New-York tribune., 1889-11-05
PART II.
PAGES TO IA.
FRAUD HEAPED ON FRAUD.
THE NEw.yERsEY RING STOPS AT NOTHING
EVERY DAY REVEALS NEW SCHEMES TO CHEAT
THE PEopLE-REPUBLIcANsw WILL FIGHT
CORRUPTION TO THE LAST.

The feelings of the people and the politicians vi
Hudson County. n. j.. wrought up TO ngn.iDs
pitch by the revelations of the last few days o, r
bloodshed at the polls marks the battle OF the oano
n Will be no surprise 10 anybody who mas u ~
the situation carefully. Both sides, or ra'ner o.
three sides the Republicans. the Antlh"e -
Gratis and the Ring Democrats, have 'of ~, . ~
their preparations to watch the vouns' - " hovo
the precincts where the names OF iIesai nna,a,,os
been registered by hundreds, the fusio" 80 ,ho
= - , dozen men 10 watch inc
voting six men from each party, ana 'lie -, -,
iii 10 r,c,.a on account of their kno"ioueo VI 'iO
voters Every lawful voter VIII oo rna. Th
of the dozen guardians OF an " -. Ico h,,
p,,S men win have their heelers present aiSo' uu'
o. a., ,nrnose of "bulldozing' the wa'cners Vi ''ei'
onop,s sod forcing through the ihegal No'ers'
pea mora the registry lists are examined by the
p.nnhIcans the more apparent inc uSgacol'i nature
n, the frauds by which II IS hoped 10 seat MT aooo'
se.n IN the Governors chair becomes An inspec-
- =, ,,e rat,,,-os In the lst Assembly District yes
,aov revealed l. 900 names illegally placed on the
"a, out Of a total OF 4.351. This district reaches
back from the Hudson River, north ana sou'h Vi .no
PENNSYLVANIA station, to Barrow-st Many Oh Uie
names were those of reputable ciIlzelS VINO hau yo
AGO moved out of The district. had been cut out OF
n In the redlstrcting by last winters Democratic ger
rvmanderng thus proving that the Democrats had ac
cess 10 old registry lists. Seven hundred OF these
names were published by the Republican Oommltec
yesterday afternoon. Any attempt TO vote on uem
TODAY Will result in the bogus owners being prompuS
locked up, charged with states Prison ohence'
This process of purging the swollen registration lists
of the different precincts has been carried on so Vgor
ouslv by The Republicans and their Iehersonian allies
for the last days that large enough nuhoer ol
fraudulent names has been already discovered to wipe
ont the figures which Allan T.. McDemot chairman OF
the Democratic state Committee. yesterday afternoon
declared would be Mr.. Abbetts majority namely
1o7OO Realizing the peril in which their hold on
uudaon CouDtv the heystOnc The Democratic arch,
Is placed by the fusion movement in the county the
Democrats have Ovcrreached themselves III uier e'o''s
~ retain power Frauds nearly glaring as those
revealed in the registry lists from the lst District have
been brought to light in Other Assembly districts ID
the Id District hundreds Of have been registered
nom the canal OF the Morris Canal and scores o.
fraudulent names are put down those OF people
living on board the mghOatS that lie IN the
Morris Canal Basin. \ detective VINO had maze
careful canvass OF the canal sail yts'esday VIII
give any man $40 that can go along the cahai ana
ind the owner of single one Of those names' In
His district 1851 names registered. It's normal
voting strength IS about 4,oOO. The regis tration In
tbe district is greatly in excess of last years not
vthsandng the fact that last year was FIesden'idi
wear and that by the workings of The leslslauVc
gerrymandcr four Of the largest and most popnlous
blocks were taken from the district The Republicans
ar fairly amazed at the size of the contemplated
frauds Nothing so scandalous, II Is believed. has
ever before taken place in Hudson County. In the
sixth Precinct Of the lid Assembly District 100 names
were registered the first day and 027 the second day
making a total OF LIZ names. 1t IS believed thai
so MANY voters could not ind beds In the district
unless the roofs OF tie houses were covered with co.'s
In the lid Assembly District. which is bounded by
Henderson Grove and Third sts. and Railroad ave-. the
lists are swollen much the way as in the Isl
and Id. The total returned registration. with three
districts missing 5s37. The Fourteenth Precinct
has a reg stry of ESQ a careful made of the
that fully 500 names, Of
nearly oBe-hah Illegal
Jersey City has a registration law, which makes IL
comparatively easy ferret out the fraudulent names
and stop illegal voting. Outside of Jersey City there
Is no registration law, and here is where it is expected
that repeaters and colonizers VIII fry to do their
work on a large scale These outlying districts have
an honest votns population OF about 1900. What
they VII turn out today only be surmised, but
II Is known that hundreds Of strangers. Italians and
Iamps have appeared the neichbOrhood. 1t IS said
that every stal the Gutenberg track stables
has been turned nio lOdgtng-place for tramps and
Italians. These districts which not projected by
a registration law the 1Xth and Xth. and parts
OF the With, With and With, embracing IIODoken
Guttenberg Ba.Cnne, Harrison and Kearny town
ships, and other SUBURBS.
Despite all this crooked work the Fusonsts
psct TO cary their county ticket by good round
majority, and elect three or four Republican Assem-
blymen, although the Republicans Only had As
semblyman last winter The boiling Democrats have
done stalwart WORK for the Ticket and they have
leading them In their warfare the Ring Of
the most popular men on their side. considerable
number Of aloOnkeepers has TO their help, and
as the liquor element. especially in Jersey City, always
controls large local Vote this detection has caused
much uneasinss in the camp of the Ring. The police
brought pressure bear these people but without
avail Every saloon keeper who sympah hlzed with
the boiling Democrats found Sunday police
men On guard at his side door and III instance an
arrest was made Such unusual police vigilance had
not been seen in Jersey City for many a long day.
But this has only wdened she chasm between the
factions and it is likely to result in great good 10
the State at large today. The headquarters of the
boiling Democrats In the Weldon Building
thronged yesterday with candidates who came after
their tickets and pastors. These fully aware
that Leon Albeit is part and parcel and the creature
Of the Hudson County Ring. and though they have
never come out openly for General Grubb, there
almost unanimous call for pastors bearing the name
of the Republican candidate These they got in neat
little books with picture of the General the
sne' The Jeheronians have also flooded the county
with circular addressed TO their fc
low Democrats containing fifteen reasons
why they ask that the corrunt crowd
which has dsgraced the party name in Hudson Comfy
should be struck down at the bailotbox These cir
culars have proved effective that the candidates
carried of large supply for distribution along with
the tickets ana pasteis' 10 the doubtful voters at the
polls.
The Republican County Committee rooms ,rsre alec
thronged with candidates. all with good reports from
their districts. They were supplied literally with
tickets and each will be found hard at work
to-day In the ever-recurring fight with the common
foe. the Democracy.
General Grub remained quietly at his home in
Burlington County yesterday. To-day he viii be
at the rooms OF the Republican state Committee in
the Fuller Building. Jersey City, where he VIII re-
ceive the news Of the voting all the State and
get the returns tonight General Grubbs friends
are not bOas,ng of any majority for to-day like
Chairman Nc cDermott but If General Grub is not
elected Governor with 5000 more votes TO his
credit than Mr.. Albeit has, they will be greatly
surprised.
The effort of the Republicans to get changed the
color Of the ink used In stamping the ballot by the
sew-Jerscy patent ballOtbOx and thus head of the
,mveaon 1 the Democrats 20 vote double. triple and