The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-02-07
FATHER TERWOERT ANGRY.
ETNAEcE 70 a CHURCH FAIR.

A Mutual Understanding Between tho
Hon. Dennis lIcAaugkli1a and 3 Rev.
Gentlennn AbOus Aid. EIIfottss Vote
that did mot Benefit St. John's Church
The fair of st. Johns Catholic Church
which has been in progress during the past
fortnight at the Avenue House. at the Five
Corners, and which came to close last
night, has developed queer mixture
State and church affairs. Everybody knows
that Hon. Dennis Mclaughlin, the County
Clerk is one of the leading politicians IN
the county. If there is anything that is
dear to the Hon. Dennis McLaughlin's
heart lust now. IL ia to aaonra a Flaca-i i'm
the Board of Finance for certain Mr..
Kenney of the Third district. The only
particular thing that can be said in favor
OF MIR. Kenney is, that he is a friend of TIE
County Clerk. which is, of course, very
big feather in Mr.. Kenney's cap, and Mr.
Mclaughlin was never known to tire in h:a
efforts to serve a friend
Z While he was casting about for means Il
serving this particular friend, it came to
his knowledge thai st. Johns Catholic
Church, on Van Wrinkle avenue near Nell
SON street, was preparing to give fair to
help the new Catholic Church along. He
sought out Rector Terwoert, Of TIE
parish, and with becoming generosity vol
unteered his assistance in making the enter
prise success, in whatever direction he
could render it. The reverend gentleman
felt complimented and fattered, and gra-
ciously accepted the kindly offer. and It is
said that the amiable County Clerk made
his proEzise good by plunging his
Into Ehis bank vault, and handing
over literally to the new church,
The Rev. Father Ter Woert and the Hon.
Dennis Mclaughlin were thus made solid
the one with the other; and as if by a
common impulse they each had sche me
to propose to the other when next they
met. The amiable County Clerk had
learned incidentally that Alderman Elliott,
whose vote might make one of the seven
needed to land Mr.. Kenney into the
Board of Finance, was a member Of
st. Johns Parish ! and he Thought
that perhaps his supplied friend
might not object to using his influence
with Alderman Elliott in his behalf The
priest himself, in discussing means to make
a success Of the Fair, had thought that
perhaps a rivalry between Director Gov
ern's friends and the Hon. Dennis Nc
Laughlin's friends for silver pitcher to
be given to him who scored the most votes
at ten cents piece, would be source Of
large profit to the church, and he solicited
the privilege or using the Hon. McLaugh-
Inns name in connection with the silver
pitcher. The good natured County Clerk
could make no objection to so hattering a
proposition, and he readily consented;
and Rev. Father Ter Woert kindly drove
over to Alderman Elliott's house and ex-
erted his persuasive eloquence IN behalf Of
Mr. Kenney.
Tie Fair opeued in the Avenue House at
the Five Corners. The silver pitcher was
put in view, and publicly labeled as at the
disposal Of the friends of Mr.. Mclaughlin
or Director Govern, according to the num-
Der of ten cent pieces cast for each.
The competition was announced to
end on Friday evening last, and
Director Governs friends entered upon
fierce competition to win the prize for
their favorite. They were specially eager
and uneasy and solicitous during the half
hour er hour towards the close, during
which the votes were cast in sealed envel-
opes. Finally the hour Of triumph ar
rived The Clerks of Elections took their
places at the ballot box and began to count
the vote. The open voting showed votes
only for Govern, but his friends watched
the breaking of the sealed envelopes with
nervous anxiety. They were sure Nc
Laughlin's friends had poured their money
with thsee and secretly out-yoted them. The
tally was taken, and the tally-sheet showed
the following as the result of the vote :
Govern. ..s-....... ....s. 2 0I0