The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03
TN HUDSON.
The Ring Element, If It
Dares, Will Push It's
Assembly Hee1ers.
"RUIE Or RUM IS ITS POLICY.
Byrnc, Boyle, Murphy, Kelly G Co.
Slated for Trenton--Republi-
can Allies of the Gang.

destinies Of this county and city So long
The ring has already plowed
through the fields and carefully
narrowed them. Plenty Of polit-
lcal ertiliztng material has been
guaranteed by the ring to make the seeds
planted by them grow vigorously and
soon the work of wedding out the abund-
ant crop will begin. Ring farming is the
reverse Of that followed by the agricul-
turists, and the weed ing process is the
most peculiar part Of the work.
1t has ever been the custom of the plain
old fashioned farmer to carefully dis
tingnish the good from the bad in his
crops and destroy the latter, leaving only
the pure and wholesome vegetation. The
political farmer in this county just re-
verses the operation. The good, firm,
sturdy and wholesome plant is trampled
on and the weak and corrupt is carefully
cultivated
The rings farm in Hudson county Is
divided into ten parts, known as Assem-
bly, districts, aid this year more than
usual care has been paid to each of these
divisions. The principal article under
cultivation In each is an Assem-
blYman, and in nearly every one
the ring farmers have very successfully
weeded out the strong and lusty and left
the weak and plant to be cultivated.
This First district has bothered these
the ring has had bad luck.
of Michael Mullone, although it by no
means desires to. Mr. Mullone is often
erratic, but he is never a man that the
farmers can cultivate. This is best shown
in his action in the Legislature last year
when he caused the amendment to the
m
the horror and intense dis
gust of the ring. These men
have made a very careful search over the
district for man to beat Mr.. Mullone for
the nomination, but they have failed, and
they are forced to make the best of it. It
is not doubted but that AFR. Mullone will
accept the nomination, and there is no
Republican in the district filed with the
idea tina he can defeat him.
A RING DISTRICT.
In the Second district the Ring farmers
have been more successful. They capt
ured Henry Byrnes last year soul and
body, and they own him vet. Byrnes'
record in the Legislature is too fresh be-
fore the people to need comment here. It
is enough to say that what the Ring Or
dered done he did. He has been well re-
warded for his obedience, TOO for he has
been continued as the contractor to sweep
the streets and remove garbage. He has
which was 5000 one to throw small
Quantity of crushed stone on the county
road, and his liquor store on Colgate and
Wayne streets is literally patronized by
the gang controlled by the Ring. IL the
Ring is in power he will be re-nomf-
mated, for the, Ring needs him.
The only opposition thus far known is
that being made by Patrick Sheeran. In
dependent Democrat, who does not care
for the honor again but wants revenge on
the Ring for its bad treatment of him. 1t
is needless to say that Mr.. Sheeran will
not be elected if he runs and that the
Ring counts as certainty on Byrnes.
REPUBLICANS WILL WIN.
The Third district ought to be Republi-
can this year, for the notorious James
Murphy will be renominated by the Ring.
There is not a self-respecting taxpayer in
this district who would like to see Muir
ply returned but the fiat of the Ring
has gone forth and its workings are
already to be seen. A member of
the County Committee told me that
every committeeman in the district was
in favor of Murphy. The Ring knows
we'll that without factional fight in the
Third district, II the Republicans should
nominate a good man Murphy would be
buried from sight among the whiskeY
bottles in his saloon. The Ring does not
depend entirely on Democrats, by any
means, for it's successes. but controls Re
publicans as well. One of the Republi-
can coadjutors to this infamous Ring is
the John Watt Association. OF the Third
district. 1t was organized by John Watt
when he was one of the indicted big
Four of the Board of Works. Mr..
Watts connection with this rascally
Board is well known and was ventilated
in the Court of General Sessions when
one of his colleagues was on trial. Watt
was under two indictments for corrup-
M mn in "a
Democratic Ring has always treated Watt
very kindly and Watt has
found it to his interest to be
treated well by them. He has been
amply rewarded and now has brother
who Is foreman of a gang of men at work
for the Street and Water Commissioners.
This brother claims to be q Republican,
but he is kept in Office by Commissioned
Dugan.
The Ring has use for this" Association"
now, and in obedience to orders it has
nominated Frederick I. Porrett. n Repub-
lican, for Member of Assembly. The Ring
and the Watt faction know we'll that the
Regular Republicans in the district win
not recognize Porrett and will make their
own nominations. In fact Alderman
Hoos has been suggested as the possible
candidate. The Ring hopes that the Watt
Association will be able to poll enough
Porrett votes to permit Murphy to slide
in.
THE DOUBTFUL FOURTH.
The Fourth District is q region OF
doubt Who will be nominated is a
mystery, but the only person prominent
ly mentioned as General Heppenheimer' 8
successor is Henry Gaede. He is a lawyer.
and talented, young and well to do. He
has never been much in politics. and the
Ring views him with suspicious eyes.
Frederick Mersheimer's name is also
mentioned, but his affiliation with the
Ring IS so we'll known that it is very
doubtful il he could secure the nominal
ton. Ex-Boss Kern, of the Board, of
Works, is also mentioned. He would suit
the Ring very much if they believed they
could trust him; but Kern is positive
man and has some old sores to wipe out
and the Ring fears that If he was elected
he might desert them to ayenge his per
sonal grievances. 1t is too early Tor the
Republicans to take any interest in the
politics of this fall.
RULE OR RUIN.
1t is nearly conceded by the Ring that II
has no chance in the Fifth district. and
rather than see a Democrat elected that
could not be controlled, the Ring would
prefer to see Frederick w Potts returned
and keep the district an assured Republic
can one. The only Democratic names
. mentioned thus far In this district for the
nomination are those OF john W. Aymar,