The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-10
VICTORY IN SIGHT
Democrats Likely to Win
Most Of Tuesday Munic-
ipal Election.
YRENToNs VIGOROUS CONTEST
Effect of the Result on the
Next Gubernatorial
Campaign.
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Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News.
TRENTON, April 10, 1Ss9.-There is near
ly as much excitement over the municipal
elections which will occur tomorrow IN
the upper end of the State as there mas
been during Presidential and State cam
paigns. Many lucrative offices are al
stake and the professional politicians "
ing an eve only for such spells, are work
ing tooth and nail for the success OF then
respective tickets. Newark, Jersey CITY
and Paterson are h scenes OF the usnal
mass meetings, and the local stump era
tors are in their glory. :.
GAS Newark goes SO does the state,
Is a well known political axiom. Bu1 II
was not verified last year, because at the
municipal election that city elected Sey-
mour Mayor by about 5000 majority,W WINE
in The following November 1t gave Voor-
bees GAG for Governor. Should the Demo-
Gratis win in Newark this time they rope
TO carry Essex next fall and elect IL As
semblymen. They are looking ahead IN
that way. because then there would be a
democratic Legislature, which would mean
in their opinion, the election of a Demo-
cratic state Treasurer and State Comp
troIler in Joint meeting. But they must
remember that even if the Leg's'atufS
should be Democratic they would not pe
SO sure of electing those State onlees.
The Senate will almost certainly pc tie
publican by at least three majority.
Several years ago, when both Houses
were divided in politics, the Democrats
having a majority on joint ballot, the
Republican Senate refused to go into JOINT
meeting for the election of a State Treas
urer and State Comptroller. This nap
pened for two years, and as a consequence
the incumbents of these offices, Colonel
Toffey and Major Anderson, held over I'M
till a Republican Legislature was CHOSEN
and Their they were reelected for regular
terms. History may repeat itself II the
conditions are the same next year. a
New Jersey Republican, of high or low
degree. is tenacious of office, and he never
lets go his grip unless under the strongest
pressure.
Newark is likely to go Democratic at
this election. The Democrats have a very
strong ticket and a sound platform. The
Republican ticket is respectable, but moi
aggressive, while the platform is OF a
negative character. Municipal aifalrs
form the issue, and as Newark is a close
city. the Democratic administration hav-
ing given satisfaction, the prospect is that
it will be continued.
In Jersey City the Democrats are hav-
ing nearly their own way. 1t is a Demo-
cratic city, anyhow, and Mayor Hoos
who seeks a reelection, is popular with
both elements of his party. Leader Davis
has his sleeves rolled up in this contest
and as he wants to win more laurels as
a politician, he means to keep Jersey City
at the head of the Democratic column in
the State. Although a long way ahead,
a prominent Democrat predicts that the
next G-ubernatorial nominee of his party
will be Mayor Seymour, and Davis, as
chairman of the State Committee, will
run the campaign for him. Whether the
Republican nominee be Watkins, Fort Oh
Pitney, the Democrats expect to win the
dav with Seymour or some other man OF
equal strength.
There is a red-hot fight raging in Pat
erson between Mayor Hinchliffe and Cap
tain James Parker. The Republicans
nominated the latter for Mayor princi-
pally because he was a volunteer soldier
in the recent war. The soldier element
in New Jersey is very popular, and the
Republicans are not slow in recognizing
tina fact.
The most exciting contests are in Tren-
ton and Hoboken. In the former city the
politicians of both sides are engaged in