New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-13
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
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HXo dVCD OS/
r.o oxocu,,on OF Louis Roesel In El%aoe'"
last week Is described by tine h''H"00,' ,
paIr nc "a judicial murder. foesei "N'
named Manshanda were arrested lo' -" ,,,
dor Of lanes C. Pitts. The crime wac 49,.
committed by Manshanda that paper say
the stat, accepted him as witness anu
hin, n nr,son. while his accomplice went W '"e
oarows What The Journal aims III 70 Wv
abolition OF capital punishment III We"
and the Roesel case Is simply use" d. =,
II ponts out that this is the hrst eAe'
Union County for a generation ai'
dozen homicides have been cornfl'''eu '
that period, and urges that more oo' .,
would have been obtained had the penalty pee"
life Imprisonment.
n the bill introduced by Senator Ketch nid , S,
Monday night becomes 2 lay r II .R win It
arms the municipal authorities with power 20 All
guIre the abolition OF grade-crosslhsss' tho cost and
Toad company is pay 70 per cent OF t TnSonsan
the city % per cent.-(New- Brunswick freuo"''"
How about the trolley companies?. They are
,,,,o,v % benefit largely by the abolition o'
orade-crossings and II does seem as II so'io
~ tho cost should be charged against theth'
Envy invariably dogs the heels OF the great
No "Iawver" Welsh Of Passaic, Is ilndlhs ou''
He is a big man in that town, being not o'"'
a Councilman, but likewise a member OF 'he
County Board OF Freeholders Until recently he
conducted what the people In Hoboken s'y'e
n thirst cure sanitarium. or liie-saving s'a-
ton. but he has given that up In order 10 DC
able 10 serve the public In few more oinces.
IT'S natural that Mr.. Welsh's success shoulu
have aroused jealousy. and an expression OF
this has found vent in the circulation oi d"
imitation primary ballot reading thus:
FIRST WARD PRIMARY.
For Freehoder,
John j. Welsh.
For Counclinah'
For School Trustee.
LAWYER Welsh
For Justice OF the Peace
Jack Welsh.
For Constable
Johnnie Welsh.
PLATFORM ., eight
AUTHORIZATIONS
$3.50.
That may not turn out to be so much OF
toxic after all. Mr. Welsh may take II into his
bood tha. he is lust the man TO look after all
tho nlaces named and. II So his adInirhg Con-
ailments would stand by him. The Sl"Vo feier-
ence is an unknd allusiOn TO the sum ""i0"
the eminent statesman received to roll up
c,notratic majority that didn't materiaHze
last November.
Everybody in Hoboken is supposed 20 De
nolitician and the deliberate opinion or all Oh
them over there is that this years local cam
paign promises lovely fighting all along the
line" Lawrence Pagan is Mayor OF the town
and he has deignec TO express a Willingness 70
remain so for several years more, at least. vi
course in every community one finds LOT or
unanpreciative citizens, and that is especially
go in Hoboken These persons are unmindtui OF
the great sacrifices that Mayor Pagan has mace
for them. and apparently forget how nobly
he has championed their interests. They are
cruel enough TO say that they have had enough
~ Mr. Pagan. and are now lining up behind
William s Stuhr Mr. Stuhr is an Independent
Dernocrat. He will poll most OF the German
vote which is very heavy but will have against
him the city and county machine, the ponce
force and all the trained ballot-box artists MT
Stuhr's chances depend on the action or the
Renublicans II they nominate ndorse him
he can be elected but the Mayors friends are
manning 10 have a straight Republican ticket
mt IN the field so as to insure Fagan's re-elec-
ton.
Orange IS thinking Of erecting a muncipai
electric lighting plant. Through some over
sight IT has neglected so far to ask the big
syndicate II 1t may do so.
Nothing has been done about abolishins the
ergrosslng department connected with the
Legislature. This is a good time to make the
reform. as the present officials, according TO the
unwritten law. retire at the end of this session.