The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-16

man George II. Steil, who will probably
encounter no opposition for reelection IN
the Fifth ward.
In the First Ward, Hugo ochs, Presi-
dent of the Hoboken lnnkeepers and
nominated for Councilman. as Joseph $:
Weinthal, the present incumbent and
Chairman of the Board, will decline re-
election. Och conducts a saloon oppo-
site the City Hall, and is friendly with
Boulevard Superintendent Coyle. He Is
opposed to Mayor Pagan, because, II Is
Fire Commissioner last spring. 0chs is
also friendly with Leader Robert DAVIS,
and claims his support. No candidates
have appeared on the surface who are
willing to make a contest with Ochs Tor
the, nomination.
Fire Commissioner f. w. Bender, who
has since bolted over the traces, is q can,
didate for Councilman in the second
ward for the unexpired term of the late
Colonel Charles E~rlenkoetter; he rh IS
German-American Nerein. a leading or
ganization with a large membership; mas
endorsed his candidacy. Commlssfones !
the Democratic nomination notwithstand
the opposition of Mayor Pagan, VINO hVes'
in the Second ward.
a candidate for the full term Of two
years as Councilman in the Second ward.
He was also endorsed BY tne Gerii ,e,I
support -ex-Councilman j.. Henry Steg-
man. A warm contest for the nomination
Councilman Anthony Capelli of the
Hudson County Democratic Executive
Committee will seek reelection IA me
Third ward and he considers tnat MS
nomination by the Democrats IS merely
a question of majority Capelh. is one
of Mayor Fagan's bitter foes and during
the past year lost no opportunity TO ob,
struct the administration. As a result
Mayor Pagan is bitterly opposed to his
candidacy and openly AYERS that II Ca-
pelii receives the nomination he will not
support him, but will struggle hard to de-
feat him.
Present indications are that the Third
Ward will be the battle-ground tive
the Pagan and anti-Fagan forces; The
smith faction will support Capeiii ana
the friends of Leader Davis will work in
his behalf. 1t promises to be a bitter
fight for the nomination. The Pagan
forces have placed John NJ. F1tzgerald.
a Democratic committeeman. who says
that he is not opposed to Davis as leader
of the party in Hudson county, notwith-
standing Mayor Fagan's declaration that
a new county leader is wanted, in the
field as a candidate for the nomination
against Capelli. Fitzpatrick is a mason
by trade and has a large following. The
young element of the party AVE pledged,
his success irrespective of Mayor Fagans
supporters. The friends of Fitzpatrick
claim that Capelli has served two terms,
or four years. in the Board of Council,
and according to Democratic usage is
not entitled to another term.
Capelh says that he would not have
sought reelection if Mayor Pagan and
his friends had not openly boasted that
he could not be reelected and that they
would spend barrels of money to de-
feat him. Friends of Capelli claim that
Mayor Pagan is opposed to his candidacy
because he placed obstacles in the path
of the administration and formed an alli-
ance with City Treasurer James Smith TO
oppose the asphalt bond legislation now
non1i1o in the / rppiSla r1rp.& (S1D6lIl was
placed on the Democratic Executive Com
mittee at the request of Leader Davis. II
is said, as a rebuke to Mayor Pagan.
James B. Fitzpatrick, who keeps an
oyster shop on Bloomfield, near Fourth
street. is another candidate for the NOM
nation. He ran against Capelli two years
ago and came within a few votes of de-
feating him. He claims that Fagan's
friends induced him to Withdraw in V
of Councilman James Londrigan last
spring. with a promise h they would
support him this year against Capelil.
Fitzpatrick says he now fears that fa-a
gan's friends do not intend to keep their
promise and he threatens TO declare war.
In such event, he says, he win enter the
field as an independent candidate.
The indications are that It will be a
four cornered fight for Councilman in the
Third Ward, as Republicans, it is said,
are determined to nominate a straight
Republican, northumberland
ing the fight between the three Demo-
Gratis.
councilman Harry ouyQeI Ii d tdlAu4QdtC
for reelection in the Fourth Ward and
will be supported by the Pagan faction.
-Ex-Councilman James j. Fox. who. was
defeated last spring by Councilman
Joseph J. McGovern, a Pagan supporter,
will make a contest against snyder Tor
the nomination. Fox will receive the sup
port of the Smith faction. He claims that
he was deprived of the nomination last
spring by alleged crooked work., but is
confident that he will land the prize this
year.
anti-Fagan forces will bury their III
ferences in the Fifth Ward. Councilman
George H. Steil, who has supported Mayor
Fagan's administration, will probably re-
ceive a denomination without contest.
Democratic Committeeman Frank La
Pointe, W h is Postmaster James Cur
rams assistant in the Post Office, was
mentioned as an aspirant for the nominal
ton. but it is said, his friends have in
duced him to withdraw. Charles La
Pointe, his brother, is also a committee
man in the ward. William Schae1er;
another committeeman, had pledged
himself to support La Pointe for the
nomination. The two La Pointes and
Schaefer are the only three committee
men in the ward, and, 1t was SAID, con-
trolled the nomination.
What induced La Pointe to withdraw
from the contest under such clrcum-
stances has not been expialned La
Pointe was regarded as an anti-Fagan
man. Since his withdrawal ex-Councll-
man Edward Offerman was mentioned as
a probable candidate, but he refused 10
seek the nomination. Several other men
who were regarded as anti-Fagan men
also refused to make a contest.
The fight for the nomination OF Water
| Registrar narrowed down between Water
Registrar Henry Lohmann, Jr., who has
served three terms, or nine years, and
Postmaster James Curran. Mayor Pagan
has not decided whom he will support,
| but it is generally understood that he will
decide in favor of Lohmann, whom he ac-
| lively supported three years ago. Both
men are his intimate friends. Curran, 1T
| is said. will receive the support of Davis
| friends, While LohTnann, who is also one
| of Davis friends, is equally confident that
| Davis will not interfere. ~
Recorder McDonough and ex-Sheriff
Edwin r. Stanton are rivals Tor the noml-
nation of Recorder. The present incum-
| bent has served eighteen years on the
| bench and is well known throughout the
city and county. Davis, 1t IS SAD, mas
Instructed his friends to support Melon
| ough for denomination, Notwithstanding
that he supported Stanton when the lat
ter ran for Sheriff against Col. John j.
Toffey. The anti-Fagan and Smith fac
ton will support the Recorder. 1t is
| also said that nearly all the city commit
teeTnen have pledged themselves to sup
port him. H.,
Ex-Sheriff Stanton is making an uphill
| fight to land the nomination and feels
| confident of success. He will receive, 1T
| is said, the support of the Pagan forces.
because Davis has declared in favor of
Recorder McDonough's denomination.
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