The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-16
act. says he made every effort possible

| fact, says he made every effort possible
| To shut out political discussion.
| Sheriff Heller was second N demand
and he lost about ten pountis Of fleshSun
| ming here and there, answering questions
] anG promising TO put good word in the
| leaders car for this and that one.
| Dennis Mclaughlin. who used to take
! such All active part in Democratic politics
| was 81 conspicuous figure. He was sur
| rounded constantly by crowds OF his ole
] time followers.
Mayor Hoos was on HAND. and he had
| no pleasant ;ime of it making sNpana-
1 tionS, answering questions about the c.;s
| government and lodging men whose. feai-
| claimed 10 recognition. The Mayor was
| non-commirtal He jua.oioas.y referred
| Ill those who wanted an Office 10 the
! Street and Water Commissioners. The
result WAS that Commits sioners i:otwcod
| Heintza and Hauci Were tEani.:Et thaI
| they. We're able to get anything 70 ear oil
| drink.
| Mayor Pagan of IIoboken Yves there
| and it is said he and some OF the Hobo
| ken politicians who have aoi been hug-
| ging each other lately, patched 40 their
Dennis Mclaughlin and Mayor Fagau
had long talk and Michael Coylc also
had pleasant chat with IIobokon's
Gov" William D. DAILY was there with
his Gubernatorial BOOM No one pune
tured it. The Gov had good time
and although not. feeling 'as well as
| usuar' he managed to have a few things
| to say. Aleck Young. the stout chested
| orator of Hoboken helped the "Guv." send
| things along bit The CIV" mingled
| only he can BEAM That same old hand
| was always outstretchcd and 1.-THE boys
| got the "glad hand" all along the line.
The Guy" was happy, no matter
| whether those near him were or not.
John Zeller. Guttenbergss Mayor. had Il
| following that any man should feel proud
| of. The Mayor showed them some new
| tricks he had learned at cards and by
keeping his cohorts near the Union Hill
| Brewing Companys exhibit made himself
| twice as solid as ever.
| Police Commissioner Feeney was a con-
| SpicuOuS figure. There are a dozen men
| looking for his seat in the Police Board.
| No one would ever know it from his un-
| concerned manner yesterday. He was at
| the private talks with Leader Davis. FIc
| was invited to sit in Sheriff Heller's circle.
| Mayor Hoos and he took a long arm in
arm walk through the grove Dennis
| Mclaughlin named him as the winner of
| the Police Commissioner stakes. On all
sides hats were taken off to John as the
| next Police Commissioner.
Barney Foley, who wants to be "a
Police Commissioner, and who thinks he
can beat Feeney, circulated among the
crowd Michael Kenny. who says it's
time he was Police Commissioner, con-
tented himself with doing as Foley did.
Adolph Walter who. some people say, has
self agreeable to Leader Davis. shook
hands with "Guv" DAILY, slapped Com
missioner Feeney on the back and mad
an uninterrupted conversation with Mayor
Hoos Tin Germany What will come OF
the talk is not known. John Erickson,
Chairman of the Democratic County Com
mittee, pushed his claim for the Ponce
Commissionership. Some of his frIenos
helped the boom along. Alderman Moran
was one of the most energetic men IN the
grove He is out for Commissioner
Feeney's place and makes no bones ABOUT
it. He had talk with Leader DAVIS
long time Ex-Police Commissioner
James Kelly did not let anyone Iorget
that he toe is in the race for Ponce COM
missioner The entry list is large one.
All are good stayers, but as only one
can finish first the race will douptless pc
a merry one. Just who started the Ponce
Commissionership discussion yesterday IS
not known. The appointment is a iong
way off. 1t will not be made until April
next To some of the aspirants Leader
Davis remarked that he has Irouple
enough on his hands with the fali electloIi
without looking for trouble season
# is customary to make up a long list
of Assembly possibilities on the occasIon II
Of the outing the evens s,al Wan and as re-
suit this city's list was practically colh-
The Assembly ticket, therefore, may
look like this: Alexander Simpson, law
Yer. George Tennant, lawyer; I1motny >.
Carroll, ex-Assemblyman and now Gierk ll
in the Water, Department; NJ AGO ndoipnI i, zyvar War-
and James P. Hall, contractor
In addition to these gentlemen there VIII
be looking for an Assembly nonlnaIi n,i,,a IiUll'
Daniel Cole a florist of Newark avenue,
and a prominent member of the Ihlrd
Ward Democratic Cub
Bayonne may name Thomas Meltam,
merchant, to represent it on the ticket.
Al Maefano will have TWO OutSlu-
ers to beat Hoboken will probably re,
nominate Horace H. Allen, lawyer, ana
Allen NAV experience a little trouble but
the wise ones say he is strong and that
his chances for pulling through are excel
lent North 5n Rads9n is tG nave are that
Kilian V. Lutz dealer in supplies, y VIII Will
man is named. Altogether the ticket is
one composed of young men who have
been bee active in politics. 1t is regarded as
strong one and one that VIII go a,aot;oo
this fall was not discussed. Every one
on the outing seemed to feel confident
that the Macarthur law will be declared
Unconstitutional. That such feeling
cratic circles generally is due to the
positiveness with which Allan l.: Nc
Dermott declares that the law will be set
aside. While the leaders were talking
politics two or three gentlemen took oc-
casion to launch booms for offices that
will not be voted for, for at least one
wear others two and still another a
longer period. For instance, while
Guy" DAILY is getting in his fine 1cks,
a select few are pushing no less DEM
ocrat to the front than Assistant Prose
cutor Joseph Noonan. They think that
as successor to Senator DAILY he will
proye winner. 1t is argued, in his be-
half, that he will make red hot party
representative in the Senate. His boom
is not at this early day looked upon with
disfavor. 1t is said that If he enters the
race any opponents that spring up will
be bowled out
Going along the line to the Shrievalty
campaign, two years hence, candidates
may be found. A great many men were
astonished yesterday when it was an
nounced that ex-Assemblyman Carl
Ruempler will be in the race to succeed
Sheriff Heller Mr.. Ruempler will make
a hard fight He viii have to. the
knowing ones say, if he expects to defeat
the others who will start. Frank KIM
merly may be Il candidate again and Tax
Commissioner James G. Clarke is not at
all an unlikely man. He is considered
about as strong q man as there is in the
party today.
Three years from now there will be an
other election for a County Clerk. Yes
terday the name of Maurice Stack was
mentioned as possibility. That fight is
I so far off very little interest was taken
IN the discussion. All political discussions
ended before dinner.
When the leaders were gathered about
the tables Mayor Hoos was called upon
for a speech. He made brief one, in
which he paid a compliment to Robert
Davis He said that as business houses