New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-25
THE CANVASS IN HUDSON,
TELLER AND FIELDER TO OPPOSE DA-
VIss FAVORITEs
SPECULATION AS TO THEIR MOTIVES IN ENTER
ING HOPELESS CONTEsT-FOuR MEN SEEK
prpf-prrrAN NONrN ALTON FOR SHERIFF

SPECULATION AS TO THEIR MOTIVES IN ENTER
INC; A HOPELESS coNTEsT-FouR MEN SEEK
REPUBLICAN NOMTNATroN FOR SHERIFF.
The Democratic machine in Hudson County has
ratified the selection OF candidates made by Bob
Davis and they Will be nominated al the open
primaries John Zeler has declared that he will be
a candidate for the nomination FOR Sheriff agains,
the machine candidate. Carl Reumpler. and Regis
ter George 3. Fielder also announces that he will
be a candidate against James Clarke, who has
been named for Register by Davis ,,,..
with the methods OF the ring. and their decision
sarilv hopeless without the indo sement of Davis
for the open primary Is a farce. ne Executive
Committee indorses the candidates chosen by Ds.
Wis and IL is the Executive Committee that
crety canvasses the returns and declares ne re-
suits Of the primaries. wnicn are conducted wholly
al politics. and their determnaion 10 enter los
ing has caused scr ious discussion, ana. a.
though both have declared they vii abide hy the
decision Of the voters and turn IN ana Work loyaiy
for the successful candidates. tneie eN-,a Slspi-
cion that they have some Interior moiiF" 30 con-
testing the nomination Of ne Dayis oaneiaa ,'
The machine has decided 10 ger on lti % vote
and pile up a big majority against me a"'-ma-
The active Republicans are hopeful They dis
plav greater confidence than they have since the
campaign when H. Dem9cr9,ne T,ns , @1s sjecrsa
presence Of a Grand Jury that Will nor Wink ~
dissatisfaction I'm the Domocraiic parry vas
source Of encouraae cement, ont ne "'lns Or 'as
Association
bossism Is not pronounced IS was ikI''g. .
The confidence exists. and four or more 'andi'
dates xiii fight hard Ar me primaries io secure ~
election of delegates who viii vote for hem as The
party "a ndldate for Sheriff and spirited contest IA
expected in the convention. The leaders are nor
unit for any OF tho aspirant- Genera W saser
favors the nomination OF eN-frer2od1r Mark
Pagan. Colonel Dickinson supports John Irwin.
who vas Under Sheriff during Sheriff Tofeys
term: Claus Basse VIII have the backing d no
commit ,emen Of North Hudson. ana GONZALEZ
Christie counts ON tho Endorsement Of the ant.-na-
chine delegates and expects that they VIII De- rein
forced by The followers o. the rival cana.aaies
when they realize that their choice VIII DO beaten.
l. is probable that some candidafe nor named
NAV secure the nomination as cofnpr mise
Colonel Toffey has been mentioned As ,-.o.liy.
but he will probably decline 10 b. candidate. He
l. the only Republican nominee VINO has been elect
ed Sheriff i'm twenty five years. fio ran twice. and
was successful on each OCCASION.
County Clerk John q. Fisher Will be reno inaied.
and there appears 70 be only one candidate for
Register Herman Walker. Of Guttenhure Fisher
and Walker are both popular. and Fisher "iA re-
ceive many Democratic votes becauS" ~ MS ex-
perience and his excellent management - the
County Clerks Office He is not politician. and
has not taken active part IN politics he is
Union veteran and is prominent in me Grand
Army Of the Republic Fisher was The only one OF
the three Republican candidates on The county
ticket elected I'VE