The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-24

ton and disgust-indignan at the high
handed proceedings or the Senate and
disgust at the acceptance of the Office by
Stuhr. Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis admitted that Stuhr was not en-
titled to the seat by the votes of the peo-
pie. and believed that he had sold himself
bony and soul to the Republicans.
Last night Stuhr held jollitication at
his house on Washington street. 1t was
q sort of lonely affair. Julius Schlatter,
couple more of the same school attended
it. Champagne flowed freely. but one of
the guests said to me this morning that
1t was more like a funeral than anything
he had ever witnessed.
To see how the new Senator impressed
the politicians in the city called on sew
eral of them this morning. The first
gentleman I struck was one of the most
prominent politicians in the city.
When I broached the object of
my errand he asked me not.
to use his name. He then safd:-sI think
Stuhr made the mistake of his life in ac-
cepring the Office. If, when the report of
the committee was read and Senator Me-
Donald's seat declared vacant, Mr.. Stuhr
had said, Gentlemen, i thank you for your
efforts in my behalf in exposing fraud,
but as do not think received a majority
of the votes cast at that election, ! decline
to accept the seat, there would not be a
Stuhr. Why,if were in Mr.. Stuhr's shoes
/ would no more accept the office than /
would cut off my right hand
Councilman Londrigan when seen,
said:--"It is an outrage on the commu-
nifty, and the people will show that they
have been insulted at the next election.
Why did they not order q new election,
and if necessary get the election officers
from Essex county or some other part of
the State? Why. you would find that
Stuhr would be beat by at least 5000
votes. But Mr.. Mcdonald need not fear.
We will show how much we think of him
when we send him to Congress next
falln
Corporation Attorney Minturn said:-
II do not believe Stuhr was elected. do
not believe Mr.. Stuhr thinks so himself
OF course there was fraud proven. but not
enough to show that Mr.. Mcdonald was
not elected. I think the proper thing
would be to order new election and
decide the matter impartially"
City Clerk McDermott:-'I cannot find
words strong enough to express myself.
It is the most high handed and outrage
Gus proceeding ever successfully at
tempted"
Water Register Lohman:-' II have moth
ing to say.n
Assistant City Clerk Kirschner:-"T
ribIe. / can scarcely believe it. )"
School Trustee Darcy Beyond belief.
An insult to the community"
Freeholder Coyle:-"It just shows what
the Republicans are capable of doing /
was told when the investigation started
that the intention was to seat Stuhr by
hook or by crook and see it has been
done.n
Harbor Master Moore:-"I regard it as
an outrage which will react on its perpe-
traitors. I sincerely hope that Edward f.
Mcdonald will be selected to represent
the people of Hudson county in Congress
where his sterling honest and brilliant
craftsmanship will place him among the
leaders. The would-be reformers who
are holding Publications over this great
fraud will be everlastlngly forgotten and
will be compelled to emigrate to some
Western town. where they will be viewed
with suspicion by any well-reguiated
vigilance committee"
Joseph Weinthal:-"Mr. Stuhr may
make the most of it now, but he will be
hereafter politically dead. He could not
be elected as Poundkeeper in this city,
Mr.. Stuhr has never been prominent IN
Hoboken politics. At one time he held
the Office of Corporation Attorney. A
few years ago he ran for the Assembly in
the Ninth district. He ran independent,
bucking the regular Republican and
Democraticsnomin and was beaten by
Let's, Republican, by $50 votes. Since
that time he did not seek Office until his
nomination as Senator by the Kern Roche
kickers.