The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-09
Proving the Fraud.

The True AanerScaR in speaking of
the Jersey City Mayoralty contest
falls into a natural mistake this
morning, as q result of imperfect in
formation. 1t says quite inaccurately
that Nh. Perkins lawyers propose to
ask that the entire vote of the First
and Second Aldermanic districts be
thrown out. thus wiping out Mrs
Cleveiands majority.
No such thing is contemplated,
though we have reason to think il
would be a simple act of justice
There is every reason to think thai
there was gross fraud in Mr.. Cleve'
lands interest in every individual pre-
cinct of these districts. But the
thing that is really to be asked is the
rejection of every precinct in which
extensive fraud shall be specifically
proven. This, we are informed. will
include at least eight precincts
out of the twenty-four which consti-
tute the First and Second district.
and their rejection would place Mr..
Cleveland about 1000 votes behind
Mr.. Perkins. Here is the plan as one
of the lawyers outlines it,
We are in a position to attack four precincts
in the First district and four in the Second dis
trict. These eight precincts gave a majority of
5000 for Cleveland. That wipes out his majority
in the city and leaves us 1000. These frauds
are so great and extensive in them that no one
ran saw who had haW munU nCfpcs ffaFa Uyqc
practically no election in them, and we shall ask
the court to throw them out.
The history of the count in these
precincts tells the story of fraud.
Their returns did not reach Police
Headquarters until very late at night.
Mr. Cleveland was beaten in all the
rest of the city. He was scared half
/. to death himself, and the Democratic
leaders in their meeting places went
about with pale faces and set lips.
The old fraud OF November must be
repeated. The word was sem out to
the 4atrusty" precincts. and the hard
ened seoundrels in charge there
in repeated the old crime. with
some new precautions, but with
an excess of zeal which Gre
ated suspicion from the outset.
We well remember that night.
In the Office of THE JERSEY CRY
NEWS the returns showed Mr.. Cleve-
lands defeat at midnight. "Oh. wait
for the Second district, said some
body. Atthathour, only one precinct
of that stronghold of corruption had
been heard from.
OF course the deduction from Mr..
Cleveland's alleged majority will not
stop at this point-if what Mr..
Perkins lawyers say is true. La the
Third, Fourth and Sixth districts
there were frauds, some of which will
be proven, and it is more than likely
that the result will show Mr.. Perkins
election by ], 500 to 1000 votes.
The True american sapiently re.
marks, Courts of law are entirely
different from a partisan election
committee and are governed by prin-
ciples of justice rather than by q
desire to reach a particular end
That is ~eternally true, and the scoun
ircis who did the vile work in Apri
will not be allowed by Courts OF
Justice to perpetuate the rule of 0
rotten ring and its venal too
to the detriment and against thu
will Of the people.
Now, if Mr.. Cleveland doubts thai
Perkins was really elected, he has al
opportunity Of making a politica
zero Of himself by one bold stroke. If
be frauds are proven as al
eyed, he will undoubtedly be
armed out Of office by the courts
md Mr.. Perkins Will be seated
. his place. VIII it not be better fol