New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-01
THE HUDSON COUNTY FIGHT.
WORK FOR THE REPUBLICANS IN THE
STRUGGLE AGAINST FRAUD
ur,ous RECORDS OF MANY OF THE RINGS
c.xn,nArrs-sEvERAL OF THEM INDICTED
FOR MALFEAsANcE IN OFFICE.

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cans and anti.ring speakers in Hudson County on
,,.s,..a.r n,cb, was a revelation to both Demo
.u,,s and Republicans: II was dismaylng 10 the
to-rer and gratifying to the latter. The meeting In
odd Fellows, Hall in Hoboken, II Is SAID by oidume
o,,,,c,ns IN that city, the largest they ever saw
r.. After leaving Hoboken General Grub was
ar;..n IN the home Of Judge r. d. seymour, who Is
chairman of the Executive Committee OF the hepuo'
,,a.n County Committee and member of the state
uO..,,,o. The General spent the night as the
IN. :, 1ras. seymour. and yesterday morning took
- .,,, for SALEM where he spoke to an immense
audience. -. 49, =. ,s
Yesterday was the second and iaso gay Oh rceis
,raton in Hudson County and as was eApec'eu o'ors
,n.rnsr NJ obstacle was nterposcd 10 t4e piacing
., penubl,can names the registry hsts' every
,.,n hoorI an the hands Of the Ring men, there
beine two Democratic inspectors anu Don'ooi"'-o
80 20 one Republican Inspector Word was early
,.a =, tho office of the Republican County Com
-. ,,., :, many precincts the election boards were
ransInc 10 register the names of Republicans whose
rn.s we're presented by friends who made anidavit
.h., the owners Of the names were known to them as
qualified voters. This refusal was an absolute de-
eance Of law as in the official instructions issued
10 the election boards regarding their duties there is
this paragraph.
Tho Roard Of Registry shall also meet Thursday
,.xt preceding the day the general election at o'clock
in the morning. the same place where they held their
frStm NEE
in the evening second meeting is for the purpose OF
revising and correcting the original register OF adding
thereto the names OF all entitled to the right Of
rra0e I'm the election district the ensuing general
election and who shall appear in person before them or
shall be shown by the affidavit in writing OF some voter
IN said district TO be a legal therein.
The law is so well understood in Hudson County as
permtting the names of citizens presented aft
davt TO 20 the registry that the City Clerk always
has on hand supply Of affidavit blanks which are
to- etrh.
lion TO the two parties Yet the first day of
registry this year. October Is. the Republicans who
apped at the City Clerks Office for affidavit blanks
were told that the supply was exhausted. Not eX-
pecting this step the Republicans were unable 10
secure blanks that day. At its own expense the
Republican County Committee procured a supply OF
blanks for use yesterday
In tho First Election Precinct of the With Assembly
District a fragrant outrage was perpetrated on the
Republican Inspector, William Davis. He appeared
AT the appointed hour at the precinct and attempted
10 perform his functions. He was told by the Demo
Gratis that his place had been filed by another Re-
publican Inspector, former policy dealer, sylvester
Iehy who had been selected to act by the Democrats
on the board. Davis showed tho certificate OF his
appointment by the Board OF Aldermen and demanded
hi, rights lie was threatened with arrest II he
opened the pollboOl Nevertheless be attempted TO
take the book, when he was roughly seized by Police
Canain Christopher smith and elected from the ROOM
lie protested a little knot of angry Republicans )ohcd
in tn, protest and the result the arrest Of Davis
and the clubbing of William Morgan, an organ manu-
fscturer. who lives at Ninth and Grove SITS, and John
w Cummings Davis taken before Police justice
s;ilsing ard accused by Captain Smith OF inter
fering with the Board Of Registration Davis showed
the certificate of his appointment ana was promptly
released The Chief of Police also issued notice 10
his subordnstes TO recognize Davis as the regularly
appointed inspector Subsequently Davis, accom-
pansed by Judge seymour. appeared before Justice
stf,snR ard lad a complaint Of assault against zap
,ain Awsa. Mir. Morgan and Mr. cummings a'eo
: v,,re est complaints against Smith ana seH
c.-sst 6Tec" Reardon. for assault. These omclas
were ordered 10 appear before the justice 'ou"s az
a. m and vcr the charge
The reasc2 s.Yen by the Democratic inspectors 10,
selecting L-ly IN Davss place Is that DAVIS idi'o"
10 act As au 81 sIector the first day OF ross~"u
Davis asserts that he was at the place ol iosie"S
on that day ready act, but his certhcaee OIL ap'
continent by scmc trickery on the part OF the hns
mem was withheld from him until after the registration
was over. 80,
Last night there were number OF enthusiastic
rallies for the Fusion candidates throughout inc
county the largest being at ODD FOLLOWS nan ~
IIoboken There was also great meeting NO"
under the auspices % the Hudson County banoV he-
form Association a, the Tabernacle to indorse the
CANDIDATES who have pledged themselves for genuine
ballot reform There music by the laOerha'ic
hand and addresses by the Rev. j. L. scudder anu
Others. -
Candidates for .ssemblymen and members OF me
BOARD Of Chosen $rechOders in the county aro ds
numerous as blaclbrs in June. and an enormous
amount of hard work has been DONE ana ii'elai
,,nnlv of doodle has been expended In the
,,rin,sres II, The nominating conventions and In
e vigorous personal canvass that is being conducted
hv the aspirants The air. usual before elections
l. thick with accusations of trading and deainS
MANY nominees docted 70 accept the NOMINATIONS
otfered 10 them fearing that they would be rem0rse
lessly slaughtered election day. EhisssNes
Of the Ring Democrats have laborcd indlsriousy 10
sow seeds of dscord and dlsafec7ion in the Fusion
conventions. In fact. for the last two weeks all
has been chaos and hubbub in Hudson County. But
the candidates are all in line now, and reahy 1of
their friends to walk up 10 the polls and be couh'eu
Looking over the field Of nominees gives pretty
good insight into the character OF the men IN mo
three political camps struggling FOR the MUNICIPAL
Offices A worse LOT Of cOuuptioniss and ruinseiers
than have been put forward by the Ring Democrats
in each of the ten districts it would be hard 10 ge'
together About one-half their candidates for the
Board Of Chosen Freehoders have beon lndicna Dy
The Grand Jury OF Hudson County for maueasahcs
in Office and other official misdemeanors, and with
pure jury system would now be doing psnsnce Ioa
their sips in snake Hill Prison Following are some
of the records Of some Of these men:
In the Ist Assembly District the Ring nominee for
Assembly is Michael MullOne formerly proprietor OF
The Jersey City Argus in which position he a.
one time denounced the crowd he now trains with,
calling them thieves aud villains EOr III
fhis district the Ring nominee is John German who
keeps q room DOyles lquor-stOre In Newark
ave- not far from the City Hall, where, il IS said,
Cet gamo of poker be hal without fear Of Inter
fence from the police
In the lid District the Rings candidate for Assem-
S9yman is Henry Byrnes, formerly vendcr Of yegeta'
IL. now the official streetclesner, noted chiefly for
ne large number of unnaturazod Italians he employs
az cIcan the streets. For Freebooter in
tps district the Ring presents Mike Hennessy,
who ellis groceries and liquors on Waynest, and Is
,ha nresane FreebOder from the district Air Henncssy
@ o p Srcasion furnished the county with two barrels
Of trpentine in another mans name and charged for
~ -. = ~ though The besi turpentne only c0sts $50
= "S h- r"' he was indicted by the Grand Jury,
brought 70 trial before jury drawn by Sheriff Bob
Ws"9e ~ nemocratic boss" OF Hudson County, and
A. msb ,a nave been expected was let of The sage
Jury cent man 10 prison for year Tor isihhg
;hroush a ,vindov-nane who intoxicated
James Murphy former Republican: is , rnhn ng
for the Assembly as the Rings man IN me Iiio DIS
triot Mr. Mrrnhy once succeeded In getting on
psnnblcsn sl ticket as candidate but was speedily