New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
NEWS FROM i NEW JERSEY
A STORY OF TREAcHERY AND FRAUD.

TESTIMONY OF 4 DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL cos
cEENING HIS POLITICAL. METHODS.
There seemed t. be an unusual attraction for tho
Democratic hcolcr~ n the hearing Yesterday bcfpr,.
the senate committee which J.. bringing - uel the
frauds which Democratic Official, and candidate, per
pctiatcd ON the election dav IT Last fan. Mike
O'Naia. 4 gambling house cmployc and a Democratic
official wa called to testify I, hi, connection with
the election for rovernor in ls-D. The fact that he
10 be on tine witnc stand had been prtf, widely
hcradcd throughout Jersey CITY. and the result W..
an extremely large attendance A. Yesterday morning,
hearing.
o'Nara's story was a fehy one indeed and few
believed IT, II was t. the eject that Jaur- G. Young
member Of the Republican STATE Committee had
promised him $4,000 If lie would carr, Hudson
County for General Grubb the Republican candidate
lie pnin ed t. d. this. hc aid hui u on, f,i
hlun." which hc carried out up 10 election da, .
Mr.. Young paid him iu al about so, FOR car fam.
which he received In cash. con the da, hcfor. cc,
ton he -worc Mr. Young told him that he could not
keep hi. word in the payment OF the 10000. hut
would give Aim $1,000 t. carry one Democratic PR
cinct. O'Mam carried ont hI, side of ~" hlir-
hy getting 10000 Democratic ticket, printed with
General Gfuhh- name at the head ~ the I.l These
tickets were not used and the bundle n which the,
were was not opened.
Mr. Young recalled 20 the winc.- stand AID
To- O'Mar for information regarding the work being
done b, the Democrats and To- keep o'Maia from
doing hl, dirt, work with the Democrats. The nr.f
that PEE kn'" ahouf ans ballots hcins printed FOR hm
O'Nara'. order Wa when the printer wrote t. him.
Mr.. Young promptly wrote t. The printer t'at hc
would not Ih' the h and that omar, had mo- ara
ihortg to order printing done for HIM. Neither thl-
M nor the nl FOR the 'trrias" which O'Naa -ty.
that he u.cd ON election day in Nr. lounss Interest.
has been paid Nr Young declared po-.t,cl, hat
he knew absolutely nothing about any $4,000 ron
Tract with p'Nafa.
Colonel Iorcy the state Treasurer cs'acd that
p'Mara went inf" The Republican headquarters f.w
dave before the election and asked for VI. young
He lcf word that be- would meet Mr. Young ~ Taylor,
Hotel When Mr. ioune came in colonel ToGcy told
him that OMAR, had been looking for him. and he
advised Nr. Young ~ have nohn. - do with him.
r. ihs Mr. Young replied that hc
simply getting information FOR tho
committee from O'NaIa and everything was all reht
O'Nara's Al the weight of testimony against him
nearly got him into scrioa- trouble. the vtnc>,
stand he broke thrc. times with Indecent
Of the committee. rcbuhcd him -tcrnlv. O'Mara also
in,nited Mr. Graham. Tho sergeant Al arms.
John =. Johnson and Charles henderson testified to
a large number Of adfrc--.- from which voted
either being ont Of the precinct where the votes vcro
adjourned until next Tue day.
The Assembly Committee. which +, also going 10
secret session at raylors Hotel TIL is a Demo
cratic committee, aud was appointed by resolution
y. ed hy Democratic votes in The Assembly H. offset p
possible the exposure, Of frauds Of which the Demo
cr,t have been guilty by wing t. unearth something
through which accusations can be- made against Re
puhlicans.
Tle A,,cm,lEmen Pre.cnt we're Messrs Marsh
Kcpuhlicln-. N-,"mhlyman Marsh elected ,h,ir
man. and Jnmc~ f. Lcckvltl. Of Atlantic Cny. >ccr.
taIy. The committee VIII meet AT Trenton on Mon
and decide whore The Investigations shall lcrin
II generally understood that the first attack will be
made Atlantic city.