The sun., 1900-11-30
PLAINF1ELD MAYOR FIGHT.
"RrJi vgNsTsD- M WR,p Btvg
BItFD THTNUs ~.
Nomins,sd Mason ". T,I-t q H.psbi,ssn ana
Commute Republican tommo,-r Car
didst@ u Dt. Olin O.. Jvnhin., = Jo~n.ma"
Ions. .stsadins V~ud Rsdiy rwi',-d.

Iainncld y J ha. = bot nght On lts hands
over tho contest for Mayor. which viii be de-
'i1oi at the municipal election on Tuesday
heSt II" old time feeling between the com.
mulsrs snd the townspcopls has broken "Ht
anew and II may oVertufn all traditions and
force The D-mo,rats into power for ~" or-i
time In the history uf the city Duitng ~"
decade that Painteld has been Al ln'orpufnt"d
d'y the commuters who are Dubbed ruo.'rfs
by the tovnsfolk. have dominated tho E"pnbh-
can organization aud ~ rule hav" elected
one ~ their number Mlvor The townsiolk have
clung TO the Democratic party Ia local "le"-
tiuns aud have Invariably met with defent
within the past four months, after Bryan's
campaign Was well under way, the Democratic
state managers at Trenton runched up the
party managers at Plainneld and told them that
II they didn't crawl back upon the map OF New
Jersey Mr. Bryan would not distribute any
Cabinet Offices in that district Later. Albert
n Atterbury one Of the rooster element. said
he was an old-u Democrat. and that hs would
bs glad to haul the party in Plainhed out Of 10
hole. "RsJuvpnate" was the word Mr.. Alter
bury used. and instantly all the Democrats said
they wanted a chance 10 be reJuvenated.
In the meantime the regular Republican party
Of the town had nominated Dr Ohn l.. Jenkins
for Mayor Dr Jenkins, although not rooster.
has won the respect and confidence Of all the
commuters He has served with credit IN the
Common Council and the Board o' Education
and many of the townsfolk, lifelong Democrats.
have announced their intention Ut supporting
hlnI,
The Democrats have also turned about and
have nom.r atyd a rooster, Col. Mason ". 1Nrr.
col Tyler - nomuaIly Republican. although
is told In the }Srty councils 81 plsiniield ,lat
ud that toi. Tyler wa, led into the 'ght WITH
out illlIE realizing the Sl.e OF the ufdtHVlklt
On sunday l..7t his friends began TO circulate
prti,ion. among the RepublCan commuters.
calling Vgpu the ro1stsr element to save Col.
Tvier from Al Overwhelming defeat
uue Of the n"u that scnrred aroumd wil,h
py!%r PETITIONS u Ss' pcSsTt, WAS cdn@,.I, aoW
in plaufeid Mr Burrows Is q lifelong Re-
publican lie IS the President ~ the Produce
thtmbef 6f tonmerce Nj Barrows WAS
also identified with the sound money fight IA
New YORK during IN" recent cainpalgn he
dnncr tI.morrow iisl II at the H9te! MlIhat-
tin and lie Republicans Of plainned are
r,S"'' rn~s shout.ns Tor tie Rcplblican Ticket in
New ! orr and helping the Democratic poll.
tcians in Pla!nfeld. For Barrows has offered
rejuyenstur, and they have been accepted bv
the Democracy. BarN,ws has sld that he
tho machine he asserts the Republican roo-trr5
ot Plainheld have bullt about the CITY govern
mont. r, T.,
The rOOSverS IN return say lN1t fdrIbWs -
worried because he ia not running In touch
with the local government. The Republican
leaders say that Barrows !. hurdened with an
unsati-fcd ambition To he Mayor Of Plainfeld
himself and the fact that he was recently de-
feated for the Common Council has made him
sore.
Mr. Rarrows has recently pettioned Presl-
dent Mckinley to abolish the doclunentarv
war stamp The Republicans Of Plainiald
are wondering II the President Is aware that a
former Republican leader j. now Democratic
r. uvenator on his native heath.