The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-23
WINNERS
PICKED.
Democratic Nominations
Made in ConVen-
tion Last
Night.
HOOS AT THE HEAD
Midlige, Heintze and Sulli-
van Make Up Strong
Ticket.
FINE ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Results of the Open Primaries
Ratified by the Party
Organization
DAVIS ADVISES NOMINEES
Leader Says Party Must Have
Rousing Majority This
Spring.
DAVIS ADVISES NOMINEES
Leader Says Party Must Have
Rousing Majority This
Spring.

The Democratic City Committee met In
the headquarters of the Robert Davis
Association clubhouse. last night The
committee meeting was called to order by
President Erickson and he was unanl-
mously chosen chairman when the COM
mittee resolved itself into nominating
convention. P. H. Murphy acted as sec
retary.
The candidates elected at the open
primaries We're endorsed and formally
declared the regular nominees OF the
party. Every man elected quallIleo, SO
that the committee was deprived the
responsibility of naming candidate OF
any kind.
The shaking I'D Leader Davis gave the
committeeman just before the primaries
q resnonsfbie for the qualification of
IlA batch of candidates. 1t is the first
tine in years that every candidate has
came to the front with the prescribed
assessment.
the committeeman were in high spirits
last night and an unusually enthusiastic
convention was the result.
The nominations of Edward Hoos for
Mayor. William F. Midlige for Alderman
at-Large. Ferdinand Heintze and John
Sullivan for Street and Water Commits
sioners. were Endorsed separately at first
and then jointly with the nominees for
Aldermen, Constables and Justices of the
Peace. Neither Mayor Hoos nor Mr.
Aiidlige attended the convention. Candi-
dates Heintze and Sullivan did, however
and both made brief speeches. Because
Of the absence of the gentlemen who COM
pose the head of the ticket committee
was appointed to wait on them at the
Mayors Office this afternoon at three
O'Clock F. II. Spengeman was made
chairman of the committee.
Mayor Hoos and Mr.. Midlige will re-
ceive the committee. 1t was expected that
the Mayor would write a letter of accept
ance but he has concluded not to do so.
He will outline his policy in brief speech.
Mr.. a..adge will pursue a similar course.
The Mayor will not attend many mass
meetings during the campaign. He does
not think it is necessary for him to do SO.
He says his record is an open book. He
says he will, if elected continue to adj
minister the affairs of the city in the
same careful and business-like way he
has during the past two years.
The Mayor is not as enthusiastic as
some of the party workers would like to
see him. The Mayor takes the stand that
if the people want him they will elect
him. If they don't want him they won't,
and speeches and letters will not change
the result
Street and Water Commissioner Heintze
was giving a rousing reception when he
entered the meeting hail. Mr.. Heintze is
an old war horse When speech was
went to work as calmly as can be imag-
ined
81 thank the Democrats of Jersey City
for having honored me with a renomina-
tion,' he began. 'If elected, and I am
confident I will be, peledge you that my
every official act will be for the best inter
ests of the people represent. / have
endeavored to do my duty by the people
during my first term of Office, and do moi
hesitate to say that I have succeeded il
doing it.
s'In the three years have been a mem
Der of the Important department known
as the Stdeet and Water Board, canno
recall single act of which I am ashamed
and which l would not do again SHOULD
occasion arise. The interests of m.
constituents have been paramount to al
others at all times. ] feel that have
done my duty in the past and I will con
tinue to do that If 1 am returned.
81 believe in a Democratic form of gov
ernment and under such a government
our city always prospers. consider GU
whole ticket a good one. I will make al
earnest effort to be reelected, and l hop,
all the other candidates will work just al
hard as I propose to. Victory at this
= time means much to our party The peo