New-York tribune., 1890-03-28
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
INDIGNATION OVER THE RINGS METHODS.

INDIGNATION OVER THE RINGS METHODS
LITTLE HOPE OF AN HONEST VOTE WITH BAL
LoT-BoX sTUFFEHs As ELECTION OFFICERS.
The feeling of the Republicans of Jersey City over
the decision of the Board Of Aldermen 10 permit the
election officers who stuffed the ballot boxes last fall to
serve at the forthcoming Mayoralty election Is one
Of deep and growing indignation. Whenever Two OF
three citizens get together their conversation turns Oh
the enormty Of this outrage on the people, ana some
Republicans discussing the manner even 20 80 lar a. 10
suggest going TO the polls armed, II necessary To
secure fair vote and honest count. Others com
tenancc peaceful methods saying that the sense OF
Justice in the people is not dead yet but thal
enough Democrats will be found to leave parry
which would deliberately keep those officers in power
to defeat any attempt of the Democratic ring to count
in Mayor Cleveland
AS things are said a prominent Republican of
Jersey CITY Yesterday the ring has got all the legal
apparatus in their power. and attempt on the part
Of Republicans TO compel by force a fair vote ana an
honest count would doubtless be met by legal force
They own the police of the city, and beyond the ponce
they have control Of the National Guard, VIII ""N
ernor Albeit as Commander-ln Chief Of the state
militia II would be tcklsh thing 10 defy tins fooe
but who can say it IS not justified by The crcnm
stances7 Why. the papers have not half-tod the
story of the frauds practiscd here last fall 'ol"hc
Tofcy told me to day that the Trenton inve>tlea'l"h
still going on disclOscs greater crimes every dai IMAM
we're known the day before. Yesterday, he t'Id me-
the clerks who comparing the names on the ree>f
ton and polllists discovered that in the noi"i'"uN
Bathhousc precinct of the Id Assembly Di>Tiot IL
names were found the poll lists that were n" on ''
registration list. II is believed that o the 'o' votes
in this precinct not less than 400 were fraudulent
In the precinct mentioned by the Republican qn"t"d
above the Democratic ring this year. in bold defiance
Of the law and the rights Of the Republicans has ap
nonted board Of election officers wholly p'nlo' 'rhl"
Ar the meeting of the Board Of Aldermen Oh llr'ddN
Alderman O'Rourke DEM, without consulting hi,
Republican colleagues, Aldermen >cherncrh"ri ana
Jordan upon the suggestion Of Dcinprrailc hcci'i
that Frederick >path. the Republican inspect ulu
moi live in the precinct. coOlly appointed NlIlhh
Maxwell. a Democrat employed A. keeper IN % ihc
snake Hill Penitentiary. in Spath> place, nahlnS th'
hoard solidly Democratic, ia direct violation oi III"
law This list was confirmed by the Board "i Al
dermen one of the members Of tins " batlhpns"
precinct hoard arrested al the polling place I'D lc
ast MavOralfy election with sixty -four ballot IN ms
hand Doan got out on bail was saved through ihc
intervention of the ring and is now again officiating
as a " safeguard 10 the ballot
Mr.. Perkins, the Republican nominee l"T "df"''
returned Ia his home Yesterday . , .
Emil F. Datz John Reid. Major Panghorn ana
Thomas Leathes the committee appointed by tic nom
mating conventions called on Mr. Perkins Yesterday ana
informed him OF his nomination for Mayor