The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06
DIAMONDS NOT TRBMPS
So 1t Proved in a Little
Game That Johnnie
German Dealt.
AND THE SHERIFF GOT LEFT
Some Inside Facts About the Vote
for the aMorning Journal"
Statesman's Badge.
AND THE SHERIFF GOT LEFT

Political circles are much disturbed
justnow over the award of the New York
Morning JougqtaJ diamond pin, offered
for the most popular statesman in New
Jersey Over six thousand votes
are alleged to have been cast
in the contest, and William Cliff. whose
only claim to craftsmanship lies in the
fact that he keeps a saloon at Second
street and Park avenue, Hcboken, has
been declared the winner
Gifts vote Is placed at something like
334, 900. Sheriff Davis comes in good
second. He was vaiiantly supported by
the faithful in the county, and he is
credited with 299 600 votes. The friends
of the little Sheriff declare that the re-
turns were lnonkeyed with, or some other
undetermined proceeding was resorted to
to produce this result.
In support of the accusation they say
that Sheriff Davis was approached by
some one who claimed to represent the
Morning Journal, and given to under
stand that il he wanted that diamond pin
real bad things could be fixed SO that he
could win it; but the fixing process would
cost the Sheriff just $3.50
REJECTED WITH sCoRN.
The Sheriff is reported to have rejected
the proposition with scorn. He would
win that pin by fair vote and an honest
count or else its scintillating rays would
his immaculate shirt front. The Sheriff's
friends are going to examine into this
matter and find out just what it means or
know the reason why
Another phase of this unique contest
which has caused no little amount of
within the shadow of the City Hall
is the pernicious activity displayed by
johnnie German, the energetic Free
holder from the First district, in securing
votes for the Little Napoleon of the Hud-
son Democracy.
GoRMAN's ACTIVITY.
It appears that Mir. German called on
several gentlemen whose positions in the
city government would encourage the
supposition that they would be highly
delighted to do anything which they
thought might be agreeable to the Sheriff
and quietly informed them that they
would be expected to subscribe Il certain
amount to a fund which he was raising
to purchase votes for the diamond pin for
Mr.. Davis The sum was fixed by Mr..
German himself. aud in almost every
case the gentleman visited came down
with the cash with n grace and alacrity
which no doubt would have greatly
pleased the Sheriff if he could have wit
messed it.
In one or two cases the young Free
holder met with q severe rebuff in his
labor of love, but they did not dampen his
ardor. 1t is related that when he
| interviewed one gentleman who earns his
daily bread BIZ the sweat of his chair in
the Court House. he was vigorously in
vited to 90 to a cline where ballots and
contests are never heard Of On another
occasion it is said that the
| office of a gentleman who some
| times does work for the city and lost no
time in informing the gentleman that he
was expected to subscribe $50 to the fund
| for the purchase OF votes for the Sheriff.
Well, but | can't afford to pay so, -
said the gentleman.
sOh, l know all about what you can
afford, replied the Freebooter in an i'm
assessment out on the basis of what each
man can pay, aud can't go behind the
| returns, see?'
well, you go to the Sheriff and if he
SAYS / can afford to pay $50 I'll give you
! $50, said the gentleman.
| DID NOT SUBSCRIBE.
1t is perhaps needless TO remark that
| the gentleman contributed nothing to
| the fund. Notwithstanding these little
set backs the Freebooter persevered
in his mission, and, it is said,
succeeded in collecting 1909, for
sand copies of the Morning Journal.
Some say the papers were procurable at
| SIS a thousand by those who knew the
ropes and wonder how so shrewd lad as
| johnnie got left and let his candidate go
in the soup, too. The papers went to
| Grifith's printing Office on Montgomery
| street, where the ballots were cut out,
done up in bundles labeled svotes for
Robert Davis and dispatched TO the
Morning Journal office.
GORMAN Is SUSPICIOUS.
met the Freebooter on Newark ave-
| nue. last evening, and asked him concern
| ing the truth of the above rumors. He
replied that he had surmised that there
was something wrong with the award,
and that he was investigating the matter.
He denied that he had assessed any one
| for his vote purchasing fund; but he said
those who were thought to be friends of
the Sheriff were invited to contribute
He further stated that he could have won
the pin for Mr.. Davis if he had wished to
resort to crooked work." but he had too
! much respect for his leader to do any
| thing like that