New-York tribune., 1889-11-06
RING FRA I'D IN JERSEY CITY.
FLAGRANT ILLEGALITY PRACTISED.

RUM-sHoPs OPEN AND HONEST VOTERS BULL
DozED' BY RUFFIANs
Although 1t against the law all the rlm-shops
In jersey City yesterday kept their side doors open and
the traffic in human cattle went on from the time
the polls opened at a. m. I'LL they closed in the
evening There much drunkenness in con-
sequence witnessed IN the streets, and policemen
frequently clubbing the soIes Of inebriated
wretches who had fallen by the waysne and were
unable TO got up on their trembling legs again. In
such cases usually after having his lower limbs
pounded into insensibility the victim was thrown
into a push-cart and taken TO the nearest police
station to sleep off his intoyicatlon.
The Ring Democrats TAD their workers out in
force long before the polls opened. They
surrounded every polling place with a
gang Of luflans and plug-uglies, who
were s,nt there TO and nmidate Of the
opposition, and backed by the police they did their
work we'll. The watchers Of the Fusonists wer, far
outnumbered and were hustled about by the police
and treated outrageously. All kinds Of tricks were
practised to defeat the patent ballot-box. In many
precincts, under the pretence that the boxes would
not work, cigar boxes used for several hours TO
deposit the votes In. In other precincts the ballot
boxes contrary tho law, not visible. except to
the men in the box the election officers were
styled The worst instancs of selfevident fraud was
In the notorious First Precinct Of the With Assembly
District, the Horseshoe"
1t was at this precinct that William Davis. the
Republican election officer. regularly appointed, was
cubbed and arrested the last registration day For
this Police Captain Christopher Smith and Police
Sergeant Rearion under 1900 bail each for assault
Yesterday Davis's seat again refused to him when
the board opened the poll lie was ANONYMOUSLY
thrown out, although the police had orders from Chief
Murphy 10 protect him. The reason for throwing
out Davis was plain enough. Last year about $50
vots 4-f M Il
names were registered there The vot ng place was
the quarters OF Fire Truck No. in Ninth st. near
Grove. A crowd Of about 100 heeiers of the Ring
surrounded the door leading 10 the bailot-box.
voter before he could deposit his vote had TO pass
the gauntlet Of eight policemen in charge of captain
Smith and Sergeant ReardOn Voters for the fuson
ticket were hustled away on the slightest provocaon
without being allowed to vote While the workers
for the Ring bad full the voter, and could
importlne or bulldOze him right beside the ballot
box watchers for the Fusion candidates were kept
Off in the street
Working in the crowd with his hand full Of Ring
tickets and cOuntenancng all the dtsgracefu police
proceedings the president Of the Board OF Police
Of Jersey City, John P. Feeney The ballot-bo1 was
hidden from view of all except the men In the box
horse blanket carefully drawn between It and the
bystanders. The proceedings at this precinct were
so fagrantly illegal that the result
is affected by the vote there, Judge seymour
chairman OF the Republican Executive Committee OF
Hudson County. said the Republicans would make
every effort have the precinct returns thrown out
General Grubb came TO the rooms Of the Republican
State Committee. In the Fuller Building, about noon
yesterday after HAVING voted his home in Burling
ton County lie did not stay long, but received
message which induced him to take the train for New
ark. In the evening he returned TO the state Com
mittee rooms, where he received the returns. The
rooms were thronged last evening with Republicans
from all over the state. Conspicuous among them
was ex-Secretary RobesOn.
In a number OF the precincts in Jersey City and
Hoboken trouble occurred at the polls. There was
fight IN the With District. The police had 10 be called
ont in the patrol wagon 70 the Of the fight PO
ceman LurIey received ugly cash over his eye In
the struggle, while he was endeavoring to get pos
session OF ballstbOX. There also fight In the
Second Precinct OF tn" lid District. where p T.
Donneny and Joseph Griffin, both Democrats, were
running for feeholder The rival factions broke into
the polling place while the vote was being counted.
The police after using their clubs vigorously finally
got possession of the balO-bOx and conveyed IL TO
Police Headquar where the vote was counted.