The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
WARK POLITICS.
The Republican Scare a
Peculiar Case Of Parti-
san Nightmare.
LOOKING FOR DEFEAT
The Situation in Essex Decidedly
Amusing--Mr. Jerolamon's
Successor.
FOR DEFEAT.

The political situation IN This State and
city, says the Newark Sunday Call is
becoming more interesting than usual,
and gives numerous indications of de-
veloping features which will serve to
amuse the onlooker and excite the office
seeker.
The epublican party has the running
of everything, excepting the Mayors of
fee in Newark. h party had $1,000 ma
jointly in THE State last Fall, and 1900 in
Newark. Yet h managers are i'm a state
of scare as ITO Newark, and of doubt as to
November.
An extension bill postpoEling the city
election until November is being pushed
to passage in the Legislature, because the
Republicans expect to have the nominees
for Board of Works and Aldermen de-
feated if the election should be held this
year. Van Duyne and Burkhardt are the
refining members, and they would proba-
bly, be ~renoninated. The friends of Mr..
Van Duyne say Burkhardt would be de-
feated, because, they say, he is q Stainsby
man. The friends of Mr.. Burkhardt say
VAN Duyne would suffer, because, they
say, he is unpopular. As the Mayor wiqa
dPQcuiDl u lSlIIOCl6l LII NIL. J0fOIdfIiktu -
place the defeat of Ven Duyne and Burk-
hardt would give the Democratic party
control again. The city government
would thus pass to the Democratic
party after a short Republican experience.
Why this is so (and is admitted to be so
by the Republican ~leakiers) is explained in
many different ways. Some say the outs
are more numerous than THE inns and want
office; others, that there has been disap-
pertinent at the delay in business revival,
and thousands of hungry men want a
change; others. that the quarrels in the
Board of Works over Traction and such
matters have aroused disgust; others,
that tho Legislature has made men lose
confidence in the Republicans.
Politicians say the easy way out is to
extend the term of Van Duyne, Burk-
hardt and others, and take the chances
On better luck next fall: Anyway. they
say, 1t would postpone the evil day.
But would the RESULT in November be
amy more favorable? Democrats say the
craftsmanship of the extension would be
carry the city, they think, and probably
the county on the Assembly ticket. and
the County Clerk and County Register.
This would CAUSE havoc i'm many direc-
TONS.
Democrats are planning a campaign for
nasitien to ~ I, ~ III = p ns 1sas she aiaa y
G-overuorship and Sena;toa-ship are ~ he
decided Thev nsraes1ae 70 aaa7 cbonca Il,
Republican Acknowledgement, a still better
cal eoyerg,noes,ts are do.,in,aTed Nv corno-
ratiorfs. This will be the great issue. The
LEGISLATURE is furnishing the amm,a,ns-
ton abunda nifty.
The Republican, plan now Is to make
Governor Griggs the next Senator in place
of Senator Smith. and John Keaal the nexf
Governor. This is supposed to be Senator
SewelJ's preferenee 0thers thini~ Az
Senator may take a different view nv fine
fall of 1898. The solidity of his friendship
for Governor Griggs has been suspected
at times.
To gratify the factions and the corpora
tienis and at the same time to retain popu-
laaaty has been the impossible task Of the
Republican party sfnice it has been i'm DOW
er. On the other side, the Democrats have
free hands, and they mean to win. Their
leaders are playing for large stakes,
and have plenty of nerve. And they are
all UNITED i'm wanting the party restored
to power. The Republicans have too many
members in places of influence who had
about lief see the Democrats win once
IN 2 while. Then the Republicans just
now appear to b. Afraid to face the musk
Mayor eyHou said last might that he
had mot yet maa1e up his mind whom to
rtame as Board OF Works Commissioners in
place OF the late Abram Jerolaron- He
said that he had received a dozen or
more petitions and applications for the
Office, but he had mott decided ON amy one
as yet.
Among tho Democrats whe are seeking
the office are ex-Alderman john Ely. who
has BEEN drawing SALARY as inspector of
the Post Office. He is a brother of the
Mayors private scersedtary. and the r,1-
NOR went raro,,nd that .tfhe irf5,,aaea ~
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piecNssly uine Pe1son neeueu. Iyier Farm
iy rs ALSO a seeker atter lt.
II rs understood THAT MIR. George r.
Garay mas mot made PERSONAL application
for the office, but he has numerous friends
who have sawed him THAT trouble. and
have used every areuMaea1t 10 conyirce the
Mayor that he should name Mr.. GRAY
They sav ti,at he was the nr,n,i,as ~ 5ss
nartv at the last elese+as1r for tna,t -d -,
pfsos ana he na - ~ soaaa -. uaaa ttiat Icy
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lone peoPfet Has experience IN une office
IS another big argument in his favor,
but the Mayor wouldn't say asst night
whether Mr.. Gray was to be his selection.
craft, Of Clifton township. are aduocaai1g
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