The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-08
AS late AS THURSDAY
The Mayors Tax Board
Took an Election Rascal
to Its Bosom,
FROM THE ENGINE HOUSE PRECINCT,
Where the Grossest Of the Frauds
Was Committed They're TAX
ing Care Of Them All
Around.

Mayor Cleveland's paternal government
who figured in the disgraceful frauds at
the polls last fall embraced only the names
mentioned in the article published in
fHE JERSEY CITY NEWS of last evening,
tn e conviction could not be escaped that
Mayor Cleveland was part and parcel, an
aider and abettor. of the startling crimes
upon the suffrage that have been un-
covered by tine investigation at Trenton.
But unfortunately for him the ma mes
5hen presented did not complete the | ist
by any means Intimation WAS made
last evening that an abundance of mater
lal was held in reserve. Space will not
permit the presentation of all of 1t even
N this evenings issue. "A little room
must be accorded. however. to a continu
Ance OF the narrative.
In reading this story. as in reading al
The stories that are to be published on this
subject in these columns, sight must not
pc lost OF the two cardinal facts In the
Ease.
PUTTING AND 2 TOGETHER
The first is that Investigation locates all
Hle mammoth ballot boz frauds IN this
city, from which it must be inferred that
they were planned by some oneIwhose in
serest in the elections is confined to the
politics of this city.
The other is that Mayor Cleveland's
agents in the Boards of his paternal gov
sommitted them with public positions
ind that he every month signs drafts
apOn his Treasurer to their order with
sut the slightest protest.
IL is like putting two and two together
10 reach conclusion as to where the re-
lponsibility for tine frauds primarily
les.
The JERSEY CITY NEWS practically
established the second proposition in The
proofs it presented yesterday. But here
are more proofs for the doubling
Ihomases" of the town.
REWARDED BY PROXY.
The election officers in the Fifth pre-
tinct OF the First district last fall were
William q. Reen, Nathan Fowler and
Thomas Jordan
William e Reen has brother who
wears city uniform by the grace of
Mayor Cleveland's Police Board.
Nathan Fowler draws money from
Mayor Cleveland's treasury by virtue of
IN appointment as an extra clerk for
Mayor Cleveland's Street and Water
Board.
Thomas H. Jordan does not get any
public pay directly, but he has brother
n-law in receipt OF a fat salary, in the
person Of James Connolly, the clerk OF
Mayor Cleveland's Tax Board
Now what is the record which the in
Jestigation at Trenton shows up against
,hem in their other official capacity as
plection officersS Twenty-Five jokers
T6rS found on the string as having been
counted and tailed by them. The dial
sf their box Indicated that l25 votes had
gone through It's machinery. Their tally
hst showed that 262 votes had been
counted and strung by them.
This is not by any means as bad a
showing as was made in some of the pre-
;incts referred to yesterday; but it is the
pest that could be expected OF election
pflicers who are only remotely related to
The Mayors public pap. by proxy as it
we're.
s'FRANeY, wHELAN'S BERTH.
In the First precinct of the Second dis
rict box, 163 joker ballots were dis
covered, and even with them to nelp the
raud out, the election officers there
counted Stuhr's 43 string ballots as 30
,nly, and magnifled McDonald's 410 bal
OTIS into 426 After stuffing 1853 ballots
nto the box they actually stole 30 ballots
rom the fusion candidates
Let's see, nowl Has Mayor Cleveland's
paternal government done anything for
:rme rests? Yes. There's Francis
Whelan, the Clerk of the Election Board
engaged by Mayor Cleveland's Street
and Water Board.
so LATE AS LAST THURSDAY.
But here the connection between Mayor
Neveland's paternal government and a
glaring ballot box fraud is palmer than
daylight. The reference now is to the
Fourth precinct of the Seventh district,
where the election was in one of Mayor
cleveland's engine houses; and where,
while the count was going on. some one
.ang the alarm. and sprang the horses in
apon the watchers, driving them away,
md affordiEg the election officers an ex-
,use to take the box some where else to
complete the tally.
The committee found SO jokers on the
ttring in the box when they opened it,
hn a h n
Deen counted for Mcdonald, and ~ for
stuhr. The committees recount dis
,loseG only 3S4 for McDonald-an
lddition Of 33 to his vote:--and l03 for
stuhr, clean steal of "a from his vote.
Mayor Cleveland's paternal govern
nent has taken specially good care of the
nen whose names figure in connection
With this gross crime. 1t was only the
iay before yesterday That James Scanlan,
me of the election officers who served at
hat engine house, was made an assistant
'lerk az $500 pei. year by Mayor Cleve-
and's Tax Board. Only the day before
yesterday. mind you Appointed by the
fax Board with all the details of the foul
Hork TO which he had been party before
heir eyes! Alayor Cleveland and his
Tax Board must think that there is no
public sentiment in this city TO attempt
uch an outrage upon it at this juncturei
sCANLAN'S FAR-AwAY LOOK.
Nheu he reached The Tax Board S Office to
nq1aare in what precinct Mr.. Scanlan of
sciated as an elecJion officer, the reporter
uund only tile fair faced youth from
President Lawrence's real estate Office on
he Hill, who has so efficiently rendered
ervice TO Clerk Jimmy Connolly.
II cannot answer that question:" said
he fair faced youth. II prefer some one
Use 10 answer it, Mr., Scanlan himself is
It his desk. You had better ask him."
Through an open door the reporter
,spied Mr. Scanlan.
Mr.. Scanlans was approached aud asked
or thesdesired Information.
s'Hxcuse me, " said Mr.. Scanlan, "but I
must decline TO enter into any news
Mper controversy. always avoid
henl.''
Mi. Seaman was informed that no one
lesired to draw him into Il newspaper
controversy, but he might save the re-
,orter trifie of his valuable time by
answering question he should have no
eason to refuse answering.
II must refuse" he persisted. There
vas nothing wrong about the box In my
recincr. Your paper has published
ONE things as false as li---l.
III you know that TO be a fact is it not
iour place to help correct themp Come,
ell me what false statement has been
made by THE J JERSEY C'tTy NEWS
There Is a higher q ounal, said Mr..
jcanlan with a far AWAY look In his SHIN
ng eyes There is plenty Of time
AS the reporter could think OF no
arthly tribunal before which The NEWS