The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-22
JOHNNIE'S REF ERENCES.
Another Batch Of Them Investigated
BY the Jersey City News.

lam encouraged to look uron nv nomination
as a recognition Of faithful service and business
qualifications In the discharge of my duty and
as promotion, for which l am very grateful
As evidence that the convention was justified in
recognizing those services and qualifications
and granting that promotion do not hesitate tc
refer to the following judges and lawyers, who
have not been identified with the Democratic
party
County Committee; Thomas McEwan, Secre
tary of Republican Committee; r. b. Seymour
George McEwan. James B. Vredenburgh. Will
liam Muirheid William A. Lewis Charles H
Voorhis William G. Bumstead. H. " Condic Ct
John Linn ]. II. Potts, Washington B. Will
liams, Flavel McGee James Flemming, William
H. Lewis. John A. Blair, Joseph T. Randolph
Thomas w James, Clarence Linn. Max Rosen.
burg De Witt Van BuslSirk Isaac S. Taylor,
James S. Erwin, James A. Gordon, John Heck,
Fred Frambach. Jr.. James ]. Northurp. Mungo
]. Curre, Thomas p. Kennedy. Colonel e. w.
Fuller. James Benny, Horace Robinson, Charles
X Cannon, Henry Ewald, s. B. Ransom, viii
liam j. Davis and John s. Mahon.
Theodore Ryerson, George Ryersou, f. B.
Ogden, e. K Saguine. James Palmer Randolph
Parmley, John Oiendorf, Earle Insley, d. D.
Zabriskie, Isaac Romaine, John W. B issell and
District Court Judges William P. Douglas,
A B, Dayton and Abel !. Smith.-Frons John Nc
Phillips letter accepting the Ring shrievaltD
nomination.
Further enquiry into John McPhillips'
references confirms the impression that
JAMES p NoRTHRoP.
Mr.. James p. Northrop said, "The use
of my name was not asked for. The first
.intimation | had of such use was
through the newspapers. Mr.. McPhlllips
has been very kinu to me, but every one
knows am Republican"
NJ. ). CURRIE.
M. ]. Currie said, Mr.. McPhillips did
not ask me to permit the use of my name.
Although more of a Democrat than Re-
publican, shall vote against McPhillips.
as am unalterably opposed to anyone
who is influenced by the ring
JAMES S. ERWIN.
James S. Erwin said:--''The use of my
name was unauthorized, and though am
a friend of McPhillips, l oppose him
earnestly and will support Wanser for
Sheriff.
JAMES vREDENBURGH.
MIR. James Vredenburgh said that he
knew nothing about his name being used
in that connection until he saw it in the
paper, and he did not wish to be under
stood as endorsing Mr.. McPhillips' can
didacy for Sheriff.
s. B. RANSOM.
Mr.. S. B. Ransom said that he certain
I ly did not intend to endorse McPhillips az
q candidate for Sheriff, and that the use
OF his name in the letter was without his
authority.
AUGUST ZABRTsKIE.
August Zabriskie said.--"I don't re-
member giving Mr.. McPhillips the au-
thority to use my name. Personally ]
think him straight man, but can't { say
that will support him"
THOMAS j. KENNEDY.
Thomas ). Kennedy said.-'I think /
once remarked to Mr.. McPhillips that if
he would throw himself aloof from the
present corrupt Ring, should he ever be
nominated for Sheriff, he might possibly
secure largely the support of the lawyers
of this county. But / have signed the
petition of the Prohibition nominees and
will support them"