The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-17
They Find Much to Please
Them In the Recent
Municipal Elections.
NEW GuBERHATORIAL CANDIDATES
Republicans Getting Cold
Comfort Out of the Re
turns as They Come In.
rsnecIal to s.rhe Jersey city News.


| the municipal elections last week does
not show muea change in public senti-
| ment. with the exception of the Repupil-
| can city of Paterson, where mayor
Hinchliffe. a Democrat, made a most
| phenomenal run for reelection. Jersey
City went Democratic by an increased
majority. as had been expected. Mayor
| Hoos was reelected by nearly 1900 ma
ioritv the largest ever given a candi-
date for that Office since the city was
| Incorporated, and not only thai, eut the
| Democrats elected all of the Aldermen
| with but one exception Truly TINS
| great Democratic victory in Jersey CITY
has placed Leader Davis higher up IN the
councils of his party than he ever mao
reached before. He will now weld great
influence in State politics and IN future
will probably run the State machine OF
his party.
The Democrats had expected to carry
the CITY of Newark. They were disap-
pointed. however, as the Republican ma
jority was about the same as was given
Governor Voorhees, last November. Inc
Board of Public Works, which dls-
tribute nearly all the political patron
age, has been made Republican ana 1t
is certain that all the Democratic once
holders will be deeapitated in short or
der.
OF course the Republicans feel overJoyed
at their rather unexpected victory IL
will fortify them for the campaign next
fan when they will almost certainly elect
their full Assembly ticket. On the gem
eral city ticket Newark is ndoubtedly
--l-.- o-d uviI1t oopfinra so accord
ing to the present condition of things
1t seems hat the only Democrat WIN
can carry it is Mayor Seymour. He car
ried the city twice in succession. ana ms
friends believe that he can do SO again.
despite the recent Republican triumph.
Many people believe that, had ne peeh
nominated for Governor last fali, ne
would have received a majority not only
in Newark, but in Essex county. PER
haps at the next Democratic Guberna-
torial convention the name of the Oh
wal horse may receive serious considera-
ton at the hands of the leaders OF ms
party.
Mavor Hinchliffe seems invincible in the
CITY of Paterson. He YVES elected state
Senator from Passaic county five years
ago. and since then he has been twice
chosen Mayor of Paterson. In his first
M~ayoralty campaign he a only 200 votes
TO spare. His majority at the election
last week was over 1900. This victory is
v more marvellous when it is consld-
cred that the Mayor had for his oppo-
nent one of the most popular men IN
the city, and a volunteer soldier at tnat,
in the person of Captain James Parker.
49, L. ~-n n
The latter is SO genial that he MAKES
friends wherever he goes, except on eiec-
tion day, as has just been demonstrated
Paterson is the home of Vice Presloeht
Hobart and Attorney General Griggs.
And this fact alone makes the sweeping
Democratic victory still more
In Hoboken Mayor Pagan was given
a fourth term, after a most excltins
campaign. His principal opponent, for
mer Senator Stuhr, ran on an independ-
ent Democratic ticket and made a most
earnest fight for success. He expecteo
the bulk of the German vote and old not
get it. despite the fact that Mayor Fa-
gan is of a different nationality, as ms
name implies. The regular Republican
candidate scarcely made any impression
at all. The result of the election in Ho-
boken proyes conclusively that that city
is as hopelessly Democratic as Camden
is Republican. r..
The city of Bayonne reelected ITS
Democratic Mayor, another ny
an increased majority. New
chose a Republican Mayor because ne
had no opposition, while no Mayor was
elected in the city of Elizabeth, YET the
Democrats held their W IN the local
boards. Trenton remained loyal to Its
Republican faith.
While. as already stated, there has
been no change in political sentiment
vet the Democratic majorities were large
" increased, while those of the Repuoil-
cans were only normal.
What effect the general result will have
on State politics is a question OF much
moment to the leaders of both parties.
Thu inference is deduced that the DEM
ocrats are gaining in strength, and that
two years hence they may nominate a
winning candidate for Goyern pa,od ! IS
ic State and that it has mango IFS poii-
tics during the past five or SIN years
only on account of discussions IN the or,
ganization of the party over the ~1nancial
question. But the free silver theory IS
fast becoming a thing OF the past, and
the prospect is that both wings OF the
party. will again nap together aurlig ,me
! paigns, at any rate, there is a strong
hope felt among the Democrats tnat
their party will again be united.
-Four full-fedged Democratic candidates
| for Governor are mentioned as the out
| come of the recent elections. And they
| are all Mayors at that-Hoos OF Jersey
| City. eymou of Newark, Hinchliffe Of
| Paterson and Pagan of Hoboken: should
| their friends persist in omi their can
/! didacy there will be a merry scramble
ali around. OF course Democratic Lead
| ers Edward r. c.. Young, Allan McDer-
| mott, Robert Davis, Johnston Cornish
| and William B. Gourley will have all TO
| say about the matter. Before the Demo-
| cratic convention meets they will have
| ample time to compare notes and ascer-
| tain who would be the strongest candi-
date. Should Mayor Seymour be reflect
| ed in Newark mex spring he would un-
! doubtedly make about the most available
candidate of them all.
The Republicans do not feel dismayed
| at all over the piliEg VI of the big ma
| ~torfties in the Democratic cities. On the
| contrary. they feel as confident as ever
of being able to maintain their grip on
| State affairs and electing a successor
to Governor VOORHEES,. Already three
| candidates are mentioned Tor Inc once
on their side-Pitney, Watkins and
! Fort. But when the time come to make
/ 8 nomination, perhaps Essex on account
OF its answering loyalty to the party
| may demand the honor by naming
| Franklin Murphy, who has done such eff
| fective work during his long service as
chairman of the Republican State Cons
mittee.
The result in Newark will have the
effect of developing a new leader for the
| Republican party. Sheriff Doremus, upon
| the retirement of Major Lentz, was