The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-01

This paper ia Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent In Its Uteaos on oil
local questions.
An Infamous Republican Project.
The Newark Eoen5a1g Netos pub
lished last evening an alleged inter-
view with an alleged Republican
Senator which puts a new and start
ling aspect on the contest over Sena-
tor McDonald's election in Hudson
county. So remarkable are the
utterances contained In the alleged
interview that we print 1t here in the
full. 1t occurs in the Ne0s' Trenton
letter and is as follows
After all, what will be the result Of the re.
count and the proving of gigantic frauds at the
H.a=c- county eleetinns
This question has been asked wonderingly by
everybody during the last week. II, as Sena-
tor Gardner says. all Of the precincts
we're thrown out where fraud was discovered,
Senator Mcdonald would have a Il minority instead
Of a majority Of votes. The committee has the
power to throw out the ballots from all of those
precincts. The State Constitution gives the SEM
ate the power TO determine the qualifications of
its own members. The Senate may, If it choose,
rnseat Mcdonald. Senator Gardner contradi OF
ed yesterday in the most positive terms the as
sertion that there was an understanding that
Mcdonald was to be permitted to retain his seat.
He declared that there was no understanding at
all of any nature, and that no one was justified
in believing that he could do more than guess
what the end would be.
II do not think that it IS at all certain that
Senator Mcdonald win not BIO unseated, $ said a
Republican Senator, who did not desire to be
quoted. "lf the Democratic authorities Of Hud-
son County will indict the men who have per-
petrated these crimes against the franchise
and will send them to the State Prison, where
they deserve to go, then Senator Mcdonald
may be permitted to retain his seat. But If
they pr otsct th, criminal Stuhr will, I believe.
be given McDonaId's seat in the Senate. It
must not be forgotten, . continued the Senator.
significantly, ''that a United States Senator viii
be elected Ia 1888 and that either Stuhr or Nc
Donald win have a vote"
Now we do not really believe any
Senator said this thing. We think
the Nes0S' Trenton man wanted to
spring a little sensation on the con :
fiding public, and so resorted to the
old familiar dodge of interviewing "a
prominent citizen a 'twell-informed
politician or other bird OF
vague individuality. The prepos-
ferrous blunder made by the alleged
Senator of saying that a United States
Senator is to be elected in 1892, and
that either Stuhr or Mcdonald would
therefore vote for him is good in
ternal evidence that the interview is
a fake. 1t is not conceivable that any
State Senator should make such an
statement, while it is quit
likely that a member of the New
ark NetDs' staff would be a little off,
in his politics. 1t is hardly necessary
to remind our readers that Senator
Blodgett's term will expire March A,
1899. and that his successor will be
chosen in February of that year.
Therefore no member of the present
Senate will vote for such successor.
unless he secures a reelection, Q
time.
We print the above interview, there
fore, not because it is Of the slightest
Importance as the expression of any
individual Senator, but because it
representsthe insideasentiment of the
cabal of Republican piotters who have
made up their minds toIset their foot
on the neck of Hudson. county--if they
can. The Newark EUsslS,lg Nsaos,
under theguiss Of CT Independence, mas
really become little better than a Re-
publican ring, organ, and its publica-
cations, we observe, are generally
fabricated to prepare the public mind
for the overt acts of the party leaders
which are o to follow. From this
point Of view the passage quoted
above is worthy OF notice, for though
the writer Numbered, he doubtless
wrote under Instructions to prepare
the people OF the State Tor the out