The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-28
KICKING ALL AROUND
1t is Said the Money is for the
Jailership Fight, Not
for MePhiIlips.
Ring Toughs Try to Break up a
Republican Mass Meeting.

There was a conference of the Ring
leaders last evening at the headquarters
of the Democratic County Committee on
Grove street. Every precaution was taken
to keep the conference secret. The invi-
tations were sent out by the Little
Joker Boss'' himself through special
messengers, and SO anxious was he that
no one except those who were to be pres
ent should receive them that he wrote
the invitations himself. And pretty spec
linens of ortho5raphy and English gram
mar they werel They almost equaled some
Of little Charlie Clarke's efforts. 1t was
badly frightened group of leaders that
met in response to the invitations. The
situation was frankly discussed, and it
was agreed upon all sides that heroic
measures should be res0rted TO. Nothing
Iseenls left but to levy an assessment upon
THE city employees There was some
slight opposition to this upon the part of
lone or two who remembered that last
fspring, when Jimmy Connolly. the clerk
| Of the Tax Commissioners collected an
4 assessment of three per cent. solemn
promise was made that the clerks and
r other employees would not have to come
down again this year.
M TO ASSESS THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
\ The opposition was quickly squel shed
4 Oy The little Boss, who gave the kickers
TO understand that matters had come to
E.y<iesperate pass. 1t began to look very
|iSsch as though McPhillips would be de-
fssate1, and IL he was the Ring would
have TO put up its shutters and go out OF
business. The speech OF the Snerln was
more convincing than grammatical ana
won the day. An assessment was ordered
hfrT per cent. on all receiving 500 or less
.,E month, and from 8 to 5 per cent. on all
alaries over 800 per month.
When this became known about the City
Hall and the Street and Water Depart
lpient this morning the clerks and other
: employees began to kick most vigorously.
snhey called to mind the promise made
last spring when they gave up three per
cent. of their salaries TO help elect His
Fraudulency and perpetuate the Ring in
power for another year, that they would
not be called upon to pay another assess
menu until next spring.
The greatest discomfort was manifest
among the laborers on the streets and at
the water works at Belleville and the
high service station on the Heights.
Many of these who receive no more than
$50 or $40 per month have families to sup
port and the loss of two per cent. of
their small wages means great sacrifice
to them. From the subdued grumbling
which heard this morning among the
employees of these departments and the
muttered threats to avail themselves of
all the advantages of the secret ballot
feature of the new election law it is GER
tain that Colonel Wanser will receive .
large number of the votes of the employees
Of the Ring
wANsER MEN JUBILANT.
The fact that Sheriff Davis and his fell
low Ringsters were compelled to levy an
assessment upon the city's employees was
considered by the supporters Of Colonel
Wanser TO be ample evidence of the des-
perate straits to which the Ring has been
reduced. The general feeling about the
Coloners headquarters is one Of satistac-
ton. Every day the prospects of elect
ing Colonel Wanser Sheriff becomes
brighter, and some of his more enthusiastic
supporters are beginning to figure upon
a majority for him. The reports which
come in from eyerv section of the county
are most encouraging and the number OF
Democrats who assure the Colonel that
they will vote for him, is increasing
daily.
AS much of the balloting for Colonel
Wanser will be by pastors large quantity
of them have been prepared and any one
can obtain them by applying at the Re-
publican headquarters in the Weldon
buildinp