New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
RING BAIL FOR RING TOOLS.
JERSEY CITY BOSSES IN COURT.
THEY FURNISH BONDS FOR THE RELEASE OF
TIE ARRESTED ELECTION OFFICERS
DEMOCRATS ADMIT THAT CLEvE.
: LOSING STRENGTH
LAND Is LOSING STRENGTH.

LAND Is LOSING STRENGTH.
The arrest of dozen election officers in Jersey
| City on Saturday fell like bombshcll in the
camp Of the corrupt bosses and ring rulers. who
are using every means within their power to keep
control OF that hapless community and continue
10 rob its taxpayers for their own profit The
pretcnoc that they do not c0untcnancc the crimes
| Of the rascally election officers was pretty cf-
| fectually disposed Of by yesterdays work When
| tle election officers were arraigncd before Judge
Lippncott the shining lights Of the Democratic
party were there to help them out. " Boss
Davis. the Sheriff, hand to supcrintcnd
the arragnmcnts for bail. Jim Cannon.
lquor-dcalcr, cx-Aldcrman. ex-Coroncr exas-
SCISSOR, cx-membcr OF the notorious Boa rd Of Public
Works, County Superintendent. and cand-
date for Justice Of the Peace in the st District
qualified as bondsman TO the men in s.. 900 until
Judge Lppinco,t refused 10 accept him any longer
Police Commissioner Kelly and his brother " Tom
also went on the bonds Of others of the criminals
The election officers themselves were nearly all
Democratic ofliceholdcrs. The chief rascal was
Tom Trottcr foreman of pipelaycrs. employed
by the Street and Water Commissioners. Joseph
Buckrdgc, another, an ex-convict. is employed by
the Board Of Aldermen as an inspector Of weights
and measures Thomas Falon. another, is janitor
Of the Board Of Public Works Building in Jersey
ave. Harry Spears, another, is keeper in Snake
Hill Icnitcntiary. Charles II. Scott another. is
brother Of City Clerk Scott: George Heller.
another, is barkeepcr for Police Commissioner
Kelly, and on down the list
OTHERS TO BIZ ARRESTED
There will be fine spectacle for decent citizens
10 contemplate when the other forty eight election
officers for whom warrants are issued are
arraigncd before Judge Lppincott to-day. II is
said that Sheriff Davis has informed them all TO
he on hand and not TO run away Doubtless they
feel safe with the ring between them and the
Pcnitcntiary. II is understood that such thing
n sense Of shame or propricty will cause them
10 decline 10 serve election officers tomorrow
The Democratic corruption fund is said TO
amount 10 81 1000 this spring Last fall the ring
/ had $500 10 each district. This spring they have
81 800 to each district. 1t has all been raised
by assessing policemen. frcmcn, city laborcrs
AMI oiccholdcrs. and county onicchodcrs
and lAborcrs Votes will be bought wherever they
can he had. and an array Of tramps from New
York City is already on the ground
With to-nights meetings in jersey City the
short out lively canvass over the Mayoralty of
that ring ridden suburb Of New-lork will end. and
all that remains 10 be dUnc Is for the people 10
60 10 The polls and cast their ballots The polls
open a. i a. IN. and close at p. m. Tonight the
r:nciy-fwo hallot-boNcs, having been brought back
from Trenton Will lie taken from the vaults Of
CITY Clerk SCOTS Office to the various police
precincts and pairomcn will take them around
10 the different polling places on Tuesday morning
OsiIt 10 the creation of several new districts l.
became necessary 10 borrow n halfdozcn ballot
boxes ron fsscX County for use AT this election
Several years ago, while the ballot-boxcs were
supposed TO DE securely locked In the captains Office
Of the First Precinct OF Jersey City, on the night
h.,orc election noise in the room attracted tie at
ieniion Of the sergeant at the desk. Investigation
revealed the fact that the ballot-boN suffers
were at work, and had already fixed several Of
the boxes with full vote in the interest of the
ring ca ndidaics. That incident may serve a use
full purpose AT the coming election.
EAGER To FIGHT CLEVELAND
II is needless 10 say that the Republicans and
the ring Democrats look forward to Tuesday
with far different feelings The former are eager
to cct one more chance 10 purge the municipality
of the corrupt Office holders who have controlled
affair, 10 their own profit for long. The
Democrats fear that Tuesdays election VIII he
their doom Two years ago Mr.. Cleveland had
a majority Of over 1000 Now the most sangunc
Of his heclcrs will be glad IN see him elected at
all Sheriff Bob" Davis. the Boss Of Mr.. Clcve-
lands ring, estimates that Cleveland Will get
. 200 Tax Commissioner ODOnncll. chairman Of
the Democratic City Committee. says Cleveland
will get 500 Another Democratic member Of
the committee estimates il as follows 'lcyclands
maioritics Isl District, 500; lid District. 1000
Iyth District. 800: total Cleveland majority.
ESQ MaJoritics for Perkins Hid District. 300;
Vth District. 600: With District. 800; total Per
kns majority, 400. Net majority Tor 'lcve-
land. 1850.
4 ls. cccu 4
from : 900 majority two years ago. and indicates
that Democratic bosses are aware that the cheat
ing business will not work this time. and that
honest Democrats propose 10 vote Tor fcrkins
and honest men in Office. The Repubicans are
not doing any claiming or putting forward
any estimates but they feel deep confidence
that they Will win to-morrow's election.
CHANCES FOR >LDrEMEN
There is every reason 10 believe that OF the Al |
dcrncn to bc elected tomorrow the Rcpublicans
Will secure five out Of the seven In the ist DIS
irct paddy ONcill City Collector and pro- |
fcssiona once-hodcr. is the ring candidate. Dr |
Picrson Rector is the Republican nominee. The |
chances favor O'Ncill. though DR.. Rector Will give |
him a close run, and, with little longer canvass,
would defeat him. The Republicans INST named |
John Bremen gatcman for the PENNSYLVANIA Eaii-
road and cx-fire Commissioner. After some hest
iation. he declined, and Rector was nominated,
but the delay was against the Rcpunllcans-
In the lid District " Pat Norton, llpuor-dealcr,
is the ring nominee. The Independent Democrats
have named Michael j. O'Rourkc present Alder
man and who has three times bcaicn the ring
man, and will doubtless do so again Inc kc-
have named Joseph ConNriSh', niIch-
poor do,Ier but the district is too strongly Demo
cratic to hope for his election, even IN three
corncrcd fight ,,, ,,;,o..
In the lid District the Republican candida,c,
Simeon IT, Smith. will beat the rings man; John
Hart a iiouor-,calcr and secretary Of the Hudson
County Liquor Dealers Association Mr.. Sn.h
is secretary and treasurer of the jersey 'ny
Abattor Company. 49,. III, T.
I'm the NTH District the chances favor John r.
NcNrthur. contractor. the Republican candidate.
The Democratic candidate; Henry Myers is col
lcctor for Bcadlcston * Wocrz. brewers; r
Thcrc are two vacancies in the Nth me
nominees are cx-iderman Man
ag 9wysr for sher, the ,SpG ,sp 'fT% fne rnss "s
candidates are Daniel f. Clcary. wholesale grocer
Tor lie long term. and Paul Lury. oil mcrchanI,