The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-15
STUHR'S FLABBY PROTEST.
He Wants the Senate to Give Him the
Seat Zone Il. +. Mcdonald" Holds.
SDecioL tn the TeyseU CitU Nefus.

He Wants the Senate to Give Him the
Seat some Il. #. Mcdonald Holds.
Special to the Jersey City Netcs.
TRENTON, Jan. IA, 1990.-Gardner, the
busy looking senator from Atlantic got
off a neat one in the Senate this after
noon. Adrain, the Middlesex wit, was
on the the temporary organization that
resulted in the installation into office of
the caucus officers whose names were
sent to you yesterday; and in pursuance
of the programme, Nevius had been
chosen to the presidency by the orthodox
party vote. 1t is quite the proper caper
for Adrain to appoint two senators to es-
cort the newly chosen head of the Senate
to the gavel and water pitcher: and
Gardner and Werts were picked out to
discharge the complimentary function.
''He doesn't need two escorts" Gardner
remarked.
''Why not?" asked Adrain.
s'He has but one arm, sir" was the At
lantic Senator's bright explanation.
Nevius left an arm on one OF the battle
fields OF the rebellion. The crowd glanced
at his armless coat sleeve and broke into
a pleasant ripple of laughter. For the
rest it need only be said that, in pursu-
ance of the caucus programme, Mott. the
President of the Republican Club League,
became secretary; Honeyman, of the
Somerset Messenger, reader; Smiler
Sharpe. sergeant-at-arms, and Shreve, OF
Atlantic, engrosser, and that Mott ap-
pointed Gus Barber to be his journal
clerk.
sTUHR AND ZONE E. F. MDoNALD.
There had been little diversion, how
ever before the organization. While the
credentials of the newly elected Senators
were being handed in, Pfeiffer, of Cam
den, rose and sent those OF Senator-elect
Edward F Mcdonald to the desk.
Il have protest to present." drawled
Roe, the white bearded Senator from
Gloucester, as he struggled to his feet
A page bore it, paper he held in his
hand, to the secretary. When it was
read it proved to pe Stuhr's protest
against McDonald's being seated. The
document covered three OF four pages OF
type written legal cap.
In it Stuhr--who may possibly be re-
membered as the kickers' candidate for
State Senator against Mcdonald last fall
admits that he is over thirty years of
age, and declares that prior to November
5th last he had been for four years resi-
dent of Hudson county: that he was a
candidate for State Senator on the day
named; that he believed he received more
votes than one Edward +. Mcdonald, ~
who was a candidate against him. and
makes protest that the certificate of cleo
tion given to one Edward +. Mcdonald"
is false and untrue, and contests the so
declared election of Said "Mc Donald" on
five grounds
1. Malconduct, fraud and corruption on
the part of many election boards.
2. The receiving by the clerks of Illegal
votes and the rejection of legal votes.
3. The illegal registration of many per-
sons not legal voters.
4. Errors in and by way of the Board of
Canvassers of several election precincts
in counting and declaring results, aud of
the Board of Canvassers in declaring the
results, and which errors were sufficient
to change such results.
5. A large number of ballots were cast,
with the name of zone E. +. Mcdonald" I"
which had been previously preparedt
stamped and punctured so as to make
them appear regular, when. in fact, they
were inserted in the ballot boxes folded
up with other ballots.
WHAT sTUHR WOULD LIKE.
The petitioner, who is William S. Stuhr,
Kickers' candidate. therefore protests
against the said certificate OF election
issued to E. f. Mcdonald, as aforesaid,
and to his holding the office, and prays
that all the matters and things relating
to said election may be enQuired into,
and that the certificate may be declared
and held to be null and void; and that
your petitioner may be declared to be
duly qualified and put into possession of
a seat in the Senate.
'sThc protest. Adrain ruled, twill be
received and at the proper time referred
to the Committee on Elections. Mr.. Nc
Donald will step forward and be sworn. :"
Thereupon zone Edward +. Mcdonald
emerged from behind mammoth floral
horseshoe with which the p. Fl. O'Neil
Association had adorned his desk, and
walking up to the presidents table, took
a nath nf office