New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-27
TEBRTBLE BLOW TO THE RING
,rrrERsoSAN DEMOCRATS IN JERSEY CITY
CONE OUT FRANKLY.
THEY WILL VOTE THE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN
TICKET AND DAvIs's GANG IS WILD
WITH RAGE.

,vhor. n polItIcal "b0ss" cries treaeherS III VIZ =,
r,,dst q, n struggle for q continuance Oh Po"o' -
n certa,n indication Of weakness ana p'o'poN go
feat This cry sent throughout ii"N S,,ord
nv Boss Bob, Davis and his facto'uni' ". y, ,hs
on saturday through the editorial Columns fused
organ of Davis and Cleveland. ihe oe Lii
Cnuntv Clerk Dennis Mclaughlin ana Ana" -
,,orsrno,t chairman Of the state Democratic wi
or.1 CommIttee with the betrayal OF the Deno'I".o
ping A week ago. when 1t became hoto'7
nrcnare the official ballot for the appros0"e ~,
tion. County Clerk Mclaughlin cohciuaeu ',a. =, an.
M rthoritv 10 place on the ballot the hse u '"o
Jesersonian candidates. lie sought "o op.".o"
Allan l.. McDermott, who advised hm ho' W ,In
r,,e the J.,ersonian Democracy officially lh' op'"
, 'D0 az .s a record and Mclaughlin was gulaea
~, !, ord refused their application. This was ho'
done boweyer until after Mclaughlin pa'is' "a "
O,DonnelI chairman Of the County De'ho.''a'
mittec John p. Feeney and others hso ho'. go,
sr,taton I'm the Sherih's Office and lou Vi io "'o
nrotests against recognizing the Jeherso'isn, 49,
signed by heelers Of the ring and hIed' 'ih' ""1
done with the full knowledge and consent OF n'o
-, ,ho believed that II q JcRersonian Democrat
wo-. derrived OF the privilege Of voting Tor inc can
didote whom ne preferred he would vote lot r,"e
candidate before he would aid IN the eiec''o' y, .
Repubcan Evidently Davis, Cleveland q w. ""~'
not dreamed Of the deeprooted desire OF
Democrats to crush the ring and obtain pure aon''ih'
tratiOn in local ofHces. n-o..,s
wben McIouehlin, guided by Allan l.. McDermoto
adv,ca and the approval of the ring, sustained tne
,rotests md refused official recognition 10 te 1e"c
sorIans that party, who claim to have o'ooo pen'o
cratic members, in public meeting proeia'iiou ,a'
IN a man they would vote straight Repuohc"h -.
This they declare, means the overwheimins "'i0"O
NJ the notorious ring that so long has controea
Office IN the county and the grand anu P0''' u.
Davis sadly realizes new his error, and knows tna'
If mir save the rlliS MS
.n while Il cries treachery, admits this ana says
tho proctical Acknowledgement OF 5000 Jehersoi'9
leaves the Jetfersonians no alternative pu' " WV
the Republican ticket III, -,
A thinking Democrat said yesterday "The truth OF
this matter IS that the members OF the Demociuuo
party feel too deeply tho everlasting disgrace 'ne
election last fall that gave the present ring canuua'o
for Congress seat In the State Senate by 1rauu anu
d 70 the indictment Of sixty eight election 0ncers TOT
conspracy Governor Albeit realizes this better per
hans than any man In the state. He Is amoiuous u
la United States Senator and the acknowledged eauoi
Of his party in the State This he can never DC IL he
attempts to carry this ring on his back The Governor
knows what he is about. lie believes that the Demo
Gratis will elect Mcdonald, Congressman, ana KNOW
that the Democrats have no possible nope OF ma
nnws that Il the ring to be broken up the time
has arrived. The Governor has determined the ring
shall lose
because Dennis Mclaughlin is the mouthpiece for
Allan t. McDermott, who owes his political existence
70 the Governor, voices his desires Throughout me
state McDermott and Mclaughlin have, II BOD
Days is to lie believed. ruined the rings chances OF
winning This will, beyond doubt, defeat the ring.
When Prosecutor Winfield one OF the ablest pollti-
cal sneakers the Democrats have In the state, was
asked why he made no speeches this fall In Hudson
County he laughed and replied What could say II
somc one In the audience should ask me something
about the untricd ballot box stufersl' lie IS OPP
posed TO the ring and win not speak for 1t, although
' Postmaster samuel d. Dickinson fold reporter for
The Tribune that q Republican victory was certain.
lie said COLONEL P. T. Wanser would receive large
majority for Sheriff, and that Thomas McEwan would
be elected Congressman Mr.. Dickinson, who IS q
member of the Executive Committee OF the liud son
County Republican General Committee said he had no
doubt that the Republicans would elect Assembly men
in the lid. With, Win and lXth Assembly DIS
WITH District Last fall only two Republican AS
semblymcu were elected. =. ,,,, A..
ES:Mayor Herman l. Thinker. Of Hobo Iks tn. the
Anti Ring and JenersOnian candidate for Sheriff, tod
a reporter for The Tribune MY friends cannot vote
for me. but they have all positively declared That
they win vote for the Republican, candidates They
saw this ring must be cleaned out
That the Z" hcclers" Of tho Democratic ring arc he
coming worried was amply shown on satnriay by the
surrender Of the contractor P. j. london bondsman
M William simmons, election onicer, who was In
dcted for fraud committed In the Fourth Precinct OF
tIe WITH District. Condor has always been one Of
the firm supporters Of Davis. Cleveland & Co.