Evening journal., 1905-05-11
POLITICAL POT
BOILING MERRILY
Politicians Working Overtime
for Success of Their Re
spective Candidates
THE TICKETS TO Be VOTED FOR

with but one day remaining before the
Republican primaries which will be held
on Saturday, politicians have taken on a
new lease OF life and are working day and
night for their respective candidates. Al
most every voter in the city has been ap-
preached more times than one and each
candidates life is an open book SO far as
the political orators can make IL.
The aspirants for the Republican nomi-
nation for mayor are Colonel Horace
Wilson, DR.. Abram u. Frantz and Daniel
f. Stewart. All three men are well-known
and each is confident of being the sue
cessful nominee.
Colonel c. NJ. Leitch has no opposition
for the nomination OF President Of Coun-
ell, nor has Sylvester d. Townsend as
candidate for City Solicitor.
For City Treasurer Harry w. Lowe, a
former member Of the Board Of Health,
and Charles II. Blaine, former President
Of Council are the contestants. Both are
well-known men.
For Assessor and Collector of Northern
District, George H. Mccall. the present
incumbent and James II. Morris. former
Councilman from the Eighth ward. are
waging a close fight. James II. Green has
no opposition in the Southern district.
The latter district is Democratic and it
would only be by a miracle that Green
could win.
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL.
In the First ward. Harry E. Thomas
and Albert +. Vaughan are oontestlng
for councilmanic -nonors and in the Sec
, ond ward Oscar c. Welch and Charles r..
Stevenson are the candidates. There are
no contests IN the Third, Fourth and
Fifth wards. the respective candidates in
these wards being John G. Middleton,
Joseph Green and Councilman Homer c.
Simmons.
The Sixth ward can boast OF four Re
publicans who desire the councllmanic
nomination. They are John r. Kilmer,
former deputy coroner; Alfred ID. Van
dever. former coroner; Thomas e. Pos
ties, former councilman, and James A.
Anderson, the latter two being colored.
In the Seventh ward William G.. Taylor
the present councilman, is opposed by
George S. Charles. William +. White and
John W. Crossgrove are the candidates
in the Eighth ward
The Ninth ward. like the SIXTH, has
four candidates and the fight there is
close. They are William Lyons, Jr. John
W. stetser, Joseph c. Dutton and Erwin
f. Phillips.
The Tenth and Twelfth wards have but
one candidate. William II. Moysten in the
/ former and Henry J. Bailey in the latter.
In the Eleventh ward Fred e. Hinderer
and Elijah Green are the contestants.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
The time for filing the names Of can
dldates for Office on the Democratic ticket
expired at 10 o'clock last night The
names were filed with Chairman John f.
Malloy Of the city committee and secre-
tary John j. Monaghan.
The primaries are to be held on May 90
the Saturday following the Republican
primaries. Benjamin B. Allen is unop.
posed for the nomination Of President
OF Council and City Solicitor Robert G
Harman and City Treasurer Frederick
Mammele are unopposed for re-nomina
] tion. The mayoralty candidates ar,
Mayor Charles d. Bird and Dr. James II
Morgan. and an interesting contest is ex
pected between these two well-knowr
men. The official list as completed follows
Mayor-Charles d. Bird and Or. James
II. Morgan.
President of Council. Benjamin B
Allen
city solicitor-Robert C. Harman.
City Treasurer-Frederick c. Mammele
Assessor and Collector (southern dis
trict)-Eugene NJ. sayers, Dennis F
Leary. John J. Mealey, Charles O'Connor
Thomas J. Ryan.
Assessor and Collector (Northern dis
trlct)-willam j. Hogan.
CITY COUNCIL
First ward-George A. Willis. Morr
Altman, owen c. Spear
Second ward-Michael F. Cannon. Johl
T. Guyer.
Third ward-Daniel w. Lynch. Edwar,
A. Higgins.
Fourth ward-James Kane.
Fifth ward
Sixth ward-James c. O'Neil, corneliu
H. McAllister.
seventh-Joseph Bancroft.
Eighth ward-Frederick Reilly AM
James A. Campbell.
Ninth ward--willard J. Walker. Charlie
II. Gilbert
\ Tenth ward-Joseph +. McCafferty.
\ Eleventh ward-John j. McGovern,
Joseph Ryan, Theodore sirkorski.
Twelfth ward-Richard c. McMullen
Charles NJ. Zebley.
A partial list OF the Democratic candi
dates was published without the authori
ty Of the City Committee in an afternoon
paper yesterday. 1t was not complete an
In consequence has caused considerable
dissatisfaction in several Of the wards