New-York tribune., 1890-04-14
NEWS FROM NEW JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
PREPARING FOR A RECOUNT.
REPUBLICANS DETERMINED TO EXPOSE TIE
FRAUDS OF THE RING-TEEACHEKY
TO BE PUNISHED.

~ BIZ PI INlSHED.
The joint committee of jersey city Republicans and
members Of the Hudson County Ballot Reform A~,ocl-
ton. who propose to have a recount Of the vote cast
in jersey City last Tuesday for Mayor has cnea -ed
counsel George L. Ricord and otto Grouse partner Of
eNJudgc and cx Corporation Council John 4. Blair. o'
Jersey City. Mr. Ricord is an ex member OF the Board
~ Education and both men well known and able
lawyers The application for a recount will be made
on Tuesday or "Wednesday 70 Judge Knapp. Accom-
panyne the application. the law requires will be
formal statement Of specifications Of frauds. The
paint Will in this embrace about 100 pages u
typewriter copy ana the exhibition Of rascally work at
the polls last Tuesday will be simply Overwhelming.
II has been the custom in former for the Judge
before whom the application is made to appoint a
mission to take the testimony. In all the recent
Judge Knapp has appointed Court stcnorapher
Nnccnt 10 take the testimony. These eases have been.
however. Of small importance. based quo warrano
proceedings.
The last contest was that of Nelson ORepD against
Parson DEM for the Frcholdcr'> seat from the Vih
District. voted last fall. Nelson counted ont
by the ring II nagrant that in the contest
only two boxes opened before PlirSOn agreed TO
weld the stolen seat without further contest The
commissioner reported the and jude Knapp
seated Nelson. In the OF the coming recount.
however the question Is of much importance that
is doubtful If Judge Knapp will leave the tahing of
testimony In the hands u single cOmmi.> >On'r lac
~tenrRiaPher NEgtnt me pro- c"fnS0 VIII 'NiNId''
not only recount Of thc votes in INC boNcs.
hut also thorough investigation Of the crr-
tion. comparison of the registry and poll list,
and an investigation thorough A. That oi
the senate Investigating Committee. Inquiry viii DE
made at tho houses which ihc voters aid they lived
This method Of investigation revealed such wholesale
frauds In the Investigation that recount of
the Mayoraltv vote would be far,cal unc-- This was
included also and daylight let in in direction
The Ring m" hod>. Cleycland's swollen majority
u 2.0G3 is obtained from the polling place, whore
Abbctr's and McDonald'~ maior!tics came from for
Governor and state senator respectively. Far mor'
than that number of vote. found 70 have been
frauducntly last fail. and there is every evidence
that AZ many more will he found AZ the pending r..
count. which Will yet place Mr. Pcrh.n, IN tic city
Hall
Honest Republicans Of Jersey Cty arc sl'h that
the charges II trcachcry brought against some ~
the party leader, in that city VIII hc Investigated.
action that effect having been taken al tir meeting
Of the City and County Committees Oh Friday night.
The committee # investigation might gaia -onc in
formation hy finding out why William iiIte. "f 10.
932 = Third 81. having volunteered 10 "alrh t"r
polls without pay, Wa, sent from ih' precinct hr '''
IA and whcrr he knew all the la~in v'trr,' - pr
tinct. the Third of the l-f D-fil0. where h' knew
Slcr.n BOD Davis the Dcmooratic bD-- visited thi,
precinct early on the dtY Of election "nd Shtr "r9'r-
10 the election OH cr, I" allow no one h'inN' lr Don
,,,rs Wi2 Gin 1" ,,,i,, mi, h,1 f'l m fri l on Mon
Davis used TN, excuse TO shut Ilfc aud All other
watcher, away from the polls avorflN That tlc n"n
who had been sent did not I've in the precincts ttr,
had beer assigned 20 watch. IAc committee mieli
also summon John trUnaN. who watched 30 40. o.,
cole st. and Peter Lynch who watched AZ Fire Head
quarters. ln Bay 4.
1t may Zee hard to prove ANYTHING against ono %
these renegade l,,puf 4, aii- over '.-. SAID l"pnN
lean 81 Jersey Ctv yr~icfity. " lnt anybody who
i've here the same thing every election y, sooH
a. A ticket j. made ouf and honest Rep ff l'
work to elect D.. thee trader. hr-u to .u."f 80 'nr
alilcs throw cold wner on Our ci'ri- ard "a other
wAy~ known an f's io create d-r"il-'n in ptr
ranks. Their motives might u' above -p-ii IDn %
they did nu, pros grr 80 patronage ii uN'- -Itcf -
them hy MAYOR they allrtu lri fn i' iaulul-i'lt
elected. IN TIE late campaign iN"f -rc'.rri 90 iic
revelations Ic-a~ls Cleveland '"l0u' 800 ifr DiNuN
ti.cble com pans au unfair If.Nfil afta'i. Ihft
was one way firl rlf their nHii. II fNc receiver
i. =, lad A. tlr flio: m what category tr- flc ucl
who accept favor. At MAJOR Cleveland. hard.