The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-26
PRIMARIES DATE.
Democratic County Commit
tee VIII Select Day
at It's Meeting
March q.
PREPARING FOR SPRING ELECTION
Aldermen, Street and Water
Commissioners, Consta-
bles and Justices to
Be Named.

On Friday next, March Q, the Demo-
cratic County Committee will select the
date for the primaries for the coming
spring election even if the Republicans are
doing their level best to abolish the spring
election. The Democrats don't want to be
caught mapping and will go ahead with
preparations all the same.
1t is known that Gov. Voorhees, is OPP
posed to the measure and the leaders re-
specting his opinion are not putting any
energy into the matter of introducing the
bill. Its only advocates are handful
of men on the outs eager to get in and a
few who fear that their heads will be
chopped off by Mayor Hoos next month.
said one of the Assemblymen from this
county,
The election, if not abolished, will be
to select twelve Aldermen, two members
of the Street and Water Board, Con-
stables and Justices of the Peace, and
already there is a lively scramble for
these places. Messrs. Anthony Hauck and
Jas. S. Nolan, of the Street and Water
Board, whose terms expire will be re-
commended and many of the Aldermen,
The present incumbents of the dignity OF
a City Father, who will seek reelection
are:-First Ward, James j. Mcbride, D.;
Second, G. d. Ditmar, D.; Third, Daniel
Cole, D.; Fourth, S. G.. Warrin, D.; Sixth,
J. H. Perry, d; NINTH Chas. Stell, R.;
Tenth, J. J. Muller, D.; Eleventh, A..
Menge, D., and G.. A. 10th, D. in the
Twelfth.
Should the election be not interfered
with by the bill alluded to the Mayor Will
appoint in April successors for the fol-
lowing officials, the expiration OF whose
term is reached them
Finance ommissioners-Henry Lem
beck and Jacob Ringle; salary, $500; term,
two years.
Corporation Counsel-Allan L. McDer-
mott, D., $1,000; term, two years.
Corporation Attorney = John Wahi
Queen, D., $500; term, two years.
Tax Commissioners, to succeed John E.
Macarthur, Rep, and James c. Clarke, D.,
who will become Registrar in April; sal
airy, $500; term, three years.
Sinking Funk Commissioner Frank j..
Mathews, Rep, term, three years; salary,
$500
City Hall Custodian Emil E. DATE; sal
ary, $1,000; term, three years.
Police Commissioner P. w. NJ West,
Rep; salary, $1,000; term, three years.
Fire Commissioner Thomas D. Mills,
Rep; term, three years; salary. $1,000.
Police Justices to succeed J. Herbert
Potts and John J. Nevin. May 1 several
Directors of Education will be named.
Free Library Trustee to succeed DR.. L..
J. Gordon.
OF course with such basketful of
plums to deal out his Honor is daily be-
J,ry doll in, fau nf
this one or that AS to the Finance
Board and Law Department vacancies the
present holders of these offices will be re-
appointed. Who will get the Tax office,
Police and Fire Board appointments and
Police Justice places is lively matter OF
guesswork Among those named for Po-
lice Justice are VIM. F. Midlige, Assem-
blyman Murphy, Douglas Story and
Isaac F. Goldenhorn Emil Datz, some
say, is booked for Police Commissioner,
and some say P. w. M. West will go back
there. So on the framing of states pro-
ceeds while he who will have to make the
slate, Mayor Hoos, says merely that there
is plenty of time to do that.
A committee interested in securing the
appointment of Philip Ebert, of Grove
street, to succeed Police Commissioner
West, called upon Mayor Hoos this after
noon, hearing lengthy petition urging his
Honor to appoint Mr.. Ebert. The Com
mittee was composed of Robert D. Urque-
hart John McCaffery, Alexander Roe and
James I. Cough, the latter president of
the Merchants Protective Association.
Among the signers of the petition are:-
Freeholders McNally and Clements,
Michael Doyle, James Birmingham, f. A.
Kohlund and John Rotherman, President
of the Americus Club.