The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-17
STUHR IS NOT HOPEFUL.
But Then He Proposes to
Make a Fight in the
Senate.

1t was currently reported in Republi-
can circles in Trenton after Stuhr's fiabby
protest against the seating Of lone
Edward f. McDonaldn as the Senator
from Hudson had been read in the Senate
Tuesday, that the Senate Committe on
Elections propose to make the State bear
the expense of systematic contest for
the seat. in Stuhr's behalf. Stuhr had
the right under the law to have recount
of all the ballots cast at the late election,
but such q recount would have cost him
a nice little penny, and penuriousness
deferred him from going to the expen Sc.
The Senate Committee, il was stated, will,
however, have the exploration made for
Stuhr's benefit at the States expense.
They propose TO summon witnesses and
make as much of a showing in excuse for
the possible unseating of Senator McDon-
aid, as long array of yarns about elec-
tion methods in the county will make pos
sible. 1t is remarked as somewhat not
able that Gardner and Roe, who make up
the Republican majority in the Senate
Election Committee, are the hottest par
tisans in the Legislature, and it is as
sumed that if they can find any pretext
for unseating Mr.. Mcdonald they are pre-
pared to make the most of it.
sTUHR TELLS SOMETHING.
Stuhr made pilgrimage to Trenton
with his ''protest" on the eleven O'Clock
train last Tuesday morning, and had q
whole cab to himself, at an expense of
twenty-five cents, to one of the hotels.
He could not be found, however, after he
was seen to leave the depot; and it was
not till yesterday that an interviewing
NEWS reporter ran across him.
well, you are asking. me too much, y
he said, when he was asked what proofs
E,sa1 h 6afh han md hat mr. 1rcn hn in
tended to pursue in his contest.
But / will state that think l have
abundant proof in my possession TO over
come the majority of 5000 against me.
What these proofs are of course will not
state at present, but / will give you a few
samples of how the thing was worked
on election day. In what is known
were 264 votes polled, and only 1870
registered names There were also 104
little jokers. have some Of these in my
possession. In another precinct / was
credited with ten votes, and have in nv
possession at present sixty aftidavits of
persons living in that precinct who voted
for me. Then there is the engine house
precinct on Henderson street. The do
lngs OF the Board or Election officers
there were disgraceful. In one place on
Union Hill, where / ran strong, I was in
formed Oh one day that | had received
100 majority. The following day the
majority was given to Mcdonald. These
are only few of the worst cases of
fraud of which | have evidence in my
possession There are dozen others
which l am not at liberty to indicate at
present.
BUT HE HAS HIS DOUBTS.
.Have you any idea of being able to
oust Mr.. McDonald?' asked.
''Well, of course that l cannot say, but
/ think we will prove to the people that
some outrageous frauds were committed
even Ii do not secure the seat. have
received letters from different persons
urging me to go ahead with my protest
and intend to do SO.
Allan McDermott, chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Committee, when spoken &C
on the subject of StnhFispr protest, said:--
81 don't seer how the protest can in any
way effect Mr.. McDonald's title to his
seat.
'sHe was elected by large majority and
there is no reason to believe that there is
any fraud about it. Why the majority In
this county was nothing unusual.
sit was not more than Governor Green
received or than was given to Cleveland
in 1884
INVESTIGATION INVITED.
81 do not think that the Senate Com
mittee on Elections is hostile to Mr..
Mcdonald and that there is nothing TO be
feared from that direction.
For my part wish the Senate would
send a committee up to Hudson to ex-
anime into the late election. They have
the power to do SO.
I'VE hear so much about the fraud and
corruption in this county that l would
like to see the matter carefully sifted to
the bottom. When that is done it will
be found that there is no fraud or cor
runtiOn here "