The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-28
WON'T RUN AWAY
Colonel Price Will Face His
Foes In Essex
County.
WILL MAKE THEM FIGHT
Political Board of Strategy
Prepares Plans for the
Battle.
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NEWARK Aug. q, 19O0-Since the pub
lication of the alleged intentions of GER
tain Democrats to try and capture con-
troll of the county organization next Janu-
airy, some of those interested in the move
ment have come from under cover, as it
were, and have been less guarded in dis
cussing their plans. AS result it is
learned that the preliminaries are much
further advanced than even the first in
formation indicated, and the prime movers
have already been considering likely can
didates to make the fights in the various
wards and townships.
In the meantime Colonel Price, chair
man of the present County Committee,
has not submitted his list of election Off
GERS, and what he proposes to do in the
way of turning down nominees of certain
county committeeman is as yet matter
of conjecture. The Colonel declares that
he never had any Intentions of refusing
to reappoint any man .or men who simply
happened to be opposed to Mayor Sey-
mour's denomination last spring. He will,
however, exercise his prerogative under
the law to name only such men as he
deems fit for the positions, and it is all
most certain that some of those named
will not, for some reason or another, come
up to the Colonels idea of fitness.
AS for the fight which it is said the
men propose to put up against the Colo
mel, the latter is saying very little. The
present chairman has been through many
political battle before, and is what
might be termed a seasoned campaigner.
Though not looking for trouble exactly,
he is evidently. not deviating from his.
fixed purpose to avoid it, and those in
the party ranks who have been either
with him or against him in past con-
tests do not anticipate that he will run
away if the promised fight shall be made.
The political board of strategy, which
is mapping out the plan of, campaign
proposes, it is said, to begin at the be-
ginning by attacking Thomas A. Byrnes,
| of the First ward. Mr.. Byrnes is a pro-
nounced Seymour man, and it is current
gossip in Democratic circles that he is
marked for defeat, whatever else might
being used in the talk about a probable
successor to Mr.. Byrnes. but Mr.. Con-
Ion has not been heard from personally.
William j. Bahrs is to be returned unop-
posed from the Second ward, one rumor
mas it, but another tale is being told to
the effect that James r. Nugent will be
returned to the committee. This latter
Mr.. Nugent halls from the same end of
the ward as DR.. z. A. Miller, the hold
over member.
| Louis Louis. PTGSlQenI OIL the EXCISE
Board ard Alderman John NJ Stahi, are
regarded as being strong enough In the
Third ward to win any time and against
almost any opposition. Both are Seymour
supporters. In the Fourth ward the con-
ditions are about reversed and the anti
Seymour element is in the majority An
interesting condition prevails in the Fifth
ward. Here Colonel Price and Police
Commissioner Mccarthy hold forth The
Colonel holds over and is safe from attack
and Mccarthy has proved that he can
a Democrat
ward. The anti-Seymourites say that Nc
arthy will not run again for the County
Committee, but the Police Commissioners
friends label such statements. hot air,
and declare that when the time comes
Mr.. Mccarthy will be a candidate for re-
election.
1t is a question whose term expires in
the Sixth ward. Thomas c. Boyle and
Louis c. Becker, the committeeman, each
received the same number of votes at the
primaries, leaving undecided the question
who should serve for two years. Subse-
quently, it is said, the men shook dice
and Becker won. Boyle's name, however,
appears in the committees printed PAM
phlet as the two-year man.
A change will be made in the Seventh
ward, 1t is said, for report has it that
NJ. F. Mclaughlin will not be candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Mclaughlin is an
anti-Seymour man, but at the last pri-
maries his own district went against him.
For the Eighth ward it is said that the
strategy board is planning to run owen
+. stonlon against 4t-uWli Il. OSpoIAe, llle
present committeeman, whose term will
expire. Gains are looked for by the
strategists in the Ninth and Tenth wards.
and more surprising things may happen
than the probable candidacy of Frank M.
McDermit against John j. Gaynor, in the
Eleventh ward.
|, The Twelfth ward is doubtful ground,
and it is doubtful If any serious effort
will be made to disturb the present rep
resentatives of the Thirteenth and Four
teenth wards, though there is talk of a
change in the Fifteenth ward. In Or
ange and East Orange the anti-Seymour
men are confident of success. but Ia the
ttownships and boroughs it is predicted
that if fight should be precipitated, it
would be a very open one.