The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
CITY POLITICS.
Dickinson Thinks Bi-Parti- :
san Bills Have a Good
Chance.
HoOs' COMING APPOINTMENTS
Mr.. Hough Will Possibly Re-
main Comptroller -Jor-
dan Up For Treas
urer.

Colonel Dickinson, the Republican party
leader was too busy today to dlscuss
nolitfcs His whole time will be taken
nm until Wednesday signing the monthly
nav warrants. which number nearly a
thousand. The Colonel was in pleasant
frame of mind, however, and that fact
is said .c Se due to the change that mas
occurred in relation to his bipartisan
police and fire department bills Tnere
was a conference in Newark on Satur-
ds5. and those members from Essex who
have been opposing the bipartisan meas
ures were whipped into line.
It was announced at the conference
that Governor VOORHEES, is not so opposed
to the bipartisan measures as he was
and it is confidently believed now that the
bills will be passed and given the ap-
proval of the Governor. The bills, as
told in these columns before, provide Tor
boards of four members, EACH party 10
have a representation of two
Mayor Hoos is watching the move
ments of the Republicans with Keen M
terest. He will not say, however, Whal
he will do in the event of the bipartisan
bills becoming laws. 1t is not at all GER
tain that the Mayor would ignore lhe
bills and make his appointments as
The merriest fight that is going on now
is for the City Treasurershlp. Inere are
three candidates for the OFFICE. Two q
them are Robert Jordan and William =.
Heppenheimer. Both gentlemen are
strongly backed but just at present L
looks as though ssJJnele Bob" Jordan VIII
be the man. Mr.. Jordan IS RECEIVING the
congratulations of a host of friends
So far as the City Comptrollership Is
concerned considerable uncertainty pre-
walls. The present incumbent, Mr.. George
r. Hough. has host of friends working
for him Mayor Hoos rather faVors the
retention of Mr. Hough because he has
heard many prominent men say that an
error will be made if Mr.. Hough IS dls-
turbed There are four prominent Demo
Gratis looking for the neb 9ee a1p w fheae baye - to
go. It will take very strong man 70
beat him. however.
In the Police Commissionership race the
entries are closed. The ssarters are
Messrs German, Feeney, Davis ano
Moran, and if gossip can be believed theil
chances of winning are about as they are
placed above
Interest is now beginning to centre ir
the Aldermanic fight. Twelve members
and the chairman retire this year. The
chairman or Alderman-at-Large, is VIII
liam F. Midige. He is to be renominated
The other retiring members are as foi-
Guiton. Second; William Howeth, Third;
William Calnon. Fourth; Charles MAY
we'll, Fifth; William j. Kelly. sixth; Ejd-
ward Fry SEVENTH; w. H. Vermilye,
Eighth; George Divers Ninth; Charles
Austin Tenth; Rudolph Hartman,
Eleventh; John Boldt. Twelfth. AL tie
retiring members save Fry, VermilyG and
Divers are Democrats. Burns may moi
be renominated. Guiton will not be named
again Howeth is undecided. Calnon and
Maxwell will be renominated. Kelly has
no desire to return Fry Vermilye and
Divers propose retiring from politics
Austin does not want to be returned, and
Hartman and Boldt will not be-.
OF the thirteen retiring Leader Davis
expects to return at least eleven and
possibly twelve Democrats. The Seventh
ward is expected to give Democrat ane
there is a fighting chance in the Ninth
The Eighth is too hopelessly Republican
to get a member from there. Considerable
interest is centred in the Aldermani6
fight as a City Clerk, Inspector of Build
ings. Inspector of Scales, Weights ane
Measures and City Marshal have to be
appointed. These offices are now held by
Democrats.
The Republicans have no chance OF
gaining the Board, as of the holdovel
members eleven are Democrats. All the
employees of the Board are entitled to and
will be reappointed.
Just who all the candidates for office
are to be will be known on the morning
of the 18th of March. The eleetivt
primaries take place March 10.