The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
KE0GH WAS THE KEY, OH!
He Inserted it in the Rings Treasure
Chest and 1t Opened.

Two weeks before the present Board
OF Aldermen organized last spring,
as everyone now knows. Alderman
Keogh proved to be bug-bear to the no.
torious Ring that controls the city and
county. It was rumored at the time that
Keogh would go with the Republicans in
the organization of the Board, and the
JERSEY CITY NEWS exposed the deal at
the time.
The other day gentleman who always
knows what he is talking about when
he has anything to say, asked me if
ever knew the true history of Keogh's
deals. Being told no. he said:-"Well,
will tell yoult. lt was absolutely necessary
for the Ring to control the Board if pos
sible, and keogh knew this. He Is q
thrifty and ambitious young man, and
when he realized that his vote would
organize the Board, he began
to wonder its value. He asked
the Democratic members If it
was worth the Building Inspector
ship, which he wanted for ex-InsDector
O'Neil, and they, not dreaming that he
would treat with the Republicans, said
no. That Office was mortgAged TO Jimmy
Clarke. Keogh said nothing but thought
much and finally he and some smooth
tongued Republicans met and Keogh was
given to understand that II he wanted
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had six Republican votes TO count on au d
his own vote added to that number would
be enough to give him the position. All
these Republicans wanted in exchange
for six votes was one little vote from him
when needed.
The programme suited keogh. fand
when the party separated it was under
stood that the deal was made. Mr..
Keogh permitted this story to leak out
and the Ring became alarmed. keogh
was eagerly sought, found and pleaded
with. He was firm in his resolution to
have tho Building Inspectorship. This
the Ring dared not take from Clarke
In despair the Ring went to Jim Boucher,
the county committeeman from Keogh's
district, and begged him to intercede.
Boucher and Keogh We're not on good
terms and he said so. He was urged not
to mind that but TO see Ikeogh and secure
him at all hazards-to give him any
thing he wanted except the Office OF
Building Inspector.
Boucher smothered.his i'll will toward
the Alderman and saw him. lie saw him
several times and saw him to the salts
faction of keogh. The lost lamb was re-
covered and part Of his reward was the
absolute promise of a denomination. This
alone was what the Republicans could
not do for Keogh, and That and the other
Inducements offered Boucher proved
strong enough TO make him drop O'Neil.
Boucher reported the success of his
diplomacy aud demanded his reward, He
was promised by the Ring the office of
Assistant County Superintendent. which
the Ring said the present immaculate
Board of Freeholders would create for
him. Both Keogh and Boucher kept
their agreements, and now it remains for
us to see ii the Ring keeps it's" CON
eiuded my informant.
The truth Of the above story the future
will tell The gentleman who furnished
it is responsible man and his word mas
never been doubted. IL is expected that
the Freeholders will in September APP
point Boucher, making the new county
road the excuse for the unnecessary
office.
Boucher was at one time the county's
blacksmith IL Boucher is given this
Office it Is reasonable 10 behave the Ring
will renominate Keogh as, it is said, was
promised
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