The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-28
SCHELL NOMINATED.
The Prediction Of the
News . Verified at
Hoboken Republican
Convention.

| The Republican City Convention of Ho-
| boken, met last evening at Odd Fellows
Hail. and true to the prediction made ex-
| cusively in 1.-The News" nominated fol
the Mayoralty chair William A. Schell
Up TO yesterday no Republican in Hobo
ken had expressed his consent to receive
the nomination, and even the knowing
ones shook their heads when whispers OF
Mr. Schells candidacy was passed along
the line Mr.. Schell had never been iden-
tilted with Hoboken politics and his clos
est friends refused to believe that he
would be willing to act the role of the
sacrificed lamb His nominal ton left not
few guessing.
When the candidate was interviewed
prior to the convention last evening he
maintained rigid silence. Asked
whether he would accept nomination in
the event of being nominated by the con-
vention, he said
81 do not wish to say anything. Whether
will accept the nomination or not re-
mains to be seen.
The convention was one of the quick
est on record. 1t was called to order at
$50 by N. NJ. Goldram and within ten
minutes the ticket was decided. Robert
Evans was named for Water Commission
er, and Richard Bowes, the regular Demo-
cratic nominee, was endorsed for Collec-
tor of Revenue.
Schell was placed in nomination by
Peter H. Kessler, who referred to the
''party's need of naming straightfor-
ward, honest Republican"
Grumbling was heard from a goodly
portion of the delegates when Schell was
given the nomination. Not few ex-
pressed themselves as believing that his
chances for election were about as
meagre as a blizzard in July. The ma
jority of the kickers, it was noticeable,
however, were out and out Stuhr men.
No nominations were made in the
Councilmanic line. These will be effected
in the latter part of the week, when
the ward delegates will convene and
name a ticket.
The Republican machine men were not
the only ones to occasion surprise by
their antics of last evening. The Ger
man-American Verein sprung a gopher
on unsuspecting folk by splitting with
the Stuhr faction and endorsing the reg
ular Democratic nominees in the Fifth
d
The only exceptions made were the May
orally candidate and that of Water Com
missioner Arthur Seitz, well known Re-
publican, was nominated for the latter
office.
The German-American Citizens Demo-
cratic Verein, an off shoot of the old
organization, will convene with the Demo-
cratic City Committee tonight at Busch's
Hotel The City Committee it is expect
ed will make an effort to make the nomi-
nation of Councilman F. William Bender.
The latter at recent meeting of the
Stuhr Committee of One Hundred de-
clared that he had not sought the Regu-
lar Democratic nomination. He had torn
up his petition, he said, and the only
reason why the City Committee had
nominated him was because it knew that
no other man could be found to run
against him.
Several members of the committee have
announced that they consider Mr. Ben
der's remarks uncalled for and they have
expressed their determination Of doing
their utmost to revoke his nomination on
the regular ticket.
Interesting developments are looked for
This is the last day of registration.
Polls open. .......................... L r. M.
Polls close. ....-...............,..... r. M.