New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-05
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
THE HUDSON COUNTY RINGS MACHINE.
ALREADY IT IS GRINDING POLITICAL GMsr FOR
HUNGRY OFFICE HUNTERS.


HUNGRY OFFICE HUNTERS.
Nominations will be made within few DAYS by
Republicans and Democrats in Hudson County for
the Offices OF Surrogate and atLarge Of the
Board of Ffecholders. The Democrats will also NOM
mate State Senator to fill the place vacated by H. f.
Nc Donald who elected to Congress last fall The
Republicans refuse to nominate a candidate because
they declare that Mr. Mcdonald was never elected
TO the Office OF State Senator In 1882 They proved this
fact by the frauds the investigating committee under
the management Of Senator Gardner unearthed, and
which resulted IN the Indictment Of sixty seven cleo
ton officers and the convictionof all who have been
tried so far. The Senate unseated Mr. Mcdonald and
declared that W. s. Suhr had been elected and he was
sworn in Office In the fall Of 1900 the Democrats
succeeded In making the Senate Democratic on
party VOTE and almost the first action of the Senators
was to unseat Senator stuhr. and permit e. F. Nc
Donald to act with them. The Republican party In
Hudson County therefore maintain that Mr. Stuhr was
unjustly deprived Of his seat and that he Is justly
Senator now, and that the resignation OF L. F. Nc
Donald Senator to enable him to Congress
farce.
The Democratic ring has eed it's machinery and IL
r working smoothly. This party OF spells hunters will
nominate Robert S. Hudspeth Corporation Counsel
Of Jersey City, for State Senator This office is given
10 reward Mr.. Hudspeth for his long and earnest
defence Of the convicted ballotbOxs James II.
O'Ne will be renominated by the Democrats for Sur
long enough. He served part of one term and was
then elected to full term of five years. He has been
connected with the Surrogate's Office nearly twenty
years. The ring agreed to give him another term
because he adds much to the respectabilty of the
ticket His Office has no political power. August NJ
Bruggemann Will also be renominated lie has served
one term of two years as Dlrector-atLarge and has
found much favor with the ring When the Legis-
lature appropriated 81 100000 for parks in Hudson
County 1t also created Park Commission Of five
members, to be appointed by Judge Knapp, Of the
Supreme Court. The Judge made careful selection
and the Commissioners appointed ara Charles b.
Thurston, president OF the Jersey City and Bergen
Railroad; Henry Lembeck, Of Lembeck & Betz, brew
eTs Colonel f. A. Stevens, president Of the Hobohen
Land and Improvement Company; General W. c. Hep
ponhelmer, State Controller and L. Clifford Five better
men for Commissioners would be hard 10 select They
had the sole power TO expend the 81 100000 and the
brought the anagonlsm of the ring against the plan to
have parks. The most active agent in the Board OF
Freeholders in opposing parks has been Bruggenann,
for he and the other members of the Board declare
that the Freeholder who must issue the bonds to raise
the money should expend IL and not the Park Commits
sioners, 1t requires but slight knowledge OF the ring
to know what it would do II 1t had the handling Of this
vast sum. After placing every obstacle possible In
the way Park Commissioners, the Board of Free
holders finally issued bonds for 100000 Of the
amount required. The ring here played Its last
trump. Bruggemann refused to sign the bonds which
had been bought by the state School Fund Trustees
and the Vanderbilt estate. Buggemann said that the
bonds Illegal although Attorney General Stock
ton for the State School Trustees had passed them and
declared them good. This action of Buggemann
forced the case into the court. This what the
ring wanted. 1t may be kept In court until after the
next Legislature meets when the ring will make IT'S
last effort to obtain control Of the 100000 II the
Legislature is Democratic. Bruggemanns work In
this scheme will be rewarded by the denomination.
The Republican candidates who VIII be nominated
are not known yet. The convention on october IL
will decide this. The party has no machine like the
Democratic ring. which makes nominations months
before the convention is held. A Democratic County
Convention here is simply meeting to Tatify the
| choice Of the ring. This convention will be held
Thursday.