The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-30
Republicans Select Their
Lambs for the Alder
manic Slaughter.
NO INTEREST EVINCED
Several Ward Conventions
Held Last Night-Others
to Follow.

Republican conventions were held last
night in the majority of the WARDS. IN
those wards where they We're not helo
the selections will be made tonlght anu
Saturday night The apathy indleatiNe
of the Republican party this campaign
was in evidence at the conventions. There
was no opposftion and almost no inter-
est.
The Third Ward Republican convention
last evening was a tame affair. 1t was
held at No. 54s Jersey avenue. Ex-Com-
missioner George w. Harding acted as
chairman of the convention and MT.
CHARLES N. King was secretary The can
didates selected to represent the party IN
that ward were:-Louis Wolf Tor Alder
man; John A Robinson, Justice OF the
Peace and Alfred ]. Newey, constapie.
There was no opposition.
The Seventh Ward Republican conven-
ton will be held at the rooms OF the
Greenville Republican League Clup on
Danforth avenue, Saturday night. A can
didate for Alderman will be nominated.
No one as yet has been slated for this
honor. BY nominating a strong man, the
Republicans have a faint hope OF carry
ing the ward this spring. Edward Fry
the Republican nominee for Street and
Water Board Commissioner is a resident
of the Seventh Ward, and hopes to carry
it. From now on the Republicans VIII
make hustling canvass and will let no
opportunity pass to gain votes.
The Democrats are preparing to make a
strong fight TO retain their hold on the
ward They are not predicting maJorltles,
but feel assured of success.
The Eighth Ward Republican conven-
ton held last evening in the rooms of the
Wanser Republican Club, was quiet,
prearranged affair. There were no fiction
among the delegates, and the nomination
of Jacob Diehl for Alderman, was unani-
nous.
Joseph A. Dear presided and George W.
Robertson was chosen secretary. A
lengthy resolution was read in which the
action of the city convention on Wednes-
day evening was heartily approved. The
candidates, Edward Fry and Stewart
Vanderbeek, were eulogized and well
promised the hearty and unanimous sup
port of the entire ward
The resolution stated that there should
be a minority representation in the Street
and Water Board, and that the nominees
were qualified in every respect to fill the
places. Then followed the nomination of
Mr.. Diehl.
The ward convention of the Ninth Ward
was a aaueit one Alderman Charles Stell
was chosen for the Aldermanic nornina-
ton and Charles w. Brown for the Con-
stable nomination. Robert Livingston
who was candidate for the same place
was beaten thoroughly. He was
thrown down properly" Now he is good
and sore over the treatment awarded him.
Thomas D. Mills presided. A resolution
approving of the action of the city con-
vention was passed. 1t eulogized the
nominees and termed them capable,
honest and conscientious men. The
nominating work followed and was dis
posed of in short order
The Eleventh Ward Republic eonven-
ton was held last night at No. 79 Hut
ton street. The following ward ticket was
nominated-For Alderman, Charles A.
Raque; Justices of the Peace, George R.
Strothman and Henry Holschuh; Con-
stable, August Wulf.
Charles A. Raque, the Aldermanic can
didate is veterinary surgeon. George r.
Strothman was defeated for Alderman
two years ago Henry Holschuh, the
other candidate for Justice of the Peace,
is well known news dealer.
A committee to fill vacancies was ap-
pointed. consisting of William Werner,
Michael SVilloughby and Jerry Steuben.
John E. Macarthur was chairman of the
convention and John Koepplinger, secre-
tary.
The Republicans of the First and
Fourth Wards will hold their conventions
tomorrow evening when they will select
their candidates for Alderman Justice OF
the Peace and Constables to be. sacrificed
on election day.
The Republican ward convention of the
Sixth ward will be held tonight in tbs
rooms of the Lafayette Republican Bat
terry on Pacific avenue. The delegates
were carefully picked and there will be
no dissension Who the nominees viii
be is not generally known.S If the leaders
have plans for tonight they have beer
kept very quiet.
The Twelfth Ward Republican conven-
ton will be held this evening at Zibetti's
Hall, Central avenue and Bleecker street
Candidates are scarce.
The name of Frederick Bugasch, Sec
retary of the Twelfth Ward Improvement
Association, is heard in connection with
the Aldermanic nomination. Mr.. Burgasch
is quite popular man, but it is doubtful
if he would accept such a nomination. The
ward is almost solidly Democratic. and
Mr. Bugasch is a prominent member OF
the social organization named after Gus
tav 10th, the Democratic naminee for Al
derman from the Twelfth ward.
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