The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26
Davis Claims Tickets We're Refused
Them to Compel Them TO Vote
for Wanser.
H'LAUGHLlN SIMPLY REPLIES 'B0SH.


When Robert Davis, the Joker
Boss, realized the fatal effect of the
scheme to disfranchise thousands of
German aud Labor voters, originated
and perpetrated by his heelers in the
interest Of his puppet, McPhiliips, he
set about concocting plan to relieve
himself OF the odium and to fasten it
upon the shoulders Of County Clerk
Dennis Mclaughlin. To this end he
ordered his hired villifier to prepare
an article accusing Mr.. Mclaughlin
of deliberately DISTINGUISHING these
people in order to beat McPhillips.
The article was written, sent to the
Office Of the Davis-H ogancamp- CIeve-
land organ. and ordered to be put in
type SO that judgment might be
passed on its appearance in double
loaded BREWER. This was done and
proof sent to Davis on Friday.
Yesterday morning telephone
message was sent from well known
resort to the paper to '1et her go.
This is what they let Cos
MORE MACHINE LIES.
From the Arqus Of Yesterday.
The Bladder made another OF its
penny dreadful attacks on Sheriff
Davis yesterday, accusing him of
being responsible for the refusal to
print the names Of the Jeffersonian
candidates on the ticket. To anyone
who knows anything about the new
ballot law this charge must be laugh
able. Under the new law. the Sheriff
OF county has nothing to do with
the elections. The printing of the
tickets is expressly cor. mitted to the
care of the town and city clerks for
municipal contests and to the county
clerks in all general elections. Thus
the matter was entirely in the hands
OF County Clerk Mclaughlin and
Sheriff Davis had nothing to do with
it. Mr.. Mclaughlin not only acted
for himself in the matter, but he acted
contrary to the Judgment OF Sheriff
Davis, who believed that the Jeffer
sonians should have the same priv
ileges that others were accorded.
That the barring out Of these Jeffer-
sonian candidates will strengthen the
Republican candidates is very plain.
Whether Mr.. Mclaughlin saw far
enough to realize this is matter he
will have to settle with his party at
some future time. but that the result
will be to leave the Jeffersonians no
alternative but to vote the Republican
ticket is very plain. Wedo not believe
there are enough of them to change the
result or overcome the great and
growing popularity OF John j. Nc
Phillips, and we believe that that gem
tlcman's majority will be fitting re-
buke to the treachery of which it Is
SO plainly evident he is to be made the
subject, either through short-sighted
folly or design. The effort OF the
bladder yesterday to fasten the re-
sponsibility upon Sheriff Davis shows
that that sheet and the men behind it
fully understand and appreciate the
situation and like other traitors they
are seeking to pave the way to re-
spectacle retreat when the storm
bursts and their treachery to the
party stands revealed.
When all is said and done the fact
remains that County Clerk McLaugh-
lin, and not Sheriff Davis, stands re-
sponsible for consolidating whatever
thors may be Of the Jeifersonian vote
with Tho Republican vote. And the
4ygus does not intend that there