The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-12
WRITE THIS LETTER.
Here's a Sp lendid Hint for
ShTieValty Candidate
McPhillips.
LET HIN DENOUEcE THE RING
And Disayow @Bob" Davis as His
Boss Ballot Reform OPP
erations.
LET HIN DENOUKcE THE RING

certificates Of nominations for the APP
preaching election had been nled there.
Ia accordance with the new ballot reform
law. Deputy Clerk John J. Fisher
placed at the NEWS mans disposal an
envelope containing all that mad been re-
ceiyed. Among them were those from
the two County Democratic Conventions.
The certificate Of Mr.. McDonald's election
for Congress bears the we'll h4own sigma
ture OF Allan L. McDermott al chairman,
and the not SO well known signature of
Martin v. McDermott as clerk OF the
convention. Both make affidavit before
Meryyn D. Armstrong as notary public
that the facts recited In thecerfifacate are
true as they verify believe; and at the
end Of each sheen the formal acceptance
Of the respective candidates Is written
Mr.. McPhillip's letter Of acceptance as
It appears here is In the manner and form
following, to witt
|. John ]. McPhiillps, the candidate mentioned
Ia the foregoing certificate, do hereby accept
the z nomination for the Office for which am
How,s THIS FOR AN ACCEPTANCE?
This Is not, Of course. the formal letter
OF acceptance that Counsellor DAILY prom
tsed the public on behalf Of little Boss
Davis candidate. That viii doubtless
come ont hereafter, and present In ampli-
lied and elaborate shape bis views about
ballot box stnfting and election frauds of
one kind and another. and theuse Of and
perveFsion Of the prerogatfyes of the
courts for the protection Of the guilty
and for the punishment and annoyance
of the innocent. To be effective, it
should run about IN this way;
Gentlemen, II the aceeptation Of your
nomination for Sheriff means that it is
TO purchase my c0nnivance with vice or
my participation IN the crimes, my pro-
lection Of the crimes that have brought
disgrace upon this community, count me
out. But II you want Sheriff who viii
faithfully, fearlessly and honestly dis
charge the duty OF a Sheriff; who viii see
that the men who corrupted the suffrage
last fall and of last spring are sent 10 the
State prison for their crimes one who
will bring to the bar of justice the crimes
Of big and little thieves that, under the
forms Of law, are daily hourly
Jersey City, in the administration Of mu-
nicipal affairs and Hudson county In the
administration of county affairs; one
who will bring the careers of Bob Davis
and Orestes Cleveland TO an end as
speedy as they have been shameful; who
will drive the hoodlum element back to
the cutters from which political up
heayal, unparalleled in the history of the
State, has raised them. and put the de-
cency and conscience Of the community
in charge Of public affairs, Pm your
man.
Tnat wound be a pretty good letter Of
acceptance for Mr.. McP Phillips; but he'll
never write it in that vein. The Ring
STEERS win not let him
THE CERTIFICATES FILED
But this Is all depression. / started
out to say what certificates of election had
been filed with the County Clerk. Nc
Phillips and McDonald's have already
been mentioned The others on file are
Michael Mullone for Assembly in the
First district, of Henry Byrnes in the
Second, and of John f. Madden IN the
Seventh; of George A. Heaney in the
Third; of NJ j. Boylan and William Pars-
low for Coroners. Colonel S. D. Dickin-
son certifies, too, to the nomination of
Alderman Simeon H. Smith for Assembly
in the Third district by the Republicans.
There is also petition, bearing 213 sig
natures, putting Fred Porrett in the field
as an independent Republican candidate.
Fred Porrett's petition is al in pen
manship: Colonel Dickinson's certificate
OF Sim Smiths nomination is in ink.
The Democrats, to save time and labor,
seem to have had q lot Of blank certffi-
Gates printed, and all their Qualifications
are on these blanks, except that of Nc
Donald's nomination for Congress. This
was type written, and prefaced by Allan
McDermott, and doubtless figured as the
model for the preparation of al the 9TH
ers.
WHAT ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS.
Up TO noon, when the Clerks Office was
closed to business, neither the certificate
from the Jeffersonian and Labor conven-
ton, nor that from the Republican 3on-
ventfon had put in an appearance 1t
had been intimated that there might be
trouble about both. About the Republic
can convention nomination because for
the reasons set out in an editorial in THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS columns one day lass
week, the Congressional nomination
days behind the fair; about
the Jeffersonian nominations because it
is claimed thar they have not the stand
ing as to votes, that entities to make a
nomination in convention. The Jeffer-
sonians propose to play both strings to
their kite. They will certify TO nomina-
tion by petition as well as In convention.
Up to noon, however, as already stated,
neither the Republicans nor Jefferson
ians had offered any papers TO be FLED.
When they come there will probably
be no trouble about their reception.
Deputy Clerk Fisher has rereiyed no in
structions to question or dispute them,
and so, it may be assumed, the County
Clerk contemplstes no obstructive tao
tics. Mr.. Fisher thought indeed that
they were in the bundle be placed before
me for inspection.
OTHER PREPARATIONS.
Tho County Clerk will have nothing
more to do with the election after trans
hitting these nominations to the Secre-
tary OF the Stats till the tickets shall
have been printed and prepared for dis
tribution. The several boards of registry
in the districts have been busy making a
house to house canvass for the prepara-
ton Of their registry lists. They began
Tuesday, and were required to have COM
pleted the inspection yesterday. Whether
they did or not, no one knowsl They
were not required 70 report TO any one.
They will meet on Tuesday next. how
ever. to add the names Of those whom
they failed 10 discover in their tramp
through the county.
City Clerk Scott has mis- part, too, to do
in the canvass He has already pur-
chased the booths in which the voters
are to seclude themselves A sample OF
1--we booths that will be IN each polling
place stands just outside the door of his
Office In the City Hall. They cost IS
booth. It will take at least SIS to equip
each OF the polling places in the city Mr.
Scott has also designated the voting
places. About half OF the old time places
have been picked out; the rest are nm
suited for the new requirements and
others have been chosen
SUPERVISORS
1t was said &c one tins on the authority
Of Chief Supervisor OF Elections Muir