The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-10-18
Present Outlook Is Bright
For Carrying City, Coun
ty and State This Is Gen
orally Conceded
G. o. P. is HOpELFssLY sPfIT
AS IN JERSEY CITY A FACTION
OF THE PARTY BACKED BY
9 "LosT IDEA" MEN WALKED
OUT OF HoBoKENs REPUB-
LICAN CITY CONVENTION

Judging from the result of last nights
Republican City Convention in Hoboken
the GO p. in cur sister city is as badly
spli, as it is here. And the Democratic
party is reaping all the advantage Of it.
Everything political seems TO be coming
Democracy's way The local el-lnenl
was Jared trife\ at Tuesday nights
Opposition TO Heavey's nomination for
lStreet and Water Commissioner. That
lcamp that injected a bit OF ginger in the
local campaign The Democrats do not
believe in lying ssupively on their backs"
when political fight is waging. Whlie
the opposition to Mr., Heavey surprised
many, it was claimed yesterday that,
notwithstanding the fact tslat the Sec
load Ward delegates ,ett tie Aal. n 4
body after they found that their favorite
Thomas ]. Corydon, had been defeated,
they would not carry. their fight 10 the
polls. It was asked now can they do 50
when Mr. Corydon, himself a loyal DEM
'ocrat, remained at tn convention and
made a speech in which he implored his
supporters to support the candidate
chosen by the convention in his stead.
i Where any group OF voters could be
found yesterday discussing the situation
Z aaers were freely offered at odds that
taes Democrats of the Old Horseshoe
ouid get together and roll up their old
re ID maeratic majority, now that the
-sew Idea" squall had been eliminated
~ fnTsI -.aa I,,, slf r.nttffae rsl1a.n
seiss few wounds but ltey are rapidly
.saiiEg. The yeteran voters have always
:. N scars. These who caused the rum
et .ila convention don't -.eut much
aso II was predicted yesterday tina.
s.tta they will be anxious to get on the
IN side before tne campaign actually
is-ss Ill. Mr.. tIeavey's popularity and
ss.-ity il universally conceded
But as to the Republican split. The
s-yt faction of the party viii never get
ssgether Now that il is realized that the
New Idea,' has become the Lost Idea
: q: SIGH the terrible hammering Of the
sgular;'' tile advocates of the former
81 wondering where they are at. They
.5td5y know for whonlsto cast their bal
Il Certainly they win not cast it fer
csc who sm9tt them. and as many of
item are recalcitrant Democrats it is
taasonable- to assume that a large por-
ton of them viii get back within the
breastwcrks of the regular Democratic
organization.
AS to the .HGboken Republican City
Convention ut the recent primaries the
leasiershipi Of Joseph Guisto was chal-
Ienged by William + Verdon Guisto
was not beaten by Verdon succeeded in
aefsoting a number of delegates. Aaron
S. Baldwin presided at last mig con
vention. a protest was filed against the
seating Of tiiesfive Ferden delegates. Ane
chairman refeFfA1 the protest to the Com
nifftee on CREDENTIALS TO be appointed.
he Fnlde that the five men objected to
could not participate in the organization
and could not vote until the protest was
settled. That settled the Veraonales
who had entertained he idea ha with the
assistance of four Colby Pagan. they
could carry the convention. They as
sumed control showevtr, and aIUer long
wrangIe declared the convention adjourn
ed. Then, with the four Colby -Faganltes
they left the hall.
The Guisto men then organized and
made. nomination. William Morrisey and
Rigney We're named for Freeholuers:
William Terhune for Water COMMISSION
er and Henry F. Banks for City treas
urer.
The balloting delegation announced be-