The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-25
Latter Has Cooled Down In
Past Few Days--Put Dis
cussions Are Still Red
Hot
MAYORS PRESENT ATTITUDE
WHAT WILL HE ACCOMPLISH AS
AN AsSEMBLYMAN. IF ELECT
ED, AFTER NOMINATION AT
PRIMARIES-WHAT ARE REC
oRD's CHANCES NOW FOR Q. S.
SENIOR? - THE POLITICAL
CHESS BOARD A STUDY.
CHESS BOARD A STUDY.

The principal theme among voters IN
terested in the present political situation,
locally, is the nomination of Mayor Fa-
gan for the Assembly. The developments
of the recent session of the Legislative
Inquiry Committee Of the affairs OF the
Riparian Boards of past years has set
political tongues a-wagging, and go where
You will you will hear the theme dts
cussed. The adherents of Mayor Pagan
!. who without doubt has proved his per-
sonal popularity, are still declaring that
Corporation Counsel George L. Record
has so far come out of the ''nqulsitlon
chaste. On the other hands the Dickin-
son adherents. who don't take much to
the New Idea" movement, will swear
that Record has been chased. 1t IS rec
ognized that Mr.. Record is the power
behind the throne.
That is the political situation in nut
she'll Down in Gammontown the politi-
cal sentiment has changed within the last
few years 1t is the same in the Hud-
son City section. The New York
World" accurately summarizes the sit
udtfOH as loilONS.
mayor Pagan will lead the Legisla-
tive ticket, and the impression prevails
among his loyal followers that the can
d.dacy will attract many voters to the
New Idea" movement that it would not
attract otherwise. From now on Mayor
Pagan will be on the stump. and aided
by Record, he will endeaYor to convince
the Republican voters that their only
hope for political salvation is in the nom
ination of the Pagan candidates.
Organization Republicans profess not
to be disturbed over the Mayors canda-
dacy. They say they will defeat him at
the primaries as easily as if Record S
name and not Fagan's was at the head
of the ticket. 1t is conceded that the
Faganites will carry a few wards in Jer-
sey City, but the organization leaders say
they will be swamped in Bayonne, Hobo
ken and North Hudson.
All is not harmony in the ranks of the
reformers. Mayor Fagan's most ardent
supporters feel that a mistake was made
in putting up a candidate for County
Supervisor. They thought it would be
in line with the policy of the reformers
to offer the nomination to Otto Wittpenn,
the present County Supervisor, or if that
We're not deemed practicable from po-
litical viewpoint to leave the office blank.
Supervisor Wittpenn is a Democrat. In
the two years he has been in office he
has made an enviable record, saving the
county many thousands of dollars by his
efficient and economical administration.
By every one, regardless of political
affiliatio he is regarded as one of the
most faithful public officials in Hudson
County. The fact that several Demo-
cratic members of the Board of Free
holders, whose plans were interfered
with by the Supervisor, are opposing his
denomination was urged by some of the
Faganites as reason why the reform
ers should take him up. 1t is not be-
lieved that Mr.. Wittpenn would accept
any favors from the Faganites, as he is
certain of denomination by the Demo-
Gratis, but his advocates in the reform
ranks expressed the opinion that to offer
him the nomination would have been
SCI fiAS Lot4SC oh thC pCOPlt tHdl tue
new idea' Republicans approved Of
honesty in public office whether the in
cumbent be Democrat or Republican
Among former close friends of Mayor
Pagan it was the talk that the reason
why Supervisor Wittpenn was not con-
sidered when the "new idea'' slate was
made up was that he is being promiIr-
emily mentioned for Mayor of Jersey
City, and that the reformers feared if
they took him up it would add too much
to his popularity.
This eonyinces me- said a former
follower of Mayor Pagan, that the re-
formers are Mo better than the machine
Republicans. They are politicians pure
and simple, and are out for the offices