The Jersey City news., 1905-09-05

the different candidates for ward Offices
and delegates will be printed on the Off
eial ballots The Republicans will have
no contests. Harmony will prevail at
the primaries at least. Mayor Fagan's
followers have accepted Col. Dickinson's
word that he will not oppose his nomina-
tion or election and they have not fixed
up a set of opposing delegates, as was
originally intended.
While majority of the delegates who
will comprise the city convention will be
followers of Col. Dickinson and the or
ganization, they will vote for the May
or's denomination just as they would if
they We're in accord with him and his ad-
minisration. They will go further than
this and permit the Pagan Republicans
to choose the other candidates that are to
run on the city ticket The Dickinson
ties are not concerned over the city con-
vention. Their interests lie in the county
convention and while they will eat hum
BILE pie in the convention that will put
Mayor Pagan in nomination for a third
term they win give way to their enthu-
siasm when they meet in the county con-
vention and proceed to name John @.
Kaiser, the Republican candidate for
Sheriff and to nominate candidates for
Members of Assembly.
Except in the Second Ward, where
Michael Toolin has filed petition for
the Aldermanie nomination in opposition
to Alderman William Barry, who wants
another term the Democrats will have
no trouble over ward nominations. For
the Mayoralty nomination Archibald M.
Henry will have as easy a time in the
Democratic convention as Mayor Fagan
though Mr.. HenTy's nomination will be
made by delegates who are sincere in
their belief that he can be elected.
Whatever trouble there will be at the
primaries will be over the election of del
egates to the county convention. Egbert
Seymour and John j Heavey have both
named set of delegates for the several
wards. Mr.. Seymour will have the ad-
vantage of having the support of the or
ganization, practically all of the members
of the county committee having declared
in his favor. Mr.. Heavey is handicap
ped in his candidacy by the support of
discredited Democrats and men who have
grievances of one kind or another either
against the party leader or the organiza-
tion as whole. Still he has at his back
several we'll known Democrats and party
workers who are sincere in their belief
that he would be the most availa BILE can
didate for Sheriff. In addition to this.
he has a personal following Of no mean
proportions. Extremely popular and
known to be thoroughly competent to
perform the duties of the Office, he is
bound to make good showing. That he
will elect majority of the delegates
many of his supporters actually believe,
but they are not the ones who have sized
up the situation accurately. With all
Mr.. Heavey's popularity it must be ad-
mitted that he has undertaken diff
cult task to defeat candidate who has
the backing of the organization.
In Jersey City the movement to make
Mr.. Heavey the candidate for Sheriff is
no stronger, if as strong, as was the Que
of two years ago in the interests of John
]. Treacy for the Mayoralty nomination.
In that contest, which aroused great in
terest in the Democratic ranks, the un-
precedented vote of 10, 152 was polled at
the primaries This was close to 70 per
cent. of the Democratic vote Of the city.
Mr.. Treacys vote was 1882 as against
II, APO cast for James J. Murphy, who
was the choice of the organization. Two
years ago the delegates were elected by
precincts instead of wards, as will be
the case this year, the law having been
changed. Mr.. Treacy succeeded in car
rying one ward out of the twelve-the
Fifth, in which he resided. His vote
was $50 against 470 for Murphy. He
carried precinct or two in other wards.
| Allowing that the Heayey movement
is as popular as was the Treacy move
ment, which the organization followers
will not concede, it is difficult to figure
how Mr.. Heavey is going to win out. He
may have majority in a precinct or two
in several wards, but this will be over
| c0ilc ny OlliSI pIctluCtS. Unless MT.
| Heayey carries a ward he will not have
| a delegate to the convention from Jersey
| City. His supporters insist that he will
carry the Second, Fifth, Seventh and
| Ninth Wards and that he has a fighting
| chance in the other wards. with the ex-
| ception of the Fourth and Sixth Sup
| porters Of Mr.. Seymour and the erganiza-
| tion declare that these claims are based
| on hot air and have no foundation in
| fact They are willing to admit that
| Mr.. Heavey will get respectable vote
| in the Second Ward and that is all. They
| will not eoncede him even this Ward and
! declare that he hasn't ghost of a
| chance of carrying any of the other
| wards. aHeavey," said one of Seymour's
| most earnest advocates. will not have a
/ vote in the convention from Jersey City.
| and / doubt very much if he will have
one from any other part of the county.
John is good fellow and popular, |
| admit, but no more so than Seymour.
| It's all nonsense to say that a majority
| of the Democrats want Heavey for Sher-
| if. At least two-thirds of the Democrats
| Of the county are for Seymour and the
/ organization, and the vote at the pri-
| maries will show it. I expect the advo-
Gates Of Heavey's nomination will raise
| the cry of fraud and intimidation. That
is natural The present primary law
gives all candidates an equal chance
There can be nor more fraud at a pri-
mary than at general election. Some