The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-13
CITY POLITICS.
No One Opposes Hoos For
The Mayoralty Nom
ination.
PARTY SPIRIT INTENSE.
The Disappointed Candidates
Work For Their Vic
torious Rivals.
PARTY SPIRIT INTENSE


j ing The petitions are all in and in no
ward will there be any contest.
/ For Mayor, Edward Hoos stands alone.
/ No other Democrat approached Leader
/ Davis for the nomination. This condition
of affairs has not existed for many years
1 and to Democrats it means that every
| worker and every party support
/ er realizes that Mayor Hoos is
4 the strongest man that it would be
4 possible to name, That he has no oppo-
/ nenk pleases Mayor Hoos. But he will
noN discuss the situation. He is much
plkased with the way Leader Davis is ar
! ranging affairs.
The Mayor has not decided as yet what
kind of a canvass to make. 1t is an as
sured fact that he will make no move un-
| til after the Nominating Convention
meets. Whether the Mayor will address
/ mass meetings is not known.
The party leaders have gone over the
ground pretty thoroughly and have ar
rived at the conclusion that a too vigor-
Gus campaign will avail nothing. A ward
/ worker this morning said
Il For my part see no reason why Mayer
Eoos should make 2. very hard fight. He
has held office one term and in that time
he has fulfilled every pledge he made ana
every pledge that the party leaders made
for him. His conduct of the Office has
been exemplary and the city shows the
good effect of an earnest, honest, clean,
business like administration.
Jersey City has never had Mayor
who takes and has taken such keen in
terest in her welfare In every instance
Mayor Hoos has been found on the side
of the people. He has fostered the in
terests of the business community and he
has stood ready to suprsrt every move
ment for the advancement the city.
Under his watchful care the city has
been economically and well governed.
The operating expenses of the city have
been reduced and if the Mayors sugges-
tions are carried out the cityss expenses
will be reduced much further. The work.
ing force of the city has been cut down
i in several branches and more reductions
are contemplated.
| sThe business men and proprty
owners have confidence in and trust the
Mayor for the very excellent reason that
he has never betrayed their confidence
The people feel and konw that the city IS
Itsafe in his hands and that is a feeling
they did ont enjoy before he took the
reins. Republicans ike Mayor Hoos and
/ will support him. Democrats will be
Il loyal to him and loyal to Leader Davis,
4 because they know Leader Davis wants
Mr.. Hoos returned to the office he oc-
! cupies
"Mayorg Hoos' administration has not
been convulsed with scandals. There has
been no cry of fraud. Each department
has respected the Mayors wishes, and the
consequence has been a good clean, honest
government I anticipate seeing Mayor
Hoos elected by the largest majority ever
/ given candidate.
"And he will not find 1t necessary to
stump the city. All the Mayor wants 70
do is promise the people continuation
of his present good government. They
will believe him and will elect him. He
is a candidate the Democratic party may
| well feel proud of. No man the Repub-
licans can name can have better rec
| ord than Mayor Hoos. And no man can
be named by them who can assure them
harmonious. economic administration"
In all parts of the city the party is
united for Hoos and Leader Davis has
already started the ward machinery. BY
April IL everything will be in appepie
order to seat Major Hoos for two years.
4 more.
The Mayor will not discuss his chances.
He says he is in the hands of his friends.
+ AS has been predicted in these columns
William F. Midlige is to succeed himself
as Alderman In that office Mr..
Midlige has endeared himself to all the
Aldermen. He has proven fair, courteous
and even jolly presiding officer. Many of
the Aldermen have pledger themselves to
get out and work for him just as hard as
though they were seeking reelection
themselves.
1.-THE office is an important one as by
it's virtue the person elected becomes an
ex-officio member of the Board of FL
/ nance. In that capacity Mr.. Midlige has
i served faithfully and well. The records
will show that on every important ques-
ton he has upheld Mayor Hoos. The re-
suit has been that the Finance Board
has accomplished a great deal for the
benefit of the city.
The good work of that body win be con-
tined if Mr.. Midlige is returned. He VIII
make a hard canvass, and no doubt is en-
Itertained that he will win out by a hand
some majority.
The Street and Water Commissioner
i candidates are to be as has been an
nounced from time to time, Ferdinand
Heintze and John Sullivan. The gentle-
men have met and have agreed upon a
form of campaign Their election is as
certain as is their nomination at the
primaries next Wednesday.
Commissioner Boltwood wanted to run
again but when requested to retire he did
so uncomplainingly. He will probably be
found in the front ranks of the party
fighting for party victory this time. After
that he will doubtless retire from public
life and devote his whole time and atten-
ton to his private business.
The Aldermanic candidates are represea-
tative men as a whole IN the First
ward. James Burns retired to make room
for Bernard Farrell Mr.. Farrell is Il
& LIQUOR dealer and has host Of friends.
His sponsor is said to be Freebooter Alex
ander Clements. Burns wanted renonli-
nation but he did not grumble when ~
quested to step out.
That the Horseshoe Democrats propose
giving their undivided support to the
straight ticket is demonstrated by the
withdrawal Of Thomas B. Crotty Me-
Herman and sweeney Crotty had filed a
lpetition. McIxernan was ready to and
Sweeney had one prepared. One after
another they dropped out at the request
Of the party leader IN favor Of William
C. Barr