The New York herald., 1870-04-09
POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN JERSEY.
The People Of Jersey City Take the Remedy in
Their Own Hands-Nomination Of Honest
Men-Gangs Of Repeatsrs to Go from
New York-Threats Of New York
Rowdies-No Boulevards.

IN the report or the republican convention OF Jer-
sey City. published In yesterdays HERALD, 1t was
stated tna the Citizens Association determined to
snake OIL all the onice-hunters and corrupt polit-
cahs and nominate men OF known integrity for the
ON 'es to be filled on the lst OF May. The following
ucket was accordingly drawn up as the peoples
ticKet;-Aayor. Charles II. O'Netl; Water Commits
siohers, Asneas Fitzpatrick, Henry. Fitch. G. ID. Van
heipehi school superintendent. Fernando Putpam;
Police Commissioners, Aueisi ingwersen. George
Glaubrecht Hugh Mckay; Police Justices Thomas
Aidridge and Daniel Bowley. The foregoing ticket
comprises republicans democrats and Independents.
Tne consummae folly OF the republican convention
IN rejecting the compromise ticket Drawn up by a
Joint committee on behalf OF the Citizens Associa-
tions and the convention Is commented upon very
severely by republicans they had an Opportunity
to carry the cly; but that opportunity was thrown
away. The question ls askeu everywhere why the
chairman OF that Joint committee struck or the
name OF Mr.. FITZPATRICK, contrary to the expressed
wish OF the committee. EX-Mayor CornellsOn OF
Bergen; Jacob u. Marlnus, OF Jersey CITY and seve-
raj other stanch republicans, became so disguised
that tney abandoned the field, ana refuse To allate
themselves any longer with such party. VITA the
exception or Daniei Mcleod, nominee for Mayor
Mr.. O'Neill whose name stands at the head OF the
democratic as we as the ciuzeas ticket, Is so
popular with all parties that there IL no question
about his election. With regard to the rest or the
democratic ticket 1t could never command the sup
port Of the people. some OF the candidates are
men notorousy unfit to be trusted IN any public
oiilce. In fact an honest man had business In
the democratic convention. Hudson City elected
Harrington ana Aaridge and asked the convention
To endorse them. but they were rejected most un-
ceremOniousiy The people OF Hudson City now
reallate and threaten reject the democratic
ticket excepting O'Neill Chapman and Hopkins.
Delegates were bought publicly ae tue convention.
ticket drawn up By such crowd cannot be elected,
and the ticket or the Ctizens' Association Is the
for the people,
The regu r democratic candidates are aware OF
this, and accordingly they have resolved TO secure
their election by any means. Information has been
given to two justices OF the peace that gangs OF
peaters have been engaged TO come from the First,
Third Fourth Eighth ana Twenty y-second wards OF
New York at the charter election next Tuesday The
Police Department is so comp eteiy under the
thumbs OF TWO OF the candidates that an oicer VINO
may interfere VIII lay wrath up for himself Re-
eorder Aldrdge of Hudson City, Is the only Justice
VINO ventured TO issue procama against the re-
peaters IL Is known further, by aldavts, that
OF these repeaters declared IN New York that his
gang VIII be armed with revolvers In order to pro-
tect themselves against the pOllce and others who
may challenge them. This IL the programme, and
the people are hereby warned against the horde Of
vagab0nds introduced by democratic o1ice-hoders
Hudson City and Bergen Will provide for them ac-
cordlng 10 law, but the authorizes Of Jersey CITY,
being In league with the candidates Will probably
connlve at the wholesale election frauds.
The Citizens Association aSo place their ticket
the words 'No avenues, so that the defeat OF the
bOulevards Is certain. HobOken mas declared also
against the bOulevardS.