The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-03

League Club. There in an upper room
sat the apostles Of the Republican ma
w. Woolley, Colonel Sammy Dickinson
and these distinguished politicians :-Aleck
Duserbery, Johrny n. Landrine, Michael
Schultz and others OF lesser magnitude.
They were agoing it hammer and tongs.
They We're all at sea and despair sat on
everyones face Some were ready to cry.
Mayor Wanser sat there smiling amusedly
at his colleagues, who were weeping and
wailirrg and gnashing their teeth at those
wicked Democrats who had managed to
force an election in spite of the Term Ex-
tender BILL
Let the election go by default"
greWled one gentleman who thinks he
owns Lafayette.
What nonsense" cried another, who
hailed from GreenVille, 1--WE must fight"
Yes, but whom can We nominate?'
urged Aleck Duscnbery, with a fond nope
that his friend Mike Schultz would prob
ably suggest him.
Mayor Wanser, of, course promptly
said Schultz, and Sammy Dickinson and
his slaves meekly echoed "of course
Il want to tell yoll, gentlemen said
that will not be a candidate under any
circumstance. That is positive
Silence followed the remark and each
looked at the other ia astonishment At
last one man blurted out that since Mayor
Wanser wouldn't run the next greatest
best and grandest man in the Republican
party, one whom everyone honored and
respected, one with The cleanest record
to lead the party to victory on April Il
next was Colonel Samuel q. Dickinson.
''Arrah, go on you're only foolin',' =
| sang the representatives from the Fourth
district. and there Yves burst of laugh
ter at the sally. Even the doughty
Colonel himself grinned
Gentlemen said Chairman Woolley
repressing any further frivolous sugges-
tions, we are here t5 discuss the advis-
ability Of holding an election. What dc
| you say about it?"
Then each man aired his views. Many
| said that it would be folly to meet the
Democrats, who were prepared. an6
| thanks to Mr.. Frank o. Cole and the
| laundering Grand Jury had plenty OF
weapons wherewith to attack them
Yes" chimed in a member, and thai
| nice, treacherous Republican paper the
! Journal printed that presentment twice
| on purpose to hurt u.s.
Il move, sir, we let this election go by
| default and let the Democrats take IT
| We can then refuse 10 give up Our hold
and get out a writ of quo warranto.'
| This suggestion pleased many and 8
| spirited discussion followed A vote was
| taken and then another when that pro
| found stateman and politician, Alexander
| B. Dusenbery always a model of diplo-
macy and ready to please both sides
| voted first one way and then another
| IF a man doesn't change his mind II
argues that he hasn't a mind to change
| eh. Ed?' he said with chuckle.
| The vote at last stood 12 for an election
| and 10 against. Then the Executive Com
mittee got down to talking about tht
| preparations for the fight and after {
! great deal more chattering 1T was de
| cided to hold the primaries tonight an6
on Monday hold the convention in Berger
| Mall. After the nominations for Mayor
Street and Water Commissioners and
President of the Board of Aldermen, the
| delegates will all rush off to their ware
| conventions and nominate candidates fol
| Aldermen Justices of the Peace an6
| Constables.
This was settled ana some of the mem
| bers were about to leave and go dowr
/ stairs when the delegation from the Eas
| Jersey Water Company craved an audi
ence.
| Mr.. Dear was the spokesman and hi
proceeded to inform the committee tha1
his crowd had decided to put Judge
Erwin uD as q candidate and wouldn'i
| the City Committee endorse him. Chair
man Woolley politely informed the Easi
| Jersey Water Company delegation tina
| the meeting was at an end and besides
| the Executive Committee had nothing tt
do with making nominations; that was
| the province of the convention. Mr.. Deal
| retired and the members hastened below
| The smoking, dining and billiard rooms
were crowded with Republicans of al
| sorts and sizes, and every manjack oi
| them with a gloomy we-are-caught map
| ping look on his face. Scattered in the
crowd were:-Messrs. James H. Love- the
| only smiling man in the party; Spencer
Weart General John d. Ramsay, Reuber
| Si1nxse,n, Assemblynan Klink r. Cosey
| w. III. Speer, Louis Steubenvohl, Alder
man w. H. Vermilye, Theodore X. Veg
man, Harry Hill, Commissioners Aber-
nethy and West, Judge Blair, w. w. Far.
| rier. Franklin B. Jones and others. They
were discussing states and this was the
| accepted one:-
| For Mayor. F. Wanser.
| For President of the Board of Alder.
men--William M. ISliilk.
| For Street and Water Commissioners
| Tom Mills. George w Harding, A. B
| Dusenbery, of course, and every one OF
| the hungry perennial candidates.
do you think I will run?' said As
| semblyman Klink when he heard of the
great honor within his grasp. mo, sir
/ I am not such fool"
"WeH, then we'll nominate Reuber
! Simpson said Louis Steubenvohl.
Is Much obliged; no. said Mr.. Simpson
! and so on everyone was asked to run ant
| no one would take it
/ Mayor Wanser all this time was run
| ming in and out chasing UP members o.
! the Fourth ward to hold there and ther
| a meeting and appoint delegates. He sue
/ ceeded in getting his committee togetheI
| and this was their slslte.-
Delegates to the city convention-W. w
Farrier w M. Klink, H. H. Holmes ant
| H. IT. Farrier.
Delegates to the board convention-W
Richie, J. J. Driscoll, Jacob zimmerle
A. b. Daab, H. H. Aloernethy and Georg,
1 Conkling.
your name will be put before the con
/ vention' said one man buttonholing TIL,
Mayor when the meeting was over, "ant
you have to run. It's your fight and tn,
/ people will stick to you.
/ The Mayor smiled put on his coat ant
| hat and skipped off home.
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/ LABOR TROUBLE 6 LEssENING.