
| Of the city receive accommodations for
/ the children | will endeavor to dis
/ tribute other Improvements through all
the city. All pay for them and all
should share alike.
| ST accept this nomination without
pledges. I don't know a single individual
connected with water syndicate. will
| listen to all questions brought to me and
solve them in the interest of the COM
mon Taxpayers. I am not a figurehead
| and / go into this fight to win Cheers
and applause), but cannot win without
the assistance Of every one in the room
i If you will all work incessantly until
| the polls close we will win. Applause
Messrs. WeatseH and RohIff both ac-
cepted the nominations and the conven-
1 tion adjourned. These candidates were
Il elected by the district conventions
First ward-Alderman, James r. O'Neill
! Constable, Daniel 7. Barrett.
Second ward-Aldernan, William T.
Prove; Constables. Walter Landers and
John J. Mccormack; Justices of Peace
Albert B. Waugh, James Berry and John
/ J. Mclaughlin.
Third ward-Alderman, Henry Smeilie;
i Constable, Alexander b. Ellis.
| Fourth ward--AldeTman, John S. Men