The Jersey City news., 1901-08-10
C. O.P. PRIMARIES
Ring Anticipates No Trouble
This Year, Thanks to
Decker.
ANY OLD THINGS GOES
Names of Candidates Are
Kept Dark Bosses Will
Get Their Way.

There were meetings of Republican
Ward Associations throughout the county
Thursday night for the purpose of select
ing election officers for the fall primaries
and election. The ring had no opposition.
No date has been set as yet for the
Republican primaries. That will be done
by the County Committee when that body
meets on September g. The question OF
primaries always gives the leaders cause
to ponder bit as to how they stand.
The places where fights are likely to take
place over the selection of delegates to
the various conventions are taken note
of and the leaders in those wards are
given careful instructions how the game
is to be worker-separate primaries, if
the interests of the ring are best con-
served thereby, or joint pnmaries if need
he. 1t is never a question of pleasing
the voters of the respective wards. How
can the ward be controlled? that is the
momentous question.
Looking over the field no ward fur
nishes better food for comment than the
Eighth, the home of Edward w. Woolley
chairman of the County Committee; John
H. Weastell, perennial candidate for any
old thing, and that "stalwart champion
of the people and clean politics. George
w. Decker. Here is to be found a brill
liant galaxy of leaders of more or less
prominence in the G. o. P. ranks.
This ward was the hotbed of anti-ring-
ism up to this spring when Mr.. Decker
did his wonderful fip-f1ap act to the dis
gust of the anti-ring people throughout
the county. THE News tod what the
leaders promised Decker for his power
and how he did not get it. The willy
leaders roped Mr.. Decker in very nicely.
His power is gone, SO is all serious op-
position to the machine in that ward
Decker stood as the leader with abso-
Lutte control of the ward in his hands.
He had the ward association and all that
goes with It, He was in position to die
tate terms, not to be bossed. All this he
threw over for the promise of a job.
There is not ward in the city where the
anti-ring men had a better chance. Now
the opportunity of lifetime has passed.
The act of Decker has taken the heart
out of the anti-maehine men in other
parts of the county.
There is only one place where the lead
ers anticipate trouble and that is Bay
onne. The Bechtold faction will again be
pltteQ against the CduHluS cTUWu He
Bechtold people were beaten at the last
primaries, but the machine ruled against
the Cadmus faction.
With practically no serious opposition
at the primaries, the bosses will nomina-e
whom they please. There is to be a
State, a city and ward convention. The
State convention takes place at Trenton.
The boom of Franklin Murphy will be
boosted along on September 8. when the
annual outing of the Murphyites takes
place.
The city convention promises some IN
teresting developments. At present one
hears nothing but the name of Mark
Pagan Of the Third ward for Mayor. Fa-
gan ran for the State Senate last fall
against Rubert S. Hudspeth. Pagan is of
the opinion that he has a strong following
in the city, especially in the Democratic
wards A few months ago Fagan had
Joseph Filoramo. the Italian Interpreter,
turred out to make room for one of his
men. This was done to add strength to
his standing among the Italians Of that
section.
Tie names of the prospective Street and
Water Board nominees and Aldermen are
kept under cover. John Weasteil IS said
to be looking for the chance to be beaten
for the Commissionership.